Schwarze named to National Academy of Medicine
Dr. Margaret “Gretchen” Schwarze, professor of surgery at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, was recently elected as a member of the National Academy of Medicine for her pioneering work that has transformed how surgeons communicate with patients about major treatment decisions and informed consent for surgery.
First impressions: a Q&A with Dean Ahuja
On May 15, 2025, Nita Ahuja, MD, MBA, became the 10th dean of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and vice chancellor for medical affairs at UW–Madison.
Freeing kidney transplant patients from daily anti-rejection medications
Kidney transplant patients are embracing a new chapter of life, thanks to a groundbreaking clinical trial that eliminates the need for a lifelong regimen of anti-rejection drugs, which can cause serious side effects.
Dr. Nita Ahuja announced as next dean of the UW School of Medicine and Public Health
Nita Ahuja, MD, MBA, FACS, a surgeon-scientist who has held top roles at some of the nation’s leading research universities and health systems, will lead the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and serve as the university’s next vice chancellor for medical affairs.
Murtaza named director of Center for Human Genomics and Precision Medicine
Dr. Muhammed Murtaza has become the next director of the Center for Human Genomics and Precision Medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
UW surgery turns 100
The first day of classes must have felt like a leap of faith. It was 1924 and just three faculty members charged with teaching three medical students made up the new surgery academic department in the University of Wisconsin’s new School of Medicine. At the Wisconsin General Hospital, community surgeons were called in to help teach the students how to set bones, treat sepsis, alleviate inflammation and perform minor surgery.
Study examines text messages as method for successful weight loss
Enrollment to open for an interactive study aims to help people build habits for a healthier lifestyle, lose weight and keep it off.
Amy Fiedler named to class of 2020 Presidential Leadership Scholars Program
Amy Fiedler, MD, a cardiac surgeon and assistant professor in the Department of Surgery, has been named to the 2020-21 cohort of the Presidential Leadership Scholars program. She continues to develop her personal leadership project for the program, despite the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
UW researchers use stem cells to develop vocal folds in a dish
Researchers at University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health have created an in vitro 3-D model of human vocal fold tissue (called mucosa) that could improve our understanding and treatment of disorders affecting the human voice.
UW launches nation’s first cell therapy trial for kidney transplant patients
For the first time in the United States, a research team will test a personalized cell therapy to treat a common and serious complication facing kidney transplant patients.
‘Bad guy’ fibrocytes could help rebuild damaged tissue
Could a blood cell type responsible for scarring and diseases such as pulmonary fibrosis be repurposed to help engineer healthy tissue?
Children may undergo unnecessary surgery to fix umbilical hernias
Wisconsin surgeons are performing more umbilical hernia repairs on patients two years old or younger, and more umbilical hernia repairs per capita, compared to surgeons in two other states, according to researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.