UW Health Leads Nation in 2020 Kidney Exchanges
The UW Health Transplant Center performed 64 paired kidney exchanges in 2020, the most in the nation. This accomplishment, achieved despite several COVID-19-related shutdowns, contributed to a record-breaking year for UW Health during which 548 …
May 10, 2021New Work on Racial Disparities in Postoperative Outcomes
A team of Wisconsin Department of Surgery plastic surgery residents and students from the Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health has published a study on racial disparities in postoperative outcomes in a recent special issue …
April 12, 2021
2021 Match: Announcing Our New Residents!
The Wisconsin Department of Surgery is excited to announce the selection of our 2021 matched residents. We’re pleased to welcome these gifted future surgeons to our residency programs! General Surgery Residency >> Academic Track Melanie …
March 19, 2021New Research on Detecting Cancer in Urine
A study published last week in Science Translational Medicine and led by Muhammed Murtaza, MBBS, PhD, Associate Professor in the Division of Surgical Oncology at Wisconsin Surgery, shows that it may be possible to detect …
February 22, 2021Enhancing Women Cancer Survivors’ Quality of Life
A program created by two UW Health advanced practice providers to help women manage sexual side effects from cancer treatment is featured in the latest issue of the Journal of the Advanced Practitioner in Oncology. …
January 26, 2021University Hospital Set Transplant Record in 2020
Despite the challenges of a global pandemic, our transplant teams were able to provide a record 548 people with a new lease on life last year. That total includes a record 315 kidney transplants. Read …
January 12, 2021Welcome Dr. Meeghan Lautner to the Division of Surgical Oncology!
The Department of Surgery is pleased to welcome Dr. Meeghan Lautner as Associate Professor in the Division of Surgical Oncology. Dr. Lautner’s clinical practice will be based primarily at University Hospital, where she will participate …
December 15, 2020Dr. Hau Le Recognized as “Rising Star”
In a virtual ceremony on December 7, pediatric surgical oncologist Dr. Hau Le received the UW Health Rising Star Clinical Practice Award for 2020. Dr. Le’s accomplishment is part of the annual Physician Excellence Awards, …
December 12, 2020Welcome Jeffrey Du Bois, MD, to a New Faculty Position as Clinical Professor in the Division of Pediatric Surgery!
The Department of Surgery is pleased to announce that as of November 1, 2020, Dr. Jeffrey Du Bois holds the position of Clinical Professor (CT) in the Division of Pediatric Surgery. Dr. Du Bois, who …
November 6, 2020Department of Surgery Advanced Practice Providers Honored
Congratulations to our department’s Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) who were nominated for the 2020 UW Health APP Excellence Awards, and to Amanda Meyer, PA-C, who won the Excellence in Leadership Award! Seven of this year’s …
October 28, 2020Dr. Amy Fiedler’s Presidential Leadership Scholars Project Highlighted
In January 2020, cardiac surgeon Amy Fiedler got the exciting news that she’d been selected as a Presidential Leadership Scholar. She started the program taking two of several planned trips to presidential centers to learn …
October 22, 2020Madison Health Systems Enact Anti-Discrimination Policies to Protect Caregivers
UW Health, UnityPoint Health-Meriter and SSM Health are standing in support of our caregivers by enacting policies that prohibit discriminatory behavior against our physicians, providers and staff. The policies unequivocally state that we will not …
October 20, 2020Welcome Dr. Syed Nabeel Zafar to the Division of Surgical Oncology!
The Department of Surgery is pleased to welcome Dr. Nabeel Zafar as Assistant Professor (CHS) in the Division of Surgical Oncology. Dr. Zafar will be joining active peritoneal surface malignancy, hepatopancreatobiliary, and GI oncology programs, …
October 2, 2020Welcome Dr. Muhammed Murtaza to the Division of Surgical Oncology!
The Department of Surgery is pleased to welcome Dr. Muhammed Murtaza as Associate Professor in the Division of Surgical Oncology. Dr. Murtaza will be joining the Center for Human Genomics and Precision Medicine, located in …
October 2, 2020Welcome Jessica Schumacher, PhD, to a new faculty role with the Wisconsin Surgical Outcomes Research Program!
The Department of Surgery is pleased to announce that Dr. Jessica Schumacher will now hold the position of Associate Professor in WISOR. Dr. Schumacher, who has been with the School of Medicine and Public Health …
September 21, 2020Welcome Dr. Patrick Varley to the Division of Surgical Oncology!
The Department of Surgery is pleased to welcome Dr. Patrick Varley as Assistant Professor in the Division of Surgical Oncology. Dr. Varley will join active programs in peritoneal surface malignancy, hepatopancreatobiliary, and GI oncology. He …
September 4, 2020Welcome Dr. Charles Patrick Shahan to the Division of Acute Care and Regional General Surgery!
The Department of Surgery is pleased to welcome Dr. Patrick Shahan as Assistant Professor in the Division of Acute Care and Regional General Surgery. Dr. Shahan’s clinical practice will be based primarily at University Hospital, …
September 4, 2020Welcome Dr. Mehreen Kisat to the Division of Acute Care and Regional General Surgery!
The Department of Surgery is pleased to welcome Dr. Mehreen Kisat as Assistant Professor in the Division of Acute Care and Regional General Surgery. Dr. Kisat’s clinical practice will be based primarily at University Hospital, …
September 4, 2020Welcome Dr. Andreas de Biasi to the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery!
The Department of Surgery is pleased to welcome Dr. Andreas de Biasi as Assistant Professor in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery. Dr. de Biasi will practice primarily at University Hospital, where he will develop a …
September 4, 2020Welcome Dr. Julia Berian to the Division of Colorectal Surgery!
The Department of Surgery is pleased to welcome Dr. Julia Berian as Assistant Professor in the Division of Colorectal Surgery. Dr. Berian’s clinical duties will include an elective colorectal surgery practice, a colorectal service call …
September 4, 2020
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