Disclaimer: As of February 25, 2022, the program name has changed from Underrepresented in Surgery to Underrepresented in Medicine (URiM). While Darren Gordon, PhD, was originally a stranger to the University of Wisconsin and the …
Where Our Residents And Fellows Are Going Next
Congratulations to our graduating residents and fellows. We’re so proud of all their accomplishments and achievements. We are excited to see what they will do next and what their future holds. Here’s where these talented …
Masks Protect Against Viruses…and Make Wearers Look Younger
Researchers from the Wisconsin Department of Surgery recently published a study in the Aesthetic Surgery Journal that shows facial masks can be beneficial in more ways than we might think. It turns out that covering …
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 …
New 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 …
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 …
New 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 …
Enhancing 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. …
University 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 …
Welcome 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 …