Advancing Surgical Care

At the University of Iowa Health Care Department of Surgery, we are advancing the future of surgery through exceptional patient care, groundbreaking research, and world-class surgical education. Our multidisciplinary teams provide highly specialized care for patients with complex surgical conditions across every stage of life.

Leading Specialized Programs

Department specialists lead advanced programs in transplantation, cancer, vascular, colorectal, pediatric, and reconstructive surgery. Through innovative techniques and collaborative expertise, our teams improve outcomes for patients across Iowa and the region.

Recognized Centers of Excellence

UI Health Care is home to one of Iowa's two designated Level I Trauma Centers, the state's only Level I Pediatric Trauma Center, a certified regional Burn Treatment Center, and a nationally recognized Organ Transplant Center. These nationally recognized programs provide patients access to lifesaving care and specialized expertise not widely available elsewhere in Iowa.

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About Us

Leading innovation. Advancing surgical care for Iowa.

Pioneering Surgical Advances

The Department of Surgery has a long history of innovation, from performing some of the world's first gastric bypass surgeries to advancing today's minimally invasive and robotic surgical techniques.

Driving Research Forward

Department researchers and clinicians work together to translate scientific discoveries into new treatments, technologies, and approaches that improve patient care.

Training Tomorrow's Leaders

Medical students, residents, and fellows learn alongside nationally recognized surgeons and researchers, gaining hands-on experience while preparing to lead the future of surgery.

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Department of Surgery Visits

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consecutive years ranked as one of the best academic hospitals in the U.S.

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Iowa's #1 hospital as ranked by U.S. news & world report

Carver College of Medicine Events

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Pain Research Program Seminar - Nicole Scheff, PhD

Wednesday, November 4, 2026 9:00am to 10:00am
Pappajohn Biomedical Discovery Building

Rethinking Relief: Targeting Sensory Nerves to Combat Cancer

Nicole Scheff, PhD
Assistant Professor
Center for Neuroscience
University of Pittsburgh

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ACB Seminar Series - Jackson Kilburg

Wednesday, November 4, 2026 9:30am to 10:30am
Bowen Science Building

Jackson Kilburg, a Cell and Developmental Biology Graduate Student in Sam Stephen's Lab will present a seminar titled "Inflammatory Remodeling of the Pancreatic β-Cell Surface: Investigating Glycosylation, MHC-I, and Golgi Regulation."

REDCap Intermediate Training

Wednesday, November 4, 2026 10:00am to 11:00am
Virtual

This is the second step in the REDCap training series. In this training we will cover basic and intermediate features such as:
• Outputting data automatically with calculated fields
• Collecting the same data points multiple times with longitudinal and one-to-many data collection
• Standardizing your data to industry standards with ontologies and the REDCap Instrument Library
• Ways to customize your data entry experience with action tags
• Viewing data with reports, dashboards, and charts
• And more

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