Kristin Long, MD, Associate Professor in the Division of Endocrine Surgery, was recently selected as the 2023-24 Society of University Surgeons (SUS) Global Surgery Scholar Award winner. This highly competitive award gives SUS members involved …
Global Surgery
In My Own Words: Dr. Zafar’s Quality Improvement Workshops
In December of 2023, I traveled to Zambia and Ethiopia to lead Quality Improvement workshops. These workshops took months of planning meetings between UW-Madison faculty and faculty at the University of Zambia and Hawassa University. …
In My Own Words: Dr. Long’s trip to Ethiopia
In December, 2023, I had the opportunity to travel to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to participate in an international conference and an education workshop. I attended the 23rd annual College of Surgeons of East, Central and …
In My Own Words: Dr. Maloney’s Medical Mission to Rwanda
Planning for my visit to King Faisal Hospital in Kigali, Rwanda, started long before my August trip, with Zoom-based case conferences and What’sApp communication so that we could hit the ground running. However, we knew …
In My Own Words: Dr. Farhat’s Medical Mission to Beirut
In a heartfelt and impactful two-week medical mission from Oct. 2-14, 2023, I journeyed to Beirut, Lebanon, with a commitment to providing critical medical care and education in the field of pediatric urology. My mission …
Wisconsin Surgery Faculty Receives Grant to Support Collaboration in Sub-Saharan Africa
This past April, Syed Nabeel Zafar, MD, MPH, assistant professor in the Division of Surgical Oncology, was awarded a 3-year, $120,000 grant from the Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment to support work he is doing in …
Wisconsin Surgery Team Works and Educates in Rwanada with Team Heart
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 …
William D. Turnipseed, MD: Pioneering Vascular Surgery at UW-Madison
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. …
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 members travel to Ethiopia
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 …