Department of Surgery

1. June 18, 2024

   Surgeon builds sustainable kidney transplant program in Rwanda

   Jeffrey Punch, professor of surgery in the Medical School, has helped launch kidney transplant programs in both Ethiopia and Rwanda.

2. November 6, 2023

   It Happened at Michigan — Sharing more than a birthday

   Joan and Janice Ottenbacher were always close as sisters. A lifesaving operation at University Hospital in 1964 made their bond extraordinary.

3. February 21, 2022

   Obituary — Larry Stanford Matthews

   Larry Stanford Matthews, professor emeritus of orthopaedic surgery, died Nov. 27, 2021, in Tucson, Arizona, at age 84.

4. October 19, 2020

   Staffer and her husband run local running group

   Colleen Stone, content and digital strategist for the Department of Surgery at Michigan Medicine, and her husband manage a local running group, PR Run Club, which has about 70 active members.

5. October 9, 2019

   Michigan Promise aims to diversify, strengthen surgical field

   The Michigan Promise is a transformative long-term effort at the Michigan Medicine Department of Surgery that seeks to attract a broader pool of skilled surgical candidates who might otherwise be overlooked.