During the first two weeks of April, six Ukrainian surgeons joined Wisconsin Surgery to learn limb-saving microsurgery techniques to treat war injuries. The Microsurgery and Regenerative Medicine Lab, led by Drs. Samuel Poore and Aaron …
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In My Own Words: Dr. Miloš Buhavac’s Trip to Ethiopia
At the beginning of March, I traveled to Hawassa University Hospital in Hawassa, Ethiopia as a part of the American College of Surgeons Health Outreach Program for Equity in Global Surgery (ACS H.O.P.E). ACS H.O.P.E …
In My Own Words: Dr. Saad Sahi’s Trip to Burundi and Uganda
In late November and early December of 2025, I traveled to Burundi and Uganda for two interconnected global surgery activities: the annual College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa (COSECSA) scientific conference and …
In My Own Words: Dr. Jawara’s Global Surgery Elective Rotation to The Gambia
I completed my global surgery elective at Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital (EFSTH) in Banjul, The Gambia. It is the only referral center and Level I trauma center in the country with intensive care unit …
Wisconsin Surgery Faculty and Resident Integral in Formation of Ethiopia Education Workshop
On Sept. 29 and 30, Dr. Kristin Long, associate professor in the Division of Endocrine Surgery and Vice Chair of Global Surgery, and Dr. Clayton Marcinak, general surgery resident, helped develop and present at the …
Welcome Dr. Suzanne Inchauste to the Division of Plastic Surgery
Suzanne (Suzie) Inchauste, MD, is an associate professor in the Division of Plastic Surgery. Dr. Inchauste was recruited as the Director of Breast Reconstruction and Lymphedema Surgery within the Division of Plastic Surgery. In this …
Drs. Nabeel Zafar and Muhammed Murtaza Research Cancer on a Global Scale
Department of Surgery Faculty and Researchers Publish in World Journal of Surgery
Wisconsin Surgery Hosts Two Surgeons from Africa
As part of Dr. Syed Nabeel Zafar’s ongoing Baldwin Award-funded project focused on perioperative quality improvement (QI) capacity building in Sub-Saharan Africa, the Department of Surgery hosted two visiting surgeons: Dr. Yoseph Betore Godebo from …
Investiture Ceremony Celebrates Dr. Samuel Poore
On Aug. 25, 2025, the Department of Surgery hosted an investiture ceremony to celebrate Dr. Samuel Poore, Professor and Chair of the Division of Plastic Surgery and the Endowed Chair of Global Education in Plastic …