Despite the challenges of a global pandemic, our transplant teams were able to provide a record 548 people with a new lease on life last year. That total includes a record 315 kidney transplants. Read …
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Welcome Dr. Meeghan Lautner to the Division of Surgical Oncology!
The Department of Surgery is pleased to welcome Dr. Meeghan Lautner as Associate Professor in the Division of Surgical Oncology. Dr. Lautner’s clinical practice will be based primarily at University Hospital, where she will participate …
Dr. Hau Le Recognized as “Rising Star”
In a virtual ceremony on December 7, pediatric surgical oncologist Dr. Hau Le received the UW Health Rising Star Clinical Practice Award for 2020. Dr. Le’s accomplishment is part of the annual Physician Excellence Awards, …
Welcome Jeffrey Du Bois, MD, to a New Faculty Position as Clinical Professor in the Division of Pediatric Surgery!
The Department of Surgery is pleased to announce that as of November 1, 2020, Dr. Jeffrey Du Bois holds the position of Clinical Professor (CT) in the Division of Pediatric Surgery. Dr. Du Bois, who …
Department of Surgery Advanced Practice Providers Honored
Congratulations to our department’s Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) who were nominated for the 2020 UW Health APP Excellence Awards, and to Amanda Meyer, PA-C, who won the Excellence in Leadership Award! Seven of this year’s …
Dr. Amy Fiedler’s Presidential Leadership Scholars Project Highlighted
In January 2020, cardiac surgeon Amy Fiedler got the exciting news that she’d been selected as a Presidential Leadership Scholar. She started the program taking two of several planned trips to presidential centers to learn …
Madison Health Systems Enact Anti-Discrimination Policies to Protect Caregivers
UW Health, UnityPoint Health-Meriter and SSM Health are standing in support of our caregivers by enacting policies that prohibit discriminatory behavior against our physicians, providers and staff. The policies unequivocally state that we will not …
Welcome Dr. Syed Nabeel Zafar to the Division of Surgical Oncology!
The Department of Surgery is pleased to welcome Dr. Nabeel Zafar as Assistant Professor (CHS) in the Division of Surgical Oncology. Dr. Zafar will be joining active peritoneal surface malignancy, hepatopancreatobiliary, and GI oncology programs, …
Welcome Dr. Muhammed Murtaza to the Division of Surgical Oncology!
The Department of Surgery is pleased to welcome Dr. Muhammed Murtaza as Associate Professor in the Division of Surgical Oncology. Dr. Murtaza will be joining the Center for Human Genomics and Precision Medicine, located in …
Welcome Jessica Schumacher, PhD, to a new faculty role with the Wisconsin Surgical Outcomes Research Program!
The Department of Surgery is pleased to announce that Dr. Jessica Schumacher will now hold the position of Associate Professor (CHS) in WISOR. Dr. Schumacher, who has been with the School of Medicine and Public …