UW-Madison Department of Surgery

Today we honor and remember all those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country.

Next Thursday, May 28, tune into the webinar "Voices From a Transplant Trial" hosted by the Clinical Trials Institute. Dr. Dixon Kaufman will talk with siblings who participated in a kidney trial that he led. Learn more and register: go.wisc.edu/svwue9

It's National Stop the Bleed Day. Since 2017, @UWHealth, in partnership with @uwsmph, has provided or supported Stop the Bleed training to 6,000 individuals. Learn more about Stop the Bleed: stopthebleed.org

It's National Cancer Research Month and Dr. Sean Ronnekleiv-Kelly shares about his research into fibrolamellar carcinoma, a form of liver cancer that primarily occurs in adolescents and young adults who have no history of liver disease. #ExceptionalPeople go.wisc.edu/96qj94

Last month, Dr. Patrick Carney, general surgery resident, traveled to The University of Alabama at Birmingham as a part of our research resident exchange program. He presented his research at the UAB Resident Research Day. #ExceptionalPeople #ExtraordinaryResults

Last month, Dr. Kate Telma, vascular surgery resident, traveled with Dr. Dai Yamanouchi, professor in the Division of Vascular Surgery, to Fujita Health University in Japan. During this trip, she learned about how vascular and endovascular surgery is performed in Japan.

Wisconsin Surgery had a great time attending Digestive Disease Week 2026 in Chicago earlier this month! Dr. Roy Chebel, general surgery resident, presented two posters. Dr. Kaitlyn Kelly, associate professor, discussed new research: go.wisc.edu/45mo1j

We had such a great time at the 2026 Association for Surgical Education Annual Meeting last month in Atlanta! So proud of the involvement of our faculty, staff and trainees at this meeting. #ExceptionalPeople #ExtraordinaryResults

Are you a clinician working in cardiology or cardiothoracic surgery? Register to attend the inaugural UW Pulse 2026 for a comprehensive overview of advanced heart failure across the entire disease spectrum: ce.icep.wisc.edu/uw-pulse-2026 @uw_cvm @uw_medicine @WiscSurgery @UWHealth

It's International Nurses Day! We are so grateful for all of the extraordinary work that nurses do.

Dr. Joshua Mezrich, professor in the Division of Transplantation, shares about the history and use of xenotransplantation, and how genetically modified pigs could impact the future of organ donation. Read more: go.wisc.edu/2dhnd6

Happy Mother's Day to all the incredible moms and mother figures out there! Thank you for all that you do.

Earlier this year, Dr. Miloš Buhavac traveled to Hawassa University Hospital in Hawassa, Ethiopia as a part of the American College of Surgeons Health Outreach Program for Equity in Global Surgery. Read more about his experiences in his own words: go.wisc.edu/w39kp7

Every month, our faculty and staff engage in remarkable research that yields many impactful publications. We are highlighting several of these publications in our Research Roundup series. See the March edition: go.wisc.edu/3b55sm #ExtraordinaryResults

Congratulations to Dr. David Harris for receiving the Vilas Early-Career Investigator Award! #ExceptionalPeople

Last month, Wisconsin Surgery faculty and residents participated in the 14th annual Healthcare Disparities Conference hosted by the AHANA-MAPS Pre-Health Society. #ExceptionalPeople Read more: go.wisc.edu/9nfcuj

It's National Cancer Research Month. Dr. Nabeel Zafar leads UW Carbone's Global Oncology Program, which strengthens and connects international cancer research across UW-Madison. Read about the program's new study abroad course: go.wisc.edu/pz054k

Our Division of Endocrine Surgery had a great time at the American Association for Endocrine Surgeons Annual Meeting last month!

We had a great time at the American Burn Association Annual Meeting in Florida last month!

Congratulations to Dr. Jocelyn Zajac, general surgery resident, for being inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society! #ExceptionalPeople