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 April 2026 below. The complete list of publications by month with links to full articles is available on our Recent Publications page.
April 2026
A novel method for the creation of a patient-specific realistic model of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy for surgical myectomy simulation.
García-Rodríguez S, Komatsu T, Guenther T, Thiel A, Bolling BW, Hermsen J.
3D Print Med. 2026 Apr 18. doi: 10.1186/s41205-026-00321-1. Epub ahead of print.
PMID: 42000983
Cancer surgery at a cost: Understanding financial toxicity among patients in Pakistan.
Aslam A, Virani SS, Shaukat F, Khursheed AA, Tayyab Ul Hasan Siddiqui M, Saleem L, Jamal A, Lumati JS, Khan MR, Zafar SN.
J Surg Res. 2026 Jun;322:367-380. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2026.03.090. Epub 2026 Apr 18.
PMID: 42001803.
Protocolized management of acute type B aortic dissections reduces disease progression and need for surgery.
Gober LM, Telma K, Richmond E, Liu S, Bontekoe J, Sobol C, Tefera G, DiMusto P, Morgan C.
J Vasc Surg. 2026 Apr;83(4):1070-1078.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2025.11.023. Epub 2025 Nov 27.
PMID: 41317972.
Sleeve gastrectomy improves metabolic health, cognition, and Alzheimer’s Disease pathology in 3xTG mice.
Babygirija R, Illiano JA, Sonsalla MM, Zhu G, Mathew T, Molkentin T, Peterson M, Winder C, Xiao F, Wolter JM, Lamming DW, Harris DA.
bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2026 Apr 24:2026.04.21.719988. doi: 10.64898/2026.04.21.719988.
PMID: 42079275; PMCID: PMC13131472.