Dr. Muhammed Murtaza, Associate Professor in the Division of Surgical Oncology, and Michelle Stephens, researcher in the Department of Surgery, received the 2024 WARF Innovation Award for their work, Simplifying the Process for Early Detection, …
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Dr. Catherine Jensen Awarded SOC Michael Zinner Health Services Research Fellowship
Dr. Catherine Jensen, general surgery resident, was selected for the Surgical Outcomes Club Michael Zinner Health Services Research Fellowship. This fellowship provides an avenue for junior surgical investigators to acquire the skills needed to develop, …
Dr. Luke Funk Receives 2024-2025 James IV Traveling Fellowship Award
Dr. Luke Funk, Professor in the Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery, was selected as a recipient of the 2024-2025 James IV Traveling Fellowship award. This fellowship is designed to promote communication and collaboration in the …
Dr. Layton Rikkers honored with ACS Distinguished Service Award
Layton F. Rikkers, MD, FACS, former A.R. Curreri Distinguished Chair for the UW–Madison Department of Surgery, received the Distinguished Service Award from the American College of Surgeons during the recent ACS Clinical Congress 2024 in …
Dr. Amber Shada Awarded SSAT Visiting Grand Round Professorship
Dr. Amber Shada, Associate Professor in the Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery, has been awarded the SSAT Visiting Grand Round Professorship by The Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT). The SSAT-sponsored Visiting Grand …
Investiture Ceremony Celebrates Dr. Maloney as the Arenas Family Professor
On July 17, 2024, the Department of Surgery hosted an investiture ceremony to celebrate Dr. James Maloney, Professor in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery and the Anthony J. Arenas Professor in Lung Transplantation. Dr. Rebecca …
Dr. Samuel Poore Recognized at SMPH Investiture Ceremony
Dr. Samuel Poore, Associate Professor and Chair of the Division of Plastic Surgery, was recognized at the UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health Investiture Ceremony held on June 26, 2024. Dr. Poore was named …
Three Faculty Recognized at The Voice Foundation’s Annual Meeting
Three Division of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck faculty were recognized at The Voice Foundation’s annual meeting held May 29-June 2 in Philadelphia. Drs. Jack Jiang and Susan Thibeault, Professors in the Division of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck …
Doctoral Student in Brown Lab Receives Prestigious Graduate Training Award from UW Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine Center
Congratulations to Sayandeep Saha, MS, a second-year PhD student in Cellular and Molecular Biology, who recently received a Graduate Training Award from the UW Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine Center! These awards are intended to …
Dr. Kristin Long Selected as the 2023-24 Society of University Surgeons Global Surgery Scholar Award Winner
Kristin Long, MD, Associate Professor in the Division of Endocrine Surgery, was recently selected as the 2023-24 Society of University Surgeons (SUS) Global Surgery Scholar Award winner. This highly competitive award gives SUS members involved …