Every day, our faculty, trainees, researchers, and staff do extraordinary things to move surgery forward. Whether it’s compassionate patient care, world-class teaching, or innovative research, we’re proud to be engaged in the meaningful work of …
Month: December 2018
Treating Bell’s Palsy and Facial Paralysis: How and when to refer a patient with facial paralysis
The sudden onset of facial paralysis is a complex clinical scenario. When do you call a specialist, which specialist do you call, and at what point does persistent paralysis warrant referral? The multi-disciplinary faculty at …
Our top 5 Surgery Sett podcasts of 2018
Check out the top 5 most played episodes of 2018 for our podcast, the Surgery Sett. Listen or download the podcast by following the links below: Surgical Power Couples: Episode 39: Drs. Laurel Rice and …
Blue “blood” gives residents innovative microsurgery training
A resident practices microsurgery training on a chicken thigh in the Plastic Surgery Basic Science Lab. The UW Department of Surgery is at the forefront of training residents in microsurgery, a surgical discipline that combines …
Dr. Kara Vande Walle chosen for Outstanding Resident Research Award
General surgery resident Kara Vande Walle, MD, has been chosen to receive the Association for Academic Surgery’s Outstanding Resident Research Award – Education for her work entitled, “What Makes a Good Surgical Coach?” Co-authors include …
Faculty Selected for Junior Faculty Exchange Program
Our Department is establishing junior faculty exchange visiting professor programs with several other academic programs across the country. Our goal is to foster research collaborations and networking, and to raise awareness of the research efforts …
Learn about Dr. Kristin Long’s global surgery work in Kenya
Learn about the global surgery work of Dr. Kristin Long in the below videos. The first video, produced by, features her surgical capacity building work in Kenya. The second is Dr. Long’s November 2018 Grand …
Alumni encouraged to participate in pediatric surgery survey
If you recently retired or are currently practicing in a general surgery or sub-specialty discipline (e.g. colorectal surgery) where you operate on patients under 18 years old, especially if you practice in a more rural …
Featured Alumni: Spencer Goodson, MD, JD
Spencer Goodson with his wife Mary, 2 of his 4 adult kids and spouses, and 5 of 6 grandkids — on a bridge they built for a summer camp where Dr. Goodson went as a …
Dr. Dixon Kaufman and colleagues leading UW participation in kidney transplant trial
Dixon Kaufman, MD, PhD, and colleagues in the Division of Transplantation were featured in the Wisconsin State Journal. The article, “Sisters pioneer new kidney transplant at UW that includes immune system,” features a pioneering new …