Congratulations to plastic surgery resident Lisa Block, MD, who received the Best Presentation Award in the Pediatric Session for her paper, “Outcomes Analysis of Endoscopic Versus Open Surgical Correction of Sagittal Craniosynostosis Using a Novel Technique,” …
Honors and Awards
Dr. Luke Funk receives two-year, $420,000 NIH R21 Award
Congratulations to Luke Funk, MD, MPH, who received a 2-year, $420,000 NIH R21 award for his project, “Addressing Disparities in Bariatric Surgery.” Dr. Funk’s study will investigate reasons for disparities in outcomes between bariatric surgery …
Dr. Caprice Greenberg receives five-year, $1.9 Million R01 Grant
Congratulations to Caprice Greenberg, MD, MPH, who received a five-year, $1.9 Million R01 grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality for her project, “Video-based Collaborative Learning to Improve Ventral Hernia Repair.” The proposed …
Dr. Kristin Long receives Association for Academic Surgery West African College of Surgeons Award
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 …
UW Hospital and Clinics and The American Family Children’s Hospital top rankings
The University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics was again named the number one hospital in Wisconsin in the 2018-19 US News and World Report Best Hospitals Report and ranked in the top 50 of 10 specialties. …
Dr. Corrine Voils receives five-year R01 grant
Congratulations to Corrine Voils, PhD, who received a new five-year, $3M R01 grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases for her project, “Using partners to enhance long-term weight loss.” The …
Success at the Society for Vascular Surgery’s Annual Meeting
Last week, Jon Matsumura, MD, vascular surgery fellow Donald Harris, MD, and undergraduate researchers Annalise Panthofer, BS, and Sydney Olson, BS, presented a poster at the Society for Vascular Surgery’s Annual Meeting. The presentation won …
Dr. Angela Ingraham selected for Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality K08 Award
Congratulations to Angela Ingraham, MD, MS, FACS, who was selected for a Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development K08 Award from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality for her project, “A Critical Assessment of …
Dr. Christopher Zimmermann selected for Surgical Ethics Fellowship
Congratulations to general surgery resident Dr. Christopher Zimmermann who was selected for the 2018-2019 American College of Surgeons-MacLean Center Surgical Ethics Fellowship at the University of Chicago. This one year, part-time fellowship prepares surgeons for …
Transplant Division members shine at the American Transplant Congress
Members of the Transplant Division recently shined at the American Transplant Congress. Dixon Kaufman, MD, PhD, was installed as President of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS). Transplant surgery research fellow Natalie Bath, MD, …