Microsurgery and Regenerative Medicine Lab trains Ukrainian Surgeons
During the first two weeks of April, six Ukrainian surgeons joined Wisconsin Surgery to learn limb-saving microsurgery techniques to treat war injuries. The Microsurgery and Regenerative Medicine Lab, led by Drs. Samuel Poore and Aaron …
In My Own Words: Dr. Miloš Buhavac’s Trip to Ethiopia
At the beginning of March, I traveled to Hawassa University Hospital in Hawassa, Ethiopia as a part of the American College of Surgeons Health Outreach Program for Equity in Global Surgery (ACS H.O.P.E). ACS H.O.P.E …
In My Own Words: Dr. Saad Sahi’s Trip to Burundi and Uganda
In late November and early December of 2025, I traveled to Burundi and Uganda for two interconnected global surgery activities: the annual College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa (COSECSA) scientific conference and …
In My Own Words: Dr. Jawara’s Global Surgery Elective Rotation to The Gambia
I completed my global surgery elective at Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital (EFSTH) in Banjul, The Gambia. It is the only referral center and Level I trauma center in the country with intensive care unit …
Wisconsin Surgery Faculty and Resident Integral in Formation of Ethiopia Education Workshop
On Sept. 29 and 30, Dr. Kristin Long, associate professor in the Division of Endocrine Surgery and Vice Chair of Global Surgery, and Dr. Clayton Marcinak, general surgery resident, helped develop and present at the …
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Kristin Long, MD, MPH
Associate Professor, Division of Endocrine Surgery
Vice Chair of Global Surgery
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Global Health Coordinator, Global Surgery
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