Hawassa, Ethiopia, a city of approximately 250,000 people, located 270 kilometers south of Addis Ababa, is home to the Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital (HUCSH). This institution serves a catchment area of 18 million people …
Residents
Where Our Residents are Going Next
Congratulations to our graduating residents! We are so proud of all of their accomplishments and are excited to see what their future holds. Here’s where these talented surgeons are headed next: General Surgery: Taylor Aiken: …
General Surgery Resident Receives Grant to Adapt Mindfulness Intervention for Healthcare Providers
Burnout among healthcare workers is a problem that general surgery resident Sydney Tan, MD aims to address – and with a recent grant from the UW Center for Healthy Minds, she’ll start doing so. Tan …
Welcome Our New Residents
The Department of Surgery is excited to welcome our next class of exceptional surgical residents! Today, June 24, marks their first official day at Wisconsin Surgery. We can’t wait to see what their future holds. …
Department of Surgery Hosts 26th Annual Layton F. Rikkers Education Retreat
On Tuesday, April 30, the Department of Surgery celebrated its 26th annual Layton F. Rikkers Education Retreat. The theme of this year’s retreat was “Enriching Teaching Relationships: Refining Your Approach as a Surgical Educator.” The …
2024 Match: Announcing Our New Residents!
The Wisconsin Department of Surgery is excited to announce the selection of our 2024 matched residents. We’re pleased to welcome these gifted future surgeons to our residency programs! General Surgery Residency >> Academic Track Kaleem …
General Surgery Resident Receives Grant to Evaluate Anal Cancer Screening in Veterans
Congratulations to third-year general surgery resident Austin Hewitt, MD, who recently received a Research Initiation Grant from the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS). The award will provide him with $20,000 for one year …
Vascular Surgery Resident Receives Grant to Test Curriculum Aiming to Improve Patient-Clinician Communication
Congratulations to Carly Sobol, MD, a second-year integrated vascular surgery resident who recently received a Trainee Research Fellowship Award in Education from the Association for Academic Surgery (AAS) and the Association for Academic Surgery Foundation. The award …
General Surgery Resident Awarded NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship
Third-year general surgery resident Devashish Joshi, MD, was recently awarded a one-year, $75,000 fellowship from the National Cancer Institute under their Ruth L. Kirschstein Postdoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (NRSA) program. The goal of …
2023 Match: Announcing Our New Residents!
The Wisconsin Department of Surgery is excited to announce the selection of our 2023 matched residents. We’re pleased to welcome these gifted future surgeons to our residency programs! General Surgery Residency >> Academic Track Michael …