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 …
Dr. 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 …
Wisconsin 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 …
Dr. 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, …
Harris 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 …
Wisconsin 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 …
Dr. 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, …
Microsurgery 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 …
Brown 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 …
Welcome 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 …