Research in the Division of Pediatric Surgery has grown tremendously over the past several years. The Division is committed to outstanding clinical outcomes and identifying potential areas of basic science breakthroughs for infants with surgical diseases. The research endeavors within the Division of Pediatric Surgery are focused on meshing these two expectations. Our clinical research includes the development and participation in multi-institutional trials focusing on improving trauma care, managing postoperative pain, and treating various surgical diseases of the chest and abdomen. The basic science research programs are investigating causes and treatments for various intestinal diseases including short gut, intestinal atresia and Hirschprung’s disease.
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Surgery Scientist Receives Funding to Examine Early Immune Response in Type 1 Diabetes Transplant Therapy
Type 1 diabetes affects more than 1.6 million people in the U.S., including a growing number of children and adolescents. The disease develops when the immune system mistakenly attacks and destroys the pancreatic islet cells, …
Wisconsin Surgery Research Roundup: September 2025 and October 2025
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 …
Transplant Surgeon-Scientist Receives New Investigator Award from Wisconsin Partnership Program
Over 12,000 patients in the state of Wisconsin are impacted by kidney failure. Receiving a new kidney from an organ donor can cure kidney failure, but there is nowhere near enough donor kidneys to meet …
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