A resident practices microsurgery training on a chicken thigh in the Plastic Surgery Basic Science Lab. The UW Department of Surgery is at the forefront of training residents in microsurgery, a surgical discipline that combines …
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Faculty Selected for Junior Faculty Exchange Program
Our Department is establishing junior faculty exchange visiting professor programs with several other academic programs across the country. Our goal is to foster research collaborations and networking, and to raise awareness of the research efforts …
Dr. Michael Bentz awarded with American Society of Plastic Surgeons Honorary Citation
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) has awarded Michael L. Bentz, MD, Professor of Surgery, Pediatrics, and Neurosurgery at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, with a 2018 ASPS Honorary …
Dr. Lisa Block receives Best Presentation Award
Congratulations to plastic surgery resident Lisa Block, MD, who received the Best Presentation Award in the Pediatric Session for her paper, “Outcomes Analysis of Endoscopic Versus Open Surgical Correction of Sagittal Craniosynostosis Using a Novel Technique,” …
Department team awarded NIH R01 subcontract to participate in five-year study
A collaborative Department team was recently awarded an NIH R01 subcontract to participate in a five-year, $6 million multi-institutional study, titled “A Comparative Effectiveness Study of Speech and Surgical Treatments Using a Cleft Palate Registry/Research …
Divisions of Plastic Surgery and Otolaryngology host Microsurgery Course
Course participant practices microsurgery techniques (on a piece of raw chicken!) The Divisions of Plastic Surgery and Otolaryngology hosted the 5th annual Microsurgery Course on Saturday, September 8, featuring a full day of presentations and …
Two faculty members awarded 2018 UW Health Physician Excellence Awards
Two faculty members will be awarded 2018 UW Health Physician Excellence Awards. Peter Nichol, MD, PhD, will be awarded the Physician Excellence Award for Regional Service in honor of his hard work around the state. …
Honoring our veterans: David G. Dibbell, MD
In honor of Memorial Day, we’re profiling six alumni and faculty who have served in the military during their surgical careers. If you also served, we would love to hear your story. Please drop us …
Dr. Michael Bentz and Dr. Alexandria McDow elected for AOA class of 2018
Congratulations to Michael Bentz, MD, and endocrine surgery fellow Alexandria McDow, MD, who were elected to the medical honors society Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) by the UW SMPH student AOA class of 2018. This …
Basal Joint Arthritis: Evaluation, Treatment, and Postop Expectations
Review the clinical presentation of basal joint arthritis, conservative management strategies, when surgery is indicated, and what patients can expect after surgery. The basal (carpometacarpal) joint is the second most common location for osteoarthritis in …