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April 24, 2026
Introducing Dr. Tammy Kindel, Chief of the Division of Research
Dr. Tammy Kindel joined MCW in 2015 after completing a fellowship in minimally invasive gastrointestinal and bariatric surgery at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. She grew up in Dayton, Ohio, the daughter of a United States Air Force fighter pilot and has been an avid lifelong soccer player.
She attended Wilmington College, where she studied biology and minored in chemistry, religion, and philosophy. There, she was recognized as a National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-American and named Ohio’s National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Woman of the Year.
She went on to medical school at The Ohio State University College of Medicine, where she first became involved in research in a basic science nephrology laboratory. Dr. Kindel completed her general surgery residency at Northwestern Memorial Hospital/Feinberg School of Medicine and earned a PhD during her research years in pathobiology and molecular medicine at the University of Cincinnati. Her studies involved exploring mechanisms for diabetes remission after bypass procedures independent of weight loss related to gastrointestinal hormone signaling, including GLP-1 and GIP. These studies were the first to find a direct causation between GLP-1 receptor signaling and hyperglycemia improvement after bariatric surgery in an animal model.
Her current NIH/NHLBI-funded research focuses on metabolic mechanisms of disease remission after sleeve gastrectomy related to the gut microbiome and enterohepatic circulation.
At Froedtert Hospital, Dr. Kindel directs the MBSAQIP-accredited bariatric surgery program. She has led program growth in revisional metabolic surgery, advanced heart failure, pathway standardization to optimize patient outcomes, and accreditation of their program to provide adolescent bariatric surgical care and associated state advocacy efforts related to pediatric metabolic surgery.
She is an active member of the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, serving on the board of directors and is a member of the Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Committee and Research Committee. At MCW, she is the chair of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) and leads the Leadership Learning Collaborative, a 10-month leadership development program for faculty and staff at MCW housed within AWSM.
Outside of work, Dr. Kindel enjoys trying new restaurants, OrangeTheory Fitness, traveling, and live music. She also enjoys time with her three sons, Jonah and twins Davis and Devin. She lives in Brookfield with her family and their pets - a cat, Lucy and a dog, Sherman.
Award Announcements
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In Case You Missed It
- Faculty Mentorship/Student Help: The Division of Research has an established process for matching research residents and medical students with faculty members for research opportunities. These opportunities are to be strictly for volunteer work done by the student. Specifics on task work is completely up to the faculty member’s discretion. If you are interested in mentoring, please fill out this Qualtrics survey.
- NIH Scientific Data Sharing Website: Whether you are involved in an NIH-funded project and want to understand which sharing policies apply to your research and how to comply, or you are a researcher looking to access scientific data from NIH-affiliated repositories, this site is for you. | More information
- Department of Surgery Intranet Site: Funding Opportunities, Cultural Complications/Grand Rounds/Quality Minute presentations, Surgery Sparks of Gratitude, Global Surgical Programs, Finance/Reimbursement links, DOS Phone list, and resources for logos/fonts/templates. | More Information
- Abstract Deadlines and Meeting List: List is updated weekly. | More Information
Upcoming Events
- HRPP Research Connection Series | 12:00-1:00pm via Zoom
- Beginner Series:
- Thursday, May 14 | IRB Submissions Part 2
- Thursday, June 11 | OCRICC
- Intermediate/Advanced Series:
- Thursday, May 14 | IRB Reliance Part 1
- Thursday, June 11 | IRB Reliance Part 2
- Beginner Series:
- CTSI Bootcamp: Clinical Research Basics | 8:00am - 12:45pm
- Day 1: Thursday, May 7
- Day 2: Tuesday, May 12
- CTSI Research Coordinator Enrichment Series | 12:00-1:00pm
- Thursday, May 28 | Understanding IDE Requirements: From Exemptions to Risk Assessment
Calling all research faculty and staff: Share your feedback on the Office of Research
The Office of Research invites employees active in the research mission to take their Stakeholder Feedback Survey. The survey is aligned with the department’s FY26 goal to identify opportunities to enhance the experiences of our stakeholders. The Office of Research conducted a similar survey in FY23 and will analyze these results over time to identify current and future areas of impact. The survey is anonymous and will be available April 13-May 4.
For survey inquiries, please reach out to AshLeigh Sanchez.
