Tongue muscles up close Jonathan Russell, PhD, an Associate Scientist collaborating with Nadine Connor, PhD, has received a NIH R01 grant for his project, “Treatment of Functional Deficits In Tongue Muscles Induced by Radiation and …
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2017 in Photos
Time moves fast in a surgery department. That’s why we’re taking a moment to celebrate all our team accomplished in 2017 by sharing some of our favorite images from a busy, successful year. 12. Celebrating …
Welcoming our new Chair, Dr. Rebecca Minter
The Department of Surgery is thrilled to welcome Rebecca M. Minter, MD, as our next Chair, effective January 1st, 2018. Dr. Minter will hold the Anthony Curreri Chair in the department. Dr. Minter is a …
Dr. Angela Gibson awarded 2017 New Investigator Program Grant
Angela Gibson, MD, PhD, FACS, has been awarded a 2017 New Investigator Program grant for her project “Autologous Regeneration in Burn Injured Patients.” Awarded by the Partnership Education and Research Committee of the University of …
Otolaryngology researcher Cynthia Kelm-Nelson receives NIH R21 grant
Cynthia Kelm-Nelson, PhD, received a three-year NIH R21 grant for $153,000 annually, awarded through The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. This grant supports her project “Communication dysfunction in Parkinson disease: Integrated genetic …
Dr. Schwarze honored as National Academy of Medicine Emerging Leader
Gretchen Schwarze, MD, MPP, FACS, was selected as an inaugural member of the National Academy of Medicine’s Emerging Leaders Forum. This program honors and supports early-career leaders in health and medicine who are poised to …
Division of Otolaryngology hosts annual Clinical Experience for UW PA Program
The Division of Otolaryngology held its annual Otolaryngology Clinical Experience for the UW PA program, hosting 40 PA students. In the course, PA students gained experience in performing, describing, and communicating results from a structured …
American Family Children’s Hospital Craniofacial Clinic re-credentialed as American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association approved site
The American Family Children’s Hospital Cleft Lip and Palate/Craniofacial Anomalies Clinic has been re-credentialed as an approved site by the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association. This credentialing process recognizes the high quality of care available at …
Submit your abstract for the Upper Airway Microbiome Science Course
We are now accepting abstracts for the 2018 Upper Airway Microbiome conference, hosted by the Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. The overarching goal of this conference is to advance and integrate our fund of …
Rebecca Minter Named Surgery Chair
Dr. Rebecca Minter will become the next chair of the Department of Surgery at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. Minter comes to Wisconsin from the University of Texas Southwestern, where …