News & Events
Dr. Rosemary Kelly Receives 2026 STS Extraordinary Women Award
Surgery, Faculty, Leadership, Spotlight, Faculty Accomplishments
Study by Feng Xie, PhD, Published in High-Impact Journal
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration Awards Dr. Rui Zhang $1.5M U01 Grant
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Surgery Spotlight: Tina Bharani, MD
The Department of Surgery is pleased to welcome Tina Bharani, MD, as an Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Division of Transplantation.
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Mingquan Lin, PhD, Awarded $3.7M R01 Research Project Grant
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.
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23 Surgery Faculty Named Mpls.St.Paul Magazine's 2026 Top Doctors
This year, the magazine honored 201 University of Minnesota Physicians (M Physicians) doctors, including 23 of our outstanding surgical faculty.
Surgery, Faculty, Faculty Accomplishments
Melissa Brunsvold, MD, FACS, FCCM, Awarded May 2026 Office of Graduate Medical Education Partnership Award
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...
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Dr. Rui Zhang Inducted into 2026 AIMBE College of Fellows
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.
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Genevieve Melton-Meaux, MD, PhD, Awarded McKnight Presidential Endowed Professor
The Department of Surgery is proud to announce that Genevieve Melton-Meaux, MD, PhD, has been named a McKnight Presidential Endowed Professor.
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Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship Program Match
We are excited to welcome two new outstanding fellows to the University of Minnesota on August 1, 2027.
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Surgery Grants & Contracts Team Wows at National Council of University Research Administrators Conference
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...
Surgery, Spotlight
Cheyenna Espinoza, MD, Awarded April 2026 Office of Graduate Medical Education VIP Partnership Award
Congratulations to one of our exceptional residents, Cheyenna Espinoza, MD, on receiving the April 2026 Office of Graduate Medical Education (OGME) VIP Partnership Award.
Surgery, Education
Dr. Elizabeth Lusczek Awarded Patent for Hemorrhage Detection Technology
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...
Surgery, Faculty, Research