News Release

Aurora BayCare Honors Caregivers in Research and Medical Education

November 8, 2012

Green Bay, Wis – Aurora BayCare Medical Center hosted a research and medical education reception and recognition event on November 1. Seven caregivers were honored for their current participation in advancing research and medical education.

"This event is a celebration of our accomplishments and commitment to advancing the medical research and education in Green Bay," said Annette Paul, supervisor of clinical research at Aurora BayCare Medical Center. "It's also a great learning opportunity for caregivers not currently involved in these programs to learn more about opportunities that currently exist."

Numerous cancer clinical trials have been ongoing at Aurora BayCare for various types of cancers, but research has expanded far beyond cancer trials. For example, Aurora BayCare has research options for patients with sleep apnea disease, acute coronary syndrome (heart) disease, multiple sclerosis, stroke, SI-Bone/pelvic joint, knee injuries and more. Patients have access to more than three dozen open clinical trials at Aurora BayCare and more than 400 open trials throughout Aurora Health Care.

Awardees include:

  • Neurology department – new medical education department
  • Neurosurgery department – new medical education department
  • Sports Medicine – new medical education department
  • Corey Haines, M.D. – medical educator of the year
  • Tammy Krueger – curriculum development award
  • Brian Dobbins, M.D. – new principal investigator in women's health
  • Sarah Fenton, M.D.– new principal investigator in cardiology
  • Robert Southwick, M.D. – new principal investigator in women's health
  • Dhimant Patel, M.D. – medical research innovation award in oncology
  • Wesley Griffitt, M.D. – medical research innovation award in neurosurgery

Aurora BayCare Medical Center is a 167-bed, full-service tertiary care hospital located at 2845 Greenbrier Road on Green Bay's east side. It opened in September 2001 as a joint venture of Aurora Health Care and BayCare Clinic. Aurora BayCare is committed to creating a better way to provide high quality tertiary healthcare, the latest in medical technology and superior service.

Aurora Health Care is a not-for-profit Wisconsin health care provider and a nationally recognized leader in efforts to improve the quality of health care. Aurora offers services at sites in more than 90 communities throughout eastern Wisconsin and northern Illinois.

BayCare Clinic is the largest physician-owned specialty-care clinic in Northeast Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It is comprised of over 100 specialty physicians with expertise in more than 20 specialties. BayCare Clinic physicians have served patients in Green Bay and the surrounding region for more than 30 years.