Tag health/medicine, human
Jacqueline Garonzik Wang
Associate professor, Department of Surgery; Division of Transplantation
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, Department of Surgery; Division of Transplantation
Specializes in liver, kidney and pancreas transplantation
Rebecca Sippel
Professor, Department of Surgery; Chair of the Division of Endocrine Surgery
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.
Brittany Travers
Associate Professor, Occupational Therapy Program in Kinesiology Department
Expert on sensorimotor features, daily living skills, and neuroimaging in autism
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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
Associate 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, Department of Surgery; Division of Acute Care and Regional General Surgery
Trauma, critical care, emergency general surgery, surgical rescue, extracorporeal life support
Lindsay McCary
Scientist, Wisconsin Center for Education Research
Expert on autism spectrum disorder and neurodevelopmental disabilities. Passionate about education and training of pre-service professionals.
Morgan Jerald
Assistant Professor, Psychology
Expert on how people learn about gender and race stereotypes from the media and subsequent effects on health.
Laura Houser
Clinical Professor, Pediatrics
Primary Care Physician, Director of Advocacy for Department of Pediatrics
Joshua Ross
Chief medical officer, American Family Children’s Hospital and pediatric emergency medicine physician at UW Health Kids.
Expert on pediatric emergency medicine
Vivek Balasubramaniam
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
An expert in treatment and care of children with lung diseases including bronchopulmonary dysplasia, ILD, pulmonary hypertension, and complex lung disease
Shilagh Mirgain
Distinguished Psychologist, Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation
Clinical Psychologist specializing in Health and Sport Psychology who has expertise in mind-body skills to foster well-being, optimal health and peak performance.
Rebecca Richards
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Hematology, Oncology & Bone Marrow Transplant
Expert on laboratory research of childhood cancers and novel therapeutics, with a focus on CAR T cells and other immunotherapies.
Tawandra Rowell-Cunsolo
Assistant Professor/School of Social Work
Expert on substance use treatment among legal system-involved individuals; HIV infection among minoritized populations