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News and Events

Creating stem cells from minipigs offers promise for improved treatments

Posted on 09/15/2022

  Cells from miniature pigs are paving the way for improved stem cell therapies. A team led by University of Wisconsin–Madison Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine Center researcher Wan-Ju Li offers an improved way to create a particularly valuable type of stem cell in pigs – a cell that could speed the way to treatments […]

Joseph Mitchell, MD, joins the UW Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation

Posted on 06/13/2022

Joseph Mitchell, MD, joined the Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health on May 1, 2022. Originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Dr. Mitchell earned his BS in Biology from the University of Wisconsin-Parkside. He then completed medical school and residency at the University of Wisconsin School of […]

Dr. Brian Grogan, Dr. Eric Cotter, and their Team Win Candidate Research Grant Award

Posted on 05/12/2022

Congratulations to Dr. Brian Grogan, Dr. Eric Cotter of the University of Wisconsin Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, and their team of researchers on winning the “2022 American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons’ Candidate Research Grant.”  This ASES $10,000 grant award will help support their research exploring the clinical effectiveness of adding blue light therapy to […]

Bryan Heiderscheit, Ph.D., PT, FAPTA Named Vice Chair for Research

Posted on 05/09/2022

Madison, Wis. – In January 2022, Frederick Gaenslen Professor of Orthopedics Bryan C. Heiderscheit, Ph.D., PT, FAPTA was named Vice Chair for Research for the Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. In addition to this new position, Dr. Heiderscheit holds appointments as Director of Research for Badger Athletic […]

Don’t delay if you want to play: UW Health urges families to schedule sports physicals now

Posted on 04/28/2022

  MADISON, Wis. – Experts with UW Health are encouraging young athletes to schedule their pre-participation sports physical exams with their primary care provider now to avoid a last-minute scramble before the start of school sports this summer. Pre-participation physical exams have long been used in the United States to detect conditions that predispose the […]