Surgery News
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Drs. Karen Kersting and Douglas Evans Featured in MCW/FH Better Together - Periop Pulse
Karen Kersting, PhD, and Douglas Evans, MD, discuss delivering bad news, never easy especially in December.
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Dr. Douglas B. Evans 2022 Recipient of Luminary Award in GI Cancer
The Luminary Awards recognize individuals who have made transformative strides in the lives of patients with gastrointestinal cancers.
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MCW's Coffee Conversations with Scientists: The Science Behind Breast Cancer with Dr. Adrienne Cobb
The episode on Thursday, October 27, featured Adrienne Cobb, MD, MS, board-certified breast surgical oncologist and assistant professor of surgery.
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Medical College of Wisconsin Professor Leads Development of Updated Guideline on Radiation Therapy for Endometrial Cancer
A newly-updated clinical guideline issued by the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) provides recommendations on the use of radiation therapy and systemic therapy after surgery to treat patients with endometrial cancer.
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Froedtert & MCW Lung Transplant Program Marks 20th Transplant in 2022
This November, the Froedtert & MCW health network celebrated a milestone in its lung transplant program, with its 20th lung transplant in 2022. This marks the first time the lung transplant program has reached this milestone since its launch in the 1990s.
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Serving Those Who Serve
MCW and the Zablocki VA Medical Center’s 76-year partnership benefits both doctors and patients.
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Matthew Cooper, MD, Named Chief of Solid Organ Transplant and Director of the Joint Solid Organ Transplantation Program
Dr. Cooper was identified as the top candidate for this role after a comprehensive international and will begin in his new role no later than March 1, 2023.
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Dr. Katie Iverson Featured in MCW/FH Better Together - Periop Pulse
Katie Iverson, MD, featured in the October 2022 MCW/FH Better Together - Periop Pulse newsletter.
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MCW and U.S. Army Join Forces to Save Lives
MCW’s Joining Forces Program is designed to increase the clinical readiness of U.S. Army providers.
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We Care Fund 2022 Faculty Seed Grants Awarded
The We Care Fund for Medical Innovation and Research Committee has selected the recipients of this year’s We Care awards.
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Aoy Tomita-Mitchell, PhD, Selected as a New Member of the 2022-2023 Society for Research Excellence
The society is a collective of select MCW faculty members with a demonstrated commitment to discovery, mentorship, leadership, and advancement in research.
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Colleen Trevino, RN, NP, PhD, Awarded the Community of Innovators Award
This award acknowledges the extraordinary passion, leadership and efforts of MCW’s faculty.
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Kathleen Christians, MD, Selected as Recipient of the Thomas L. Smallwood Award for Clinical Excellence
Dr. Christians is a Professor of Surgery in the Division of Surgical Oncology. This award is presented by the Froedtert Hospital Board of Directors to recognize a faculty member for their outstanding contributions to patient care.
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NANETS Announces 2022-2023 Board
Dr. Callisia Clarke named to NANETS 2022-2023 Board.
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Dr. Kellie Brown Awarded U.S. Patent for Tool to Increase Safety During Removal of Failed Stent Grafts
Dr. Kellie R. Brown, as well as Brian Thorson and Benjamin Heard of Hjärta Care, are inventors of MCW’s recently issued U.S. Patent 11,351,047 for Devices and Methods for Stent Graft Extraction.
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Department of Surgery Achieves 100% ABSITE Three-Year Pass Rate
Congratulations to our general surgery residency graduates for consistently maintaining a pass rate higher than the national average.
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Congratulations Dr. Elegbede and Dr. Meyer
Awards given to Dr. Anu Elegbede and Dr. Nicholas Meyer.
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Dr. Anai Kothari Featured in MCW/FH Better Together - Periop Pulse
Anai Kothari, MD, MS, featured in the June 2022 MCW/FH Better Together - Periop Pulse newsletter.
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Dr. Lisa McElroy Named Inaugural Recipient of Onyekwere E. Akwari Endowed Professorship
Dr. McElroy completed her general surgery residency at the Medical College of Wisconsin.
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2021-2022 Eberbach Awards
Congratulations to the winners of this year's Eberbach awards.
Department of Surgery News, Special Recognition, and Awards
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