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In this study, Dr. Chakrawarti and team looked at how gut bacteria relate to how people with HIV respond to N-803, an experimental immune-based therapy.

This past June, Dr. Tarbia Hamid made University of Minnesota history as the first official graduate of the Global Breast Cancer Fellowship.

This grant awards Mizuho Dahlman, PhD, with $25K for one year for her research titled, "Oncolytic Adenovirus for Colon Cancer as Viro-Immunotherapy."

The General Surgery Residency Program hosted its graduation ceremony at McNamara Alumni Center in Memorial Hall on June 26, 2026. The event featured speeches, awards, and recognition of outstanding...

The Department of Surgery is pleased to welcome Tina Bharani, MD, as an Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Division of Transplantation.

This award will support the development of trustworthy AI technologies for ophthalmology and help advance earlier identification of patients at high risk for vision loss.

This year, the magazine honored 201 University of Minnesota Physicians (M Physicians) doctors, including 24 of our outstanding surgical faculty.

This award was established in the Fall of 2018 to recognize colleagues who help OGME and others achieve success. Dr. Brunsvold was selected as the May recipient of this award for writing and acting...

Dr. Rui Zhang, Professor and Chief of the Division of Computational Health Sciences, joined the 2026 Class of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering College of Fellows.

The Department of Surgery is proud to announce that Genevieve Melton-Meaux, MD, PhD, has been named a McKnight Presidential Endowed Professor.

We are excited to welcome two new outstanding fellows to the University of Minnesota on August 1, 2027.

Congratulations are in order for our remarkable Surgery Grants & Contracts team for their well-deserved recognition at the National Council of University Research Administrators Conference in St...

Congratulations to one of our exceptional residents, Cheyenna Espinoza, MD, on receiving the April 2026 Office of Graduate Medical Education (OGME) VIP Partnership Award.

Elizabeth Lusczek, PhD, Associate Professor in the Division of Computational Health Sciences, along with collaborators at the University of Minnesota System, has been awarded a U.S. patent for...

Rawan Almutlaq, a PhD candidate in the Evans Lab within the Department of Surgery’s Division of Autonomic Neuromodulation, has been selected to receive both the J. Jacob Kaplan Award and the Dr....

Ten Department of Surgery faculty were recognized as Top Doctors: Rising Stars for 2026 by Mpls.St.Paul Magazine!

Let's welcome our new residents as they celebrate Match Day and look to the future with the Department of Surgery!

The Department of Surgery is proud to spotlight Michelle Bonapace-Potvin (She/They), MD, FRCSC, Assistant Professor in the Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery.

Pranava Sinha, MD, MBA, has been selected as a recipient of the Thoracic Surgery Foundation (TSF) Every Heartbeat Matters Award for the tenth consecutive year.

Last week, the Experimental Surgical Services (ESS) Lab, led by John P. Carney, PhD, MBA, received well-deserved recognition when their article describing the development of a hybrid surgical...