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. Patrick Carney Wins Flash Talk at UW Carbone Cancer Center Research Retreat
Dr. Patrick Carney, general surgery resident, won the flash talk session at the UW Carbone Cancer Center’s Annual Research Retreat. The top six abstracts from the meeting were selected for a 10-minute oral presentation and …
Dr. Sharon Weber Recognized as an Exceptional Woman in Medicine by Castle Connolly
Dr. Sharon Weber, professor and Chair of the Division of Surgical Oncology, was recognized as an Exceptional Woman in Medicine by Castle Connolly. The Exceptional Women in Medicine awardees are recognized annually, based on peer …
Dr. Lesly Dossett Presents as the 2026 Belzer Visiting Professor
On Feb. 26, 2026, Dr. Lesly Dossett, associate professor in the Division of Surgical Oncology at University of Michigan Health, presented as the 2026 Belzer Visiting Professor. She spoke about “Too Much Testing: Opportunities to …
Wisconsin Surgery Research Roundup: January 2026
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 …
Dr. Anna Beck Awarded Career Development Grant from UW BIRCWH Scholars Program
Congratulations are in order for Division of Surgical Oncology Assistant Professor Anna Beck, MD, who was recently awarded a position in UW’s 2025-2027 cohort of the Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health (BIRCWH) scholars …
Murtaza Lab Receives 2025 Badger Challenge Scholar Grant
The lab of Division of Surgical Oncology Associate Professor Dr. Muhammed Murtaza is committed to identifying and developing ways to diagnose cancer early, when more patients can be cured. Murtaza, who is also the Director …
Wisconsin Surgery Research Roundup: November 2025
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 …
Wisconsin Surgery Research Roundup: September 2025 and October 2025
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 …
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 …