At an awards ceremony on November 30, Dr. Nicholas Kuehnel was presented with the 2021 UW Health Physician Excellence Award. These prestigious, peer-nominated awards…
Pediatrics
Nick Kuehnel named UW Health Kids Medical Director for Quality and Safety
Nicholas Kuehnel, MD, assistant professor of emergency medicine and pediatrics, has been appointed as the UW Health Kids Medical Director for Quality and Safety, effective November 1, 2021.
Allie Hurst awarded grant aimed at identifying victims of child sex trafficking during emergency department encounters
Irene (Allie) Hurst, MD, MS has received a grant from the Cars Curing Kids Foundation for her work titled “Operationalizing Sex Trafficking Screening in an Academic Emergency Department…
Michael Kim to lead pediatric readiness initiative at UW for community emergency departments
A new $520,000 workforce development grant from the Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment will enhance access to quality, evidence-based pediatric emergency care…
Emergency visits rise for kids due to select small toys, doctors urge caution
UW Health doctors are sharing a warning with parents and the public about an increase in emergency department visits for kids involving two types of small toys…