Welcome to the Division of Education
The Medical College of Wisconsin Surgical Residency Program offers a large, diverse clinical experience, an opportunity for sophisticated research and an environment conducive to professional growth and maturation.
Our programs and curriculum have four major objectives of surgical education:
- To foster development in each resident of positive humanistic attitudes as essential ingredients of excellence in surgical patient care;
- To assure acquisition by each resident of appropriate technical surgical skills and an appreciation of surgical anatomy and physiology;
- To provide opportunity for each resident to develop mature surgical judgment based both on theoretical considerations and on practical experience; and
- To develop in each resident an inquiring mind, tempered by appropriate skepticism, by means of vigorous and candid review of one's surgical work and by exposure to the problems of basic and clinical research
Our graduates continue surgical careers along a variety of avenues - private practice, academic surgery or fellowship training in a subspecialty. They are recruited for excellent positions in our region and elsewhere and are very competitive candidates for fellowship training. The Department offers further training in cardiothoracic surgery, vascular surgery, plastic and reconstructive surgery and surgical critical care.
Andrew Kastenmeier, MD |
![]() Anuoluwapo Elegbede, MD |
Mission Statement
The Mission of the Division of Education is to support the design, implementation, and evaluation of educational programs to achieve excellence in training for students, residents, faculty, and other physicians.
Vision Statement
The Division of Education will achieve recognition as a leading resource for surgical education as reflected by the success of our trainees and participation of the Department of Surgery faculty in education research, presentations, publications, and leadership roles.
What sets our General Surgery Residency Program apart?
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Medical Student Program
Learn about the medical student program within the department of surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin.
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Residency Programs
Find links to view information about the general surgery residency program in the department of surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin.
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Fellowship Programs
View links to the department of surgeries fellowship programs.
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Faculty
Learn about the education faculty in the surgery department of the Medical College of Wisconsin.
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Edwin Ellison Surgical Society
Edwin Ellison Surgical Society
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Global Surgical Programs
The World Health Organization report from 2010 indicates that more than material shortage, the lack of trained surgical work force is critical. Through various non-profit organizations, medical schools, and hospitals, MCW surgeons across each of our subspecialties have been engaging globally to advance global surgical care.
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Joining Forces Program
Joining Forces leverages Military-Civilian partnerships to decrease preventable injury deaths, facilitate clinical knowledge exchanges, and increase the clinical readiness for military medical providers.
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CME List
Case Conferences
Events and Visiting Professors
Grand Rounds
Our Team
Chief

Andrew Kastenmeier, MD
Associate Chief
Anu Elegbede, MD
General Surgery Residency Program
Matthew Goldblatt, MD
Program Director
(414) 955-1833
(414) 955-0081 (fax)
Lisa Olson
Program Manager
(414) 955-1833
(414) 955-0081 (fax)
General Surgery Student Clerkship
Andrew Kastenmeier, MD
Clerkship Director
(414) 955-1832
(414) 955-0081 (fax)
Catie Fihn, MBA
Program Manager
(414) 955-1832
(414) 955-0081 (fax)
Medical College of Wisconsin
Department of Surgery
Division of Education
8701 Watertown Plank Rd.
Milwaukee, WI 53226
