Dr. Sharon Weber, professor and Chair of the Division of Surgical Oncology, was named a 2026 Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters Fellow. She is the third faculty member from the UW–Madison Department of …
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Dr. Catharine Garland Honored with the 2026 Emerging Leader Award from the ACPA
Dr. Catharine Garland, associate professor in the Division of Plastic Surgery, was honored with the 2026 Emerging Leader Award from the American Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association (ACPA). The Emerging Leader Award is given to an …
Department of Surgery Celebrates 17th Annual Research Summit
On Thursday, Jan. 29, the Department of Surgery celebrated the 17th Annual Research Summit. The theme of this year’s summit was “Research Without Borders.” Our keynote speaker was Dr. Sandra Wong, Dean of Emory University …
Dr. Gretchen Schwarze Awarded the GWIMS Impact Award
Dr. Gretchen Schwarze, professor in the Division of Vascular Surgery, was awarded the UW School of Medicine and Public Health Group on Women in Medicine and Science (GWIMS) Impact Award. The GWIMS Impact Award recognizes …
Dr. Elise Lawson Completes Term as President of the Wisconsin Surgical Society
Dr. Elise Lawson, associate professor in the Division of Colorectal Surgery, recently completed her term as President of the Wisconsin Surgical Society. She concluded her presidency by giving at Presidential Address at the Wisconsin Surgical …
Transplant Surgeon-Scientist Receives New Investigator Award from Wisconsin Partnership Program
Over 12,000 patients in the state of Wisconsin are impacted by kidney failure. Receiving a new kidney from an organ donor can cure kidney failure, but there is nowhere near enough donor kidneys to meet …
Welcome Dr. Saad Sahi to the Division of Acute Care and Regional General Surgery
Saad Sahi, MD is an assistant professor in the Division of Acute Care and Regional General Surgery. Dr. Sahi will be based primarily at University Hospital. Clinically, he will participate in the Trauma, Emergency General …
Welcome Dr. Louise Davies to the Division of Endocrine Surgery
Louise Davies, MD, MS is a professor jointly appointed in the Division of Endocrine Surgery in the Department of Surgery and in the Division of Head & Neck Surgical Oncology in the Department of Otolaryngology. …
Dr. David Harris Honored with Vilas Faculty Early-Career Investigator Award
Dr. David Harris, assistant professor in the Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery, was awarded a Vilas Faculty Early-Career Investigator Award. This award will provide Dr. Harris with flexible research funding for three years. Dr. Harris …
Welcome Dr. Ashley Krepline to the Division of Transplantation
Ashley Krepline, MD, returns to the University of Wisconsin–Madison as a clinical assistant professor in the Division of Transplantation. Dr. Krepline completed her Abdominal Transplant Surgery Fellowship at the UW–Madison Department of Surgery earlier this …