General surgery resident Kara Vande Walle, MD, has been chosen to receive the Association for Academic Surgery’s Outstanding Resident Research Award – Education for her work entitled, “What Makes a Good Surgical Coach?” Co-authors include …
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Faculty Selected for Junior Faculty Exchange Program
Our Department is establishing junior faculty exchange visiting professor programs with several other academic programs across the country. Our goal is to foster research collaborations and networking, and to raise awareness of the research efforts …
Dr. Dixon Kaufman and colleagues leading UW participation in kidney transplant trial
Dixon Kaufman, MD, PhD, and colleagues in the Division of Transplantation were featured in the Wisconsin State Journal. The article, “Sisters pioneer new kidney transplant at UW that includes immune system,” features a pioneering new …
Surgery student researchers win Shapiro Awards
Medical student surgery summer research assistants Stephen Chen and Nadeem Bandealy were both awarded Shapiro Excellence in Student Research Awards at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health Annual Medical Student Research Forum on …
Clinics awarded with UW Health Team Awards
Congratulations to the clinics awarded with UW Health Team Awards, which recognizes clinics embodying Ambulatory Service Standards: Audiology (1 S Park), Medical and Surgical Weight Management (The American Center), Otolaryngology (Transformations), and Plastic Surgery (1 …
Faculty members appointed as Fellows of the American College of Surgeons
Special congratulations to the faculty members who were appointed as Fellows of the American College of Surgeons (FACS). This designation after a surgeon’s name mean that their education and training, professional qualifications, surgical competence, and …
Department members honored at Wisconsin Society of Otolaryngology meeting
The Wisconsin Society of Otolaryngology hosted its annual meeting October 27-28, which was attended by Otolaryngologists and Advanced Practice Providers from around the state. Otolaryngology residents Chad Ennis, MD, and Matthew Hoffman, MD, PhD, received …
2018 Forward Award Winner: Louis Bernhardt
Every year we honor our talented alumni moving surgery forward by presenting one special alumni with the Forward Award, which acknowledges outstanding alumni contributions by current or former residents, faculty, and fellows of the Department …
Department Administrator Mary Marshall to Retire after 30 Years
Department of Surgery Administrator Mary Marshall retires on November 16 after 30 years of Service to the University. Mary’s leadership and contributions to the Department leave an enduring legacy. Otolaryngologist Chuck Ford, MD, noted Mary’s …
Dr. Michael Bentz awarded with American Society of Plastic Surgeons Honorary Citation
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) has awarded Michael L. Bentz, MD, Professor of Surgery, Pediatrics, and Neurosurgery at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, with a 2018 ASPS Honorary …