Digestive Disease Center, HealthCare 08, Brit Hume, Sheldon Lubar, Warren Knowles Humanitarian Award
January 2 - Alexander Starushchenko, Ph.D., has been appointed assistant professor of physiology at the Medical College of Wisconsin. His research interests include the role of the kidney in blood pressure regulation. He was recently awarded a four-year grant by the American Heart Association to study how mutations in sodium channels in the kidney can lead to diseases such as high blood pressure.
The Medical College has received a three-year, $1,182,851 grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration for its Academic Fellowship in Primary Care Research program. This interdisciplinary program, directed by Linda N. Meurer, MD, MPH, prepares primary care physicians and social scientists for research-oriented academic careers.
Froedtert Hospital has installed new generators that serve its north tower, the west hospital and the west clinics building. Beginning the week of Aug. 11, the hospital will connect the new generators to the existing building systems. The project is expected to be completed by mid-September.
Jonathan I. Ravdin, MD, will be installed as the new Dean and Executive Vice President of the Medical College of Wisconsin in a ceremony on Thursday, Sept. 4, at 4 p.m. in the Alumni Center. The list of people who will be giving remarks during the event has been released.
Michael T. Meyer, MD, has been appointed Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Critical Care) at the Medical College of Wisconsin and to the medical staff of Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin.
Matthias Riess, MD, PhD, has been appointed Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Physiology at the Medical College and to the medical staff of the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center. His research interests include mechanisms that protect the heart, specifically focusing on the role of mitochondria as a trigger for heart protection while under anesthesia.
Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin will open a new health care center in Brookfield on Monday, Aug. 18, in the Gateway Business Park, 21700 Intertech Drive. Ten physicians representing specialties in internal medicine, pediatrics and obstetrics and gynecology will see patients at the new center.
The Medical College has received a five-year, $9 million renewal program project grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences to study how inhaled anesthetic drugs impact the heart. Zeljko J. Bosnjak, PhD, Professor and Vice Chairman for Research of Anesthesiology and Professor of Physiology, is program director for this multi-department program project.
Lilani P. Perera, MD, has been appointed Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Medical College and to the medical staff of Froedtert Hospital. Board-certified in internal medicine, she completed a three-year fellowship in gastroenterology and hepatology with special emphasis in inflammatory bowel diseases at the Medical College earlier this year.
The Office of Human Resources and Information Services are pleased to announce myOracle Self Service, a new information portal for MCW employees. Through myOracle Self Service, employees are able to securely access, view and update their own personal information online. Features include the ability to view benefit enrollments, 2008 pay stubs, W2s, and other helpful resources.
The Office of Communications now offers Cisco's MeetingPlace Conferencing, a complete multimedia conferencing option that integrates voice, Web and video conferencing capabilities to give remote meetings a natural and effective, face-to-face quality.
This month MCW Libraries is highlighting AccessSURGERY, a comprehensive resource for surgery education.
Timothy C. Flewelen, BS, a graduate student in the Department of Biophysics, has received a pre-doctoral fellowship grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to study blood vessel dysfunction in sickle cell disease.