On Oct. 1, 2025, the Department of Surgery hosted an investiture ceremony to celebrate Dr. Rebecca Sippel, Professor and Chair of the Division of Endocrine Surgery and the Dr. Herb Chen Professor in Endocrine Surgery. …
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Investiture Ceremony Celebrates Dr. Samuel Poore
On Aug. 25, 2025, the Department of Surgery hosted an investiture ceremony to celebrate Dr. Samuel Poore, Professor and Chair of the Division of Plastic Surgery and the Endowed Chair of Global Education in Plastic …
Investiture Ceremony Celebrates Dr. Angela Gibson as the Paul Davis Community Professor
On July 16, 2025, the Department of Surgery hosted an investiture ceremony to celebrate Dr. Angela Gibson, Associate Professor in the Division of Acute Care and Regional General Surgery and the Paul Davis Community Professor. …
Investiture Ceremony Celebrates Dr. Joshua Mezrich as the Mark A. Fischer Chair in Transplantation
On July 10, 2025, the Department of Surgery hosted an investiture ceremony to celebrate Dr. Joshua Mezrich, Professor in the Division of Transplantation and the Mark A. Fischer Chair in Transplantation. Dr. Rebecca Minter, Chair …
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 …
Investiture Ceremony Celebrates Dr. Maloney as the Arenas Family Professor
On July 17, 2024, the Department of Surgery hosted an investiture ceremony to celebrate Dr. James Maloney, Professor in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery and the Anthony J. Arenas Professor in Lung Transplantation. Dr. Rebecca …
Dr. Angela Gibson Shared Her Story at the Paul Davis Invitational
Dr. Angela Gibson, Associate Professor in the Division of Acute Care and Regional General Surgery and Medical Director of UW Health Wound Healing Services, discussed the impact of the UW Health Burn and Wound Center …
Dr. Samuel Poore Recognized at SMPH Investiture Ceremony
Dr. Samuel Poore, Associate Professor and Chair of the Division of Plastic Surgery, was recognized at the UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health Investiture Ceremony held on June 26, 2024. Dr. Poore was named …
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 …