Rice receives UW SMPH Folkert O. Belzer Award

On October 23, 2023, emerit professor and retired UW Ob-Gyn Department Chair Laurel W. Rice, MD, received the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Folkert O. Belzer Award! Rice was honored during the UW School of Medicine and Public Health Faculty/Staff Fall Meeting.  

Named for the late former chair of the school’s Department of Surgery, who was known for his pioneering discoveries in organ transplantation, the Folkert O. Belzer Award recognizes an outstanding individual who has had a pivotal impact on the school and the people and populations it serves. 

Congratulations on this well-deserved honor, Dr. Rice!