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 …
cardiothoracic
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 …
Welcome Our New Fellows
The Department of Surgery is excited to welcome our new fellows. Head and Neck Oncology and Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship>> Aleksandra Vidovich Abdominal Transplant Surgery Fellowship >> Christopher (Chris) Stahl Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship >> Vyacheslav …
100 Years of Surgery: Heart Surgery Follow Up 50 Years Later
After experiencing an increase of cardiac arrhythmias in 1973, Gary R. Weisman, a PhD student in the Department of Chemistry, visited UW-Madison’s Student Health Services. As a child, Weisman had been diagnosed with a congenital …
Wisconsin Surgery Research Roundup: March 2024
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 …
Department of Surgery Faculty Members Recognized as Healthcare Research All-Stars
Several Department of Surgery faculty members were recently recognized as healthcare research all-stars by Avant-Garde Health. These surgeons were selected for the quality and quantity of research that they authored and published during 2021 and …
Wisconsin Surgery Research Roundup: February 2024
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. Andrea Axtell Raises Awareness about Lung Cancer Screening and Early Detection
In a recent UW Health article, Dr. Andrea Axtell, Assistant Professor in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Surgical Director of the UW Carbone Cancer Center Thoracic Oncology Disease Oriented Team, discusses the importance of …
Featured Alumni: Joe Platz, MD
What year did you graduate as a fellow/resident, and what was your area of surgical focus? I graduated from the Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship in 2019. What is your current position and the healthcare organization for …
Welcoming Our New Faculty
This fall, we welcomed several new faculty members to the University of Wisconsin Department of Surgery. Learn more about them below. Ana De Roo, MD, MSc, is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Colon …