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 December 2025 below. The complete list of publications by month with links to full articles is available on our Recent Publications page.
December 2025
A low-protein diet drives short- and long-term improvements in metabolic health in a mouse model of sleeve gastrectomy.
Illiano J, Green CL, Chao A, Zhu G, Lopez L, Schaepkens O, Jang C, Lamming DW, Harris DA.
Cell Rep Med. 2025 Dec 16;6(12):102471. doi: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2025.102471. Epub 2025 Dec 1.
PMID: 41330377; PMCID: PMC12765834.
Calculating carbon reduction via pediatric outreach clinics from a surgical patient cohort.
Walker B, Barbosa A, Stellon M, Nichol PF.
J Surg Res. 2025 Dec 17;317:409-415. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2025.11.044. Epub ahead of print.
PMID: 41411769.
Importing pancreata for transplantation: A single-center experience across evolving allocation eras.
Tamburrini R, Hidalgo S, Leverson G, Kaufman DB, Neidlinger NA, Al-Adra DP, Aufhauser DD, Thiessen C, Mandelbrot D, Parajuli S, Odorico JS.
Front Transplant. 2025 Dec 18;4:1698617. doi: 10.3389/frtra.2025.1698617.
PMID: 41488372; PMCID: PMC12756387.
Rituximab-based antibody mediated rejection therapy modestly reduces xenoreactive antibodies: Implications for pig-to-human xenotransplantation.
Yeh ST, Marshall NA, Lehman BP, Rubinstein CD, Shanmuganayagam D, Meudt JJ, Redfield RR 3rd, Hidalgo LG, Dominko T, Aufhauser DD.
Transpl Immunol. 2025 Dec 14;94:102343. doi: 10.1016/j.trim.2025.102343. Epub ahead of print.
PMID: 41401855.