Congratulations are in order for Division of Surgical Oncology Assistant Professor Anna Beck, MD, who was recently awarded a position in UW’s 2025-2027 cohort of the Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health (BIRCWH) scholars …
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Murtaza Lab Receives 2025 Badger Challenge Scholar Grant
The lab of Division of Surgical Oncology Associate Professor Dr. Muhammed Murtaza is committed to identifying and developing ways to diagnose cancer early, when more patients can be cured. Murtaza, who is also the Director …
Carchman Lab Receives Funding to Study How Precancerous Lesions Develop into Anal Cancer
Anal cancers often develop from precancerous lesions called anal dysplasia. While evidence suggests that treating these lesions can prevent the development of anal cancer, researchers still don’t understand exactly how and why a lesion changes …
Wisconsin Surgery Research Roundup: September 2025 and October 2025
Wisconsin Department of Surgery members engage in remarkable research that yields many impactful publications every month. We’re highlighting several of these publications monthly to showcase the diversity of research in the department; see selections from …
Drs. Nabeel Zafar and Muhammed Murtaza Research Cancer on a Global Scale
Wisconsin Surgery Research Roundup: August 2025
Wisconsin Department of Surgery members engage in remarkable research that yields many impactful publications every month. We’re highlighting several of these publications monthly to showcase the diversity of research in the department; see selections from …
Welcome Dr. Sasha Acher to the Division of Surgical Oncology
Alexandra (Sasha) Acher, MD, MSCI is an assistant professor in the Division of Surgical Oncology. Dr. Acher is a surgeon but also a researcher, with great interest in the overlap between radiology, surgery, and pathology. …
Dr. Sarah Tracy Appointed to the APSA Cancer Committee
Dr. Sarah Tracy, assistant professor in the Division of Pediatric Surgery, was recently appointed to the American Pediatric Surgical Association (APSA) Cancer Committee, starting Sept. 1, 2025. Dr. Tracy is the Division of Pediatric Surgery …
Wisconsin Surgery Research Roundup: July 2025
Wisconsin Department of Surgery members engage in remarkable research that yields many impactful publications every month. We’re highlighting several of these publications monthly to showcase the diversity of research in the department; see selections from …
Dr. Nabeel Zafar Awarded Grant to Develop and Test AI-Assisted Nurse Navigation Program for Pancreatic Cancer
Cancer of the pancreas has one of the lowest survival rates, and delays in care only worsen a patient’s chance of survival. Unfortunately, treatment delays are more likely to affect certain groups of patients, including …