Surgery and Geriatric Medicine Team Up to Enhance Age-Friendly Surgical Care
In older adults having surgery, frailty is one of the strongest predictors for complications, longer hospital stays, high healthcare costs, and mortality. Screening can identify patients who are at risk, but screening alone won’t improve …
September 23, 2026Postdoctoral Scientist in Surgery and Precision Medicine Receives Prestigious NIH K99 Career Development Award
Postdoctoral Scientist Haikun Zhang, PhD is determined to improve the accuracy and speed with which we diagnose sepsis in critical care settings. Sepsis is a life-threatening medical emergency that happens when the body has an …
September 18, 2026Wisconsin Surgery Research Roundup: July 2026
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 …
September 9, 2026Welcome Dr. Daniel Harris to the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Daniel Harris, MD, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery. In this position, Dr. Harris will divide his time between clinical care, education, and research and scholarly activities. As a thoracic …
September 3, 2026Welcome Dr. David Blitzer to the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
David Blitzer, MD, MBE, is an assistant professor in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery. In this position, Dr. Blitzer will divide his time between clinical care, education, and research and scholarly activities. As a pediatric …
September 3, 2026Brown Lab Partnering with Multidisciplinary Team to Advance Stem Cell-based Therapies for Heart Failure
Heart failure – when the heart muscle cannot pump blood as well as it needs to – is often due to an irreversible loss of heart muscle cells. Stem cell-based therapies offer a promising way …
September 1, 2026Welcome Arslan Mohamed, URiM Participant!
The Underrepresented in Medicine (URiM) Visiting Student Scholarship Program, sponsored by the Department of Surgery, supports qualified 4th year medical students from underrepresented backgrounds in medicine in developing their clinical skills, abilities, and potential through …
August 31, 2026Welcome Claudy Sarpong, URiM Participant!
The Underrepresented in Medicine (URiM) Visiting Student Scholarship Program, sponsored by the Department of Surgery, supports qualified 4th year medical students from underrepresented backgrounds in medicine in developing their clinical skills, abilities, and potential through …
August 31, 2026Dr. Nabeel Zafar Receives the OncoDaily Yvonne Award for Global Oncology
Dr. Nabeel Zafar, assistant professor in the Division of Surgical Oncology, received the OncoDaily Yvonne Award for Global Oncology at the OncoDaily Party 2026 on May 29. The Yvonne Awards honor exceptional achievements in oncology. …
August 25, 2026Dr. Dai Yamanouchi Receives Patent for Gel to Treat Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Dr. Dai Yamanouchi, professor in the Division of Vascular Surgery, recently received a patent for a shear-thinning gel that can be used in combination with a previously patented delivery device to treat abdominal aortic aneurysms …
August 18, 2026Welcome Dr. Sameer Hirji to the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Sameer Hirji, MD, MPH is an assistant professor in the Department of Surgery and Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. Dr. Hirji will be based primarily …
August 18, 2026General Surgery Resident Awarded Grant to Support Surgical Cancer Care Capacity-Building in Hawassa, Ethiopia
General surgery resident Kaleem Ahmed, MBBS, MSAI has a passion for global surgery and global oncology. Having grown up in Pakistan, he witnessed and experienced the challenges that healthcare systems in under-resourced countries face as …
August 14, 2026Surgery and Radiology Team Up to Evaluate AI Chatbot for Patients with Adrenal Nodules
Each year, over five million patients in the United States have an adrenal nodule that is identified purely by chance during a CT scan or an MRI, and many of these nodules produce excess adrenal …
August 7, 2026Surgery and OHNS Researchers Team Up to Develop Model to Study Human Immune Responses in Rats
Director of the UW Humanized Mouse Core and Division of Transplantation Assistant Professor Matthew E. Brown, PhD is an expert on developing and studying animal models that can replicate the human immune system. As a …
August 6, 2026Welcome Our New Fellows
The Department of Surgery is excited to welcome our new fellows. Abdominal Transplant Surgery Fellowship: Dr. Neil Block Dr. Aileen Johnson Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship: Dr. Elizabeth (Liz) Calle Colorectal Surgery Fellowship: Dr. Alexandra Onyiego Endocrine …
August 5, 2026Dr. Ben Cher Appointed to the Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery OPEN Editorial Board
Dr. Ben Cher, general surgery resident, was recently appointed to the Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery (JOGS) OPEN Editorial Board. The JOGS OPEN serves as an official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary …
August 4, 2026Congratulations to Our Graduating Fellows
Congratulations to our 2026 fellow graduates! We are so proud of all of their accomplishments and are excited to see what their future holds. Abdominal Transplant Surgery Fellowship: Dr. Chris Stahl Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship: Dr. …
July 31, 2026Wisconsin Surgery Research Roundup: June 2026
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 …
July 21, 2026Welcome Molly Armstrong, URiM Participant!
The Underrepresented in Medicine (URiM) Visiting Student Scholarship Program, sponsored by the Department of Surgery, supports qualified 4th year medical students from underrepresented backgrounds in medicine in developing their clinical skills, abilities, and potential through …
July 21, 2026Welcome Four New Podiatrists to the Division of Vascular Surgery
At the beginning of July, we welcomed four new podiatrists to the UW–Madison Department of Surgery. John Finnell, DPM, has been a practicing podiatrist with University Podiatry Associates for the past 28 years, providing exceptional …
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