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Dr. David Schneider awarded grant for text analysis research

Posted on June 19, 2019

David Schneider, MD, MS, received a $50,000 grant from ICTR for “Computational Text Analysis for Measuring Quality of Life in Cancer Care.” Dr. Schneider will be developing automated text analysis tools that will enable clinicians …

Posted in Honors and Awards, News, Research, WiSORTagged endocrine

Improving the Quality of Hernia Operations through Surgical Coaching

Posted on February 20, 2019

Musicians, athletes, and even business executives use coaching to improve performance. Why not surgeons? While we may not associate coaching with surgery, Caprice Greenberg, MD, MPH, and her team in the Wisconsin Surgical Outcomes Research …

Posted in News, Research, WiSORTagged coaching, hernia, WiSOR

Dr. Elise Lawson awarded grant for rectal cancer research

Posted on January 17, 2019

Elise Lawson, MD, MSHS recently received an American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant for her project, “Addressing disparities in outcomes for patients with rectal cancer in Wisconsin by identifying multi-level facilitators and barriers to provision of …

Posted in Honors and Awards, News, Research, WiSORTagged colorectal, WiSOR

Dr. Schwarze honored with Vilas Faculty Mid-Career Investigator Award

Posted on January 17, 2019

Gretchen Schwarze, MD, has been awarded a 2-year, $100,000, Vilas Faculty Mid-Career Investigator Award from the University of Wisconsin. This prestigious campus-level award is given to mid-career faculty in recognition of excellence in research and …

Posted in Honors and Awards, News, Research, WiSORTagged vascular, WiSOR

Dr. Kara Vande Walle chosen for Outstanding Resident Research Award

Posted on December 13, 2018

General surgery resident Kara Vande Walle, MD, has been chosen to receive the Association for Academic Surgery’s Outstanding Resident Research Award – Education for her work entitled, “What Makes a Good Surgical Coach?” Co-authors include …

Posted in Education, Honors and Awards, News, WiSORTagged coaching, general surgery, residency, WiSOR

Dr. Luke Funk receives two-year, $420,000 NIH R21 Award

Posted on September 24, 2018

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 …

Posted in Honors and Awards, News, Research, WiSORTagged bariatric, WiSOR

Dr. Caprice Greenberg receives five-year, $1.9 Million R01 Grant

Posted on September 24, 2018

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 …

Posted in Honors and Awards, News, Research, WiSORTagged coaching, WiSOR

Dr. Corrine Voils receives five-year R01 grant

Posted on August 13, 2018

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 …

Posted in Honors and Awards, News, Research, WiSORTagged WiSOR

First Surgical Collaborative of Wisconsin meeting a success

Posted on August 9, 2018

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 …

Posted in Education, News, WiSORTagged WiSOR

Dr. Susan Pitt awarded NIH K08 grant

Posted on July 16, 2018

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 …

Posted in News, Research, WiSORTagged WiSOR
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