Every year we honor our talented alumni moving surgery forward by presenting one special alumni with the Forward Award, which acknowledges outstanding alumni contributions by current or former residents, faculty, and fellows of the Department …
Honors and Awards
Dr. Michael Bentz awarded with American Society of Plastic Surgeons Honorary Citation
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) has awarded Michael L. Bentz, MD, Professor of Surgery, Pediatrics, and Neurosurgery at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, with a 2018 ASPS Honorary …
Dr. Lane Frasier selected for prestigious American College of Surgeons Award
General surgery resident Lane Frasier, MD, MS, has been selected to receive the prestigious Jameson L. Chassin Award for Professionalism in General Surgery from the American College of Surgeons (ACS). The competitive national award is …
Dr. Lisa Block receives Best Presentation Award
Congratulations to plastic surgery resident Lisa Block, MD, who received the Best Presentation Award in the Pediatric Session for her paper, “Outcomes Analysis of Endoscopic Versus Open Surgical Correction of Sagittal Craniosynostosis Using a Novel Technique,” …
Dr. Luke Funk receives two-year, $420,000 NIH R21 Award
Congratulations to Luke Funk, MD, MPH, who received a 2-year, $420,000 NIH R21 award for his project, “Addressing Disparities in Bariatric Surgery.” Dr. Funk’s study will investigate reasons for disparities in outcomes between bariatric surgery …
Dr. Caprice Greenberg receives five-year, $1.9 Million R01 Grant
Congratulations to Caprice Greenberg, MD, MPH, who received a five-year, $1.9 Million R01 grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality for her project, “Video-based Collaborative Learning to Improve Ventral Hernia Repair.” The proposed …
Dr. Kristin Long receives Association for Academic Surgery West African College of Surgeons Award
Dr. Kristin Long (left) and endocrine fellow Dr. Allie McDow on a trip last year to Kenya. Congratulations to Kristin Long, MD, who was chosen as the recipient of the 2018 Association for Academic Surgery …
UW Hospital and Clinics and The American Family Children’s Hospital top rankings
The University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics was again named the number one hospital in Wisconsin in the 2018-19 US News and World Report Best Hospitals Report and ranked in the top 50 of 10 specialties. …
Dr. Corrine Voils receives five-year R01 grant
Congratulations to Corrine Voils, PhD, who received a new five-year, $3M R01 grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases for her project, “Using partners to enhance long-term weight loss.” The …
Success at the Society for Vascular Surgery’s Annual Meeting
Last week, Jon Matsumura, MD, vascular surgery fellow Donald Harris, MD, and undergraduate researchers Annalise Panthofer, BS, and Sydney Olson, BS, presented a poster at the Society for Vascular Surgery’s Annual Meeting. The presentation won …