Medical College of Wisconsin Department of Surgery News
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Surgical Excellence and Compassionate Training: Meet Dr. Rana Higgins
Throughout her career, Dr. Higgins has actively studied and practiced robotic surgery.
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Dr. Douglas B. Evans Receives Benjamin E. Mays Medal, Highest Alum Honor at Bates College
Douglas B. Evans, MD, has been awarded the Benjamin E. Mays Medal by the Bates College Alumni Association, the highest alum award of the college. The medal recognizes an alum for distinguished service to the worldwide community and outstanding accomplishment.
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MCW Surgeon and Educator Brings Expertise to South America as a Fulbright Grant Recipient
Dr. Michael Malinowski has a passion for helping others and collaborating with educators across the globe.
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Dept. of Surgery Doctors Included in Castle Connolly Top Doctors 2023
Castle Connolly has released their Top Doctors of 2023 list which include doctors in the Department of Surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin.
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Dr. Caitlin Patten Honored in Annual ‘40 Under 40’ List
Dr. Patten is a breast surgical oncologist whose clinical focus consists of caring for patients with breast cancer, benign breast diseases, and those who are at high risk for developing breast cancer.
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Congratulations to Dr. Anai Kothari as This Year's Recipient of the CSA Turcotte Award
Dr. Anai Kothari is this year's recipient of the Turcotte Award.
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Cardiovascular Team Completes 1,000th TAVR Procedure
Recently, the cardiovascular team at Froedtert Hospital performed its 1,000th transcatheter aortic valve replacement, or TAVR, procedure.
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Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin Name Matthew Cooper, MD, Chief of Transplantation, Director of Joint Solid Organ Transplantation Program
Matthew Cooper, MD, has been appointed Chief of the Division of Transplantation in the Department of Surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), Director of the Joint Solid Organ Transplantation Program at Froedtert Health and Children’s Wisconsin, and the Mark B. Adams Chair in Transplant Surgery.
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News from the 2023 Association for Academic Surgery Conference
Congratulations to our faculty, residents, and students who were recognized at the 2023 Association for Academic Surgery Conference.
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MCW Researchers Aim to Save Lives Through the Development of Female Crash Test Dummies
For decades car safety advances have overlooked women. Susan Cronn and team hope to address this gap.
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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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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.
Department of Surgery News, Special Recognition, and Awards
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Grand Rounds
Department of Surgery Grand Rounds.
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The Word on Medicine
MCW on the Radio - "The Word on Medicine" supported by Selig Leasing Company and produced by the Department of Surgery.
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Annual Reports
The Department of Surgery Annual Reports highlight the many ways in which MCW Surgery is #LeadingTheWay in healthcare through academic achievement, surgical education, and innovative research.
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