Dr. Gretchen Schwarze Named 2024 Hastings Center Fellow
Dr. Margaret “Gretchen” Schwarze, Professor in the Division of Vascular Surgery, was recently named a 2024 Hastings Center Fellow. Hastings Center Fellows are an elected group of individuals of outstanding accomplishment whose work has informed …
December 30, 2024Dr. David Aufhauser Awarded Grant from Association of Organ Procurement Organizations Foundation
Advances in organ storage techniques have revolutionized organ donation after cardiac death. These techniques, called normothermic regional perfusion (NRP), allow a transplant team to restore blood and oxygen to organs to help them recover normal …
December 30, 2024Wisconsin Surgery Research Roundup: November 2024
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 …
December 18, 2024Dr. Muhammed Murtaza and Michelle Stephens Named 2024 WARF Innovation Award Winners
Dr. Muhammed Murtaza, Associate Professor in the Division of Surgical Oncology, and Michelle Stephens, researcher in the Department of Surgery, received the 2024 WARF Innovation Award for their work, Simplifying the Process for Early Detection, …
December 13, 2024Harris Lab Receives Research Funding from Three Campus-based Programs and Partners
It’s been a bountiful fall for research funding for the Wisconsin Surgical Laboratory in Metabolism (WiSLiM) run by Dave Harris, MD, an Assistant Professor in the Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery. Over the last three …
December 10, 2024Wisconsin Surgery Research Roundup: October 2024
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 …
November 21, 2024Dr. Catherine Jensen Awarded SOC Michael Zinner Health Services Research Fellowship
Dr. Catherine Jensen, general surgery resident, was selected for the Surgical Outcomes Club Michael Zinner Health Services Research Fellowship. This fellowship provides an avenue for junior surgical investigators to acquire the skills needed to develop, …
November 13, 2024Microsurgery and Regenerative Medicine Lab Expands Global Education
Microsurgery is a specialized field within plastic surgery that uses precision instruments and an operating microscope to reconnect blood vessels, nerves and lymphatics. The field of microsurgery allows body parts to be rebuilt with one’s …
November 12, 2024Brown Lab Receives Accelerator Award from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
One of the lines of research that Division of Transplantation Assistant Professor Matthew Brown, PhD, is conducting focuses on developing regenerative medicine therapies that can treat or cure disease. Regenerative medicine is a field of …
November 11, 2024Welcome Dr. David Zopf to the Division of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
David Zopf, MD, MS, is an Associate Professor in the Division of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery and the Section Chief of Pediatric Otolaryngology. Dr. Zopf will be actively involved in surgical and innovation education, innovative …
November 8, 2024Baldwin Grant Allows Dr. Girma Tefera to Introduce Trauma Management Training to Ethiopia
In 2019, Dr. Girma Tefera, Professor of the Division of Vascular Surgery, was awarded a Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment Project Grant. The Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment is a competitive grant program that fosters public engagement …
November 5, 2024100 Years of Surgery: Celebrating 10 Decades of Improving Lives and Moving Health Care Forward
This article first appeared in the ‘Quarterly,’ The Magazine for alumni, friends, faculty, and students of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. See the complete issue, along with the original layout …
November 4, 2024Dr. Kristin Long Named Vice Chair of Global Surgery
The Department of Surgery recently named Dr. Kristin Long, Associate Professor in the Division of Endocrine Surgery, Vice Chair of Global Surgery. She assumed the role on Nov. 1. “It’s truly an honor to follow …
November 1, 2024Dr. Luke Funk Receives 2024-2025 James IV Traveling Fellowship Award
Dr. Luke Funk, Professor in the Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery, was selected as a recipient of the 2024-2025 James IV Traveling Fellowship award. This fellowship is designed to promote communication and collaboration in the …
October 31, 2024Welcome Dr. Elaine Bigelow to the Division of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
Elaine Bigelow, MD, is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery. Dr. Bigelow will join the Otolaryngology Facial Plastics surgical program, and will have practice locations out of University Hospital, Eastpark …
October 30, 2024
Welcome Jane Ewing, URiM Participant!
The School of Medicine and Public Health and Department of Surgery is committed to being a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and anti-racist learning environment and workplace. The Underrepresented in Medicine (URiM) Visiting Student Scholarship Program, sponsored …
October 28, 2024Wisconsin Surgery Research Roundup: September 2024
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 …
October 24, 20242024 Forward Award Winner: Dr. Herbert Chen
The Layton Rikkers Surgical Society is proud to celebrate the Forward Award on behalf of the University of Wisconsin Department of Surgery. This award recognizes outstanding alumni contributions by current or former residents, faculty, and …
October 23, 2024Department of Surgery Postdoctoral Fellow Receives Grant to Improve Diagnosis of Sepsis
Congratulations to Haikun Zhang, PhD, who recently received a one-year, $19,000 research award from the Wisconsin Partnership Program’s 20th Anniversary Postdoctoral Grant Program. Zhang is a postdoctoral fellow who works jointly in the labs of …
October 23, 2024Murtaza and Zafar Awarded Grant to Determine if Metastatic GI Cancer Is Detectable in Abdominal Fluid
Promising advancements have been made in the ability to detect and monitor different types of cancers by analyzing blood samples to look for tumor-specific DNA that is circulating in plasma. However, abdominal cancers that have …
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