Patients with early-stage breast cancer and those who are diagnosed with locally advanced breast cancer are often treated with a combination of pre-operative therapy, surgical removal of the tumor, and post-operative therapy. However, many patients …
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Wisconsin Surgery Research Roundup: June 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 T32 Renewed by NIH, Providing an Unparalleled 20 Consecutive Years of Research Training in Voice and Voice Disorders
Voice disorders affect approximately 7.5 million people in the United States. Since 2009, the University of Wisconsin Department of Surgery has been deeply involved in training the next generation of researchers who will help to …
General Surgery Resident Receives Grant to Adapt Mindfulness Intervention for Healthcare Providers
Burnout among healthcare workers is a problem that general surgery resident Sydney Tan, MD aims to address – and with a recent grant from the UW Center for Healthy Minds, she’ll start doing so. Tan …
Neuman Awarded Komen ASPIRE Grant to Support General Surgery Resident Research Training
For general surgery resident Dr. Faith Dickerson, personally witnessing the impact that breast cancer can have sparked a passion to make a change in the lives of these patients by becoming their advocate and clinical …
Wisconsin Surgery Research Roundup: May 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 …
Davis Receives Career Development Award to Study Throat Injuries Caused by Breathing Tubes
Patients undergoing surgery and others who are critically ill may need to have tubes placed down their throat to help them breathe. While this process, known as intubation, is medically necessary and can be life-saving, …
Dingle Receives Federal Grant to Study Novel Drug to Reduce Risk of Ischemia Reperfusion Injury
Ischemia is caused by a traumatic injury, whereby the interruption of blood flow to the injured area not only prevents the tissue from receiving necessary oxygen but also causes a build-up of harmful waste products …
Al-Adra Awarded Pilot Research Grant from Liver Disease Research Foundation
Before a donor liver is transplanted into an organ recipient, could it be modified to reduce the risk of the recipient’s immune system rejecting the liver? That’s the question Division of Transplantation Assistant Professor David …
Schwarze Funded to Evaluate Surgical Training Curriculum on Effective Patient Communication
In treating patients with serious illnesses and those who are near the end of life, surgeons regularly face the difficult ethical challenge of supporting patients and their families through high-stakes decision-making, such as whether to …