Before a donor liver is transplanted into an organ recipient, could it be modified to reduce the risk of the recipient’s immune system rejecting the liver? That’s the question Division of Transplantation Assistant Professor David …
Research
Schwarze Funded to Evaluate Surgical Training Curriculum on Effective Patient Communication
In treating patients with serious illnesses and those who are near the end of life, surgeons regularly face the difficult ethical challenge of supporting patients and their families through high-stakes decision-making, such as whether to …
Wisconsin Surgery Research Roundup: March 2024
Wisconsin Department of Surgery members engage in remarkable research that yields many impactful publications every month. We’re highlighting several of these publications monthly to showcase the diversity of research in the department; see selections from …
Drs. Funk and Gibson Named as the New Vice Chairs of Research
The Department of Surgery recently named Dr. Luke Funk, Associate Professor in the Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery, and Dr. Angela Gibson, Associate Professor in the Division of Acute Care and Regional General Surgery, as …
Voils and Mintz Awarded NIH Grant that Will Aid Planning of a Weight Loss Trial Using Personalized Levels of Incentives
Obesity affects 2 out of 5 American adults and causes an increased risk for a wide variety of serious diseases and health conditions, including those that can lead to stroke, heart attack, and death. While …
Surgery Faculty Receive Grant to Pilot Test Fundamentals of Communication in Surgery Curriculum
Each year 15 million Americans decide to have surgery. While these operations are largely beneficial, it’s not uncommon for patients to struggle with recalling what their surgeon told them, become overwhelmed by the experience of surgery, …
Al-Adra Receives Transition to Independence Grant from KidneyCure
Division of Transplantation Assistant Professor David Al-Adra, MD, PhD, has a long-term goal: to become an independently funded researcher with expertise in how the immune system responds to a transplanted organ and how this response …
Neuman Awarded Federal Grant to Study Patient-Surgeon Interactions on Low-Value Procedures
What happens during a conversation between a patient with cancer and their surgeon when the patient is interested in a procedure for which the surgeon knows there is little value? This is the very question …
Department of Surgery Faculty Members Recognized as Healthcare Research All-Stars
Several Department of Surgery faculty members were recently recognized as healthcare research all-stars by Avant-Garde Health. These surgeons were selected for the quality and quantity of research that they authored and published during 2021 and …
Doctoral Student in Ciucci Lab Awarded Prestigious NIH Fellowship Award
Maryann Krasko, MS, a doctoral student in UW’s Communication Sciences and Disorders program, envisions a world where patients with neurodegenerative disorders – who struggle with many complicated and debilitating symptoms – can at least retain …