Several faculty members were recently inducted as Fellows into the American College of Surgeons (ACS). Fellowship in the ACS indicates a surgeon meets high standards of education, training, professional qualifications, surgical competence, and ethical conduct. …
Year: 2019
Vascular team goes global
Dr. Paul DiMusto and Dr. Alex Leung with Ethiopian colleagues. Dr. Paul DiMusto and vascular surgery resident Dr. Alex Leung recently traveled to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia as part of the Division of Vascular Surgery’s ongoing …
Congratulations to our UW Health Patient Experience Award Winners!
Congratulations to our Patient Experience Award winners! Every year, UW Health recognizes the physicians, advanced practice providers, and teams who demonstrate the highest levels of patient experience excellence in an ambulatory setting as recognized through …
Welcome Dr. Talal Al-Qaoud to the Division of Transplantation!
Join us in welcoming Talal AI-Qaoud, MD, MSc, to our faculty as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Transplantation, with a 10% appointment with the Department of Urology. His practice will focus on kidney …
Welcoming Dr. Dawn Elfenbein to the Division of Endocrine Surgery!
Join us in welcoming Dawn Elfenbein, MD, MPH, to our faculty as an Associate Professor in the Division of Endocrine Surgery. Dr. Elfenbein will be joining the endocrine surgery team at the American Center. She …
Using stem cells to develop vocal folds in a dish
A team of researchers, led by Susan Thibeault, PhD, CCC-SLP, have created an in vitro 3-D model of human vocal fold tissue (called mucosa) that could improve our understanding and treatment of disorders affecting the …
Welcoming Dr. Sara Misurelli to our faculty as Director of Audiology!
Please join us in welcoming Sara Misurelli, AuD, PhD, to our faculty as an Assistant Professor and Director of Audiology! Dr. Misurelli will be continuing her work in the Division of Otolaryngology, where she was …
Welcome Dr. Rebecca Busch, new Acute Care faculty member
This month, we welcome Rebecca Busch, MD, to our faculty as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Acute Care and Regional General Surgery. Dr. Busch received her medical degree at Washington University School of …
Will Burlingham awarded grant for immunosuppression research
Congratulations to Will Burlingham, PhD, who received an NIH R21 grant for his project, “Exosome-mediated Tolerance in Combined Kidney and Stem Cell Transplantation.” This research will study whether renal transplant patients make tolerogenic virus-sized particles (known …
Department hosts 2019 UW Obesity Management Summit
Join us in Madison, WI, October 4, 2019, to discuss the latest evidence-based treatment of obesity at the 2019 UW Obesity Management Summit. This daylong summit will feature experts from across University of Wisconsin and …