Departments, Institutes and Centers
The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison is made up of more than 1,800 faculty members in clinical, basic and applied science departments, as well as many supporting institutes and centers across UW–Madison.
This table includes department chairs and directors of institutes and centers.
Department, Institute or Center Name | Type | Chair/Director | Administrator | Phone |
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Anesthesiology | Clinical science | Kelly McQueen, MD, MPH | Will Katz | 608-263-0208 |
Dermatology | Clinical science | Beth Drolet, MD | Nandita Nanchal | 608-287-2620 |
Emergency Medicine | Clinical science | Manish Shah, MD, MPH | Katy Oksuita | 608-890-6341 |
Family Medicine and Community Health | Clinical science | David Rakel, MD | Jerome Garrett | 608-263-4550 |
Human Oncology | Clinical science | Zachary Morris, MD, PhD | Karen Steiner | 608-263-5009 |
Medicine | Clinical science | Lynn Schnapp, MD | Sheri Lawrence | 608-263-1792 |
Neurological Surgery | Clinical science | Robert Dempsey, MD | Niki Virnig | 608-265-5967 |
Neurology | Clinical science | Kathleen Shannon, MD | Jennifer Becker | 608-263-5448 |
Obstetrics and Gynecology | Clinical science | Ellen Hartenbach, MD | Kara Mulligan | 608-417-4213 |
Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences | Clinical science | Terri Young, MD, MBA | Linda Callow | 608-263-9797 |
Orthopedics and Rehabilitation | Clinical science | Tammy Scerpella, MD | Nathan Wait | 608-263-3178 |
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine | Clinical science | Erik Ranheim, MD, PhD | Rachel Kulow | 608-265-4262 |
Pediatrics | Clinical science | Megan Moreno, MD, MSEd, MPH (interim) | Julene Gaspard | 608-262-5501 |
Psychiatry | Clinical science | Ned H. Kalin, MD | Pratik Prajapati | 608-262-7626 |
Radiology | Clinical science | Scott B, Reeder, MD, PhD | Camille Endres | 608-265-8231 |
Surgery | Clinical science | Rebecca Minter, MD | Nicole Jennings | 608-265-8854 |
Urology | Clinical science | Stephen Y. Nakada, MD | Stephen Hall | 608-263-1359 |
Biomolecular Chemistry | Basic science | Patricia Kiley, PhD | Arvette White, MBA | 608-262-1347 |
Biostatistics and Medical Informatics | Basic science | Michael Newton, PhD | Susan Carlson | 608-263-1706 |
Cell and Regenerative Biology | Basic science | Deneen Wellik, PhD | Michael Ferree | 608-265-3295 |
Medical Genetics | Basic science | Francisco Pelegri, PhD | Anne Anderson | 608-262-3112 |
Medical History and Bioethics | Basic science | Richard Keller, PhD | Nicole Senter | 608-263-3414 |
Medical Microbiology and Immunology | Basic science | Vanessa Sperandio, PhD | John Lawler | 608-263-5991 |
Medical Physics | Basic science | Brian Pogue, PhD | Kristina Weaver | 608-265-6116 |
Neuroscience | Basic science | Elizabeth Quinlan, PhD | Rebecca Welch | 608-262-2938 |
Oncology | Basic science | Paul Lambert, PhD | Randy Martinson | 608-262-2821 |
Population Health Sciences | Basic science | Maureen Durkin, PhD, DRPH | Shaun Hernandez | 608-265-0516 |
Area Health Education Center | Centers and institutes | Elizabeth Bush, MS, MA | 608-262-7237 | |
Carbone Cancer Center | Centers and institutes | Howard Bailey, MD | Peter Connor | 608-890-3563 |
Cardiovascular Research Center | Centers and institutes | Héctor H. Valdivia, MD, PhD | Eric Schafer | 608-263-2266 |
Center for Biomedical Swine Research and Innovation | Centers and institutes | Tanja Dominko, DVM, PhD | Jenn Carson, MS | 608-264-4112 |