SurPASS Tip of the Month
Current and Pending Other Support (CPOS)
Like the new SciENCV biosketch, the NIH has re-branded the Other Support. It is now called “Current and Pending Other Support (CPOS)” and is also created in SciENcv.
The CPOS form is used for K award grant applications, Just in Time (JIT), Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR), and Prior Approval submissions to the NIH.
Applicants should also ensure their ORCID is linked to both their eRA Commons account and SciENcv account to ensure successful completion of the CPOS forms in SciENcv.
Here is a link to SciENcv to begin creating your Current and Pending Other Support: SciENcv: Science Experts Network Curriculum Vitae
Please contact Lynn Cummings with any questions!
Clinical Research Tip of the Month
Wisconsin All-Payer Claims Data Now Available to MCW Researchers
Through a strategic partnership led and funded by AHW, MCW faculty and staff now have institutional access to statewide all-payer healthcare claims data from the Wisconsin Health Information Organization (WHIO) at no charge to them. Researchers can access this new, powerful research tool from the AHW website.
This resource covers more than 4 million insured lives across Wisconsin and is hosted within a secure Microsoft Fabric analytics environment built and maintained by AHW in partnership with MCW IS/IT.
Few academic medical centers have access to statewide claims data at this scale. AHW has developed data enhancements that link clinical claims to neighborhood-level socioeconomic context and hospital structural data. These capabilities are uniquely available to MCW researchers. AHW has also invested in building the analytic environment, securing data access, and creating onboarding resources to ensure this capability is usable across departments.
Questions may be directed to Madison Van Allen.
GRANT$ Alert
2026 Mallinckrodt Grant
$75,000/year for 3 years
Nomination due: April 29, 2026
Assistant Professors in the 1st-4th year engaged in basic and translational research that has the potential to make fundamental advances in biomedical science. Applicants should not have current R01 funding or other substantial independent research award.
American Cancer Society - Annual Research Grants
Multiple levels of funding
GCO deadline: May 22, 2026
Application due: June 1, 2026
Multiple opportunities available - Clinician Scientist Development Grant, Postdoctoral Fellowship, Research Scholar Grant, Health Policy Grant
American Surgical Association Foundation Research Award
$75,000/year for 2 years
GCO deadline: June 8, 2026
Application due: June 15, 2026
Early career development award to support young investigators.
Abstracts Alert
American Thyroid Association (ATA) Annual Meeting
November 4-7, 2026 | Philadelphia, PA
Abstract deadline: May 3, 2026
Abstract categories: Autoimmunity; Disorders of thyroid function; Health disparities/Health equity; Iodine uptake and metabolism; Pediatrics; Surgery; Pregnancy and development; Thyroid cancer; Thyroid hormone action, metabolism and regulation; Thyroid imaging; Thyroid nodules and goiter
Association of Women Surgeons (AWS) Annual Conference
September 25-26, 2026 | Washington D.C.
Abstract deadline: May 21, 2026
AWS Starr Research Forum: Must be an AWS member. More information can be found here.
The Western Surgical Association (WSA) Annual Meeting
November 7-10, 2026 | Santa Fe, NM
Abstract deadline: June 8, 2026
Presentation types: Oral, ePoster, Video
Department of Surgery Recent Publications
From fellowship to the frontline: A survey of military trauma training experience by the Military Deployment Readiness Assessment of Fellowship Training (DRAFT) Task Force. The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. (Dilday J, Baird E, Miner J, Lammers D, Eckert M, Yelon JA, Armen S, Schreiber M, Holcomb JB, Flaherty S, Tadlock MD, Martin MJ, Gurney J)
