University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Research

Michael Chen, MD, FAAFP, Awarded ICTR Pilot Award

Michael Chen, MD, FAAFP, received an ICTR Pilot Award to study how GLP-1 therapy affects alcohol processing and its links to intoxication and impairment.

JAMA Position Paper Co-Authored by Jesse Kaye, PhD

Jesse Kaye, PhD, co-authored a JAMA position paper summarizing evidence and clinician recommendations on e-cigarettes and smoking cessation.

DFMCH Publication Highlighted as JAMA Editor’s Choice

A clinical trial publication authored by Andrew Quanbeck, PhD, and others from the University of Wisconsin Department of Family Medicine and Community Health is featured throughout July 2026 on JAMA+ Trials. The publication, “Strategies to Deimplement Opioid Prescribing in Primary Care,” was selected for illustrating the theme of “Deescalation, Discontinuation, and Deimplementation Trials: Evaluating Whether and How …

Breastfeeding Paper Published in PLOS One

Work by Miena Hall, MD, is featured in PLOS One. The paper, “Building Breastfeeding Knowledgeable Health Systems: Focus Groups with Physician Leaders,” explores barriers and facilitators to breastfeeding support in health systems. Recommended strategies for system-wide improvements include creating breastfeeding medicine divisions, coordinating lactation services, improving staff training and support for lactating employees, and increasing public awareness. …

Elizabeth Salisbury-Afshar, MD, MPH, Receives Leadership Excellence Award

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 …

NASEM Report Acknowledges Contributions of Yohualli B. Anaya, MD, MPH

A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) outlines opportunities to prevent pregnancy-related cardiovascular disease and maternal mortality. The Committee on Clinical Preventive Services for Addressing Cardiovascular Disease Risk to Reduce Pregnancy-Related Deaths Among Women’s chair acknowledged Yohualli B. Anaya, MD, MPH, for providing meaningful input and contributions to writing the report. Anaya …

WREN Publication Highlighted as JAMA Editor’s Choice

A clinical trial publication with contributions by the Wisconsin Research and Education Network (WREN) was selected as an Editor’s Choice Clinical Trial of 2025 by the editor of JAMA Dermatology. The publication, “Emollients to Prevent Pediatric Eczema,” was highlighted throughout April 2026 on the JAMA+ Trials homepage in a feature exploring crosscutting innovations, challenges, and trends in trials …

Allison Couture, DO, MPA, Selected as Health Policy Scholar

Allison Couture, DO, MPA, has been selected for the Larry A. Green Visiting Scholars Program at the Robert Graham Center. Couture will join the one-month program focused on health policy analysis relevant to primary care and family medicine in May 2026. She will travel to Washington, DC, and work with the center on original research and exploring …

Mallory Herzog Selected for NCUR Oral Presentation

Mallory Herzog has been selected to give an oral presentation at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) in Richmond, Virginia in April 2026. NCUR welcomes student scholars and promotes undergraduate research and creative activity in all fields of study. Herzog will present on her research examining how health systems and payers make decisions about …

DFMCH Ranked 14th Nationally in 2025 BRIMR Rankings

The University of Wisconsin Department of Family Medicine and Community Health (DFMCH) ranks 14th in the nation for the 2025 Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research (BRIMR) rankings of National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding for family medicine departments. DFMCH’s NIH Awards totaled $3,502,152 for the federal fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. The University of Wisconsin School of …