2020 Match: Announcing our new residents
The University of Wisconsin Department of Surgery is excited to announce the selection of our 2020 matched residents. We’re pleased to welcome these gifted future surgeons to our residency programs. General Surgery Residency >> Academic …
March 20, 2020Welcoming Dr. Nikole Neidlinger
Nikole Neidlinger, MD, joined our faculty on March 1 as an Associate Professor in the Division of Transplantation. Dr. Neidlinger received her medical degree from Tulane University, completed her general surgery residency at University of …
March 3, 2020
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 …
February 25, 2020
Featured Alumni: Sean Ronnekleiv-Kelly, MD
Dr. Sean Ronnekliev-Kelly, MD and family Catch up with Sean Ronnekleiv-Kelly, MD, a graduate of our general surgery residency. What year did you graduate? I completed my residency at the UW School of Medicine and …
February 18, 2020Dr. Ben Zarzaur joins NIH Study Section
Ben Zarzaur, MD, MPH, Chair of the Division of Acute Care and Regional General Surgery, has been accepted as a member of the National Institutes of Health Center for Scientific Review’s Health Services Organization and …
February 10, 2020
Department Ranks 8th in Country for 2019 NIH Funding
The University of Wisconsin Department of Surgery again ranked in the top 10 of US Surgical Departments in the 2019 Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research Rankings, with funding of $13,133,940. We significantly increased our …
February 10, 2020
Odorico Lab receives two new grants
The Odorico Lab, led by Jon Odorico, MD, recently received two new grants. The UW Office of Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education is supporting “Probing the human pancreas and islet matrisome for matrixstem …
January 31, 2020Amy Fiedler, MD, selected for 2020 Class of Presidential Leadership Scholars Program
The Presidential Leadership Scholars (PLS) program has announced that Amy Fiedler, MD, a cardiac surgeon and Assistant Professor in the University of Wisconsin’s School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Surgery, has been selected …
January 29, 2020Department celebrates research accomplishments at annual summit
Last week, we celebrated our Department’s impressive research accomplishments at the Research Summit 2020: Forward Vision. Thank you to everyone who made this event a success, including the Summit committee: Co-Chair Hau Le, MD, Co-Chair Angela …
January 27, 2020Winners of the 2020 Department Science Image Contest
Check out the winners and all submissions for our Surgery Science Image Contest, held annually as part of our Research Summit. Winner: “Normothermic Perfusion of a Donor Heart” Kaelin Grant, CCRC, Research Program Manager, with the help …
January 27, 2020
Dr. Lee Wilke helps lead company revolutionizing tumor marketing
Dr. Lee Wilke is a co-founder of a health technology company that aims to revolutionize how breast tumors are marked for surgical removal. Read about their breakthroughs in the below story, which was originally published …
January 17, 2020Weight loss study recruiting participants
Partner2Lose, a weight loss study run by Corrine Voils, PhD, is currently recruiting participants: Do you want to lose weight? Are you ready to try something new? Partner2Lose is a nutrition and weight loss study …
January 17, 2020UW Hospital becomes third center in U.S. to perform donation after circulatory death (DCD) heart transplant
The Department of Surgery and the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery celebrated a landmark in transplantation surgery on Dec. 30 with the first donation after circulatory death (DCD) heart transplant performed at UW Hospital, making it …
January 10, 2020Welcoming Dr. Compton Kurtz
Join us in welcoming Compton Kurtz, MD, to our faculty as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery. Dr. Kurtz will be joining the UW Health Comprehensive Weight Management Program as a …
December 23, 2019
Hawkeyes and Badgers unite to fight pancreatic cancer
Mike Oglesby dances with his daughter Shannon at her wedding. Though it’s rare to find an Iowa Hawkeye who will show love for the Wisconsin Badgers, the “Faj Squad” is ready to give up the …
December 16, 2019Two medical students win Shapiro Excellence in Student Research awards
Two medical students mentored by Department members recently won Shapiro Excellence in Student Research awards at the 18th Annual Medical Student Research Forum. Christina Dudley, who is mentored by Heather Neuman, MD, MS, presented “Rates …
December 11, 2019Dr. Angela Ingraham selected as member of Future Trauma Leaders Program
Congratulations to Dr. Angela Ingraham, who was selected as a member of the Future Trauma Leaders Program, organized by the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma. In the two-year program, Dr. Ingraham will participate in …
December 11, 20192019 Forward Award winner: Dr. Rebecca Sippel
Every year we honor our talented alumni moving surgery forward by presenting one special alumnus with the Forward Award, which acknowledges outstanding alumni contributions by current or former residents, faculty, and fellows of the Department …
December 10, 2019November Publications from the Department of Surgery
Congratulations to our faculty, fellows, residents, and staff who were published in November: Looking Ahead: the SSAT Strategic Plan Version 2.0 for the Next Decade Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery Anne Lidor, MD, MPH Office-Based Steroid Injections …
December 5, 2019
University Hospital Named in Nation’s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals
University Hospital was recently named one of the nation’s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals by IBM Watson Health, a business unit of IBM dedicated to improving population health. This is the 10th time University Hospital has …
December 4, 2019
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