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

Specialties

Nicole Werner, MD, MS, FACS

Assistant Professor

  • Division of Acute Care and Regional General Surgery

werner@surgery.wisc.edu

Education

  • MS, Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
  • MD, Case Western University, Cleveland, OH
  • Residency, General Surgery, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI
  • Fellowship, Surgical Critical Care, University of Michigan
  • Fellowship, Trauma and Acute Care Fellowship, University of Colorado-Denver, Denver, CO

Clinical Specialties

Dr. Werner is certified by the American Board of Surgery for General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care. She specializes in the treatment of the traumatically injured, critical care, and general surgical emergencies.

Research Interests

Dr. Werner is interested in chest wall injury and management, traumatic abdominal and pelvic injury, and long-term patient outcomes after critical illness. She also is interested in surgical education, specifically creating simulation of high-pressure clinical scenarios.

Recent Publications

  • Contemporary management of adult splenic injuries: What you need to know.
    Werner NL, Zarzaur BL
    J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2025 Mar 25;
    [PubMed ID: 40128168]

  • Kidney organ injury scaling: 2025 update.
    Keihani S, Tominaga GT, Matta R, Gross JA, Cribari C, Kaups KL, Crandall M, Kozar RA, Werner NL, Zarzaur BL, Coburn M, Myers JB
    J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2025 Mar 01; 98(3): 448-451
    [PubMed ID: 39836096]

  • Main versus segmental hepatic artery angioembolization in patients with traumatic liver injuries: A Western Trauma Association multicenter study.
    Nguyen PD, Nahmias J, Aryan N, Samuels JM, Cripps M, Carmichael H, McIntyre R, Urban S, Burlew CC, Velopulos C, Ballow S, Dirks RC, Spalding MC, LaRiccia A, Farrell MS, Stein DM, Truitt MS, Grossman Verner HM, Mentzer CJ, Mack TJ, Ball CG, Mukherjee K, Mladenov G, Haase DJ, Abdou H, Schroeppel TJ, Rodriquez J, Bala M, Keric N, Crigger M, Dhillon NK, Ley EJ, Egodage T, Williamson J, Cardenas TCP, Eugene V, Patel K, Costello K, Bonne S, Elgammal FS, Dorlac W, Pederson C, Werner NL, Haan JM, Lightwine K, Semon G, Spoor K, Harmon LA, Grigorian A
    Surgery 2025 Feb; 178: 108909
    [PubMed ID: 39521628]

  • Rib Fracture Nonunion.
    Werner NL, Van Wijck SFM
    Curr Probl Surg 2024 Dec; 61(12): 101648
    [PubMed ID: 39647975]

  • Observation-first versus angioembolization-first approach in stable patients with blunt liver trauma: A WTA multicenter study.
    Nguyen PD, Nahmias J, Aryan N, Samuels JM, Cripps M, Carmichael H, McIntyre R, Urban S, Burlew CC, Velopulos C, Ballow S, Dirks RC, Spalding MC, LaRiccia A, Farrell MS, Stein DM, Truitt MS, Grossman Verner HM, Mentzer CJ, Mack TJ, Ball CG, Mukherjee K, Mladenov G, Haase DJ, Abdou H, Schroeppel TJ, Rodriquez J, Bala M, Keric N, Crigger M, Dhillon NK, Ley EJ, Egodage T, Williamson J, Cardenas TC, Eugene V, Patel K, Costello K, Bonne S, Elgammal FS, Dorlac W, Pederson C, Werner NL, Haan JM, Lightwine K, Semon G, Spoor K, Harmon LA, Grigorian A
    J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2024 Nov 01; 97(5): 764-769
    [PubMed ID: 39443838]

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