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 August 2025 below. The complete list of publications by month with links to full articles is available on our Recent Publications page.
August 2025
Diminished immune cell adhesion in hypoimmune ICAM-1 knockout human pluripotent stem cells.
Saha S, Haynes WJ, Seo J, Del Rio NM, Young EE, Zhang J, Holm AM, Pimentel M, Flannagan L, Huang L, Blashka W, Murphy L, Scholz MJ, Henrichs A, Suresh Babu J, Steill J, Kratz J, Stewart R, Kamp TJ, Brown ME.
Nat Commun. 2025 Aug 12;16(1):7415. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-62568-2.
PMID: 40796566; PMCID: PMC12343971.
Evaluation of anal cancer screening practices among a national cohort of veterans with HIV.
Hewitt AJ, Freeman MJ, Hayden DM, Carchman EH, Schweizer ML, Sanger CB.
Dis Colon Rectum. 2025 Aug 6. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000003928. Epub ahead of print.
PMID: 40767349.
Sentinel node biopsy utilization in Wisconsin women undergoing breast-conserving surgery for DCIS.
Cortina CS, Schumacher JR, Cartmill RS, Venkatesh M, Lawson EH, Kong AL, Lautner MA.
Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Aug;32(8):5446-5448. doi: 10.1245/s10434-025-17590-5. Epub 2025 May 31.
PMID: 40450165; PMCID: PMC12210222.
Wound complications after breast reconstruction: The limited role of hemoglobin A1c compared with body mass index in preoperative risk assessment.
Zona EE, Orgun D, Bay CC, George RE, Thornton SM, Carbullido MK, Dingle AM, Poore SO.
Ann Plast Surg. 2025 Aug 1;95(2):188-195. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000004369. Epub 2025 Apr 28.
PMID: 40549941.
Impact of a web-based decision aid on socioeconomically disadvantaged patients’ engagement in breast surgery decision-making: Stepped-wedge clinical trial (Alliance-A231701CD).
Schumacher JR, Hanlon BM, Zahrieh D, Rathouz PJ, Tucholka JL, McKinney G, Tan AD, Breuer CR, Bailey L, Higham AM, Wecsler JS, Arnold AH, Froix AJ, Dull S, Abbott AM, Fine SG, McGuire KP, Seydel AS, McNamara P, Chow S, Neuman HB.
Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Aug;32(8):5540-5550. doi: 10.1245/s10434-025-17452-0. Epub 2025 May 17.
PMID: 40382452; PMCID: PMC12222412.