Suzanne (Suzie) Inchauste, MD, is an associate professor in the Division of Plastic Surgery. Dr. Inchauste was recruited as the Director of Breast Reconstruction and Lymphedema Surgery within the Division of Plastic Surgery. In this …
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DOS Research Aims To Improve Breast Cancer Outcomes
It’s estimated that in 2025 more than 300,000 women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer and more than 40,000 will succumb to the disease. Researchers around the globe are diligently working …
Dr. Aaron Dingle Promoted to Assistant Professor in the Division of Plastic Surgery
Aaron Dingle, PhD has been promoted to an assistant professor in the Division of Plastic Surgery. Dr. Dingle is a scientist and educator whose work focuses on advancing research in regenerative medicine, transplantation, and neuroprosthetics. …
Welcome Dr. Ethan MacKenzie to the Division of Plastic Surgery
Ethan MacKenzie, MD, returns to the UW–Madison Department of Surgery as an assistant professor in the Division of Plastic Surgery. Dr. MacKenzie completed his plastic surgery residency at Wisconsin Surgery in 2024. As an assistant …
Dr. Courtney Balentine Named Executive Director of WiSOR and Director of Data Science
Dr. Courtney Balentine, associate professor in the Division of Endocrine Surgery, was named the Executive Director of WiSOR, effective Nov. 1, 2025, and the Director of Data Science. Dr. Balentine has a strong track record …
2025 Forward Award Winner: Dr. Kevin Wasco
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 …
UW Health Transplant Center Completes its 1,000 Lung Transplant
Dr. Margaret “Gretchen” Schwarze Named to National Academy of Medicine
Wisconsin Surgery Hosts Two Surgeons from Africa
As part of Dr. Syed Nabeel Zafar’s ongoing Baldwin Award-funded project focused on perioperative quality improvement (QI) capacity building in Sub-Saharan Africa, the Department of Surgery hosted two visiting surgeons: Dr. Yoseph Betore Godebo from …
Plastic Surgery Resident and Medical Student Win ASPS Inventors Challenge
Dr. Jasmine Craig, plastic surgery resident, recently won the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) Inventors Challenge. Dr. Craig won this award with the support of Nada Botros, a medical student at the Medical College …