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 …
Research
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. Hau Le’s Lung Development Research
Dr. Hau Le (left) and lab members. Get to know the research of Dr. Hau Le, Assistant Professor of Pediatric Surgery. Dr. Hau Le’s lab is embedded within the BioInspired Materials Lab of Dr. William …
Department Summer Medical Student Researchers
This summer 21 medical students joined us for short-term mentored research experiences with faculty members under the Shapiro Summer Research Program, T32 grants, and T35 grants. Learn what they studied below. Andre Obua (Mentor: David …
General surgery residents’ research years: recent projects
Dr. Juan Danobeitia works with lab members in the Luis Fernandez lab. Dr. Danobeitia participated in the Transplant Research Training Program during his research years. Between their second and third years in residency, general surgery …
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 …
First Surgical Collaborative of Wisconsin meeting a success
Attendees at the 1st Surgical Collaborative of Wisconsin member meeting develop action plans for one of SCW’s inaugural quality initiatives, “Enhanced Recovery Protocols for Colorectal Surgery.” The Surgical Collaborative of Wisconsin (SCW) held its first …
Studying the transfer of emergency general surgery patients: Dr. Ingraham’s research
Rural-urban makeup of Wisconsin, showing location of critical access hospitals, hospitals, and tertiary care centers. Dr. Ingraham will use the state of Wisconsin as a test case to examine the structure and coordination of interhospital …
Dr. Susan Pitt awarded NIH K08 grant
Congratulations to Dr. Susan Pitt, who was awarded an NIH five-year Clinical Investigator K08 Award from the National Cancer Institute for her project, “Impact of Emotions on Treatment Decisions About Low-Risk Thyroid Cancer.” This award …
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 …