It's National Donate Life Blue & Green Day! Wear blue and green to raise awareness around the importance of registering as an organ, eye and tissue donor. For more information, visit: heroicdeed.com #BlueGreenDay

Congratulations to Dr. Patrick Carney, general surgery resident, for winning the flash talk session at the UW Carbone Cancer Center's Annual Research Retreat! #ExceptionalPeople Read more: go.wisc.edu/31ahll

The Underrepresented in Medicine (URiM) Visiting Student Scholarship Program is now accepting applications for the 2026 cohort. Applications are due April 30, 2026. For more information, visit: go.wisc.edu/4idwt0

Congratulations to Dr. Sharon Weber, professor and Chair of the Division of Surgical Oncology, for being recognized as an Exceptional Woman in Medicine by Castle Connolly! #ExceptionalPeople #ExtraordinaryResults Read more: go.wisc.edu/998548

At the end of last year, Dr. Saad Sahi traveled to Burundi and Uganda for two interconnected global surgery activities. This was his first global surgery visit as a part of the Wisconsin Surgery faculty. Read more about his experiences in his own words: go.wisc.edu/00zfic

Nationally recognized in May, UW-Madison celebrates Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) Heritage Month in April to encompass the APIDA student and campus-community experiences. Find out more: go.wisc.edu/apida

April is Donate Life Month. During this month, we honor those who have given the gift of life and encourage people to consider registering to be a donor. Dr. Nikole Neidlinger shares important information about organ donation: go.wisc.edu/20103e

Congratulations to Dr. Ana De Roo, assistant professor in the Division of colorectal Surgery, for receiving a five-year, $715,000 Clinician Scientist Development Grant from @americancancersoc.bsky.social. #ExceptionalPeople Read more: go.wisc.edu/y44946

Wrapping up Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, the UW School of Medicine and Public Health shares how school researchers are transforming the future of colorectal cancer care. Read how Wisconsin Surgery is making an impact: go.wisc.edu/51v70d

We had a great time at the General Thoracic Surgical Club meeting in Hawaii! Drs. Joshua Brady and Benjamin Cher, general surgery residents, both presented research at this meeting. #ExceptionalPeople #ExtraordinaryResults

Happy National Doctors' Day! "On behalf of the department, thank you for your tireless efforts, your unwavering commitment to patient care, and your contributions to the mission of our academic medical community." - Dr. Rebecca Minter, Chair of the Department of Surgery

Earlier this month, Dr. Amber Sheth, general surgery resident, and Dr. Girma Tefera, professor in the Division of Vascular Surgery, attended the ACS Leadership and Advocacy Summit, where they advocated for important issues affecting surgeons. #ExcpetionalPeople

Congratulations to Dr. Benjamin Cher, general surgery resident, for having his article published in Annals of Surgical Oncology. #ExceptionalPeople #ExtraordinaryResults Read more: go.wisc.edu/v79063

Last month, Dr. Carly Sobol, vascular surgery resident, presented her research at the Academic Surgical Congress as a part of the Trainee Research Fellowship Award in Education from @academicsurgery.bsky.social and the Association for Academic Surgery Foundation. #ExceptionalPeople

Earlier this month, we hosted a surgical skills workshop for high school students in partnership with the Health Occupations and Professions Exploration (HOPE) Program. Thank you to the faculty, residents and medical student volunteers for supporting this event.

Welcome our newest Vascular Surgery resident! #Match2026

Welcome our newest Plastic Surgery residents! #Match2026

Welcome our newest General Surgery preliminary interns! #Match2026

Welcome our newest General Surgery categorical interns! #Match2026

Happy Match Day! Dr. Brigitte Smith, Vice Chair of Education in the Department of Surgery, wishes everyone a happy Match Day.

Today is the day! We are so excited to welcome the next class of exceptional surgical residents! #Match2026

There’s two days until Match Day! We can’t wait to welcome our next class of surgical residents! #Match2026 #WisconsinWednesday

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

We are excited to welcome three new Advanced Practice Providers to Wisconsin Surgery!

