Education
- MD, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
- Residency, Integrated Plastic Surgery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
- Research Fellowship, Peripheral Nerve, University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Plastic Surgery
- Fellowship, Orthopedic Hand and Microsurgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Clinical Specialties
Dr. Israel is a board certified, fellowship-trained reconstructive plastic surgeon who specializes in a wide range of procedures including hand and microvascular surgery, peripheral nerve surgery, and microsurgical breast reconstruction. She also holds subspecialty certification in hand surgery.
Dr. Israel provides a wide range of services including Pediatric Hand Surgery, Abdominal Wall Reconstruction, Arthritic Reconstructions, Breast Reconstruction, Breast Reduction, Carpal Tunnel Release, Chest Wall and Thoracic Reconstruction, Digital Replantation, Hand Arthroplasty, Extended Efforts in Limb Salvage, Lower Extremity Reconstruction, Microvascular Reconstruction, Nerve Repair, Pediatric Plastic Surgery, Tendon Repairs, Wrist Reconstruction, Atypical Nerve Decompression, Oncologic Reconstruction, Nerve Transfer.
Research Interests
Dr. Israel’s research interests include developing and studying strategies for optimizing surgical education, patient-reported outcomes after reconstructive surgery, and nerve pain syndromes and their effect on quality of life.
Recent Publications
Prospective Qualitative Study on Impact of Headache Surgery on Quality of Life: Are We Ready for Headache Surgery Outcome Measures?
Afifi AM, Lyon S, Gutierrez-Meza D, Alagoz E, Edalatpour A, Israel JS
Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open 2025 Feb; 13(2): e6500
[PubMed ID: 39931120]Risk Factors for Acute Intraoperative Bradycardia in Patients Undergoing Gender-affirming Mastectomy.
Thornton SM, Shaffrey EC, Bay CC, Verhagen JC, Wirth PJ, Edalatpour A, Israel JS, Gast KM, Rao VK
Plast Surg (Oakv) 2024 Oct 09; 22925503241285458
[PubMed ID: 39545216]Management of the Spastic Elbow Deformity in Adult Patients With Upper Motor Neuron Syndrome.
Israel J, Fahrenkopf M, Rhee PC
J Hand Surg Am 2024 Oct; 49(10): 1044.e1-1044.e11
[PubMed ID: 39023500]The role of vascularized bone grafting for scaphoid nonunions in adolescents.
Israel JS, Bishop AT, Shin AY, Pulos N
J Hand Surg Eur Vol 2024 Oct; 49(9): 1157-1159
[PubMed ID: 38663874]Wrist Motion Assessment in Tennis Players using Three-Dimensional Motion Capture and Dynamic Electromyography.
Israel JS, Loushin SR, Tetzloff SU, Ellenbecker T, Kaufman KR, Kakar S
J Wrist Surg 2024 Jun; 13(3): 264-271
[PubMed ID: 38808185]