In November of 2021, a team of health care professionals from across the country, which included a number of individuals from the University of Wisconsin Department of Surgery led by Amy Fiedler, MD, traveled to …
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Wisconsin Department of Surgery Ranks Eighth Nationally in NIH Funding
Wisconsin Department of Surgery recently ranked 8th among all universities in National Institutes of Health research funding. The annual rankings come from the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research. With $14.2 million in funding, Wisconsin Surgery …
Research Team Develops Extensive Protein Data Set, and App to Share It
You may remember learning in high school science that proteins are the building blocks of life. Now, a University of Wisconsin-Madison research team has created a huge data set on animal tissue proteins that provides …
Welcoming Our New Faculty
This winter, we are welcoming two new faculty members to Wisconsin Surgery! Both of them are very familiar with Wisconsin, having lived in the Dairy State in the past, and they both bring national and …
Winners of the 2022 Surgery Science Image Contest
Get a glimpse into some of the fascinating and impactful research we’re working on in the Department of Surgery! Check out the winners and all submissions for our 2022 Surgery Science Image Contest, held in …
University Hospital ranked in Top 50 of American cardiovascular hospitals
University Hospital was recently named the 7th best teaching hospital with a cardiovascular residency program by IBM Watson Health, a division of IBM committed to helping build smarter health ecosystems. The ranking places University Hospital …
William D. Turnipseed, MD: Pioneering Vascular Surgery at UW-Madison
Bill and Sandy Turnipseed Vascular Surgery Fund: This fund was established in 2021 by Dr. William D. Turnipseed, Emeritus Professor of Vascular Surgery at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health. Dr. …
Surgery Professor Earns Perfect Score on NIH Grant
Winning a nearly $3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health is an accomplishment. Receiving a perfect score on the application for that grant is nearly unheard of. Susan Thibeault, PhD, professor of otolaryngology …
Bandage Speeds Wound Healing Using Body’s Own Energy
A futuristic bandage shown to heal a wound more than four times faster than a traditional dressing by using the body’s natural movement to generate an electric field is one step closer to being available …
Eugene “Chip” Foley Honored at Retirement with Namesake Fund
After 14 years with the Wisconsin Department of Surgery, Professor Eugene “Chip” Foley, MD, FACS, made the decision to retire in late September, 2021. But rather than sending him off with a party and a …