Katherine Bakke, MD, MPH is one of our newest Assistant Professors through the Division of Acute Care & Regional General Surgery. She will be based at Unity Point-Meriter Hospital, where she will primarily focus on …
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Wisconsin Surgery Resident Awarded Research Scholarship from American College of Surgeons
Congratulations to Karlie Haug, MD, who recently received a Resident Research Scholarship from the American College of Surgeons (ACS)! Dr. Haug researches clarity in patient communication, focusing on the effectiveness of the “Best Case/Worst Case” …
Welcoming Our New Division Chair of Colon and Rectal Surgery
We are thrilled to welcome Dana Hayden, MD, MPH, as our new Chair in the Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery. Dr. Hayden joins us a Professor and will lead the Division of Colon and …
Wisconsin Surgery Faculty Receives Five-Year Grant Worth Over $1 million
Congratulations to Dr. Angela Gibson from our Division of Acute Care and Regional General Surgery, who was recently awarded a five-year, $1.375 million research grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences! The study …
Welcoming Our New Faculty!
This summer, we have welcomed several new faculty members to the University of Wisconsin Department of Surgery. Learn more about them below. Kelly Collins, MD joins us as an Associate Professor in the Division of …
Where Our Residents And Fellows Are Going Next
Congratulations to our graduating residents and fellows. We’re so proud of all their accomplishments and achievements and are excited to see what their future holds! Here’s where these talented surgeons are headed next: RURAL GENERAL …
University of Wisconsin Surgery Faculty, Trainees Inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society
Surgery professor Josh Mezrich, MD, fellow Jennifer Philip, MD, and resident James Barrett, MD, became members of Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA), the only national medical honor society, this past April. Dr. Mezrich, who was also …
Dawn Elfenbein, MD, Receives Clinical Teaching Award from WMAA
Dawn Elfenbein, MD, MPH, received a Clinical Teaching Award for 2022 at last March’s University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) Match Day celebrations. The Wisconsin Medical Alumni Association (WMAA) bestows teaching …
University of Wisconsin Department of Surgery Hosts 2022 Rikkers Education Retreat
This past week, the University of Wisconsin Department of Surgery held our annual Layton F. Rikkers Education Retreat, with this year commemorating the 24th retreat and our first in-person since 2019. The theme for this …
Remembering John R. Pellett, MD
As the news spread last fall that John Pellett, MD, an emeritus professor of surgery at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and esteemed general and thoracic surgeon at UW Health, …