July 25, 2025

Award Announcements

2025 SVS Foundation/American College of Surgeons Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award

Mitchell Dyer, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor
Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

American Pediatric Surgical Association Foundation - 2025 Grosfeld Scholar Grant

Caroline Maloney, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Division of Pediatric Surgery

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
• Apply for the Research and Community Scholars Program: Researchers and community scholars work together to solve complex challenges, such as cancer disparities, factors influencing disparities, communicating with diverse audiences, understanding different perspectives, and building equitable partnerships. The free program meets biweekly from September to May. | Apply by August 22, 2025 | More Information
• Judges needed September 18 for medical student research poster contest | More Information

Faculty Feature

Upcoming Events

• HRPP Professionals Meetings
  • Tuesday, July 29 | Luau with the HRPP
  • Tuesday, August 26 | The CRDW and CBMI Services
  • Tuesday, September 30 | Custom Devices, Compassionate Use, & HDE/HUDs
  • Tuesday, October 28 | QA/QI, Case Reports and NHSR Projects
  • Tuesday, December 2 | TBD
• Research Connection Series
  • Beginner Series: IRB Submissions Part 2 | Thursday, Aug. 14
  • Intermediate/Advanced Series: Consent & Enrollment of Vulnerable Research Participants | Thursday, Aug. 14
• CTSI Bootcamp: Clinical Research Basics
  • Day 1: August 6, 2025; Day 2: August 19, 2025

Please note: This roundtable will be an educational session.

Kristen Osinski, MS, FAMIA (CTSI) will be covering the Clinical Research Data Warehouse. 

Ashley Zeidler, MLIS will cover large database utilization, literature search strategies, research database management, qualitative analysis software, searching for grant funding opportunities, etc.

GRANT$ Alert

NIH Director's New Innovator Award Program (DP2)
$475,000/year over 5 years
GCO deadline: August 12, 2025
Application due: August 19, 2025

PI must be an Early Stage Investigator, as identified in their eRA Commons profile. Proposals must be highly innovative with the potential for unusually high impact; preliminary data not required. Awardees are given unusual flexibility to pivot research direction as they see fit to maximize research impact.

MCW Cancer Center Cycle 2 Clinical Concept Award
$150,000 over 2 years
LOI due: August 15, 2025 
Application due: October 15, 2025

The scope of this pilot program is to encourage and support the development of an IIT or innovative correlative studies that capitalize on an already funded trial. Priority will be given to multi-disciplinary collaborations between clinical scientists, basic or translational scientists, and population science researchers who propose to study topics related to understanding or addressing cancer disparities. Applications that propose correlative studies, especially those that utilize MCWCC Shared Resources, are encouraged.

MCW Cancer Center Cycle 2 Idea Award
$50,000 for 1 year
LOI due: August 15, 2025
Application due: October 1, 2025

Idea Awards provide early funding support for high-risk, high-payoff research for which external grants are difficult to obtain. Collaborations between basic/translational/clinical science and population science researchers who propose to study topics related to understanding or addressing cancer disparities will be given priority. Proposals that utilize MCW CC Shared Resources are encouraged.

PCORI Broad Pragmatic Studies Supplemental Funding
GCO deadline: August 26, 2025
Application due: September 3, 2025

Cycle 2 2025 - no LOI required

NIH Director's Pioneer Award Program (DP1)
$700,000/year over 5 years
GCO deadline: September 2, 2025
Application due: September 9, 2025

Preliminary data and detailed experimental plans are not requested. This program requires proposed research that is substantially different from those being pursued by the PI's current research program. Awardees are required to commit 51% effort in the first 3 years, reduced down to 33% in year 4 and 25% in year 5.

American College of Surgeons 2026-2028 Faculty Research Fellowship
$40,000/year for 2 years
GCO deadline: 5 business days prior to app due
Application due: September 2025, date TBD

New for 2025: Franklin H Martin Award and C. James Carrico Award for Trauma and Critical Care. For Fellows or Associate Fellows who have completed chief residency year or fellowship training within the preceding 5 years and have a faculty appointment. Minimum 50% effort toward research project.

Abstracts Alert

Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) Critical Care Congress
March 22-24, 2026 | Chicago, IL
Abstract deadline: August 6, 2025

Submission information can be found on the annual meeting page

The Association of Academic Surgery (AAS) & Society of University Surgeons (SUS) Academic Surgical Congress
February 3-5, 2026 | Lake Buena Vista, FL
Abstract deadline: August 8, 2025

Abstract Type: Basic Science; Clinical/Outcomes; Education

Clinical Area: Breast; Cardiothoracic; Colorectal; Cross Disciplinary; Endocrine; General Surgery; Global Surgery; Hepatopancreatobiliary; Minimally Invasive Surgery; Oncology; Pediatric Surgery; Plastics; Transplantation; Trauma/Critical Care; Upper GI/Bariatric; Vascular 

