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Exploring innovations in surgery from the University of Wisconsin.
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Feb 16, 2018
Feb 16, 2018
26 min
Episode 38: Dr. Luke Funk
Luke Funk, MD, specializes in minimally invasive techniques for bariatric and metabolic surgery, and is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Funk spoke to us about the 2018 UW Obesity Management Summit, May 18-19, at Monona Terrace in downtown Madison.
Obesity is one of the most pressing national health challenges and Wisconsin is no exception, with 40% of adults considered obese. This summit is a place to learn about cutting-edge, evidence-based obesity treatment approaches. Recorded January 2018
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event website:
registration:
contact for summit:
Veronica Watson
Outreach and Continuing Professional Education Program Manager
Department of Surgery K4/729 CSC, 600 Highland Avenue Madison, WI 53792-7375
(608) 263-7697
Feb 5, 2018
Feb 5, 2018
11 min
Episode 37: Dr. Munci Kalayoglu
Munci Kalayoglu, MD, is a famed transplant surgeon who spent the bulk of his career at UW-Madison. His medical practice has spanned multiple continents and he not only started the UW-Madison liver transplant program, but he has continued to do similar work after he left. Today he speaks to us about his incredibly journey throughout his career as a surgeon and the creation of the UW-Madison liver transplant program.
Follow Dr. Kalayoglu on twitter: @DrMunci