Clinical
Dr. Adam Brinkman Named Chair of the Division of Pediatric Surgery
Adam Brinkman, MD, was recently named the Chair of the Division of Pediatric Surgery, effective March 10, 2025. Dr. Brinkman did his General Surgery residency at the UW-Madison Department of Surgery from 2008-2015. He completed …
UW Health Transplant Center Surpasses 20,000 Organs Transplanted
April is Donate Life Month and the UW Health Transplant Center recently reached the extraordinary milestone of 20,000 organs transplanted. Dr. Jennifer Philip, Assistant Professor in the Division of Transplantation, performed the surgery. The UW …
Wisconsin OHNS Researcher Awarded $2.4 Million Grant for Vocal Fold Paralysis Study
Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery surgeon-scientist David O. Francis, MD, MS, has been awarded a research grant from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders to design a tool that will allow …
Creating Immune System Tolerance for Transplanted Kidneys
Dixon Kaufman, MD, PhD, transplant surgeon and medical director of the UW Health Transplant Center, recently talked with Channel 3000 News in Madison, WI, about the new approach he and his team developed that could …
Welcoming Our New Faculty!
Katherine Bakke, MD, MPH is one of our newest Assistant Professors through the Division of Acute Care & Regional General Surgery. She will be based at Unity Point-Meriter Hospital, where she will primarily focus on …
Wisconsin Plastic Surgery Residency Awarded National, Regional Rankings
The University of Wisconsin Department of Surgery’s Division of Plastic Surgery recently achieved high rankings for its residency program, placing second in the Midwest and tenth nationally. “I’m thrilled to see all of the ways …
Welcoming Our New Division Chair of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
We are proud to welcome Sandra Lin, MD, as our new Chair of the University of Wisconsin Department of Surgery’s Division of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery. Dr. Lin joins us from Johns Hopkins Hospital, where …
Fetal Diagnosis & Treatment Center Launched
Last week, UW Health and UnityPoint Health-Meriter announced the launch of the only fetal diagnosis and treatment center in Wisconsin, helmed by assistant professor of pediatric surgery Inna Lobeck, MD. The center brings specialists together …
Innovations in Organ Transplant
Dixon Kaufman, MD, PhD, transplant surgeon and medical director of the UW Health Transplant Center, recently talked with WBAY News in Madison, WI, about innovations in transplant science that are working to address the shortage …