Feature Story
August 7, 2025 • VOL 27 • NO 2

Welcome, Dean Ahuja!

On May 15, Nita Ahuja, MD, MBA, became the 10th dean of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) and vice chancellor for medical affairs at UW–Madison.
A doctor and patient in a hospital room
Feature Story
August 7, 2025 • VOL 27 • NO 2

Advanced Burn Care

When Ryen Reif was transported to University Hospital in February 2024, she could only focus on the short-term. “All I was worried about was calling off work,” she recalls. “I was like, ‘Oh, my God. I’m going to have to call my boss and say I can’t work tomorrow.’”
Brandon Mines
Profile
August 7, 2025 • VOL 27 • NO 2

Helping Athletes Rebound
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Research
August 7, 2025 • VOL 27 • NO 2

Preventing Stroke in the Oneida Nation

Debra Danforth, director of the Oneida Comprehensive Health Division (OCHD) in Oneida, Wisconsin, says a joint project to improve stroke risk among Oneida Nation elders has been a win-win relationship on many levels.
John Vasudevan, Kris Spiewak, Michael Sookochoff
Class Notes
August 7, 2025 • VOL 27 • NO 2

Class Notes & Alumni Updates From Physiatrists
Don Schalch
In Memoriam
August 7, 2025 • VOL 27 • NO 2

In Memoriam: Don S. Schalch, MD