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Ann Arbor, MI medicine.umich.edu/dept/surgery Joined January 2017

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Michigan Surgery @UMichSurgery 1d

Excited to share that Sarah A. Applebaum, MD, MS, will be joining us in 2027 for craniofacial surgery fellowship.

Please join us in welcoming Dr. Applebaum to the Department of Surgery!

Graphic announcing the 2027 craniofacial surgery fellow, Dr. Sarah Applebaum from University of Florida College of Medicine.

Michigan Surgery @UMichSurgery 4d

Please join us in congratulating Byron D. Hughes, MD, MPH, who was selected to join the 2027 cohort of the American College Surgeon's Future Trauma Leaders program!

Dr. Byron D. Hughes in a dark suit and red tie.

Michigan Surgery @UMichSurgery Oct 28

“If we can understand what makes a tumor cell susceptible to perforin, we may be able to increase the effectiveness of immunotherapy."

Weiping Zou, MD, PhD, on his team's recent discovery that perforin could kill cancer cells on its own.

Read more: michmed.org/YG7QG

Two computer images showing how the immune system protein perforin breaks down cancer cell membranes, leading to cell death. The left image shows cancer cells without perforin and the right image shows cancer cells with perforin.

Michigan Surgery @UMichSurgery Oct 27

Delighted to share that Seth Waits, MD, was named the new head of the Section of Transplant Surgery!

Dr. Waits is an excellent surgeon and leader -- the section is in great hands with him at the helm.

michmed.org/GYG4J

Dr. Seth Waits leaning against a railing wearing a dark blazer, sweater and collared shirt.

Michigan Surgery @UMichSurgery Oct 26

On deck for Grand Rounds this Thursday: Brent D. Matthews, MD, is joining us to give the Lazar Greenfield Lecture in Surgical Innovation.

Don't miss out on Dr. Matthews' talk, Emergency General Surgery: A Public Health Crisis.

Location: Ford Auditorium at 7 AM.

Grand Rounds graphic featuring Dr. Brent Matthews, Chair of the Department of Surgery at Wake Forest University who will be speaking on October 29 at 7 AM.