Surgery professor Josh Mezrich, MD, fellow Jennifer Philip, MD, and resident James Barrett, MD, became members of Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA), the only national medical honor society, this past April. Dr. Mezrich, who was also …
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Dawn Elfenbein, MD, Receives Clinical Teaching Award from WMAA
Dawn Elfenbein, MD, MPH, received a Clinical Teaching Award for 2022 at last March’s University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) Match Day celebrations. The Wisconsin Medical Alumni Association (WMAA) bestows teaching …
University of Wisconsin Department of Surgery Hosts 2022 Rikkers Education Retreat
This past week, the University of Wisconsin Department of Surgery held our annual Layton F. Rikkers Education Retreat, with this year commemorating the 24th retreat and our first in-person since 2019. The theme for this …
Remembering John R. Pellett, MD
As the news spread last fall that John Pellett, MD, an emeritus professor of surgery at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and esteemed general and thoracic surgeon at UW Health, …
2022 Match: Announcing Our New Residents!
The Wisconsin Department of Surgery is excited to announce the selection of our 2022 matched residents. We’re pleased to welcome these gifted future surgeons to our residency programs! General Surgery Residency >> Academic Track Kate …
Welcoming Our New Faculty
This winter, we are welcoming two new faculty members to Wisconsin Surgery! Both of them are very familiar with Wisconsin, having lived in the Dairy State in the past, and they both bring national and …
Bandage Speeds Wound Healing Using Body’s Own Energy
A futuristic bandage shown to heal a wound more than four times faster than a traditional dressing by using the body’s natural movement to generate an electric field is one step closer to being available …
Welcoming Our New Faculty
This fall, we are welcoming several new faculty to Wisconsin Surgery! Recruited from as far away as Baltimore to as close as Madison, our new faculty will help to move Wisconsin Surgery forward. Learn more …
2021 Match: Announcing Our New Residents!
The Wisconsin Department of Surgery is excited to announce the selection of our 2021 matched residents. We’re pleased to welcome these gifted future surgeons to our residency programs! General Surgery Residency >> Academic Track Melanie …
Welcome Jeffrey Du Bois, MD, to a New Faculty Position as Clinical Professor in the Division of Pediatric Surgery!
The Department of Surgery is pleased to announce that as of November 1, 2020, Dr. Jeffrey Du Bois holds the position of Clinical Professor (CT) in the Division of Pediatric Surgery. Dr. Du Bois, who …