Adam Brinkman, MD, was recently named the Chair of the Division of Pediatric Surgery, effective March 10, 2025. Dr. Brinkman did his General Surgery residency at the UW-Madison Department of Surgery from 2008-2015. He completed …
Dr. Anna Beck Receives 2024 Badger Challenge Award
Certain types of benign breast lesions are associated with a high risk of future breast cancer development, but current clinical methods to estimate the level of an individual patient’s risk are inaccurate. With a new …
DEIW Grand Rounds Recap: Practical Solutions for Improving Wellness
On March 5, 2025, Dr. David Rogers, UAB Medicine Chief Wellness Officer and Professor of Surgery, presented at the Department of Surgery Grand Rounds. He talked about “Practical Solutions for Improving Wellness.” The purpose of …
Dr. Adam Brinkman Shares His Experiences Helping a Teen After Madison School Shooting
In My Own Words: Dr. Kristin Long’s Trip to Rwanda
During the first two weeks of February, I traveled to Rwanda to visit the University of Global Health Equity Butaro Campus and the Kibogora Level Two Teaching Hospital. The purpose of my trip was to …
Wisconsin Surgery Research Roundup: January 2025
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 …
Joint Grand Rounds Recap: Optimizing Culture in the OR
On Feb. 19, 2025, all OR schedules began at 9 a.m. to accommodate a special Joint Grand Rounds between Perioperative Services, Department of Anesthesiology, Department of Gynecology, Department of Neurosurgery, Department of Orthopedics, Department of …
Dr. Clara Angeles Receives Carolyn E. Reed Traveling Fellowship Award
Dr. Clara Angeles, Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellow, recently received the Carolyn E. Reed Traveling Fellowship Award from the Thoracic Surgery Foundation. This fellowship awards up to $10,000 for a woman cardiothoracic surgeon to travel to another …
Harris Lab Receives Research Funding from Two Campus-based Programs
The Wisconsin Surgical Laboratory in Metabolism (WiSLiM), run by Dave Harris, MD, an Assistant Professor in the Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery, conducts research on how bariatric surgery affects metabolism and aging, with the goal …
Dr. Brigitte Smith Receives Distinguished Mid-Career Educator Award
Dr. Brigitte Smith, Associate Professor in the Division of Vascular Surgery and Vice Chair of Education, has been selected as the recipient of the Distinguished Mid-Career Educator Award by the Association of Surgical Education (ASE). …