Department of Surgery
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Specialties

Hee Soo Jung, MD, FACS, FCCM

Associate Professor

  • Director, Surgical Critical Care Services
  • Program Director, Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
  • Division of Acute Care and Regional General Surgery

jung@surgery.wisc.edu
(608) 265-9574

600 Highland Ave
G5/340
Madison, WI 53792-0001

Education

  • MD, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL
  • Residency in Surgery, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
  • Fellowship, Surgical Critical Care, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Clinical Specialties

Dr. Jung is certified by the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Surgical Critical Care. Dr. Hee Soo Jung practices in the trauma, burn and acute care surgery programs.

Dr. Hee Soo Jung provides a wide range of services including Appendectomy, Burn Surgery, Cholecystectomy (Gallbladder Removal), Excision of Lipoma, Laparoscopic Groin Hernia Repair, Muscle Biopsy, Open Groin Hernia Repair, Sebaceous Cyst Removal, Subcutaneous Tumor Removal, Trauma Surgery, Ventral / Abdominal Hernia Repair, Bowel Obstruction Surgery, Small Bowel and Large Bowel/Colon Resection.

Research Interests

Dr. Jung’s research focuses on reducing preventable errors in trauma care through the development of novel educational and assessment methodologies. His team currently studies interdisciplinary team communication and its impact on patient care. He also investigates clinical outcomes in trauma, emergency general surgery and critical care.

Recent Publications

  • Are electric scooters a lost cause?
    Jung HS, Kumar R
    Trauma Surg Acute Care Open 2025; 10(1): e001776
    [PubMed ID: 39990860]

  • Handoffs and transitions of care in the intensive care unit: an American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Critical Care Committee clinical consensus document.
    Appelbaum RD, Farrell MS, Hoth JJ, Jung HS, Pathak A, Nassar AK, Cuschieri J, Stein DM, Agapian JV
    Trauma Surg Acute Care Open 2025; 10(1): e001677
    [PubMed ID: 39975963]

  • Fever and infections in surgical intensive care: an American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Critical Care Committee clinical consensus document.
    Nohra E, Appelbaum RD, Farrell MS, Carver T, Jung HS, Kirsch JM, Kodadek LM, Mandell S, Nassar AK, Pathak A, Paul J, Robinson B, Cuschieri J, Stein DM
    Trauma Surg Acute Care Open 2024; 9(1): e001303
    [PubMed ID: 38835635]

  • The silver lining of the pandemic in surgical education: virtual surgical education and recommendations for best practices.
    Rasic G, Parikh PP, Wang ML, Keric N, Jung HS, Ferguson BD, Altieri MS, Nahmias J
    Global Surg Educ 2023; 2(1): 59
    [PubMed ID: 38013862]

  • Screening and intervention for intimate partner violence at trauma centers and emergency departments: an evidence-based systematic review from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma.
    Teichman AL, Bonne S, Rattan R, Dultz L, Qurashi FA, Goldenberg A, Polite N, Liveris A, Freeman JJ, Colosimo C, Chang E, Choron RL, Edwards C, Arabian S, Haines KL, Joseph D, Murphy PB, Schramm AT, Jung HS, Lawson E, Fox K, Mashbari HNA, Smith RN
    Trauma Surg Acute Care Open 2023; 8(1): e001041
    [PubMed ID: 36967863]

All Publications on PubMed