Mike Horowitz has always loved emergency medicine. It’s fast-paced, unpredictable, requires astute assessment skills, flexibility and the ability to function in a high-stress department. Working as an EMT/firefighter in the past, Mike says emergency medicine just comes naturally to him, maybe even instinctual. “It’s always been my home base. I’m...

Thursday, November 18, 2021

Gun deer hunting season begins Saturday, November 20, in Wisconsin and it is a special tradition for many Wisconsin hunters, but it is important to stay safe in the woods. Dr. Jeff Pothof, chief quality officer, UW Health, and associate professor of emergency medicine, UW School of Medicine and Public Health, recommends some safety tips for hunters this season. Read more...

Tuesday, November 16, 2021

Dr. Manish Shah was featured in a special report by Emergency Medicine News in its November 2021 issue. The report outlines challenges faced by emergency care providers in adequately caring for older patients with dementia and dementia-related diseases like Alzheimer's in emergency and acute care settings, as well as a...

Tuesday, November 2, 2021

Nick 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. Dr. Kuehnel completed medical school at the Medical College of Wisconsin, his residency in pediatrics at Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago...

Monday, November 1, 2021