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Wisconsin Surgery Team Works and Educates in Rwanada with Team Heart

Posted on February 17, 2022

In November of 2021, a team of health care professionals from across the country, which included a number of individuals from the University of Wisconsin Department of Surgery led by Amy Fiedler, MD, traveled to …

Posted in Clinical, Diversity Equity Inclusion, Global Surgery, NewsTagged cardiothoracic, clinical, global surgery, outreach

William D. Turnipseed, MD: Pioneering Vascular Surgery at UW-Madison

Posted on December 28, 2021

Bill and Sandy Turnipseed Vascular Surgery Fund: This fund was established in 2021 by Dr. William D. Turnipseed, Emeritus Professor of Vascular Surgery at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health. Dr. …

Posted in Clinical, Education, Giving, Global Surgery, NewsTagged global surgery, philanthropy, vascular

Vascular team goes global

Posted on November 4, 2019

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 …

Posted in Education, Global Surgery, NewsTagged vascular

Department members travel to Ethiopia

Posted on July 22, 2019

Several Department members recently traveled to Ethiopia for a variety of research and teaching activities. Highlights include: Angela Ingraham, MD, MS, and Kristin Long, MD, MPH, traveled to Hawassa to participate in UW’s rotation at …

Posted in Global Surgery, NewsTagged plastic

Bringing surgery to the world

Posted on July 22, 2019

Five billion. That’s the number of people in the world who have no access to basic surgical care according to the Lancet Commission Report on Global Surgery. Historically, the Western medical community tried to address …

Posted in Global Surgery, News, ResearchTagged endocrine, residency, trauma

Global surgery program expands efforts in Hawassa

Posted on June 21, 2019

The global surgery team continues to work in collaboration with Hawassa University Hospital to address the high death rate caused by road traffic accidents. Girma Tefera, MD, Molly Vaux, MPH, and their team have been working …

Posted in Global Surgery, NewsTagged simulation, trauma

Learn about Dr. Kristin Long’s global surgery work in Kenya

Posted on December 12, 2018

Learn about the global surgery work of Dr. Kristin Long in the below videos. The first video, produced by, features her surgical capacity building work in Kenya. The second is Dr. Long’s November 2018 Grand …

Posted in Global SurgeryTagged endocrine

Dr. Kristin Long receives Association for Academic Surgery West African College of Surgeons Award

Posted on September 19, 2018

Dr. Kristin Long (left) and endocrine fellow Dr. Allie McDow on a trip last year to Kenya.  Congratulations to Kristin Long, MD, who was chosen as the recipient of the 2018 Association for Academic Surgery …

Posted in Global Surgery, Honors and Awards, NewsTagged endocrine

Department welcomes international visitors

Posted on September 4, 2018

Visiting international surgeons with Department Chair Dr. Rebecca Minter, Dr. Girma Tefera, and Molly Vaux.  Recently we were proud to welcome three international orthopedic surgeons for a global collaborative meeting: James Munthali and Emmanuel Makasa …

Posted in Global Surgery

Surgery residency goes global

Posted on May 9, 2018

UW general surgery resident Dr. Callistus Ditah, local surgeon Dr. Nebyou, and UW vascular surgeon Dr. Paul DiMusto after a case in the OR.  Going Global in General Surgery: Resident returns from Department’s first international …

Posted in Education, Global Surgery, NewsTagged general surgery, residency, vascular
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