The October issue of the Journal of Surgical Research will feature the artwork of two Wisconsin Surgery residents on the cover as winners of the Association for Academic Surgery’s Ethics Committee art contest. The residents, …
Year: 2021
Welcome Alaa Mansour, URS Recipient!
Disclaimer: As of February 25, 2022, the program name has changed from Underrepresented in Surgery to Underrepresented in Medicine (URiM). Alaa Mansour’s medical journey has taken her all over the Midwest; as a participant Underrepresented …
Welcome Frantzlee LaCrete, URS Recipient!
Disclaimer: As of February 25, 2022, the program name has changed from Underrepresented in Surgery to Underrepresented in Medicine (URiM). Frantzlee LaCrete, is spending his time in Wisconsin looking to both the future and the …
Welcoming Our New Fellows
Welcome to our new fellows who are joining us for their surgical training. Abdominal Transplant Surgery Fellowship >> Juan (Sebastian) Danobeitia, MD, PhD Jennifer Philip, MD Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship >> Kelsey Musgrove, MD Colorectal Surgery …
High School Summer Research Project Intern Teams Present Their Work
On July 30, 2021, the high school research interns of the Surgery Clinical Research Continuum presented their group and individual projects to a virtual audience. Divided into two teams of six, the 12 high school …
Two Wisconsin Surgery Faculty Receive Awards from Wisconsin Medical Alumni Association
This April, Ann O’Rourke, MD, MPH, and Louis Bernhardt, MD, received two of only nine 2021 Wisconsin Medical Alumni Association awards. Dr. O’Rourke received the Early Career Achievement Award, which honors an alumna/alumnus within 20 …
Welcome Dr. Darren Gordon, URS Recipient!
Disclaimer: As of February 25, 2022, the program name has changed from Underrepresented in Surgery to Underrepresented in Medicine (URiM). While Darren Gordon, PhD, was originally a stranger to the University of Wisconsin and the …
Where Our Residents And Fellows Are Going Next
Congratulations to our graduating residents and fellows. We’re so proud of all their accomplishments and achievements. We are excited to see what they will do next and what their future holds. Here’s where these talented …
Masks Protect Against Viruses…and Make Wearers Look Younger
Researchers from the Wisconsin Department of Surgery recently published a study in the Aesthetic Surgery Journal that shows facial masks can be beneficial in more ways than we might think. It turns out that covering …
UW Health Leads Nation in 2020 Kidney Exchanges
The UW Health Transplant Center performed 64 paired kidney exchanges in 2020, the most in the nation. This accomplishment, achieved despite several COVID-19-related shutdowns, contributed to a record-breaking year for UW Health during which 548 …