In Memoriam: Murray L. Katcher
20,000 Organs Transform Lives
More than 55 years after surgeons performed the first kidney transplant at University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics (now University Hospital) in 1966, the UW Health Transplant Center became the first and only transplant program in the Midwest to surpass 20,000 transplanted organs, according to Dixon Kaufman, MD, PhD, FACS, medical director of the center.
Class Notes and Alumni Updates From Pediatric Oncologists
Helping a Patient Live with Rare Dysplasia
Improving Babies’ Quality of Life
When the Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment Center opened, Lobeck expected a slow, steady stream of new patients — but demand far outpaced anyone’s predictions.
Waisman Center’s Autism Group Therapy Program Helps Young Adults Navigate Life’s Transitions
A long, difficult journey to diagnosis brought Lizzie Oster and her family to the Waisman Center in Madison with the hope that the center's Autism Treatment Programs would be a good fit for Lizzie.
Ellen Wald Earns Folkert Belzer Award for Dedication to Patients, Faculty and Staff
The lifetime achievement award recognizes an outstanding individual who has had a pivotal impact on the school and the people and populations it serves.
Christian Capitini Describes Immunotherapy Successes
For nearly 10 years, Capitini has maintained an active research lab at the UW Carbone Cancer Center while also providing care for children with cancer at the American Family Children’s Hospital.
100 Years of Care for Children
2020 commemorates the 100th year in which UW–Madison faculty and staff have been caring for hospitalized children.
Father, Daughter Take Turns Being “The Other Dr. Allen”
David and Brittany Allen share a title but are making their own impacts in the Department of Pediatrics.
Modern Medicine Helps Amish Deal With Rare, Inherited Illness
Rural doctors pride themselves on being able to treat a wide range of conditions in their patients, but James DeLine’s practice brings him face to face with several rare genetic conditions that were present when the Amish and Mennonites immigrated from Europe to America and then Wisconsin.
Mending Tiny Hearts
Despite the magnificence of American Family Children's Hospital, something palpable was missing when its doors opened more than 12 years ago. A comprehensive pediatric heart program — an essential component for any state-of-the-art children’s hospital — had repeatedly proved elusive. Now, UW's program is receiving national attention.