Dr. Tattersall (center) in the University of Wisconsin Atherosclerotic Imaging Research Program (AIRP) lab with AIRP associate lab manager Kristin Hansen.

Dr. Matt Tattersall: Framing patient conversations about incidental coronary artery calcium findings

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Department faculty mentoring programs complete second full year

Miriam Shelef, MD, PhD, associate professor, Rheumatology, examines slides under a microscope.

Shelef lab discovers unique rheumatoid factors in COVID-19 patients

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What we published in December 2023

Residents who matched

Fellowship Match Day 2023 an outstanding success

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What we published in November 2023

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Getting to Know You: Q&As from new faculty joining the Department of Medicine in 2022-23

Christopher Purtell, MD

New faculty Q&A with Christopher Purtell, MD

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New faculty Q&A with Sarah Maria Donohue, MD

Matthew Blum

New faculty Q&A with Matthew Blum, MD, MHS

Maggie Walker

New faculty Q&A with Margaret Walker, MD, MPH

Connor Gullstrand

New faculty Q&A with Connor Gullstrand, MD

Sriram Gonakoti

New faculty Q&A with Sriram Gonakoti, MD

Grace Devadas

New faculty Q&A with Grace Devadas, MD

Peter Marogil

New faculty Q&A with Peter Marogil, DO

David Kerbl

New faculty Q&A with David Kerbl, DO

Philip Palmon

New faculty Q&A with Philip Palmon, MD

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What we published in October 2023

Jacqueline Kruser, MD, assistant professor, Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, in the ICU. Credit: Clint Thayer/Department of Medicine.

Jacqueline Kruser, MD, shows how careful communication leads to better care

Donors Fran Fogerty, PhD, and Deane Mosher, MD, with Moniba Nazeef, MD.

Mosher gift will strengthen clinical research program for adults with sickle cell disease

The clinic’s initiating core faculty (back row, from left): Ann Chodara, MD, assistant professor, Rheumatology; Amy Malik, MD, associate clinical professor, Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine; and Dr. Sharkey. They are assisted by (front row, from left) Kelsy Richardson, PharmD, clinical pharmacist, and Laura Zunker, RN, nurse navigator. Credit: Clint Thayer/Department of Medicine.

Rheumatology and APCC faculty start clinic for interstitial lung disease

Leila Famouri

Leila Famouri, MD, MPH, begins as director of the residency program's Health Equity Pathway

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What we published in September 2023

Sara McCoy, MD, PhD, in her lab.

Sara McCoy, MD, PhD, named to new national leadership program for female physician-scientists

Featured alumni, Gopal Allada

Featured alumni: Gopal Allada, MD

Dr. Craig January

Retirement honor: Craig January, MD, PhD

Dr. Ed Vasilevskis

Meet Dr. Eduard Vasilevskis, new division chief of Hospital Medicine

Faculty and residents

Department faculty and learners have strong showing at 2023 ACP–Wisconsin meeting

Dr. William Busse, MD

Dr. William Busse to receive Lifetime Contribution Award from the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI)

Iliya Amaza, MBBS, assistant clinical professor, Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine; Jane Pearson, MD, associate clinical professor, Cardiovascular Medicine; Kerry Rees, MD, assistant clinical professor, General Internal Medicine; Aga Silbert, MD, associate clinical professor, Cardiovascular Medicine; Rachna Tiwari, MD, assistant clinical professor, Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. Credit: Clint Thayer/Department of Medicine.

In PHLITE School, Department of Medicine faculty hone their understanding of public health

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What we published in August 2023

Matthew Churpek, MD, MPH, PhD

Machine learning techniques may help identify individualized treatments for critically ill patients

Miriam Shelef

Miriam Shelef, MD, PhD, receives patent for rheumatoid factor-binding peptides

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What we published in July 2023

Research

2023 Department of Medicine Research Pilot Program Awards announced

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Medical Education Innovation Grants awarded to eleven faculty and learners

Parag Tipnis, MD

The American Society of Echocardiography showcases research by Cardiovascular Medicine faculty, Parag Tipnis, MD

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Meet the 2023-24 chief residents

Fellowship program director Sara Johnson in the simulation center.

Realistic, high-acuity simulations define Hospice and Palliative Medicine fellowship

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What we published in June 2023

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Get to know new Chief Resident Dr. Caroline Burkey

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Get to know Chief Resident Dr. Kelsey Holbert

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Get to know new Chief Resident Dr. Michael Houghan

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Get to know new Chief Resident Dr. Amy Bier

Doug Jorenby, PhD. Credit: Clint Thayer/Department of Medicine.

Retirement honor: Doug Jorenby, PhD

The 2023 internal medicine residency graduates.

Graduation ceremony celebrates 2023 internal medicine residency graduates

Left to right: Matias Fabregat, PhD, MSc, in the lab with his mentor, Andrea Galmozzi, PhD. Credit: Clint Thayer/Department of Medicine.

UW–Madison postdoc receives Pew Latin American Fellowship to continue research in cancer wasting syndrome

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The 2023 Department of Medicine Trainee Research Awards

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What we published in May 2023

Alexis Eastman, MD, associate clinical professor, Geriatrics and Gerontology. Credit: Clint Thayer/Department of Medicine

Alexis Eastman, MD, receives aging advocacy award from Madison nonprofit