Division of Transplantation Assistant Professor Carrie Thiessen, MD, PhD, was recently awarded a 5-year, $956,000 career development award from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. NIH career development awards provide early-stage …
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Cho Lab Receives Funding from the Draper Technology Innovation Fund
Division of Plastic Surgery Assistant Professor Daniel Cho, MD, PhD, specializes in the treatment of infants and children with birth defects that affect the head and skull. One such defect, craniosynostosis, is a serious condition …
Doctoral Student in Odorico Lab Receives Prestigious Graduate Training Award from UW Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine Center
Second-year Cellular and Molecular Biology PhD student Caterra Leavens’ mission to develop a cure for Type 1 diabetes is personal; as a Type 1 diabetic herself, she is very familiar with the complexities of the …
Dr. Clara Angeles Receives Carolyn E. Reed Traveling Fellowship Award
Dr. Clara Angeles, Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellow, recently received the Carolyn E. Reed Traveling Fellowship Award from the Thoracic Surgery Foundation. This fellowship awards up to $10,000 for a woman cardiothoracic surgeon to travel to another …
Dr. Brigitte Smith Receives Distinguished Mid-Career Educator Award
Dr. Brigitte Smith, Associate Professor in the Division of Vascular Surgery and Vice Chair of Education, has been selected as the recipient of the Distinguished Mid-Career Educator Award by the Association of Surgical Education (ASE). …
Department of Surgery Celebrates 16th Annual Research Summit
On Thursday, Jan. 9, the Department of Surgery celebrated its 16th annual Research Summit. The theme of this year’s summit was “Advances in Surgical Research and Innovation.” There were over 300 attendees at this year’s …
Dr. Muhammed Murtaza and Michelle Stephens Named 2024 WARF Innovation Award Winners
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, …
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 …