A gift from the John Flesch Family Estate funded 2 endowed faculty appointments. “Together,” says Dr. Aziz, “these efforts reflect the Flesch family’s legacy of investing in people, knowledge, and care that truly makes a difference.” Read more: https://ow.ly/6IXt50YhNyg

Our faculty and staff engage in innovative research every month, as shown by their impactful publications. See what we published in January: https://www.medicine.wisc.edu/news/what-we-published-january-2026

Congrats to 2 Gastroenterology and Hepatology faculty who were selected to participate in leadership programs through the American College of Gastroenterology's Center for Leadership, Ethics and Equity: Freddy Caldera, DO, PhD, MS, associate professor, and Megan Lutz, MD, assistant professor!

Tomorrow's hybrid Grand Rounds features Mark Supiano, MD, Division of Geriatrics, University of Utah School of Medicine! Dr. Supiano will present, “Optimal Blood Pressure Targets with Age: From SHEP to ESPRIT.” Details: https://www.medicine.wisc.edu/grand-rounds

Dr. Dustin Deming leads a new collaboration to ID precision colorectal cancer treatments in an academic-industry partnership with Immuto Scientific. Read more: https://www.medicine.wisc.edu/news/02062026-dr-dustin-deming-leads-new-collaboration-identify-precision-colorectal-cancer-treatments

Please join us for tomorrow's Grand Rounds, “Diabetic Foot Infection: Sole Searching Through Sequencing,” with Brian Schmidt, DPM, University of Michigan Medicine! Details: https://www.medicine.wisc.edu/grand-rounds

Congrats to Jessica Tischendorf, MD, MS, assistant professor, Infectious Disease, who has been selected to join the UW Health Graduate Medical Education (GME) Leadership Team as the Associate Designated Institutional Official (ADIO)!

Ozioma Okonkwo, PhD, professor, Geriatrics and Gerontology, has been elected as one of the inaugural Fellows of the International Neuropsychological Society (FINS), honoring his dedication and service, which have made lasting contributions to INS. Congrats, Dr. Okonkwo!

Tomorrow's Grand Rounds features our own Dr. Amish Raval, Cardiovascular Medicine, presenting “Cardiovascular Regenerative Medicine: Lessons Learned, Clinical Directions, and Challenges Ahead.” Please join us! Details: https://www.medicine.wisc.edu/grand-rounds

A new study co-led by Nicole Rogus-Pulia, PhD, Linda Banov and Howard Stern Faculty Fellow in Dysphagia, Geriatrics and Gerontology, indicates that only 1 in 4 older adults hospitalized for pneumonia receives any evaluation for dysphagia. Read more: https://ow.ly/rJML50Y1aCV

Congrats to Fahad Aziz, MD, Flesch Family Fellow in Kidney Transplant Research and division chief, Nephrology, on publishing his new book, The Healing Art of Connecting with Patients! Read more: https://ow.ly/YLvQ50Y1ar2

Join us tomorrow for Grand Rounds with our own Dr. Kenik, Hospital Medicine, who will present “Toward Collective Wisdom and Diagnostic Excellence: Peer Review Guided by Just Culture.” Details: https://www.medicine.wisc.edu/grand-rounds

Congratulations to our 2026 DOM Staff Award winners! • Alfred Braceros, clin res coord II, Geriatrics and Gerontology - Exceptional Contributions Towards Effectiveness and Efficiency • Julie Herfel, administrative manager, General Internal Medicine - Outstanding Achievement on the Job (cont.)

Shikha Jha, MBBS, Cardiovascular Disease fellow, was accepted to the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Women in Cardiology Section Leadership Council. Her term will begin in April and continue for three years. Congrats, Dr. Jha!

