March 15, 2016
Exploring the Link Between DVT and Cancer
The team has developed a new model to combine DVT and cancer.
Latest News
November 11, 2015
Breathing life into fragile lungs
Ex vivo lung perfusion makes more lungs available for transplant.
October 3, 2015
A Letter from the Chair
I’m pleased to introduce the fall issue of our Department of Surgery e-newsletter.
October 2, 2015
U-M Advances Burn and Scar Treatments
Fractional C02 Laser Therapy for Scar Rehabilitation.
October 2, 2015
Chronic pain experience inspires new surgical offering
U-M physicians work with local couple to bring peripheral nerve surgery to Ann Arbor.
October 2, 2015
U-M Team Helps Perform Ethiopia's First Kidney Transplant
Read about Dr. Punch's collaboration with St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
October 2, 2015
Thoracic Surgery Leader Reflects on Accomplished Career
Orringer prepares to retire later this year and transition to his role as an active emeritus faculty member.
October 2, 2015
U-M Offers Most Advanced Options for Breast Reconstruction Surgery
Dr. Momoh hopes that research like his, as well as continued patient education efforts, will help stem the tide of women choosing unnecessarily aggressive bilateral mastectomies.
October 2, 2015
New Department Chair Bridges Effort Between Medicine and Dentistry
Brent B. Ward, D.D.S., M.D., who leads clinical and research efforts to advance oral/head and neck cancer treatment and microvascular reconstructive procedures, will now lead the Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery/Hospital Dentistry in the School of Dentistry in his new role as chair.
June 1, 2015
Humanizing Prosthetics
Michigan advances artificial limbs toward natural control, movement and sensation.
June 1, 2015
Seeking Common Ground
UMHS works with Amish and Mennonite communities toward a culturally sensitive approach to burn treatment.
February 26, 2015
A Letter from the Chair
I am happy to share with you the spring issue of our newsletter.
February 25, 2015
School’s in for Surgery Patients
From pulmonary calisthenics to aromatherapy to smarter snacking, surgical patients at the U-M are learning how to improve their chances of healing through the Michigan Surgical Home Optimization Program, or MSHOP.
February 25, 2015
Faculty Profile: Jacqueline Jeruss, M.D., Ph.D.
Dr. Jacqueline Jeruss is a dedicated surgical oncologist and scientist determined to bring her research to the clinic to improve patient care.
February 25, 2015
A Family Affair
The Massey family’s story is a perfect example of the American dream made beautifully, powerfully real.
February 25, 2015
U-M Welcomes New General Surgery Residents
On March 20, medical students across the country will celebrate Match Day, an exciting, suspense-filled revelation of where their careers will take them next.
July 1, 2014
A Letter from the Chair
In this, the summer issue of the Department of Surgery e-newsletter, we’ll be focusing our attention on resident research.
June 30, 2014
Faculty Profile: Robert H. Gilman, M.D., D.M.D.
“The bottom line is, after 30 years in Boston, I wanted to ‘bookend’ my career by coming back to Michigan and teaching full-time. I’ve always been proud of my Michigan heritage and now I’m back here – and I really love it!”
June 30, 2014
Cultivating Future Surgeons
“I personally enjoy sharing my enthusiasm for surgery as a career. Showing a medical student their first transplant… it’s a miracle every time. I love seeing medical students turn into confident young clinicians. And I love that my partners, trainees and students teach me things every day.”
June 14, 2014
Planning for Greatness: Endowing the Resident Research Years
It is time to build an endowment that will fund the surgical residency research years in perpetuity.