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 March 2026 below. The complete list of publications by month with links to full articles is available on our Recent Publications page.
March 2026
Characterizing social determinants of health in GI cancer surgery: Insights from the All of Us Research Program.
Al Rubaye MZ, Ahmed KS, Issaka SM, Ali MM, Cher BA, Awan AH, Owusu-Brackett N, Weber SM, Zafar SN.
Cancer Rep (Hoboken). 2026 Mar;9(3):e70518. doi: 10.1002/cnr2.70518.
PMID: 41856922.
The educational foundation for acute care surgery: Evolution of the specialty.
Lilienstein JT, Murphy P, Pathak A, de Moya MA, Sarani B, Savage SA; with the Acute Care Surgery Committee of the AAST.
J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2026 Mar 1;100(3):520-523. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004783. Epub 2025 Aug 21.
PMID: 40836367.
The use of a centralized normothermic preservation and assessment center to rescue kidneys declined after standard allocation.
Holzner ML, Jaynes CL, Terlizzi K, Guerra G, Lonze BE, Goggins W, Barbas A, Kayler L, Wellen J, Lopez-Soler R, Berger JC, Ali NM, van Leeuwen L, Philip J, Shapiro R, Massie AB, Leuvenink H, Garonzik-Wang J.
Am J Transplant. 2026 Mar 6:S1600-6135(26)00125-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ajt.2026.03.001. Epub ahead of print.
PMID: 41796806.
Who picks up the slack? Impact of interprofessional role ambiguity on resident education, team function, and patient care.
Cha JS, Tucker EL, Lauer KV, Smith B.
J Am Coll Surg. 2026 Mar 27. doi: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000001939. Epub ahead of print.
PMID: 41894467.