Dr. Carrie Thiessen Awarded Prestigious NIH Career Development Award
Division of Transplantation Assistant Professor Carrie Thiessen, MD, PhD, was recently awarded a 5-year, $956,000 career development award from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. NIH career development awards provide early-stage …
April 4, 2025Zafar Awarded Grant to Explore Social Determinants of Health in GI Cancer Surgery Outcomes
Gastrointestinal (GI) cancers – such as pancreatic, colorectal, and liver cancer – often require surgical treatment. Because these procedures are complex, complications can happen. “Cancer surgery complications are associated with a variety of factors, including …
April 3, 2025Cho Lab Receives Funding from the Draper Technology Innovation Fund
Division of Plastic Surgery Assistant Professor Daniel Cho, MD, PhD, specializes in the treatment of infants and children with birth defects that affect the head and skull. One such defect, craniosynostosis, is a serious condition …
March 28, 2025Doctoral Student in Odorico Lab Receives Prestigious Graduate Training Award from UW Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine Center
Second-year Cellular and Molecular Biology PhD student Caterra Leavens’ mission to develop a cure for Type 1 diabetes is personal; as a Type 1 diabetic herself, she is very familiar with the complexities of the …
March 27, 2025
2025 Match: Announcing Our New Residents!
The Wisconsin Department of Surgery is excited to announce the selection of our 2025 matched residents. We’re pleased to welcome these gifted future surgeons to our residency programs! General Surgery Residency >> Academic Track Thomas …
March 21, 2025Wisconsin Surgery Research Roundup: February 2025
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 …
March 20, 2025Surgery and Engineering Researchers Team Up to Enhance Wound Healing
Chronic wounds – wounds that haven’t started to heal after several weeks of treatment – affect over 6.5 million people in the U.S., are a threat to patients’ health and quality of life, and have …
March 17, 2025Dr. Adam Brinkman Named Chair of the Division of Pediatric Surgery
Adam Brinkman, MD, was recently named the Chair of the Division of Pediatric Surgery, effective March 10, 2025. Dr. Brinkman did his General Surgery residency at the UW-Madison Department of Surgery from 2008-2015. He completed …
March 12, 2025Dr. Anna Beck Receives 2024 Badger Challenge Award
Certain types of benign breast lesions are associated with a high risk of future breast cancer development, but current clinical methods to estimate the level of an individual patient’s risk are inaccurate. With a new …
March 11, 2025DEIW Grand Rounds Recap: Practical Solutions for Improving Wellness
On March 5, 2025, Dr. David Rogers, UAB Medicine Chief Wellness Officer and Professor of Surgery, presented at the Department of Surgery Grand Rounds. He talked about “Practical Solutions for Improving Wellness.” The purpose of …
March 10, 2025In My Own Words: Dr. Kristin Long’s Trip to Rwanda
During the first two weeks of February, I traveled to Rwanda to visit the University of Global Health Equity Butaro Campus and the Kibogora Level Two Teaching Hospital. The purpose of my trip was to …
March 4, 2025Wisconsin Surgery Research Roundup: January 2025
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 …
March 3, 2025Joint Grand Rounds Recap: Optimizing Culture in the OR
On Feb. 19, 2025, all OR schedules began at 9 a.m. to accommodate a special Joint Grand Rounds between Perioperative Services, Department of Anesthesiology, Department of Gynecology, Department of Neurosurgery, Department of Orthopedics, Department of …
February 27, 2025Dr. Clara Angeles Receives Carolyn E. Reed Traveling Fellowship Award
Dr. Clara Angeles, Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellow, recently received the Carolyn E. Reed Traveling Fellowship Award from the Thoracic Surgery Foundation. This fellowship awards up to $10,000 for a woman cardiothoracic surgeon to travel to another …
February 26, 2025Harris Lab Receives Research Funding from Two Campus-based Programs
The Wisconsin Surgical Laboratory in Metabolism (WiSLiM), run by Dave Harris, MD, an Assistant Professor in the Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery, conducts research on how bariatric surgery affects metabolism and aging, with the goal …
February 17, 2025Dr. Brigitte Smith Receives Distinguished Mid-Career Educator Award
Dr. Brigitte Smith, Associate Professor in the Division of Vascular Surgery and Vice Chair of Education, has been selected as the recipient of the Distinguished Mid-Career Educator Award by the Association of Surgical Education (ASE). …
February 13, 2025Dr. Dinee Simpson Presents as the 2025 Belzer Visiting Professor
On Jan. 30, 2025, Dr. Dinee Simpson, Chief Health Equity Executive and Associate Professor at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, presented as the 2025 Belzer Visiting Professor. Her talk was about “Taking Disparities …
February 5, 2025Vascular Surgery Resident Awarded ACS Research Scholarship
Kate Telma, MD, a PGY-2 vascular surgery resident, has been selected by the American College of Surgeons to receive a Resident Research Scholarship for the 2025-2027 award cycle. This two-year, $60,000 scholarship is supported by …
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