In treating patients with serious illnesses and those who are near the end of life, surgeons regularly face the difficult ethical challenge of supporting patients and their families through high-stakes decision-making, such as whether to …
Month: May 2024
Dr. Ben Zarzaur’s Manuscript Published in JAMA Surgery
Dr. Ben Zarzaur, Chair of the Division of Acute Care and Regional General Surgery, recently had his manuscript, “Collaborative Care for Injured Older Adults: The Trauma Medical Home Randomized Clinical Trial,” published in JAMA Surgery. …
Six Students Recognized at 2024 Chancellor’s Undergraduate Awards Ceremony
UW-Madison hosted the annual Chancellor’s Undergraduate Awards Ceremony on May 3. This ceremony served as an opportunity to celebrate tremendously talented undergraduates for their academic excellence, public service, and undergraduate research. Six undergraduate students were …
Wisconsin Surgery Research Roundup: March 2024
Wisconsin Department of Surgery members engage in remarkable research that yields many impactful publications every month. We’re highlighting several of these publications monthly to showcase the diversity of research in the department; see selections from …
Dr. Angela Gibson Elected as the Program Chair-Elect for the American Burn Association
Dr. Angela Gibson, Associate Professor of the Division of Acute Care and Regional General Surgery and Medical Director of the UW Health Wound Healing Services, was elected as the Program Chair-Elect for the American Burn …
Drs. Funk and Gibson Named as the New Vice Chairs of Research
The Department of Surgery recently named Dr. Luke Funk, Associate Professor in the Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery, and Dr. Angela Gibson, Associate Professor in the Division of Acute Care and Regional General Surgery, as …
Voils and Mintz Awarded NIH Grant that Will Aid Planning of a Weight Loss Trial Using Personalized Levels of Incentives
Obesity affects 2 out of 5 American adults and causes an increased risk for a wide variety of serious diseases and health conditions, including those that can lead to stroke, heart attack, and death. While …
Surgery Faculty Receive Grant to Pilot Test Fundamentals of Communication in Surgery Curriculum
Each year 15 million Americans decide to have surgery. While these operations are largely beneficial, it’s not uncommon for patients to struggle with recalling what their surgeon told them, become overwhelmed by the experience of surgery, …
Welcome Dr. Dominko to the Division of Transplantation
Tanja Dominko, DVM, PhD, is a Professor in the Division of Transplantation and the Faculty Director of the Center for Biomedical Swine Research and Innovation (CBSRI). After receiving her PhD in Endocrinology-Reproductive Physiology from UW-Madison, …
Al-Adra Receives Transition to Independence Grant from KidneyCure
Division of Transplantation Assistant Professor David Al-Adra, MD, PhD, has a long-term goal: to become an independently funded researcher with expertise in how the immune system responds to a transplanted organ and how this response …