From making kidney dialysis possible to winning the Nobel Prize for bone-marrow transplantation, we have a long tradition of leading-edge research that has yielded some of the most important innovations in the history of modern medicine.
1963: Dr. Robert Bruce and colleagues revolutionize the monitoring of cardiovascular function using exercise stress tests.
Research in Emergency Medicine
1970: Medic One responds to its first call on March 7, 1970, beginning what would become an international reputation for excellence in pre-hospital emergency care.
1990: Dr. Donnall Thomas wins the Nobel Prize for pioneering work in bone-marrow transplantation.
2015: The Wearable Artificial Kidney clinical trial is fast-tracked by the FDA after the device performs successfully in its first U.S. clinical trial at UWMC.