Tag health/medicine, human

Elizabeth Wright

Professor, Biochemistry

Expert on the development and use of cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) as applied to viruses, bacteria, and human cells.

Sarah Jung

Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery

Dr. Jung is a Learning Scientist focused on developing learner-centered training environments and studying how perceptions of the environment influence learning trajectories in medical education.

Tiffany Green

Associate Professor, Departments of Population Health Sciences and Obstetrics and Gynecology

Expert in the causes and consequences of racial/ethnic disparities in reproductive health

James Kelleher

Associate Professor of Medical History & Bioethics; Associate Professor of Philosophy

Expert on the intersection between ethics and climate change economics, and on ethical issues in health policy.

John Eason

Associate Professor/Sociology

My research interest challenges existing models and develops new theories of community, health, race, punishment, and rural/urban processes.

Lauren Schmitz

Assistant Professor, La Follette School of Public Affairs

Expert on the interplay between social experiences, genetics, and disparities in health and aging; early life adversity and aging; ethical use of genetic data

Jessica Hite

Assistant Professor, Pathobiological Sciences

Hite's research uses interdisciplinary approaches to gain new insight into how pathogens evolve in response to drugs and immune defense strategies.

Denia Garcia

Assistant professor of public affairs

Garcia examines the role of space and organizations in shaping how inequalities are experienced and reproduced.

Bradley Bolling

Associate Professor, Food Science

Expert in food, nutrition, and health. Specializing in the health benefits of vegetables, fruits, and dairy products.

Anthony Cerulli

Professor, Asian Languages and Cultures; Director, Center for South Asia

Expert on the history and anthropology of medicines and religions in India.

Elizabeth Salisbury-Afshar

Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health

Expert on addiction treatment and public health responses to increasing rates of addiction and overdose.

Gerald Pankratz

Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics

Expert on Falls Evaluations and Prevention in Older Adults

Jacqueline Garonzik Wang

Assistant professor, Transplantation Surgery

Dr. Garonzik Wang’s clinical work includes kidney, pancreas, and liver transplantation. Her research works on identifying novel strategies to increase rates of donor kidney transplantation.

David Aufhauser

Assistant professor, Division of Transplant Surgery

Specializes in liver, kidney and pancreas transplantation

Rebecca Sippel

Professor of Surgery, Chief of Division of Endocrine Surgery, Vice Chair of Academic Affairs & Professional Development

Expert in the surgical management of diseases of the endocrine glands ( thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal glands).

Jacqueline Israel

Assistant professor, Division of Plastic Surgery

Dr. Israel specializes in a wide range of reconstructive surgical procedures including hand and microvascular surgery, peripheral nerve surgery, and breast reconstruction.

David Harris

Assistant professor, Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery

Specializes in minimally invasive surgery and bariatric surgery. Runs a basic science lab focused on the intersection of surgery, metabolism, and aging

Michal Engelman

Associate Professor, Sociology; Director, Wisconsin Longitudinal Study

Expert on social, economic, racial/ethnic, and geographic disparities in life expectancy and health at older ages.

Michael Gorelik

Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology

Specializes in pediatric surgery.

Brittany Travers

Associate Professor, Occupational Therapy Program in Kinesiology Department

Expert on sensorimotor features, daily living skills, and neuroimaging in autism

Chris Rokka

Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Adult cardiac surgery with a special expertise in. Also structural heart surgery, including aortic and mitral valve reconstruction.

Ryan Juza

Assistant professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery

Specializes in Robotics and specifically robotic abdominal wall reconstruction, minimally invasive surgery, and surgical endoscopy.

Christine Durrance

Associate Professor

Expert on health economics and policy, reproductive/maternal/infant health, risky behavior (e.g., substance use, opioid use), competition policy and antitrust in health care markets

Nicole Werner

Assistant professor, surgery

Trauma, critical care, emergency general surgery, surgical rescue, extracorporeal life support

Courtney Balentine

Associate professor, general surgery

Endocrine and general surgery.

Lindsay McCary

Scientist, Wisconsin Center for Education Research

Expert on autism spectrum disorder and neurodevelopmental disabilities. Passionate about education and training of pre-service professionals.

Morgan Jerald

Assistant Professor, Psychology

Expert on how people learn about gender and race stereotypes from the media and subsequent effects on health.

Laura Houser

Clinical Professor, Pediatrics

Primary Care Physician, Director of Advocacy for Department of Pediatrics

Joshua Ross

Chief medical officer, American Family Children’s Hospital and pediatric emergency medicine physician at UW Health Kids.

Expert on pediatric emergency medicine

Vivek Balasubramaniam

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

An expert in treatment and care of children with lung diseases including bronchopulmonary dysplasia, ILD, pulmonary hypertension, and complex lung disease

Shilagh Mirgain

Distinguished Psychologist, Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation

Clinical Psychologist specializing in Health and Sport Psychology who has expertise in mind-body skills to foster well-being, optimal health and peak performance.

Rebecca Richards

Assistant Professor, Pediatric Hematology, Oncology & Bone Marrow Transplant

Expert on laboratory research of childhood cancers and novel therapeutics, with a focus on CAR T cells and other immunotherapies.

Tawandra Rowell-Cunsolo

Assistant Professor/School of Social Work

Expert on substance use treatment among legal system-involved individuals; HIV infection among minoritized populations

Yonatan Mintz

Assistant Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering

Expert on application of machine learning in human sensitive settings, ethics of AI, AI in healthcare, how algorithms and humans interact in high stakes settings

Sarah Davis

Co-Director Center for Patient Partnerships/ Clinical Professor

Expert on health advocacy, patients' experiences with health care, and health and civil justice systems transformation

Gregory DeMuri

Professor, Pediatrics, Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Expert on Pediatric Infectious Diseases with particular focus on sinus infections, Upper respiratory infections, Strep infections, Lyme Disease in children, meningitis, school health.