Department of Surgery
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Specialties

Brian Hosfield, MD, MS

Assistant Professor

  • Division of Pediatric Surgery


Education

  • MD, University of Minnesota, Twin cities, Minneapolis, MN
  • MS, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
  • General Surgery Residency, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
  • Pediatric Surgical Oncology Fellowship, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN
  • Pediatric Surgery Fellowship, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN

Clinical Specialties

Dr. Hosfield is certified by the American Board of Surgery. He takes care of all pediatric surgical conditions in newborns and children, and has a special interest in colorectal surgery, trauma, and surgical oncology.

Recent Publications

  • Documentation of critical intraoperative oncologic findings: Synoptic versus narrative operative reports for childhood cancer surgery.
    Abdelhafeez AH, Morrison Z, Halepota HF, Hosfield B, Talbot LJ, Murphy AJ, Davidoff AM
    Pediatr Blood Cancer 2024 Nov; 71(11): e31269
    [PubMed ID: 39138619]

  • Chondroitin sulfate supplementation improves clinical outcomes in a murine model of necrotizing enterocolitis.
    Manohar K, Hosfield BD, Mesfin FM, Colgate C, Shelley WC, Liu J, Zeng L, Brokaw JP, Markel TA
    Physiol Rep 2023 Sep; 11(17): e15819
    [PubMed ID: 37697223]

  • Hydrogen Sulfide Improves Outcomes in a Murine Model of Necrotizing Enterocolitis via the Cys440 Residue on Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase.
    Hunter CE, Mesfin FM, Manohar K, Liu J, Shelley WC, Brokaw JP, Pecoraro AR, Hosfield BD, Markel TA
    J Pediatr Surg 2023 Dec; 58(12): 2391-2398
    [PubMed ID: 37684170]

  • Age disparities in intestinal stem cell quantities: a possible explanation for preterm infant susceptibility to necrotizing enterocolitis.
    Hosfield BD, Shelley WC, Mesfin FM, Brokaw JP, Manohar K, Liu J, Li H, Pecoraro AR, Singh K, Markel TA
    Pediatr Surg Int 2022 Dec; 38(12): 1971-1979
    [PubMed ID: 36208323]

  • A hydrogen-sulfide derivative of mesalamine reduces the severity of intestinal and lung injury in necrotizing enterocolitis through endothelial nitric oxide synthase.
    Hosfield BD, Hunter CE, Li H, Drucker NA, Pecoraro AR, Manohar K, Shelley WC, Markel TA
    Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2022 Oct 01; 323(4): R422-R431
    [PubMed ID: 35912999]

All Publications on PubMed