UW Minimally Invasive Surgery

Come meet our faculty and past fellows! We now have two @FellowshpCouncl spots 1. MIS GI/Bari/foregut 2. MIS GI/Ab wall. Come find out more about us, @WiscSurgery, and living in Madison. #OnWisconsin

@amber_shada representing UW MIS in India at the Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endosurgeons meeting! @WiscSurgery

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Dr. Michael Garren, professor in @WiscMIS, recently spoke about the importance of preparing your own meals, moving away from processed foods, and exercise. go.wisc.edu/q3a71x

@GWSurgery @AnneLidor @WiscMIS @AnneLidor came back home to @GWSurgery and gave an excellent Shorb lecture. Our surgery residents always make us #GWProud

@GWSurgery @AnneLidor @WiscMIS Anne Lidor rules!

Dr. Elise Lawson, associate professor in the Division of Colorectal Surgery, recently completed her term as President of the Wisconsin Surgical Society. She concluded her presidency by giving a Presidential Address at the WSS 2025 Annual Conference. go.wisc.edu/fil4xh

@WiscoSurgMetab @LammingLab @cholsoon_jang @WiscSurgery @UWHealth congrats @WiscoSurgMetab!

(1/4) We are excited to share our first WiSLiM manuscript! With the help of @LammingLab and @cholsoon_jang, we attempt to challenge the dogmatic approach to post-bariatric surgery diet with some surprising results... @WiscSurgery @WiscMIS @UWHealth sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

such a great achievement! #OnWisconsin

UW researchers tackle diabetes from multiple angles med.wisc.edu/news/uw-resear… Great work @WiscoSurgMetab @uwsmph @UWHealth

Winner winner chicken dinner! @WiscSurgery residents Drs. Lauer, Praska, and Morrison are #TopGun winners at this year’s Wisconsin Surgical Society meeting! #OnWisconsin @WiscMIS @uwsmph @MinterWiscSurg

“Bariatric Surgeons Consider Sustainability of Bariatric Surgery in GLP-1 Era.” It was great to be a part of this session! @WiscSurgery facs.org/for-medical-pr…

"As the field embraces a more integrated model of obesity care... there is an urgent need for well-designed, prospective RCTs to define the optimal timing, duration, and effectiveness of GLP-1s and behavioral interventions in this context." jamanetwork.com/journals/jamas…

Congratulations to Dr. Syed Nabeel Zafar (@NabeelZafarMD), assistant professor in the Division of Surgical Oncology, for receiving a two-year, $311,000 Focused Pilot Award from the Department of Defense Pancreatic Cancer Research Program. go.wisc.edu/f66qs9

We need a lot more Dr. Jessica Steiers to pull a body of evidence together like this @unbiasedscipod theunbiasedscipod.substack.com/p/how-a-govern… nytimes.com/interactive/20…

Today is GME Professionals Day. We are so lucky to have such exceptional educational coordinators in our department! #ExceptionalPeople

Congratulations to all! We are thrilled to have Dr Reji Babygirija join our efforts to improve treatments for AD

"Fasting is required for many of the benefits of calorie restriction in the 3xTg mouse model of Alzheimer's disease" from first author @RejiBabygirija and with our collabs including @JohnDenuLab @WiscoSurgMetab is now available online!

Congratulations to Dr. Rebecca Minter, A.R. Curreri Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Surgery, for being named the Chair of the @AmBdSurg Board of Directors for the 2025-26 term! #ExceptionalPeople Read more: go.wisc.edu/odloho

We will miss having Colin around - great surgeon and person. We wish him the best of luck and look forward to seeing him @SAGES_Updates! #OnWisconsin @WiscSurgery