We had a great time at the Association of Program Directors in Vascular Surgery Annual Spring Meeting in Chicago! So proud of our Division of Vascular Surgery for having a huge presence at this meeting. #ExceptionalPeople #ExtraordinaryResults

The #Match2026 countdown continues! We wish all surgical residency applicants the best of luck next week. #WisconsinWednesday

It's Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Dr. Dana Hayden, Chair of the Division of Colorectal Surgery, talks about the importance of colorectal cancer screening. go.wisc.edu/96j12e

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 January edition: go.wisc.edu/a829l0 #ExtraordinaryResults

So honored to work with this amazing group of Breast Surgical Oncologists! @wiscsurgery.bsky.social @socsurgonc.bsky.social

It was great having Dr. Lesly Dossett from University of Michigan Health join us as the 2026 Belzer Visiting Professor! Dr. Dossett spoke about "Too Much Testing: Opportunities to Improve Value by Doing Less."

Match Day is in a couple of weeks! We’re so excited to find out who will be joining our exceptional group of Wisconsin Surgery residents. #Match2026 #WisconsinWednesday

Dr. Rebecca Minter, Chair of the Department of Surgery, and Dr. Girma Tefera, professor in the Division of Vascular Surgery, recently traveled to Ghana to participate in the ACS-WACS Surgical Leadership Course. #ExceptionalPeople #ExtraordinaryResults

UW Surgical Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery Fellowship Applications open TODAY for the 2027-2029 fellowship. Check out the SAFAS website for more details: safas.smapply.io

A big thank you to our residents for all that they do throughout the year!

We had a great time at the American Council of Educators in Plastic Surgery (ACEPS) Annual Meeting and Plastic Surgery Research, Education and Preparation (PREP) Program! Congrats to Alyssa Schappe for her presentation and to Dr. Jasmine Craig for her work with the PREP Program.

Happy Lunar New Year!

Dr. Sydney Tan, general surgery resident, recently had her research, "Work Hours, Stress, and Burnout Among Resident Physicians," published in JAMA Network Open. #ExceptionalPeople #ExtraordinaryResults Read more: go.wisc.edu/9g551n

Dr. Krystle Lange, assistant professor in the Division of Acute Care and Regional General Surgery, shared about the importance of getting screened for hernias. Learn more: go.wisc.edu/opz6e4

Congratulations to Dr. Gretchen Schwarze, professor in the Division of Vascular Surgery, for receiving the 2026 MacLean Center Prize in Clinical Ethics and Health Outcomes. #ExceptionalPeople #ExtraordinaryResults go.wisc.edu/08r3f3

Today is International Day of Women and Girls in Science. We are so proud of the life-changing work that all of the women at Wisconsin Surgery do! #ExceptionalPeople #ExtraordinaryResults

Endocrine Surgery Fellowship Applications open TODAY for the 2027-2028 fellowship year. Check out the AAES website for more details: go.wisc.edu/48vb6f

“We take great pride in serving these patients and helping them return to full, healthy lives.” Drs. Dixon Kaufman and Dan McCarthy discuss the extraordinary results of the UW Health Transplant Center in 2025. go.wisc.edu/4d22kl

This Black History Month, UW-Madison is celebrating Black Love in all its forms: self-love, family, friendship and romance. For more information about events, visit: go.wisc.edu/bhm

Today is National Wear Red Day, which should be easy for #Badgers! Wear Red Day raises awareness for women's heart health. Cardiovascular disease is the number one killer of women. Show your support for women across the nation by wearing red.

It's National Burn Awareness Week. We are proud of the outstanding clinical care, exceptional education and ground-breaking research efforts of our Burn and Wound Care Team. Read more about our advancements in burn care: go.wisc.edu/o75650

This World Cancer Day, read about how Drs. Nabeel Zafar and Muhammed Murtaza, members of our Division of Surgical Oncology, are making an impact on cancer research and detection abroad: go.wisc.edu/5vx6yl

It's National Women Physicians Day! We have over 100 exceptional women surgeons and trainees in our department. We are so proud of all the extraordinary work that our women physicians do for the Department of Surgery and beyond. #ExceptionalPeople #ExtraordinaryResults

Thank you to all of our presenters, attendees and to everyone who helped make our 17th annual Research Summit a success! As a part of the summit, several awards were given to recognize excellence in posters, presentations, and images. The 2026 award winners were:

Congratulations to Dr. Jon Odorico, professor in the Division of Transplantation, for receiving a one-year, $70,000 Fall Research Competition grant from the Office of Vice Chancellor for Research. #ExceptionalPeople go.wisc.edu/55r1yd

Dr. Courtney Balentine recently joined HCPLive to discuss his new research published in JAMA Surgery about implementing AI in the operating room, including challenges and next steps. #ExceptionalPeople Learn more: go.wisc.edu/n5228p