University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Shannon O’Reilly and Dr. Abby Besemer on their election to leadership positions within the Society of Directors of Academic Medical Physics Programs (SDAMPP). Beginning in January 2027, Dr. O’Reilly will serve as President-Elect, and Dr. Besemer will serve as Board Member-at-Large representing Residency Programs. SDAMPP facilitates collaboration among leaders …
Dr. Pippa Cosper, MD, PhD, of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Radiation Medicine has been awarded a 2026 ASPIRE Award from The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research for her project, Oncogenic Determinants of Radioligand Therapy Resistance. The highly competitive award provides one year of funding worth $250,000 and supports innovative, high-risk, high-reward research with …
Congratulations to all of our Department of Radiation Medicine (DRM) presenters, co-authors, and session moderators for their strong contributions to the 2026 annual ASTRO meeting held in Boston, MA Saturday, September 26th through Wednesday, September 30th. The summary below highlights all of the DRM activities. Download schedule here
Welcome Ann Klopp, MD, incoming assistant professor. Hometown: Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin Educational background: I went to undergrad at the University of Michigan and then returned to Wisconsin for medical school at the Medical College of Wisconsin. For my residency I moved to Houston to MD Anderson. I stayed there for my faculty position and have been there …
Welcome Nicholas Lynch, PhD, incoming assistant professor. Hometown: Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada Educational background: Radiation Oncology Physics Residency, University of Wisconsin–Madison, 2026 PhD in Medical Physics, Dalhousie University, 2024 BSc (Joint Honours) in Physics and Earth Sciences, with a minor in Applied Mathematics, Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2017 When, and how, did you develop an interest in …
Radiation Medicine is built on collaboration. Beyond physicians and physicists, an entire team of specialists plays a vital role in advancing patient care. This series shines a spotlight on those professionals—their responsibilities, their expertise, and the people behind the titles. Our goal is to help you appreciate the depth and diversity of work that makes Radiation …
Welcome James Sohn, PhD, incoming assistant professor. Hometown: Originally from Busan, South Korea; most recently Chicago, IL. Educational background: Residency, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2022 Postdoctoral Fellowship, Emory University, 2020 Visiting Student, Stanford University, 2018 Visiting Student, University of Florida, 2020 MS and PhD, Catholic University of Korea, 2018 When, and how, did you develop an interest in …
On June 1, the Departments of Radiation Medicine (DRM) and Medical Physics welcomed a new group of undergraduate trainees to campus, marking the official launch of the NIH-funded Academic Summer Student Undergraduate Research Experience (ASSURE) program’s first full year. Led by Principal Investigator Dr. Carri Glide-Hurst, with co-Principal Investigator Dr. Ivan Rosado-Mendez in the Department …
For many patients, the end of cancer treatment is not the end of the journey—it’s the beginning of a new chapter filled with questions, uncertainty and long-term effects. For more than a decade at UW Health, Karol Huenerberg, NP, has been there to guide patients through that chapter and beyond. Now, after a remarkable 44-year …