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 …
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Transplant Faculty Member Awarded 2023 UW Fall Research Competition Grant
David Al-Adra, MD, PhD, a surgeon-scientist and Assistant Professor in the Division of Transplantation, was recently awarded a one-year, $65,000 grant from UW’s 2023 Fall Research Competition, which is administered by the Office of the Vice Chancellor …
Dr. Luke Funk accepted into Society of Clinical Surgery
Luke Funk, MD, MPH, associate professor in the Wisconsin Department of Surgery and Director of MIS Research, was recently accepted into the Society of Clinical Surgery. Dr. Funk has been at UW-Madison since 2013 and …
Featured Alumni: Joe Platz, MD
What year did you graduate as a fellow/resident, and what was your area of surgical focus? I graduated from the Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship in 2019. What is your current position and the healthcare organization for …
Kisat Awarded Career Development Research Grant from the American College of Surgeons
Mehreen Kisat, MBBS, MS, a surgeon-scientist and Assistant Professor in the Division of Acute Care and Regional General Surgery, was recently awarded the George H.A. Clowes Jr., MD, FACS, Memorial Research Career Development Award from …
Wisconsin Surgery Research Roundup: October 2023
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 …
In My Own Words: Dr. Maloney’s Medical Mission to Rwanda
Planning for my visit to King Faisal Hospital in Kigali, Rwanda, started long before my August trip, with Zoom-based case conferences and What’sApp communication so that we could hit the ground running. However, we knew …
Dr. Nabeel Zafar Leads Push for Global Cancer Surgery Solutions
Dr. Nabeel Zafar, the Director of Global Oncology at the Carbone Cancer Center and an Assistant Professor of Surgical Oncology at UW-Madison, co-authored a recent Lancet Oncology Commission report that included more than 50 global …
Welcome Logan Galbraith, URiM Participant!
The School of Medicine and Public Health and Department of Surgery is committed to being a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and anti-racist learning environment and workplace. The Underrepresented in Medicine (URiM) Visiting Student Scholarship Program, sponsored …
Welcome Jasmine Lee, URiM Participant!
The School of Medicine and Public Health and Department of Surgery is committed to being a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and anti-racist learning environment and workplace. The Underrepresented in Medicine (URiM) Visiting Student Scholarship Program, sponsored …