Following completion of their residency training, many surgeons may opt or may be required by their employer to obtain board certification in their area of specialty by sitting for written and oral examinations. But the …
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Wisconsin Surgery Research Roundup: July 2024
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 …
Welcome Justin Rodriguez, URiM Participant!
The School of Medicine and Public Health and Department of Surgery is committed to being a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and anti-racist learning environment and workplace. The Underrepresented in Medicine (URiM) Visiting Student Scholarship Program, sponsored …
Welcome Dr. Brigitte Smith to the Division of Vascular Surgery
Brigitte Smith, MD, MHPE, returns to UW-Madison as an Associate Professor in the Division of Vascular Surgery and as the Department of Surgery’s Vice Chair of Education. Dr. Smith previously attended UW-Madison for her Doctor …
Schwarze Funded to Evaluate Surgical Training Curriculum on Effective Patient Communication
In treating patients with serious illnesses and those who are near the end of life, surgeons regularly face the difficult ethical challenge of supporting patients and their families through high-stakes decision-making, such as whether to …
Department of Surgery Faculty Members Recognized as Healthcare Research All-Stars
Several Department of Surgery faculty members were recently recognized as healthcare research all-stars by Avant-Garde Health. These surgeons were selected for the quality and quantity of research that they authored and published during 2021 and …
2024 Match: Announcing Our New Residents!
The Wisconsin Department of Surgery is excited to announce the selection of our 2024 matched residents. We’re pleased to welcome these gifted future surgeons to our residency programs! General Surgery Residency >> Academic Track Kaleem …
Dr. John Rectenwald Named Chair of the Division of Vascular Surgery
John Recetenwald, MD, MS, has been named the Chair of the Division of Vascular Surgery. Dr. Rectenwald has been a Vascular Surgery professor at UW-Madison since 2018. Prior to coming to the University of Wisconsin-Madison, …
Vascular Surgery Resident Receives Grant to Test Curriculum Aiming to Improve Patient-Clinician Communication
Congratulations to Carly Sobol, MD, a second-year integrated vascular surgery resident who recently received a Trainee Research Fellowship Award in Education from the Association for Academic Surgery (AAS) and the Association for Academic Surgery Foundation. The award …
Wisconsin Surgery Research Roundup: September 2023
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 …