AI-Derived Electronic Tumor Marker For Cancer Antigen 19-9 Nonproducers With Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma. JAMA Surgery. (Thalji SZ, Aldakkak M, Ramamurthi A, Jaraczewski TJ, Belbahri M, SenthilKumar G, Shaik T, Merrill JR, Banerjee A, Taylor BW, Kamgar M, George B, Erickson B, Hall WA, Lytle NK, Seo YD, Christians KK, Clarke CN, Evans DB, Tsai S, Kothari AN)
Terlipressin Therapy for Portal Hyperperfusion Secondary to Portal Vein Size Discrepancy After Pediatric Liver Transplant. Pediatric Transplantation. (Patel F, Simons J, Prasad KR, Lerret SM)
Flipping the focus - treating post-capillary pulmonary hypertension with pulmonary artery denervation. Asiaintervention. (Hart JP, Davies MG)
The Fas-FasL system: from apoptosis regulator to therapeutic target in autoimmunity, cancer, and transplantation. [Review]. Immunologic Research. (Gadelkarim M, Elsayed A, Nazir A, Elsayed Y, Habashneh A, Iqbal O, Rawashdeh B)
Screen-and-treat in trauma for opioid misuse prevention using an adaptive intervention (STOMP-AI): Protocol for a pilot sequential, multiple assignment, randomized trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials. (Horton DM, Leinweber DL, Salihu E, Sarwar T, Muller H, Trevino C, Zaborek J, Chen G, Quanbeck A, Somers T, Almirall D, Zarzaur B, Brown RT)
Outcomes and Surgical Management of Malignant Rhabdoid Tumor of the Kidney: A Report From the Pediatric Surgical Oncology Research Collaborative. Pediatric Blood & Cancer. (Rinehardt HN, Tracy ET, Paredes A, Beckhorn C, Leraas HJ, Fusco J, McKay KG, Kontchou NT, Kastenberg ZJ, Hoyt DW, Roach J, Myers EK, Cost NG, Mullapudi B, Marchese CR, Jensen AR, Lautz TB, Carter M, Dasgupta R, Lundstedt J, Brungardt JG, Talbot L, Davidoff AM, Murphy AJ, Aldrink JH, Mansfield S, Piche N, Le-Nguyen A, Lal DR, Craig BT, Schuh JM, Cromeens BP, Mannava S, Castle S, Lopez A, Mello K, Short J, Petroze RT, Rajaval S, Thompson GR, Mattei P, Rothstein DH, Fialkowski E, Fowler K, Martchenke N, Rich BS, Glick RD, Brown EG, Doyle K, Abril P, Seemann N, Davidson J, Wilson CA, Le HD, Joshi D, Stellon M. Ahmed T, Dimmer A, Ehrlich PF, Hammoud M, Williams K, Grant CN, Gorgy M, Polites SF, Debertin J, Cameron DB, Stetson A, Kim ES, Lee WG, Barkhordar A, Austin M, Coakley BA, Kahan A, Murphy JT, Pitonak M, Boehmer C, Malek MM)
Implementation of multi-tier approach to psychological intervention after traumatic injury (MAP-IT) model. General Hospital Psychiatry. (Timmer-Murillo S, Geier TJ, Puspitasari AJ, Murphy P, de Moya M, Brasel K, deRoon-Cassini TA)
PRMT5 inhibition triggers functional ATM deficiency and sensitizes pancreatic cancer to CHK1 blockade. Frontiers in Cell & Developmental Biology. (Dzikowski M, Pollin G, Gunia V, Butler S, Enkhtuul B, Gavina Chavez J, Zimmermann MT, Mathison A, Urrutia R, Lomberk G)
Disrupted intrathalamic and thalamocortical structural covariance networks in posttraumatic stress disorder. Network Neuroscience. (Steele N, Hussain A, Sun D, Baird CL, Russell C, Jahanshad N, Salminen LE, Olff M, Frijling JL, Veltman DJ, Koch SBJ, Nawijn L, van Zuiden M, Wang L, Zhu Y, Li G, Stein DJ, Ipser J, Koopowitz S, Neria Y, Zhu X, Ravid O, Zilcha-Mano S, Lazarov A, Suarez-Jimenez B, Huggins AA, Stevens J, Ressler K, Jovanovic T, van Rooij SJH, Fani N, Dennis EL, Tate DF, Cifu DX, Walker WC, Wilde EA, Rektor I, Riha P, Kaufman ML, Lebois LAM, Baker JT, King A, Liberzon I, Angstadt M, Davenport ND, Disner SG, Sponheim SR, Straube T, Hofmann D, Lu GM, Qi R, Etkin A, Maron-Katz A, Wang X, Kunch A, Xie H, Quide Y, El-Hage W, Lissek S, Berg H, Bruce SE, Cisler J, Ross M, Herringa R, Grupe DW, Nitschke JB, Davidson RJ, Larson C, deRoon-Cassini TA, Tomas CW, Fitzgerald JM, Feola B, Blackford JU, Olatunji BO, May G, Nelson SM, Gordon EM, Abdallah CG, Lanius R, Densmore M, Theberge J, Neufeld RWJ, Thompson PM, Morey RA)
