On Jan. 16, 2024, the Department of Surgery hosted an investiture ceremony to celebrate Dr. Peter Nichol, Associate Professor in the Division of Pediatric Surgery and the Cars Curing Kids Professor for Pediatric Surgical Disease …
Month: January 2024
Voils Awarded NIH Research Education Grant for Behavioral Interventions Training Program
Corrine Voils, PhD, Professor in the Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Morgridge Distinguished Chair in Health Services Research, and Director of the Wisconsin Surgical Outcomes Research Program, has been awarded a four-year, $840,000 Research Education …
Welcome Dr. Winslow to the Acute Care and Regional General Surgery Division
Emily Winslow, MD, MS, returns to UW-Madison as a Professor in the Acute Care and Regional General Surgery Division. Dr. Winslow began her career here at UW-Madison, where she remained for a decade. She served …
General Surgery Resident Receives Grant to Evaluate Anal Cancer Screening in Veterans
Congratulations to third-year general surgery resident Austin Hewitt, MD, who recently received a Research Initiation Grant from the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS). The award will provide him with $20,000 for one year …
Department of Surgery Celebrates 15th Annual Research Summit
On Friday, Jan. 19, the Department of Surgery celebrated its 15th annual Research Summit. The theme of this year’s summit was “Celebrating 15 Years of Innovation, Collaboration, and Discovery.” Our keynote speaker was Dr. Katherine A. …
Vascular Surgery Resident Receives Grant to Test Curriculum Aiming to Improve Patient-Clinician Communication
Congratulations to Carly Sobol, MD, a second-year integrated vascular surgery resident who recently received a Trainee Research Fellowship Award in Education from the Association for Academic Surgery (AAS) and the Association for Academic Surgery Foundation. The award …
Wisconsin Surgery Research Roundup: November 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 …
Transplant Faculty Member Awarded 2023 UW Fall Research Competition Grant
David Al-Adra, MD, PhD, a surgeon-scientist and Assistant Professor in the Division of Transplantation, was recently awarded a one-year, $65,000 grant from UW’s 2023 Fall Research Competition, which is administered by the Office of the Vice Chancellor …