The Surgery department encompasses general surgery, pediatric surgery, vascular surgery, and bariatric surgery.
Because of their teaching responsibilities, many of these surgeons are clinical adjunct professors of surgery at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
General Surgery is divided into the following teams:
Team A - Clark A. Davis, MD, vascular surgery and Irina Shakhnovich, MD, vascular surgery
Team B - Brandon T. Grover, DO, general, bariatric laparoscopic bypass surgery, and advanced laparoscopic surgery; Michitaka Kawata, MD, colon and rectal surgery; and Joshua D. Pfeiffer, MD, general, bariatric laparoscopic bypass surgery, and advanced laparoscopic surgery
Team C - Mason G. Fisher, MD, general, surgical critical care and trauma; Jacob R. Peschman, MD, surgical critical care and trauma; Jamie L. Prather, MD, surgical critical care and trauma; Adam W. Shen, MD, surgical critical care and trauma; and Christine J. Waller, MD, surgical critical care and trauma
Team D - Benjamin T. Jarman, MD, general, hernia, laparoscopic surgery, and colon and rectal; Stephen B. Shapiro, MD, general, endocrine, laparoscopic and oncologic surgery; Travis J. Smith, MD, general, laparoscopic and hepatobiliary; and Leroy J. Trombetta, MD, general, breast, and laparoscopic surgery.
Team E - Chief Surgery Resident Service - This service is staffed by the attending surgeons and is the responsibility of our chief residents.
