University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Elizabeth Salisbury-Afshar, MD, MPH received a 2026 UW Health Physician Excellence Awards Leadership Award on May 20, 2026. The Leadership Award recognizes clinical faculty who demonstrate a commitment to clinical excellence, a contribution to the community through community service, and a significant and measurable contribution to UW Health and leadership excellence beyond departmental and institutional …
The University of Wisconsin Department of Family Medicine and Community Health addiction medicine fellowship welcomes Kelly Eagen, MD as program director and David Leinweber, MD as associate program director. Both began their leadership roles in January 2026. Eagen previously served as the associate program director and Leinweber served as core faculty and is a graduate of the fellowship. “Drs. …
Dr. Randy Brown began the new year in a new leadership role in the UW Department of Family Medicine and Community Health (DFMCH), stepping into the position of vice chair for research. A dual board-certified physician in family medicine and addiction medicine, Brown brings 24 years of clinical, teaching, and research experience to the role along …
With dual training in clinical psychology and neuroscience, Dr. Christopher Nicholas’s career has focused on unraveling the complexities of trauma, addiction, and mental illness. Today, his groundbreaking work in psychedelic science makes him a leading voice in a rapidly evolving field that’s redefining therapeutic possibilities. Now a researcher in the UW Department of Family Medicine and Community …
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded a $1.6 million grant to a multidisciplinary research team at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health to establish a Wisconsin Opioid Prevention and Treatment Research Network. Elizabeth Salisbury-Afshar, MD, MPH, professor, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, and Jill Denson, PhD, MSW, APSW, …