Bonnie Farber

AUC School of Medicine •

AUC Student Nicole Shaw to focus on solving health care disparities in first-choice residency match program

American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine (AUC) student Nicole Shaw, ‘22 was overwhelmed when she learned she had matched into family medicine at Drexel University/Tower Health. “I had been working towards this goal since I started shadowing physicians at 16 years old. After all that work to reach my goal of becoming a doctor—and after many applications and interviews, I matched with my first choice! It was almost too good to be true.”

Growing up in Oakland, California, Shaw recal...
Ross University School of Medicine •

Resident Yogesh Patodia, MD, eyes a medical career in ophthalmology

Growing up in the small town of Sarnia, Ontario, Yogesh Patodia, MD, ’17, wasn’t sure he wanted to follow in his father’s footsteps. Patodia’s father is an ophthalmologist and manages a successful practice. “My Dad has always been my idol and one of my biggest mentors. My parents were immigrants from India, and both worked like crazy so my sisters and I would have every opportunity. I wasn’t interested in ophthalmology at first, but when I was 13, I started working as an ophthalmic technician in...
Ross University School of Medicine •

First-year resident Priyanka Gianchandani finds solutions to enhance patient wellness

Ross University School of Medicine (RUSM) graduate Priyanka Gianchandani, MD ’20, thinks of herself as a medical detective and a healthcare educator. Now in residency at Montefiore Medical Center in Bronx, New York, her first-hand experience with a complex disease provides her with the inspiration to diagnose, treat, and prevent illness. Her patients depend on her knowledge and expertise for detection, preventative care, wellness education, and solutions. Most are unaware of her private health b...
Ross University School of Medicine •

Easing Pain is a Way of life for Medical Director Renuka George

Ross University School of Medicine (RUSM) alumna Renuka George, MD ’12, was always inspired by her parents’ love for medicine and their patients. George’s father is a surgeon, and her mother, an anesthesiologist; both shaping her perspective of the world. Born in India, she viewed her parents as role models in medicine as they practiced in India, the Middle East, and then the US. “My parents served as great sources of inspiration to me. They continue to practice medicine and believe that helping...
Ross University School of Medicine •

Partners in residency—and marriage

When they met on the plane on the way to medical school, the two had no idea they would eventually get engaged and both become Chief Residents at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock, Texas. That chance encounter brought them together to share the journey through medical school, residency and beyond.

“Internal Medicine is fascinating to me because of the wide variety of pathology types and patients,” says Dr. Sekhon. Emigrating from Punjab, India to Sacramento, California, as...
Ross University School of Medicine •

Personal tragedy inspires Jefferson Ganthier, MD, to do whatever it takes

His fierce determination to succeed resulted in a medical degree and a role as Chief Resident at Aventura Hospital in Aventura, Florida, for the 2021-2022 year. Looking back, Dr. Ganthier credits his desire to pursue a medical career to a series of personal tragedies. 

“While I was in high school, my mother died of colon cancer,” says Dr. Ganthier. “Soon, my father passed away, too. There wasn’t much time to grieve. I was on my own and knew I had to survive.” He wondered if his goal of higher e...
Department of Surgery •

Surgical Innovation at Work

UW Department of Surgery surgeons create solutions to protect the supply of PPE
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed healthcare delivery in medical facilities for the foreseeable future. Frontline healthcare workers face great personal risk while caring for patients due to exposure to aerosol droplets, which can cause transmission of the virus.
Many healthcare facilities are currently confronting shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers, including face masks, gloves,...
Department of Surgery •

The Face Shield

As Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) needs continue to increase during the COVID-19 pandemic, Department of Surgery physicians have been developing innovative solutions that protect healthcare workers from exposure to patient aerosols during surgery and conserve available supply of PPE.
The idea for the Face Shield prototype was conceived by a surgeon in the Division of Plastic Surgery, Michael Bentz, MD, as the COVID-19 pandemic began to fully impact surgeons and healthcare workers across the...
Department of Surgery •

A new place to heal: supporting burn survivors, transforming lives

Mike Wos knows what it’s like to be a firefighter and a paramedic. On the scene of many fires, he’s rescued people who have sustained life-altering burn injuries. Witnessing the struggle and courage of burn survivors and their families inspired him to become an advocate for fire safety and burn prevention. His deep commitment to the recovery of burn survivors also led to his support of the UW Health Burn and Wound Center.
(Pictured above, left to right: Lori Mickleson, UW Health; Tyler Jefferson...
health enews •

How a nearly 70-year-old long jumper kept going after two hip replacements | health enews

Harvey Pollack loved to jump, almost more than he loved to run. A wall full of medals proved he was good at it.
Every year since 2004, Pollack participated in the Wisconsin Senior Olympics. A multiple gold medal winner in track and field events and an inductee in the Wisconsin Senior Olympics Hall of Fame, he’s won a total of more than fifty medals. At age 69, he’s still going strong on the track.
“I specialize in the high jump, then long jump and triple jump. It keeps me going through the winte...
health enews •

Here are some clues to help prevent this hidden health threat | health enews

It might feel like a quivering in your chest, or like your heartbeat is out of rhythm. Or you may not feel anything at all. It’s possible you may have a life-threatening yet common heart rhythm disorder called atrial fibrillation and have no symptoms.
Atrial fibrillation (also called AFib or AF) is a type of irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia). This chaotic heart rhythm can result in blood clots, stroke, congestive heart failure and other heart-related complications. It’s estimated that between 2.7...
UW Credit Union | University of Wisconsin Credit U •

Boost Your Cybersercurity IQ | UW Credit Union

Learn how to identify a phishing or vishing attempt by understanding these common fraud tactics.How cyber-savvy are you? Can you identify the red flags of a phishing or vishing attempt? UW Credit Union has useful information to increase your cybersecurity awareness. Know what steps to take to make sure your personal and financial information is secure.Today’s interconnected world means there’s always a threat of cybercrime, leaving you vulnerable to financial scams and fraud. As technology becom...