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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Dr. Muhammed Murtaza Named the Director of the Center for Human Genomics and Precision Medicine
Muhammed Murtaza, MBBS, PhD, Associate Professor in the Division of Surgical Oncology, was named the Director of the Center for Human Genomics and Precision Medicine (CHGPM). His appointment began on June 30, 2024. Dr. Murtaza …
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 …
Wisconsin Surgery Research Roundup: April 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 Faculty Members Recognized as Healthcare Research All-Stars
Several Department of Surgery faculty members were recently recognized as healthcare research all-stars by Avant-Garde Health. These surgeons were selected for the quality and quantity of research that they authored and published during 2021 and …
Varley Awarded Research Grant from the American Cancer Society and UW Carbone Cancer Center
Division of Surgical Oncology Assistant Professor Patrick Varley, MD, MS, was recently awarded a one-year, $60,000 Institutional Research Grant that is jointly funded by the American Cancer Society and the UW Carbone Cancer Center. The …
Welcoming Our New Faculty
This fall, we welcomed several new faculty members to the University of Wisconsin Department of Surgery. Learn more about them below. Ana De Roo, MD, MSc, is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Colon …
Dr. Nabeel Zafar Leads Push for Global Cancer Surgery Solutions
Dr. Nabeel Zafar, the Director of Global Oncology at the Carbone Cancer Center and an Assistant Professor of Surgical Oncology at UW-Madison, co-authored a recent Lancet Oncology Commission report that included more than 50 global …
Wisconsin Surgery Research Roundup: September 2023
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 …