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 …
Research
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 …
Dr. Angela Ingraham selected for Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality K08 Award
Congratulations to Angela Ingraham, MD, MS, FACS, who was selected for a Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development K08 Award from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality for her project, “A Critical Assessment of …
Dr. Christopher Zimmermann selected for Surgical Ethics Fellowship
Congratulations to general surgery resident Dr. Christopher Zimmermann who was selected for the 2018-2019 American College of Surgeons-MacLean Center Surgical Ethics Fellowship at the University of Chicago. This one year, part-time fellowship prepares surgeons for …
First ever Surgical Coaching Summit a success
The first ever Surgical Coaching Summit, recently hosted by our Department and WiSOR, was a success. Over 40 people gathered for two days to learn from a diverse group of speakers from across the country …
Meet the lab: Dr. Robert Redfield’s Transplant Lab
Pictured left to right: Dr. Robert Redfield, Dr. Natalie Bath, Bret Verhoven Meet Dr. Robert Redfield’s lab! The primary focus of Dr. Redfield’s research is to develop strategies that are safe and effective in preventing and …
Department faculty and alumni research on residency debt featured
Department faculty, residents, and alumni recently earned media attention for their paper examining the impact and extent of education debt among surgical residents, published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons May 31st. Lead author …