Dr. Elise Lawson Completes Term as President of the Wisconsin Surgical Society
Dr. Elise Lawson, associate professor in the Division of Colorectal Surgery, recently completed her term as President of the Wisconsin Surgical Society. She concluded her presidency by giving at Presidential Address at the Wisconsin Surgical …
November 25, 2025Transplant Surgeon-Scientist Receives New Investigator Award from Wisconsin Partnership Program
Over 12,000 patients in the state of Wisconsin are impacted by kidney failure. Receiving a new kidney from an organ donor can cure kidney failure, but there is nowhere near enough donor kidneys to meet …
November 20, 2025Welcome Dr. Saad Sahi to the Division of Acute Care and Regional General Surgery
Saad Sahi, MD is an assistant professor in the Division of Acute Care and Regional General Surgery. Dr. Sahi will be based primarily at University Hospital. Clinically, he will participate in the Trauma, Emergency General …
November 17, 2025Dr. Cynthia Kelm-Nelson Awarded Dean’s Research Staff Award
Cynthia Kelm-Nelson, PhD, Director of Biological Sciences and senior scientist III in the Department of Surgery, was recently awarded the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) Dean’s Research Staff Award. Dr. …
November 13, 2025Welcome Dr. Louise Davies to the Division of Endocrine Surgery
Louise Davies, MD, MS is a professor jointly appointed in the Division of Endocrine Surgery in the Department of Surgery and in the Division of Head & Neck Surgical Oncology in the Department of Otolaryngology. …
November 12, 2025Dr. David Harris Honored with Vilas Faculty Early-Career Investigator Award
Dr. David Harris, assistant professor in the Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery, was awarded a Vilas Faculty Early-Career Investigator Award. This award will provide Dr. Harris with flexible research funding for three years. Dr. Harris …
November 11, 2025Wisconsin Surgery Faculty and Resident Integral in Formation of Ethiopia Education Workshop
On Sept. 29 and 30, Dr. Kristin Long, associate professor in the Division of Endocrine Surgery and Vice Chair of Global Surgery, and Dr. Clayton Marcinak, general surgery resident, helped develop and present at the …
November 7, 2025Welcome Dr. Ashley Krepline to the Division of Transplantation
Ashley Krepline, MD, returns to the University of Wisconsin–Madison as a clinical assistant professor in the Division of Transplantation. Dr. Krepline completed her Abdominal Transplant Surgery Fellowship at the UW–Madison Department of Surgery earlier this …
November 4, 2025Welcome Dr. Suzanne Inchauste to the Division of Plastic Surgery
Suzanne (Suzie) Inchauste, MD, is an associate professor in the Division of Plastic Surgery. Dr. Inchauste was recruited as the Director of Breast Reconstruction and Lymphedema Surgery within the Division of Plastic Surgery. In this …
November 3, 2025DOS Research Aims To Improve Breast Cancer Outcomes
It’s estimated that in 2025 more than 300,000 women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer and more than 40,000 will succumb to the disease. Researchers around the globe are diligently working …
October 31, 2025Dr. Aaron Dingle Promoted to Assistant Professor in the Division of Plastic Surgery
Aaron Dingle, PhD has been promoted to an assistant professor in the Division of Plastic Surgery. Dr. Dingle is a scientist and educator whose work focuses on advancing research in regenerative medicine, transplantation, and neuroprosthetics. …
October 31, 2025Welcome Dr. Ethan MacKenzie to the Division of Plastic Surgery
Ethan MacKenzie, MD, returns to the UW–Madison Department of Surgery as an assistant professor in the Division of Plastic Surgery. Dr. MacKenzie completed his plastic surgery residency at Wisconsin Surgery in 2024. As an assistant …
October 30, 2025Dr. Courtney Balentine Named Executive Director of WiSOR and Director of Data Science
Dr. Courtney Balentine, associate professor in the Division of Endocrine Surgery, was named the Executive Director of WiSOR, effective Nov. 1, 2025, and the Director of Data Science. Dr. Balentine has a strong track record …
October 28, 20252025 Forward Award Winner: Dr. Kevin Wasco
The Layton Rikkers Surgical Society is proud to celebrate the Forward Award on behalf of the University of Wisconsin Department of Surgery. This award recognizes outstanding alumni contributions by current or former residents, faculty, and …
October 27, 2025UW Health Transplant Center Completes its 1,000 Lung Transplant
October 22, 2025Wisconsin Surgery Hosts Two Surgeons from Africa
As part of Dr. Syed Nabeel Zafar’s ongoing Baldwin Award-funded project focused on perioperative quality improvement (QI) capacity building in Sub-Saharan Africa, the Department of Surgery hosted two visiting surgeons: Dr. Yoseph Betore Godebo from …
October 17, 2025Plastic Surgery Resident and Medical Student Win ASPS Inventors Challenge
Dr. Jasmine Craig, plastic surgery resident, recently won the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) Inventors Challenge. Dr. Craig won this award with the support of Nada Botros, a medical student at the Medical College …
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