Give

Your gift will help the Department of Surgery meet its goals in treatment, research and education. Our physicians provide state-of-the-art surgical care for adult and pediatric patients across the state and conduct innovative research that strives to understand and treat a variety of conditions and life-threatening illnesses. We consider our supporters our partners in this work.

Make your gift online

Gifts can be made online at the following link to the Department of Surgery Strategic Initiatives Fund. Your generous contribution toward this fund provides vital fiscal support for advancing new surgical research priorities and initiatives within the University of Wisconsin Department of Surgery and across its seven divisions. Donors can direct their contributions to individual surgeons, areas of research, or in memory or honor of an individual.

Make your gift by mail

To mail a gift, please print the gift form, complete and mail it with your check made payable to the University of Wisconsin Foundation to:

University of Wisconsin Foundation
US Bank Lockbox, Box 78807
Milwaukee WI
53278-0807

Named chairs and professorships

Named chairs and professorships help us attract and retain the very highest quality scholars. The income from these funds allow our faculty to pursue new research ideas and strengthen clinical programs.

View our current named chairs and professorships

More information

If you have any questions about making a financial contribution, a planned gift or establishing a named fund for the Department of Surgery, please contact:

Kristen Wolfe
Senior Director of Development
(608) 260-5386
kristen.wolfe@supportuw.org

Michelle Oster
Campaign Strategist & Managing Senior Director of Development
(608) 345-2953
michelle.oster@supportuw.org

Moving surgery forward: Stories from our supporters

Anthony D’Alessandro, MD, Wins Lifetime Achievement Award
University of Wisconsin Department of Surgery faculty member Anthony D’Alessandro, MD, was honored with the Association of Organ Procurement Organizations’ (AOPO) Lifetime Achievement Award at their 2022 Annual Meeting in Phoenix, AZ, this past June. …
Remembering John R. Pellett, MD
As the news spread last fall that John Pellett, MD, an emeritus professor of surgery at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and esteemed general and thoracic surgeon at UW Health, …
William D. Turnipseed, MD: Pioneering Vascular Surgery at UW-Madison
Bill and Sandy Turnipseed Vascular Surgery Fund: This fund was established in 2021 by Dr. William D. Turnipseed, Emeritus Professor of Vascular Surgery at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health. Dr. …
Eugene “Chip” Foley Honored at Retirement with Namesake Fund
After 14 years with the Wisconsin Department of Surgery, Professor Eugene “Chip” Foley, MD, FACS, made the decision to retire in late September, 2021. But rather than sending him off with a party and a …
A new place to heal: supporting burn survivors, transforming lives
Mike Wos knows what it’s like to be a firefighter and a paramedic. On the scene of many fires, he’s rescued people who have sustained life-altering burn injuries. Witnessing the struggle and courage of burn …