Charles Patrick Shahan, MD, MS, assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin Department of Surgery, recently received the Medical Staff Collegiality Award from UnityPoint Health – Meriter. Dr. Shahan, who specializes in trauma in the …
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Welcome Dr. Courtney Balentine to the Division of Endocrine Surgery
The Department of Surgery is pleased to welcome Courtney Balentine, MD, MPH, who joined us April 1, 2022, as an Associate Professor in the Division of Endocrine Surgery. Dr. Balentine will be focusing mostly on …
2022 Match: Announcing Our New Residents!
The Wisconsin Department of Surgery is excited to announce the selection of our 2022 matched residents. We’re pleased to welcome these gifted future surgeons to our residency programs! General Surgery Residency >> Academic Track Kate …
Luke Funk, MD, Named Association for Academic Surgery Treasurer
Luke Funk, MD, MPH, associate professor in the Wisconsin Department of Surgery, was recently elected Treasurer for the Association for Academic Surgery, a premier professional society focused on fostering research-based academic surgery. The announcement coincided …
Wisconsin Surgery Team Works and Educates in Rwanada with Team Heart
In November of 2021, a team of health care professionals from across the country, which included a number of individuals from the University of Wisconsin Department of Surgery led by Amy Fiedler, MD, traveled to …
Welcoming Our New Faculty
This winter, we are welcoming two new faculty members to Wisconsin Surgery! Both of them are very familiar with Wisconsin, having lived in the Dairy State in the past, and they both bring national and …
University Hospital ranked in Top 50 of American cardiovascular hospitals
University Hospital was recently named the 7th best teaching hospital with a cardiovascular residency program by IBM Watson Health, a division of IBM committed to helping build smarter health ecosystems. The ranking places University Hospital …
Eugene “Chip” Foley Honored at Retirement with Namesake Fund
After 14 years with the Wisconsin Department of Surgery, Professor Eugene “Chip” Foley, MD, FACS, made the decision to retire in late September, 2021. But rather than sending him off with a party and a …
Welcome Paola Lopez Dones, URS Recipient!
Disclaimer: As of February 25, 2022, the program name has changed from Underrepresented in Surgery to Underrepresented in Medicine (URiM). This wasn’t Paola Lopez Dones’ first time in Madison: In fact, it was hardly her …
Welcome Jasmine Peters, URS Recipient
Disclaimer: As of February 25, 2022, the program name has changed from Underrepresented in Surgery to Underrepresented in Medicine (URiM). When Jasmine Peters, participant in the Underrepresented in Surgery (URS) Visiting Elective Program, thought about …