We've launched a new initiative to educate people about living organ donation to motivate more to say “yes” to becoming living organ donors. ➡️ Learn more: https://uw.health/49HMhYJ

For over 10 years, Dr. Amy Zelenski, Director of Education Innovation and Scholarship in the Department of Medicine, has led an innovative improv class that has helped UW SMPH students build communication skills and empathy. Read more: https://www.med.wisc.edu/news/med-student-improv/

Work led by Didier Mandelbrot, MD, Virginia Lee Cook Professor in Transplant Nephrology, aims to maximize donor safety and transplant immunosuppression. Read more about him and the new UW Health Living Donor Initiative: https://ow.ly/yE2350XTztw

Recruited through the WI RISE-THRIVE Initiative, Dr. Christopher Sundberg is investigating links between muscle fatigue, mobility and healthy aging. Read his Q&A: https://www.medicine.wisc.edu/news/01092026-dr-christopher-sundberg-investigates-links-between-muscle-fatigue-mobility-and-healthy-aging

Congratulations to Dr. Tiffany Lin, who began her role as the new DOM Vice Chair for Education this week! Read more about her and her excitement for the new role: https://ow.ly/9sC550XTz41

Please join us for Grand Rounds tomorrow! Dr. Sean Agbor-Enoh of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute will present “The Canary in the Cold Mine: Plasma Cell-free DNA to Diagnose Transplant Rejection,” in person and virtually. Details: https://www.medicine.wisc.edu/grand-rounds

Big year for the ICTR Learning Health System team! They recently published the results from a groundbreaking randomized controlled trial in NEJM AI showing how Ambient AI can streamline clinical documentation and improve clinician workflow and well-being. Read more: ictr.wisc.edu/news/ictrs-l...

For the first time in more than a decade, UW–Madison ranks among the top five universities in the U.S. for research expenditures in the National Science Foundation’s latest Higher Education Research and Development Survey. On, Wisconsin!

Dawn Davis, MD, PhD, professor, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, received the Excellence in Mentorship Award during the 2025 University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) Group on Women in Medicine and Science (GWIMS) Leadership Symposium. Congratulations, Dr. Davis!

Theresa Teske, graduate medical education program manager, Cardiovascular Medicine, has been appointed to the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Coordinator Advisory Group. Congratulations!

For the final Grand Rounds of 2025, we're thrilled to feature Dr. Heather Abernathy, who will present “Trauma-informed Care: Creating Safe Spaces in Healthcare.” Join us on Zoom! Details: https://www.medicine.wisc.edu/grand-rounds

Samuel Trump, MD, assistant professor, General Internal Medicine, has been appointed as medical director of the student-run MEDiC Southside Clinic on Madison's South Park Street. Dr. Trump will mentor and advise the students on the clinic's team and will oversee clinical care. Congrats, Dr. Trump!

Congrats to Natascha Merten, PhD, MS, assistant professor, Geriatrics and Gerontology, who recently received the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) Health Sciences Research Award at the GSA Annual Scientific Meeting in Boston!

Marta Colosio, research associate, Geriatrics and Gerontology, was recently awarded the Wisconsin Initiative for Science Literacy Award for Communicating UW–Madison Postdoctoral Research to the Public. Congratulations, Marta!

Mark Reichelderfer, MD, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, is set to retire later this month—after over 40 years with the Department, where he's made tremendous contributions to his division's growth, to medical education, and to the lives of his patients. Congratulations, Dr. Reichelderfer!

Tomorrow's Grand Rounds will feature Dr. Douglas Paauw of @uwmedicine.bsky.social‬ presenting “Busting Medical Myths: When Dogma Is for the Dogs" virtually and in-person. Join us! Details: https://www.medicine.wisc.edu/grand-rounds

This year's SMPH Internal Medicine Interest Group (IMIG) student mixer was a popular success, with over 20 DOM faculty and 50 medical students participating! Learn more about the group: https://ow.ly/HiTY50XCRSh

Our faculty, staff and learners' remarkable research is highlighted in many impactful publications, and we round up a summary of all the articles each month: https://www.medicine.wisc.edu/news/what-we-published-november-2025

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Institute of Aging (NIA) have provided funding to establish the new Wisconsin Nathan Shock Center of Excellence in the Basic Biology of Aging, led by Rozalyn Anderson, PhD, Geriatrics and Gerontology. Read more: https://ow.ly/ZPlR50XCRtB