International Surgical Week
April 19-23, 2026 | Mexico City, Mexico
Abstract deadline: August 8, 2025

Categories: General Topics; Digestive Surgery; Endocrine Surgery; Trauma & Intensive Care; Breast Surgery; Nutrition & Metabolism

Pacific Northwest Vascular Society (PNWVS) Annual Meeting
October 23-24, 2025 | Seattle, WA
Abstract deadline: August 11, 2025

More information can be found on the annual meeting page

Wisconsin Surgical Society (WSS) Annual Conference
November 7-8, 2025 | Kohler, WI
Abstract deadline: August 16, 2025

More information can be found on the annual meeting page

Western Trauma Association (WTA) Annual Meeting
March 1-6, 2026 | Big Sky, MT
Abstract deadline: August 29, 2025

Competitions/Awards: Earl Young Resident Clinical Research Competition; Ernest E. Moore Resident Basic Science Competition; Tom Scalea New Member Research Award

Department of Surgery Recent Publications

Frequency of evaluation of celiac disease in patients with presumed primary hyperparathyroidism and impact on clinical outcomes. Surgery. (Lisevick AB, Dream S, Yen TWF, Doffek K, Shaik T, Shaker J, Evans DB, Wang TS)

Pushing advanced hemorrhage control interventions forward: Reducing prehospital mortality from traumatic hemorrhage through further adoption of effective military prehospital strategies. The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. (Lammers D, Henry R, Betzold R, Dilday J, McClellan J, Eckert M, Holcomb JB)

Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Acute Trauma. [Review]. Critical Care Clinics. (Ablordeppey E, Carver T, Rapoport L)

Optimizing surveillance strategies for sacrococcygeal teratoma: A Midwest pediatric surgery consortium multi-institutional study. International Journal of Cancer. (Srivatsa S, Gil L, Zhang Y, Rymeski B, Gavulic A, Mak G, Mannava SV, Markel TA, Landman MP, Lal DR, Schuh J, Joshi D, Spencer B, Gadepalli S, Goldstein SD, Ranalli M, Van Arendonk KJ, Minneci P, Aldrink JH)

Distinct symptom recoveries based upon highest level of care in patients with sport-related concussion or traumatic brain injury and Glasgow Coma Scale 13-15. Clinical Neurology & Neurosurgery. (Eagle SR, Lamb B, Huber D, McCrea MA, Tarima S, deRoon-Cassini TA, Okonkwo DO, Nelson LD)

Long-Term Survival and Patient-Reported Outcomes After Staged Reconstructive Surgery for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. (Gaynor JW, Mahle M, Ittenbach RF, Kaplinski M, Lawrence KM, Hunt ML, Burnham NB, Fuller S, Chen JM, Maeda K, Mavroudis CD, Nuri MAK, O'Connor MJ, Dodds KM, Gardner MM, Goldberg DJ, Ravishankar C, Rychik J, Kim YY, Hampton L, Mascio CE, Spray TL, Nicolson SC)

COVID-19's impact on heart and lung transplantation: Citation-based analysis of research output. World Journal of Transplantation. (Yaghmour N, Alramini D, Alsarayrah M, Abuassi M, Al-Rameni A, Aladaileh M, Al-Abdallat H, Rawashdeh B)

Examining the cost of childcare in general surgery training. American Journal of Surgery. (Wilson DJ, Drezdzon MK, Ridolfi TJ, Hu KY, Peterson CY, Ludwig KA, Calata JF)

A qualitative needs assessment of Lima's prehospital emergency trauma system: Identifying challenges and opportunities for improvement. Surgery. (Gellings JA, Dentice A, Zavala-Wong G, Chavarria M, Morales CE, Agrawal A, Blaser M, Pittman S, LaGrone LN, Arredondo-Manrique G, Betalleluz Pallardel JR, Aragon-Graneros G, Rodriguez-Castro M, Borda-Luque G, Castro-Dolorier A, Allagual A, Huaman-Egoavil E, Iverson KR)

Sacrococcygeal Teratomas in Currarino Syndrome: A Multicenter Review of Tumor Characteristics, Surgical Outcomes, and Recurrence. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. (Srivatsa S, Gil L, Zhang Y, Rymeski B, Gavulic A, Mak G, Mannava SV, Markel TA, Landman MP, Lal DR, Schuh J, Joshi D, Spencer B, Gadepalli S, Goldstein SD, Ranalli M, Minneci P, Van Arendonk K, Aldrink JH)

Traumatic pneumothorax and hemothorax: What you need to know. The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. (Blank JJ, de Moya MA)

