Partner2Lose is a weight loss and management study at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, with Principal Investigator Corrine Voils, PhD. The study is now enrolling couples into this 2-year program that will compare two ways for …
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Dr. Jack Jiang receives NIH R01 Grant
Jack Jiang, MD, PhD, received a $1.9 million NIH R01 grant for his project, “Chaos in human phonation and its measurement,” beginning this May. This five-year project will study how voice dysfunction is detected and …
Dr. Josh Mezrich featured in numerous national news outlets
Josh Mezrich, MD, appeared in numerous national news outlets recently in coverage of his new book, When Death Becomes Life, including an Atlantic article discussing the ethics of transplantation for patients with alcoholism, an interview …
Dr. Jon Odorico interviewed on stem cell research at UW
Jon Odorico, MD, was interviewed in the Wisconsin Medical Alumni Association’s magazine Quarterly as part of a feature story on stem cell research at UW. He discusses the role of stem cell therapies in diabetes …
Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program awarded accreditation
Congratulations to faculty and staff that support UW Health’s Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program, which was recently awarded a five-year accreditation from the Adult Congenital Heart Association for its excellence. It is only one of …
Winners of the 2019 Department Science Image Contest
Check out the winners and all submissions for our Behind the Lens: Surgery Science Image Contest, held annually as part of our Research Summit. Winner: “When death overtakes us, all that we have is left to …
Welcoming new leaders in the Division of Acute Care and Regional General Surgery
We are pleased to announce the appointments of two outstanding new faculty, Ben L. Zarzaur, MD, MPH, and Stephanie Savage, MD, MS. They will assume leadership positions in the recently created Division of Acute Care …
Department research highlighted at recent annual summit
Department research efforts shined last week at the annual Research Summit. The tenth annual event brought together over 300 research-minded colleagues to share ideas and encourage collaborations. Guest speaker Debra Houry, MD, Director of the …
Dr. Josh Mezrich interviewed on NPR’s Fresh Air
Josh Mezrich, MD, transplant surgeon and author, was recently interviewed on National Public Radio’s Fresh Air to discuss his new book, “When Death Becomes Life: Notes from a Transplant Surgeon.” Listen to the show online.
Dr. Elise Lawson awarded grant for rectal cancer research
Elise Lawson, MD, MSHS recently received an American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant for her project, “Addressing disparities in outcomes for patients with rectal cancer in Wisconsin by identifying multi-level facilitators and barriers to provision of …