The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison is made up of more than 1,200 faculty members in clinical, basic and applied science departments, as well as many supporting institutes and centers across UW-Madison. The following tables list department and chairs, and administrators.
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Clinical Science Departments
| Department |
Chair |
Administrator |
| Anesthesiology |
Robert Pearce, MD, PhD |
John W. Sorenson |
| Dermatology |
Gary S. Wood, MD |
Barbara Lies |
| Family Medicine |
Valerie Gilchrist, MD |
Linda Haskins |
| Human Oncology |
Paul Harari, MD |
Karen Steiner |
| Medicine |
Richard Page, MD
|
Sheri Lawrence |
| Neurological Surgery |
Robert Dempsey, MD
|
Greg Zalesak |
| Neurology |
Thomas P. Sutula, MD, PhD
|
Greg Zalesak |
| Obstetrics and Gynecology |
Laurel Rice, MD
|
Jennifer Stevens |
| Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences |
Paul L. Kaufman, MD
|
Michelle Chizek |
| Orthopedics and Rehabilitation |
Thomas Zdeblick, MD
|
Kim Beld |
| Pathology and Laboratory Medicine |
Andreas Friedl, MD
|
Gretchen Harvey |
| Pediatrics |
Ellen R. Wald, MD
|
Marsha Wendt |
| Psychiatry |
Ned H. Kalin, MD
|
Jeff Charlson |
| Radiology |
Thomas M. Grist, MD
|
Margaret Birrenkott |
| Surgery |
K. Craig Kent, MD |
Mary Marshall |
| Urology |
Stephen Y. Nakada, MD |
Stephen Hall |
Basic and Applied Science Departments
| Department |
Chair |
Administrator |
| Biomolecular Chemistry |
Robert H. Fillingame, PhD
|
Christine Ayers |
| Biostatistics and Medical Informatics |
Paul Rathouz, PhD |
Donna Burnett |
| Cell and Regenerative Biology |
Daniel S.Greenspan, PhD |
Linda McDonald |
Medical Genetics
|
Michael Culbertson, PhD |
Kathy Zweifel |
Medical History and Bioethics
|
Susan E. Lederer, PhD |
Lori Brooks |
| Medical Microbiology and Immunology |
Rodney A. Welch, PhD
|
Tracy Wiklund |
Medical Physics
|
James A. Zagzebski, PhD
|
John Vetter |
| Neuroscience |
Tom Yin, PhD
|
Rebecca Welch |
Oncology
|
James D. Shull, PhD
|
Randy Martinson |
Population Health Sciences
|
F. Javier Nieto, MPH, MD, PhD |
Deanna Moore |
Centers and Institutes
| Center/Institute |
Director |
Administrator |
| Carbone Cancer Center |
George Wilding, MD |
Rhoda Arzoomanian |
Cardiovascular Research Center
|
Richard L. Moss, PhD
|
Barbara Weitz
|
Center for Neuroscience
|
Thomas P. Sutula, MD, PhD |
Greg Zalesak |
Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention
|
Michael C. Fiore, MPH, MD
|
David Fraser
|
| Center for Women's Health Research |
Molly Carnes, MD, MS |
Vicki Leatherberry |
| Collaborative Center for Health Equity |
Alexandra K. Adams, MD, PhD |
Sarah Esmond |
HealthEmotions Research Institute
|
Ned H. Kalin, MD |
Will Shattuck |
| Institute for Clinical and Translational Research |
Marc K. Drezner, MD |
Paulette Sacksteder |
| Institute on Aging |
Carol D. Ryff, PhD |
Sheila Hessman |
Molecular and Environmental Toxicology Center
|
Christopher A. Bradfield, PhD |
Barbara Lewis |
| Morris Institute for Respiratory Research |
Robert F. Lemanske Jr., MD |
William W. Busse, MD
|
| UW Eye Research Institute |
Daniel M. Albert, MD, MS |
Gail Stirr |
| Waisman Center |
Marsha Mailick Seltzer, PhD |
Joseph Egan |
| Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Center |
Sanjay Asthana, MD |
Carey Gleason, PhD |
| Wisconsin Alzheimer's Institute |
Mark A. Sager, MD |
Kate Kowalski |
| Wisconsin National Primate Research Center |
Jon Levine, PhD |
Jim Butts |
