Dr. Sharon Weber, Professor and Chair of the Division of Surgical Oncology, was awarded the Medical Alumni Citation – Distinguished Alumni Award by the Wisconsin Medical Alumni Association (WMAA) at the WMAA Awards Banquet on …
Alumni News
2024 Forward Award Winner: Dr. Herbert Chen
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 …
Dr. Layton Rikkers honored with ACS Distinguished Service Award
Layton F. Rikkers, MD, FACS, former A.R. Curreri Distinguished Chair for the UW–Madison Department of Surgery, received the Distinguished Service Award from the American College of Surgeons during the recent ACS Clinical Congress 2024 in …
Dr. Andrea Axtell Raises Awareness about Lung Cancer Screening and Early Detection
In a recent UW Health article, Dr. Andrea Axtell, Assistant Professor in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Surgical Director of the UW Carbone Cancer Center Thoracic Oncology Disease Oriented Team, discusses the importance of …
UW Health Transplant Center Study Shows Improved Kidney Transplant Outcomes
A recent UW Health Transplant Center study shows that kidney transplant outcomes have significantly improved over the last half century because of advances in patient care, improved immunosuppression strategies and organ preservation techniques. This study …
Wisconsin Surgery among nation’s leaders in NIH funding
The latest Blue Ridge rankings for the 2023 federal fiscal year (ending on Sept. 30, 2023) were released earlier this month and the UW-Madison Department of Surgery ranked 12th nationally with $14,743,652 in awards. That …
Dr. John Rectenwald Named Chair of the Division of Vascular Surgery
John Recetenwald, MD, MS, has been named the Chair of the Division of Vascular Surgery. Dr. Rectenwald has been a Vascular Surgery professor at UW-Madison since 2018. Prior to coming to the University of Wisconsin-Madison, …
Welcome Dr. Winslow to the Acute Care and Regional General Surgery Division
Emily Winslow, MD, MS, returns to UW-Madison as a Professor in the Acute Care and Regional General Surgery Division. Dr. Winslow began her career here at UW-Madison, where she remained for a decade. She served …
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 …
2023 Forward Award Winner: Dr. John Mansour
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 fellows …