UW-Madison Department of Surgery

It's National Cheese Day! Wisconsin is known for it's 'legend-dairy' cheeses and, on campus, we are lucky to have access to award-winning cheeses at Babcock Dairy. We hope you find a 'gouda' way to celebrate today!
Photo courtesy of Althea Dotzour/UW-Madison

June is Men's Health Month. This month is a reminder for men to take charge of their health by making healthy lifestyle decisions.

Happy Pride Month! At Wisconsin Surgery, we actively cultivate a culture where everyone feels respected, supported and valued.

Earlier this month, we hosted an investiture ceremony to celebrate Dr. Luke Funk, professor in the Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery and the Layton F. Rikkers, MD Surgical Leadership Endowed Professor. This professorship supports a nationally recognized academic surgeon who has demonstrated excellence in leadership at both the local and national levels. Thank you to our generous donors and friends that made this possible. https://go.wisc.edu/904tu3

Great story about the work our Division of Plastic Surgery is doing around microsurgery and global teaching!

The UW-Madison microsurgery program has trained hundreds of doctors worldwide. Ukraine is the latest to benefit. See link below ⬇️

📸 Hannah Schroeder / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

"A burn injury can happen to anyone. Prevention is just as important as knowing how to care for burns."

Dr. Angela Gibson, associate professor in the Division of Acute Care and Regional General Surgery, recently shared important information about burn treatment in May's edition of News in Health from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Read more:

Healing Burns Burns are often caused by accidents in the home. Prevention is the best defense against common causes of burns. But accidents still happen. Find out how research is trying to improve burn treatment.

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

It's National Stop the Bleed Day. A person experiencing life-threatening bleeding can die from blood loss within minutes. Stop the Bleed training teaches people how to slow or stop blood loss to keep someone alive until first responders arrive. Since 2017, UW Health , in partnership with the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, has provided or supported Stop the Bleed training to 6,000 individuals. https://www.stopthebleed.org/

“As a preeminent surgeon-scientist, Dr. Ronnekleiv-Kelly seamlessly bridges the gap between the operating room and the laboratory, demonstrating a level of focus that is redefining the landscape of cancer biology.”

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.

Against the Odds: Advancing Research for an Ultra-Rare Liver Cancer When talking about cancer research, much of the conversation centers around breast, prostate, lung and colorectal cancer – and rightly so as those cancers account for nearly 50% of all new cancer diagnosis in the …

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.