Department of Surgery

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.