Tag health/medicine, human
Lauren Schmitz
Assistant Professor, La Follette School of Public Affairs
Expert on the interplay between social experiences, genetics, and disparities in health and aging; early life adversity and aging; ethical use of genetic data
Jessica Hite
Assistant Professor, Pathobiological Sciences
Hite's research uses interdisciplinary approaches to gain new insight into how pathogens evolve in response to drugs and immune defense strategies.
Denia Garcia
Assistant professor of public affairs
Garcia examines the role of space and organizations in shaping how inequalities are experienced and reproduced.
Bradley Bolling
Associate Professor, Food Science
Expert in food, nutrition, and health. Specializing in the health benefits of vegetables, fruits, and dairy products.
Anthony Cerulli
Professor, Asian Languages and Cultures; Director, Center for South Asia
Expert on the history and anthropology of medicines and religions in India.
Elizabeth Salisbury-Afshar
Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
Expert on addiction treatment and public health responses to increasing rates of addiction and overdose.
Gerald Pankratz
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics
Expert on Falls Evaluations and Prevention in Older Adults
Jacqueline Garonzik Wang
Assistant professor, Transplantation Surgery
Dr. Garonzik Wang’s clinical work includes kidney, pancreas, and liver transplantation. Her research works on identifying novel strategies to increase rates of donor kidney transplantation.
David Aufhauser
Assistant professor, Division of Transplant Surgery
Specializes in liver, kidney and pancreas transplantation
Rebecca Sippel
Professor of Surgery, Chief of Division of Endocrine Surgery, Vice Chair of Academic Affairs & Professional Development
Expert in the surgical management of diseases of the endocrine glands ( thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal glands).
Jacqueline Israel
Assistant professor, Division of Plastic Surgery
Dr. Israel specializes in a wide range of reconstructive surgical procedures including hand and microvascular surgery, peripheral nerve surgery, and breast reconstruction.
David Harris
Assistant professor, Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery
Specializes in minimally invasive surgery and bariatric surgery. Runs a basic science lab focused on the intersection of surgery, metabolism, and aging
Michal Engelman
Associate Professor, Sociology; Director, Wisconsin Longitudinal Study
Expert on social, economic, racial/ethnic, and geographic disparities in life expectancy and health at older ages.
Michael Gorelik
Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology
Specializes in pediatric surgery.
Brittany Travers
Associate Professor, Occupational Therapy Program in Kinesiology Department
Expert on sensorimotor features, daily living skills, and neuroimaging in autism
Chris Rokka
Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Adult cardiac surgery with a special expertise in. Also structural heart surgery, including aortic and mitral valve reconstruction.
Ryan Juza
Assistant professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery
Specializes in Robotics and specifically robotic abdominal wall reconstruction, minimally invasive surgery, and surgical endoscopy.
Christine Durrance
Associate Professor
Expert on health economics and policy, reproductive/maternal/infant health, risky behavior (e.g., substance use, opioid use), competition policy and antitrust in health care markets
Nicole Werner
Assistant professor, surgery
Trauma, critical care, emergency general surgery, surgical rescue, extracorporeal life support