Wisconsin Surgery Research Roundup: March 2022
Wisconsin Department of Surgery members engage in remarkable research that yields many impactful publications every month. We’re highlighting a few of these publications monthly to showcase the diversity of research in the department; see the …
June 14, 2022
Fetal Diagnosis & Treatment Center Launched
Last week, UW Health and UnityPoint Health-Meriter announced the launch of the only fetal diagnosis and treatment center in Wisconsin, helmed by assistant professor of pediatric surgery Inna Lobeck, MD. The center brings specialists together …
June 14, 2022
Innovations in Organ Transplant
Dixon Kaufman, MD, PhD, transplant surgeon and medical director of the UW Health Transplant Center, recently talked with WBAY News in Madison, WI, about innovations in transplant science that are working to address the shortage …
June 14, 2022University of Wisconsin Department of Surgery Hosts 2022 Rikkers Education Retreat
This past week, the University of Wisconsin Department of Surgery held our annual Layton F. Rikkers Education Retreat, with this year commemorating the 24th retreat and our first in-person since 2019. The theme for this …
May 24, 2022
Patrick Shahan, MD, MS receives Collegiality Award from UnityPoint Health – Meriter
Charles Patrick Shahan, MD, MS, assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin Department of Surgery, recently received the Medical Staff Collegiality Award from UnityPoint Health – Meriter. Dr. Shahan, who specializes in trauma in the …
May 10, 2022University of Wisconsin Surgery Research Roundup: February 2022
University of Wisconsin Surgery members engage in remarkable research that yields many impactful publications every month. We’re highlighting a few of these publications monthly to showcase the diversity of research in the department; see the …
April 29, 2022
Remembering Kelsey Musgrove, MD
Our community mourns the loss of Kelsey Musgrove, MD, who was found deceased on April 3 after going missing during a solo hiking trip in northern Wisconsin. Dr. Musgrove, a surgeon who started a cardiothoracic …
April 7, 2022Welcome Dr. Courtney Balentine to the Division of Endocrine Surgery
The Department of Surgery is pleased to welcome Courtney Balentine, MD, MPH, who joined us April 1, 2022, as an Associate Professor in the Division of Endocrine Surgery. Dr. Balentine will be focusing mostly on …
April 4, 2022
Angela Saini Kicks Off Wisconsin Department of Surgery’s DEI Grand Rounds
Earlier this month, world-renowned journalist and author Angela Saini spoke with the University of Wisconsin Department of Surgery in the department’s first-ever Grand Rounds focused on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). Saini, who was previously …
March 31, 2022
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, …
March 22, 2022
2022 Match: Announcing Our New Residents!
The Wisconsin Department of Surgery is excited to announce the selection of our 2022 matched residents. We’re pleased to welcome these gifted future surgeons to our residency programs! General Surgery Residency >> Academic Track Kate …
March 18, 2022
Luke Funk, MD, Named Association for Academic Surgery Treasurer
Luke Funk, MD, MPH, associate professor in the Wisconsin Department of Surgery, was recently elected Treasurer for the Association for Academic Surgery, a premier professional society focused on fostering research-based academic surgery. The announcement coincided …
March 8, 2022University of Wisconsin Surgery Research Roundup: January 2022
Our faculty, residents, fellows, scientists and staff engage in remarkable research that yields numerous impactful publications. We’re highlighting a few of these publications each month to showcase the diversity of research in our department. The …
March 1, 2022
Helping Kids Hear By Listening
The following article was written by Everly Johnson, 11 years old, about Michael Puricelli, MD, a faculty member in our Division of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery. Everly originally wrote the story as a submission to …
February 24, 2022
Wisconsin Surgery Team Works and Educates in Rwanada with Team Heart
In November of 2021, a team of health care professionals from across the country, which included a number of individuals from the University of Wisconsin Department of Surgery led by Amy Fiedler, MD, traveled to …
February 17, 2022Wisconsin Department of Surgery Ranks Eighth Nationally in NIH Funding
Wisconsin Department of Surgery recently ranked 8th among all universities in National Institutes of Health research funding. The annual rankings come from the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research. With $14.2 million in funding, Wisconsin Surgery …
February 10, 2022
Research Team Develops Extensive Protein Data Set, and App to Share It
You may remember learning in high school science that proteins are the building blocks of life. Now, a University of Wisconsin-Madison research team has created a huge data set on animal tissue proteins that provides …
February 7, 2022Welcoming Our New Faculty
This winter, we are welcoming two new faculty members to Wisconsin Surgery! Both of them are very familiar with Wisconsin, having lived in the Dairy State in the past, and they both bring national and …
February 2, 2022
Winners of the 2022 Surgery Science Image Contest
Get a glimpse into some of the fascinating and impactful research we’re working on in the Department of Surgery! Check out the winners and all submissions for our 2022 Surgery Science Image Contest, held in …
January 31, 2022
University Hospital ranked in Top 50 of American cardiovascular hospitals
University Hospital was recently named the 7th best teaching hospital with a cardiovascular residency program by IBM Watson Health, a division of IBM committed to helping build smarter health ecosystems. The ranking places University Hospital …
January 11, 2022
News
otolaryngologytransplantplasticresidencygeneral surgeryeducationWiSORendocrinevascularcardiothoracictraumapediatricsurgical oncologyclinicalmedical studentsresearchcolorectalburnacute careminimally invasive surgerybariatricvoice and swallowsimulationcancerawardsAPPspancreasSLPDEIcritical careethicsemergency general surgerycoachingmicrosurgeryglobal surgerythyroidbreastoutreachclinical trialspodcastaudiologyfacultygivingVAfellowshiphepatobiliarythoracicgastroenterologyfacial nerveherniaphilanthropyopioidwoundspeechcardiac surgeryGunderson Health SystemAmerican Family Children's Hospitalracial disparitiescleft lipcleft palateequity & inclusionequity and inclusionpatient stories