UW Department of Surgery surgeons create solutions to protect the supply of PPE The COVID-19 pandemic has changed healthcare delivery in medical facilities for the foreseeable future. Frontline healthcare workers face great personal risk while …
Year: 2020
Welcoming Dr. Thomas Wozniak
Join us in welcoming Thomas Wozniak, MD, to our faculty as a Professor in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery. Dr. Wozniak joined the Department of Surgery on May 1, 2020. He has expertise in Thoracic and …
Welcoming Dr. Jennifer Racz
Jennifer Racz, MD, MBA, joined our faculty on May 1 as an Associate Professor in the Division of Surgical Oncology. Dr. Racz received her medical degree from Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Her clinical focus …
Surgery Sett podcast celebrates 100th episode
Congratulations to the team behind the Surgery Sett podcast, which recently produced its 100th episode. The podcast, led by Jonathan Kohler, MD, has been downloaded more than 45,000 times by listeners across the nation and …
Welcoming Dr. Nikole Neidlinger
Nikole Neidlinger, MD, joined our faculty on March 1 as an Associate Professor in the Division of Transplantation. Dr. Neidlinger received her medical degree from Tulane University, completed her general surgery residency at University of …
A new place to heal: supporting burn survivors, transforming lives
Mike Wos knows what it’s like to be a firefighter and a paramedic. On the scene of many fires, he’s rescued people who have sustained life-altering burn injuries. Witnessing the struggle and courage of burn …
Featured Alumni: Sean Ronnekleiv-Kelly, MD
Dr. Sean Ronnekliev-Kelly, MD and family Catch up with Sean Ronnekleiv-Kelly, MD, a graduate of our general surgery residency. What year did you graduate? I completed my residency at the UW School of Medicine and …
Dr. Ben Zarzaur joins NIH Study Section
Ben Zarzaur, MD, MPH, Chair of the Division of Acute Care and Regional General Surgery, has been accepted as a member of the National Institutes of Health Center for Scientific Review’s Health Services Organization and …
Department Ranks 8th in Country for 2019 NIH Funding
The University of Wisconsin Department of Surgery again ranked in the top 10 of US Surgical Departments in the 2019 Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research Rankings, with funding of $13,133,940. We significantly increased our …
Odorico Lab receives two new grants
The Odorico Lab, led by Jon Odorico, MD, recently received two new grants. The UW Office of Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education is supporting “Probing the human pancreas and islet matrisome for matrixstem …