Center for Healthcare Safety and Applied Research in Antimicrobial Resistance | Centers and institutes | Nasia Safdar, MD, PhD | Shelly Zimbric | 608-265-8799 |
Center for Health Disparities Research | Centers and institutes | Amy Kind, MD, PhD | Andrea Luke, MBA | 608-262-2404 |
Center for Human Genomics and Precision Medicine | Centers and institutes | Muhammed Murtaza, MBBS, PhD | Jackie McHugh, MS | 608-263-7866 |
Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention | Centers and institutes | Hasmeena Kathuria, MD | Brooke Anderson, DNP, RN | 608-265-4563 |
Center for Training in Pharmacology and Drug Development | Centers and institutes | Jon Audhya, PhD | Kristin Cooper, MS | 608-262-9826 |
Center for Urban Population Health | Centers and institutes | David Frazer, MPH | 414-219-5100 | |
Cystic Fibrosis Center | Centers and institutes | Hara Levy, MD, MMSc and Christina Barreda, MD | 608-263-8558 | |
George M. O’Brien Center for Benign Urology Research | Centers and institutes | William Ricke, PhD | Lori Uttech-Hanson | 608-263-7294 |
Global Health Institute | Centers and institutes | Jorge Osorio, DVM, PhD, MS | Valerie Peterson | 608-265-9299 |
HealthEmotions Research Institute | Centers and institutes | Ned H. Kalin, MD | Pratik Prajapati, MHA | 608-263-0491 |
Institute for Clinical and Translational Research | Centers and institutes | Allan Brasier, MD | Kim Linsenmayer, MPA | 608-263-1018 |
Institute on Aging | Centers and institutes | Carol Ryff, PhD | Theresa Berrie, Jennifer Sterk | 608-262-1818 |
McPherson Eye Research Institute | Centers and institutes | David Gamm, MD, PhD | Jonathan Lang, PhD | 608-262-7128 |
Molecular and Environmental Toxicology Center | Centers and institutes | Chad Vezina, PhD | Ezra Mauk, MS | 608-263-4580 |
Morris Institute for Respiratory Research | Centers and institutes | Nizar Jarjour, MD | Jae Werndli, MS | 608-263-4960 |
Native American Center for Health Professions | Centers and institutes | Danielle Yancey, MS | Melissa Metoxen, MS | 608-262-7218 |
Population Health Institute | Centers and institutes | Sheri Johnson, PhD | 608-263-6294 | |
Prevention Research Center | Centers and institutes | Jill Denson, PhD | 608-265-9474 | |
Program for Advanced Cell Therapy | Centers and institutes | Jacques Galipeau, MD | Crystal Weinberger | 608-263-0078 |
Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Center | Centers and institutes | Tim Kamp, MD, PhD, and Randolph Ashton, PhD | Hollie Thompson, MS | 608-263-2982 |
UW–Madison Comprehensive Diabetes Center | Centers and institutes | Dawn Davis, MD, PhD | Jenelle Gierhart-Sutter, MBA | |
Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Center | Centers and institutes | Sanjay Asthana, MD | Nicole Smialek, MBA | 608-265-0407 |
Wisconsin Alzheimer's Institute | Centers and institutes | Cynthia Carlsson, MD | Sarah Klein | 608-263-9949 |
Wisconsin Institute for Sleep and Consciousness | Centers and institutes | Giulio Tononi, MD, PhD | Stephanie Jones, PhD | 608-263-3447 |
Institute for Diversity Science | Centers and institutes | Markus Brauer, PhD (executive director), Angela Byars-Winston, PhD (chair) | ||
Osher Center for Integrative Health at University of Wisconsin–Madison | Centers and institutes | Greta Kuphal, MD | Donna Cole | 608-262-5789 |
University of Wisconsin Clinical Trials Institute | Centers and institutes | Nasia Safdar, MD, PhD and Betsy Nugent, MSPH, CCRP | ||
UW Health Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment Center | Centers and institutes | Inna Lobeck, MD | ||
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