The Wisconsin Department of Surgery is excited to announce the selection of our 2021 matched residents. We’re pleased to welcome these gifted future surgeons to our residency programs! General Surgery Residency >> Academic Track Melanie …
Education
Dr. Sam Poore and team featured on BTN LiveBIG Wisconsin
Wisconsin Doctors Get Poultry Practice for Surgical Success: BTN LiveBIG, recently aired on the Big Ten Network. The feature showcases Samuel Poore, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Plastic Surgery, and his research team demonstrating how …
Where Our Residents And Fellows Are Going Next
Congratulations to our graduating residents and fellows. We’re so proud of all their accomplishments and achievements. We are excited to see what they will do next and what their future holds. Here’s where these talented …
Two medical students win Shapiro Excellence in Student Research awards
Two medical students mentored by Department members recently won Shapiro Excellence in Student Research awards at the 18th Annual Medical Student Research Forum. Christina Dudley, who is mentored by Heather Neuman, MD, MS, presented “Rates …
3 Advanced Practice Providers honored with Excellence Awards
Members of our advanced practice provider team were selected to win 3 out of 4 of UW Health’s 2019 APP Excellence Awards. We are so proud of their excellent work! Congratulations to our winners: Heather Leiber, …
Vascular team goes global
Dr. Paul DiMusto and Dr. Alex Leung with Ethiopian colleagues. Dr. Paul DiMusto and vascular surgery resident Dr. Alex Leung recently traveled to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia as part of the Division of Vascular Surgery’s ongoing …
Department hosts 2019 UW Obesity Management Summit
Join us in Madison, WI, October 4, 2019, to discuss the latest evidence-based treatment of obesity at the 2019 UW Obesity Management Summit. This daylong summit will feature experts from across University of Wisconsin and …
Welcoming Our New Fellows
Welcome to our new fellows who are joining us for in their surgical training. Abdominal Transplant Surgery Fellowship >> Christina Papageorge, MD, MS David Aufhauser, MD Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship >> Erik Lewis, MD Colorectal Surgery …
Department Summer Medical Student Researchers
This summer 25 medical students joined us for short-term mentored research experiences with faculty members under the Shapiro Summer Research Program, T32 grants, and T35 grants. Learn what they studied below. Kathy Bach (Mentor: David …
Doris Duke Clinical Research Continuum: High School to College
The Doris Duke Clinical Research Continuum (funded through the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation) offers minority high school students the opportunity to participate in a six-week clinical research experience. This year 10 students from around Wisconsin …