Wisconsin Department of Surgery members engage in remarkable research that yields many impactful publications every month. We’re highlighting a few of these publications monthly to showcase the diversity of research in the department; see the …
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Patrick Shahan, MD, MS receives Collegiality Award from UnityPoint Health – Meriter
Charles Patrick Shahan, MD, MS, assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin Department of Surgery, recently received the Medical Staff Collegiality Award from UnityPoint Health – Meriter. Dr. Shahan, who specializes in trauma in the …
Bandage Speeds Wound Healing Using Body’s Own Energy
A futuristic bandage shown to heal a wound more than four times faster than a traditional dressing by using the body’s natural movement to generate an electric field is one step closer to being available …
Department of Surgery Advanced Practice Providers Honored
Congratulations to our department’s Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) who were nominated for the 2020 UW Health APP Excellence Awards, and to Amanda Meyer, PA-C, who won the Excellence in Leadership Award! Seven of this year’s …
Welcome Dr. Charles Patrick Shahan to the Division of Acute Care and Regional General Surgery!
The Department of Surgery is pleased to welcome Dr. Patrick Shahan as Assistant Professor in the Division of Acute Care and Regional General Surgery. Dr. Shahan’s clinical practice will be based primarily at University Hospital, …
Welcome Dr. Mehreen Kisat to the Division of Acute Care and Regional General Surgery!
The Department of Surgery is pleased to welcome Dr. Mehreen Kisat as Assistant Professor in the Division of Acute Care and Regional General Surgery. Dr. Kisat’s clinical practice will be based primarily at University Hospital, …
Dr. Ben Zarzaur joins NIH Study Section
Ben Zarzaur, MD, MPH, Chair of the Division of Acute Care and Regional General Surgery, has been accepted as a member of the National Institutes of Health Center for Scientific Review’s Health Services Organization and …
Dr. Angela Ingraham selected as member of Future Trauma Leaders Program
Congratulations to Dr. Angela Ingraham, who was selected as a member of the Future Trauma Leaders Program, organized by the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma. In the two-year program, Dr. Ingraham will participate in …
Welcoming new leaders in the Division of Acute Care and Regional General Surgery
We are pleased to announce the appointments of two outstanding new faculty, Ben L. Zarzaur, MD, MPH, and Stephanie Savage, MD, MS. They will assume leadership positions in the recently created Division of Acute Care …