Circulating endocannabinoids in children and adolescents: associations with anxiety and the impact of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. Neuropsychopharmacology. (Marusak HA, Zundel CG, Shakir T, Ely SL, Carpenter C, Shampine M, Tamimi R, Matsko M, Rogers S, Losiowski J, O'Mara E, Jaster AM, Sharma K, deRoon-Cassini TA, Hillard CJ, Schroeder HK, Mills JA, Strawn JR, Barcelona J)

Radiation therapy results in preferential tumor antigen-specific lymphodepletion in head and neck cancer. Nature communications. (Zenga J, Awan MJ, Frei A, Foeckler J, Kuehn R, Kasprzak J, Massey B, Bruening J, Akakpo K, Shukla M, Wong SJ, Mathison AJ, Wendt Andrae J, Hunt B, Puzyrenko A, Jin VX, Memon AA, Villarreal Espinosa O, Chen F, Shaheduzzaman M, Kearl T, Hematti P, Himburg HA)

Innovative approaches to equity research in trauma: current work and aspirations from the Summit on the Advancement of Focused Equity Research in Trauma (SAFER-Trauma). [Review]. Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open. (Stadeli KM, Soltani T, Strong BL, Robles AJ, Timmer-Murillo S, Cronn SE, Villarreal CL, Ho VP, West MA, Price MA, Jain A, Callcut RA)

Unveiling the economic value of equitable care for the traumatically injured: is it cost-effective to decrease trauma disparities?. [Review]. Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open. (Soltani T, Robles AJ, Stadeli KM, Timmer-Murillo S, Strong BL, Villarreal CL, Rakhit S, Ho VP, Price MA, Jain A, West MA)

Trauma care disparities: is equity the key? Output from SAFER-Trauma. [Review]. Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open. (Robles AJ, Timmer-Murillo S, Stadeli KM, Soltani T, Strong BL, Higgins J, Ho VP, Berry C, Cooper Z, Villarreal CL, Price MA)

Examining our lens: how bias heightens disparities in trauma research. [Review]. Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open. (Timmer-Murillo S, Stadeli KM, Higgins J, Strong BL, Rakhit S, Fram BR, Hall GD, Robles AJ, Soltani T, Callcut RA, Ho VP, Villarreal CL, Price MA, Cronn SE)

Relationships among peri-traumatic circulating endocannabinoids and long-term, negative outcomes following traumatic injury. Psychopharmacology. (Albertina EA, Tomas CW, Geier TJ, Timmer-Murillo SC, Pina IG, Jazinski-Chambers K, Sauber G, Fitzgerald JM, Larson CL, deRoon-Cassini TA, Hillard CJ)

Applying Large Language Models for Surgical Case Length Prediction. JAMA Surgery. (Ramamurthi A, Neupane B, Deshpande P, Hanson R, Vegesna S, Cray D, Crotty BH, Somai M, Brown KR, Pawar SS, Taylor B, Kothari AN)

Facilitating use of same-day discharge after appendectomy in children: Implementation of an evidence-based post-operative pathway. American Journal of Surgery. (Buss R, Abebrese EL, Leack K, Salazar JH, Gourlay DM, Van Arendonk KJ)

Improvement in diastolic dysfunction after bariatric and metabolic surgery is associated with enhanced nitric oxide activity. Surgical Endoscopy. (Suh S, Baron M, Bice Z, Lincoln J, Kindel T)

Understaffed and overworked: The stark reality of acute care surgeon staffing in the United States, an Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma multicenter study. The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. (Murphy PB, Coleman JJ, Wilson DJ, Maring M, Gellings J, Biesboer E, Kamine TH, Mukherjee K, Bonne S, Boltz MM, Winfield RD, Dumas RP, Kurle J, Guzman-Curtis R, Sciarretta JD, Maqbool B, Morse BC, Cripps MW, Gondek S, Barmparas G, Lilienstein J, Nahmias J, Faucher L, Bayouth CV, Egodage T, Marie Knowlton L, Berne JD, Fasanya C, Shaddix M, Jacobson LE, Farrell MS, Fernandez LG, Manning BM, Martin RS, Kirsch JM, Rakitin I, Englehart MS, Montgomery SC, Blondeau B, Emigh B, McKenzie K, Taghavi S, Tatebe LC, Cunningham KW, de Moya MA)

Cancer Testis Antigen Expression Correlates With Immune Activation and Survival in Small Bowel Neuroendocrine Tumors. JCO Precision Oncology. (Ayabe RI, Seo YD, Melendez B, Fields BC, Diggs LP, Lazcano R, Singh BB, Wani K, Ingram D, Johnson S, Chelvanambi M, Hudgens C, Hernandez SD, Ajami NJ, Wargo JA, Lazar AJ, Knafl M, Woodman S, Halperin DM, Estrella JS, Maxwell JE)

Enhancing Patient-Provider Communication to Overcome Racial Bias and Medical Mistrust in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Survivorship. Psycho-Oncology. (Wallace LJ, Fraire A, McKinney E, Kersting K, Goertz M)

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