Josh Lang, MD, co-director of the UW PSTP

Institutional support, excellent mentoring and extensive research distinguish UW’s Physician-Scientist Training Program

Department of Medicine faculty posing next to a Department of Medicine banner.

Faculty and donors celebrated at Department of Medicine 2022 Investiture Ceremony

Suzanne Norby, MD

Meet Dr. Suzanne Norby, new division head of Nephrology

Sara McCoy, MD, PhD, in clinic.

New study identifies key symptom-based clusters in Sjögren’s Disease, opening the door to more effective treatments and research

Nataliya Uboha, MD, PhD, leads an aid effort to help the citizens of her home country, Ukraine.

A vital aid effort from 5,000 miles away

photo of Dr. Karen Hansen looking at bone density scan

Retirement honor: Karen Hansen, MD, MS

Incoming chief residents, Nadia Sweet, MD, John Davis, MD, Gabby Waclawik, MD, MPH, and Nadia Sweet, MD, sit on the colorful sunburst Terrace chairs

Meet our 2022-23 chief residents

Dr. Betsy Trowbridge and Dr. Ann Schmidt in front of red curtain at a Department of Medicine awards ceremony

Retirement Honor: Ann Schmidt, MD

Lydia Buzzard and Sarah Ahrens stand outside wearing their white coats

Two SMPH students become Sarnoff Fellows with guidance from Department of Medicine faculty

Gabby Waclawik

Get to know new Chief Resident Dr. Gabby Waclawik

Nadia Sweet

Get to know new Chief Resident Dr. Nadia Sweet

Sarah Floden

Get to know new Chief Resident Dr. Sarah Floden

Shivani Garg, MD, MS, stands with her arms crossed, wearing her white coat.

Lupus clinic improves health quality for patients with kidney disease

Dr. Shannon Kenney stands in her lab

Dr. Shannon Kenney receives the Henle Award for major contributions to Epstein-Barr virus research

Kirsten Alman unpacks medical supplies and hands a first aid kit to Christina Hughey at the Healing House

Sheehy Family Fund for residents brings medical supplies, volunteers to local non-profits

Drs. William Busse, Angela Byars-Winston, and Jane Mahoney

Three Department of Medicine faculty awarded at 2022 ACTS meeting

Dr. Meghan Brennan stands outside wearing dark-rimmed glasses and an orange sweater

Diabetic foot ulcer outcomes point to racial and rural disparities

Dr. Molly Carnes gives a presentation

A champion for women physician-scientists, Dr. Molly Carnes retires

Kari Wisinski, MD, stands wearing a white coat

Dr. Kari Wisinski becomes Chief of the Division of Hematology, Medical Oncology and Palliative Care

AOA Inductees David Andes, Michael Fiore, Michael Scolarici and Kari Wisinski

Department of Medicine faculty, resident inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society

Daniel Shirley, MD, recipient of an Excellence in Education Mentoring Award

Department faculty share their passion on Education Day

Ann Sheehy, MD, MS

Federal court upholds ruling on Medicare patients’ right to appeal observation status

Sarah Panzer, MD, works in her lab

Philanthropy from transplant recipients was key stepping stone in securing national grants for Sarah Panzer, MD

Sarah Donohue, MD, speaks at a WILD session

WILD Program promotes professional advancement of women fellows

Dr. Amy Zelenski

Amy Zelenski, PhD, drives education innovation and scholarship in new leadership role

Nasia Safdar

Nasia Safdar, MD, PhD, to lead Madison VA’s participation in national clinical research network

Angela Byars-Winston, PhD

Angela Byars-Winston, PhD, appointed to NIH Advisory Council

Dr. Amy Kind

Amy Kind, MD, PhD, named inaugural Associate Dean for Social Health Sciences and Programs

Generic white coat

Retirement honor: Sharon L. Haase, MD, MACP

New faculty Q&A with Heidi Twedt, MD

Cindy Carlsson

Cynthia Carlsson, MD, MS, selected as chair of the Federal Advisory Council on Alzheimer’s Research, Care, and Services

Molly Carnes

Perceived value of implicit bias workshop can impact faculty’s attendance, engagement

New faculty Q&A with Amanda DeVoss, MMS, PA-C

New faculty Q&A with Rachel Wilson, DO

New faculty Q&A with Maryam Famouri, MD, MPH

Drs. Shenikqua Bouges and Christine Sharkey

Drs. Shenikqua Bouges, Christine Sharkey, named UW School of Medicine and Public Health Centennial Scholar, Centennial Clinician

Nasia Safdar

Nasia Safdar, MD, PhD, named inaugural associate dean for clinical trials

Ann Braus

Ann Braus, MD, becomes a Certified Medical Director

Jane Pearson

Dr. Jane Pearson becomes a Certified Hypertension Specialist

Nasia Safdar in lab

Nasia Safdar, MD, PhD, receives CDC contract to assess emerging influenza variants

Dr. Molly Carnes, professor, Geriatrics and Gerontology, and WISELI co-founder

NIH recognizes WISELI for its work to improve gender diversity in academia

Ann Sheehy

Ann Sheehy, MD, MS, named a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellow

Science lab

Hematology/Oncology fellow Marina Sharifi, MD, PhD, awarded Doris Duke Physician Scientist Fellowship

Jennifer Weiss, MD, MS, lead researcher in this study

UW researchers focus on boosting colorectal cancer screening rates in rural areas

Amy Kind, MD, PhD, director, Center for Health Disparities Research

UW launches innovative Center for Health Disparities Research

Medicine

Dr. Jeannina Smith receives 2021 Dean’s Teaching Award

Dr. Lynn Schnapp at podium

Dr. Lynn Schnapp inducted as American Thoracic Society President

Amy Kind, MD, PhD

Department of Medicine researchers find link between living in disadvantaged neighborhood and declining brain function

The Health Sciences Learning Center and the Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research

Drs. Molly Carnes and Dorothy Farrar-Edwards honored with the Association for Clinical and Translational Science awards

lab picture

Drs. Mark Burkard and Nasia Safdar inducted into the American Society for Clinical Investigation