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 …
Research
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 …
Two faculty awarded NIH R01s
Two faculty members were recently awarded five-year NIH R01 grants. Jack Jiang, MD, PhD, was awarded a grant for his project “The interaction between vocal fold hydration and vibratory biomechanics,” and Susan Thibeault, PhD, CCC-SLP, …
Dr. Kyla Bennett awarded KL2 Program Scholar Award
Congratulations to Dr. Kyla Bennett who was awarded a KL2 Program Scholar Award from the UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research. This two-year award will support 50% of Dr. Bennett’s time, which she will …
Meet the Lab: Dr. Heather Neuman’s GEAR lab
Pictured: (bottom row): Dr. Heather Neuman, resident Dr. Trista Stankowski-Drengler. (back row): Jessica Schumacher, Jennifer Tucholka Meet one of our many research labs! Here’s Dr. Heather Neuman’s lab, in their own words: We are committed to …
Dr. Greenberg awarded grants for Surgical Collaborative of WI
Caprice Greenberg, MD, MPH, has been awarded a 2-year, $200,000 Opportunity Grant from the Wisconsin Partnership Education and Research Committee for her project, “Improving Access to High Quality Surgical Care in Wisconsin Communities.” The funds …
Helping hearts beat in innovative trial
Image of the HeartMate 3 system provided courtesy of St. Jude Medical, Inc Update: As of October 19th, the HeartMate 3 LVAD trial, which our Department is participating in, has been approved by the FDA …
Dr. Neuman receives 2018 Clinical Investigator Award
Congratulations to Dr. Heather Neuman, recipient of the Society of Surgical Oncology’s 2018 Clinical Investigator Award. This 2-year, $100,000 award will support her study, “Understanding Socioeconomic Disparities in the Receipt of Post-Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction.” Two awards …
Hartwell Foundation awards two UW Madison Investigators
The Hartwell Foundation officially announced the recipients of the 2017 Hartwell Individual Biomedical Research Awards, which will provide support for three years. Twelve individuals representing ten institutions received recognition as Hartwell Investigators. This year, two …
Dr. Kaufman awarded year-long pilot grant
Dixon Kaufman, MD, PhD, and co-investigator Igor Slukvin, MD, PhD, from the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, were awarded a one-year pilot grant from the UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research for their …