Developing the research roadmap together: a report from the patient-centered outcome research institute (PCORI) and pediatric surgical oncology research collaborative (PSORC). Pediatric Surgery International. (Ehrlich PF, Tracy ET, Rich B, Lal DR, Lautz TB, Glick RD, Brown EG, Panoch J, Dasgupta R)
Safety and Treatment Efficacy of Systemic, Locoregional, and Nanoparticle Encapsulated Anthracycline Chemotherapy: Insights Into Cardiotoxicity. [Review]. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis & Vascular Biology. (Hammond ST, Brandt L, Kong AL, White SB, Lewandowski D, Beyer AM)
Resting-State Functional Connectivity of the Amygdala and Hippocampus in PTSD: Results From the PGC-ENIGMA PTSD Working Group. American Journal of Psychiatry. (Hinojosa CA, Sun D, Russell C, Baird CL, Hussain A, Sendi M, Jahanshad N, Salminen LE, Olff M, Frijling JL, Veltman DJ, Koch SBJ, Nawijn L, van Zuiden M, Wang L, Zhu Y, Li G, Stein DJ, Ipser J, Koopowitz SM, Neria Y, Zhu X, Ravid O, Zilcha-Mano S, Lazarov A, Suarez-Jimenez B, Huggins AA, Ressler K, Jovanovic T, Fani N, Mueller SC, Hudson AR, Daniels JK, Sierk A, Manthey A, Walter H, van der Wee NJA, van der Werff SJA, Vermeiren RRJM, Rektor I, Riha P, Kaufman ML, Lebois LAM, Baker JT, King A, Liberzon I, Angstadt M, Davenport ND, Disner SG, Sponheim SR, Straube T, Hofmann D, Lu GM, Qi R, Wang X, Kunch A, Xie H, Quide Y, El-Hage W, Lissek S, Berg H, Cisler J, Ross M, Herringa RJ, Grupe DW, Nitschke JB, Davidson RJ, Larson CL, deRoon-Cassini TA, Tomas CW, Fitzgerald JM, Feola B, Urbano-Blackford J, Olatunji BO, May G, Nelson SM, Gordon EM, Abdallah CG, Lanius R, Densmore M, Theberge J, Neufeld RWJ, Baugh LA, Simons RM, Simons JS, Magnotta VA, Fercho KA, Elman J, Panizzon M, Franz C, Lyons MJ, Kremen W, McLaughin KA, Peverill M, Sambrook K, Thompson PM, Stevens JS, Morey RA, van Rooij SJH)
Pediatric Traumatic Injury in Rural and Urban Areas of Wisconsin. Pediatric Emergency Care. (Kallies KJ, Beyer KM, Koehne WJ, Tomas CW, Tarima S, Beckman MA, Cassidy LD)
Integrating advanced practice providers in acute care surgery: considerations, solutions, and fresh perspectives. Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open. (Lasinski AM, Spencer AL, Garces-King J, O'Meara L, Banes C, Borth A, Reynolds B, Adelstein M, Messing J, Knight AW, Trevino C, Kuebler T, Forrester J, Claridge JA, Dhillon NK)
Global Neurosurgical Advocacy at the 78th World Health Assembly: Critical Collaboration at a Time of Geopolitical Change. Neurosurgery. (Dange RM, Perez-Chadid DA, Garcia R, Hutchinson PJA, Park KB, Mediratta S, Venturini S, Servadei F, Vaughan KA, Barthelemy EJ, Ghotme KA, Khan T, Khattak AF, Moser R, Haglund MM, Mbanje C, Alesawy N, Reddy R, Johnson W, Borrero A, Blount JP, Arynchyna-Smith A, Gonzalez-Gomez M, Hereford W, Hale AT, Jarram A, Ibbotson G, Dodgion CM, Ocal E, Sheneman N, Wetzig NR, Rosseau GL)
Experiences and challenges of sexual and gender minority patients undergoing breast cancer treatment. American Journal of Surgery. (Barmettler G, Kohlbeck S, Cortina CS, Kantor O)
Impact of a Cellular Host-Response Sepsis Diagnostic on Clinical Decision Making in the Emergency Department: A Vignette-Based Study. Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open. (Sheybani R, O'Neal HR Jr, Thomas CB, Scoggins R, Pfaff C, Smithline H, Wolk DM, Melnychuk E, Aufderheide TP, Carver T, Chinn M, Ledeboer NA, Kraus CK)
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