This year’s Fellowship Match Day was a great success for many of our residents seeking subspecialty fellowships, as well as the department’s own fellowship programs. Congratulations to all! Read more: https://ow.ly/8zlR50XCRai

Please join us for tomorrow's virtual Grand Rounds with @inaparkmd.bsky.social of UCSF Dept. of Family & Community Medicine presenting “Hot Topics in STI and HIV Prevention.” Details: https://www.medicine.wisc.edu/grand-rounds

Sarah Ahrens, MD, clinical professor, and Nicole Bonk, MD, assistant professor, both Hospital Medicine, recently co-chaired the Updates in Hospital Medicine 2025 regional CME conference on November 7th, where many Department of Medicine faculty were presenters. Congrats to all!

Congrats to Peter Kleinschmidt, MD, General Internal Medicine, and Hamid Emamekhoo, MD, Hematology, Medical Oncology and Palliative Care, who were recently selected to join the Fellows of the American Medical Informatics Association (FAMIA) Applied Informatics Recognition Program!

Amish Raval, MD, Endowed Professor in Cardiovascular Medicine, has published a patent with collaborators in the UW School of Medicine and Public Health, with the help of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), entitled “Cardiac Fibroblast Derived Extracellular Matrix.” Congrats, Dr. Raval!

Tomorrow's Grand Rounds features our own Drs. Shellie Ellis and Maria Mora Pinzon, MD, MS, FACPM‬, presenting “Dissemination and Implementation with the UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research” over Zoom. Join us! Details: https://www.medicine.wisc.edu/grand-rounds

Congrats to Jamie Sperger, PhD, scientist III, Hematology, Medical Oncology and Palliative Care, who is 1 of 4 recipients of the inaugural UW School of Medicine and Public Health Dean's Research Staff Awards, which honor outstanding contributions by research staff working in research laboratories!

Our faculty, staff and learners' remarkable research is highlighted in many impactful publications, and we round up a summary of all the articles each month: https://www.medicine.wisc.edu/news/what-we-published-october-2025

Join us in welcoming more of our new faculty members and learn more about them: ow.ly/mEqM50XsPMv

Please join us in welcoming Dr. Steve Barczi as the permanent chief of the Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology, and Dr. Ty Carroll as the new chief of the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism! Learn more about them: https://ow.ly/zEWu50XrlFB

We're thrilled to share that tomorrow's Grand Rounds features Kelly Dooley, MD, PhD, MPH, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, presenting “HIV and Tuberculosis Co-Treatment.” Join us in person or via Zoom! Details: https://www.medicine.wisc.edu/grand-rounds

Congratulations to all of the recipients of our 2025 awards! Outstanding Faculty Research Awards and Clinical Excellence Awards: https://uwmadison.box.com/s/wi56bt3ok9ckhjmvln9nldmkk2w313g9 Star Educator and Star Clinician Honor Rolls: https://uwmadison.box.com/s/igklcf8gav5pacn8tg55e2i5301p01ja

3 faculty from the Division of Hematology, Medical Oncology and Palliative Care are part of the UW Carbone Cancer Center team that received the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) Team Science Award; congrats to all! • Mark Albertini, MD • Christian Capitini, MD • Douglas McNeel, MD, PhD, MS

Congratulations to Kathryn Miller, MD, associate professor, General Internal Medicine, who has been elected to serve a three-year term as a faculty director on the University of Wisconsin Medical Foundation (UWMF) Board of Directors!

Michael Fiore, MD, MBA, MPH, professor emeritus and founding director of the UW CTRI, was recently awarded the 2025 Alumni Award of Merit from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health—its highest honor! https://ctri.wisc.edu/2025/10/03/harvard-bestows-highest-award-to-dr-fiore/

We're proud to honor Dr. Joel Miller, clinical professor, General Internal Medicine, who will retire this month after being part of the DOM faculty since 1992! Learn more about Dr. Miller in a Q&A: https://ow.ly/zXHJ50XlQn1

Join us for tomorrow's Grand Rounds, “Realizing the Vision of a Learning Health System,” with Dr. Sunil Kripalani, Vanderbilt University Medical Center! Details: https://www.medicine.wisc.edu/grand-rounds