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.

As 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, UI Health Care delivers lifesaving care not widely available elsewhere in Iowa. Department specialists lead advanced programs in transplantation, cancer, vascular, colorectal, pediatric, and reconstructive surgery using innovative techniques and collaborative expertise to improve outcomes for patients across the region.

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Leading innovation. Advancing surgical care for Iowa.

The Department of Surgery has helped shape the future of surgical care for decades, from performing the world’s first gastric bypass surgeries for morbid obesity to advancing today’s minimally invasive and robotic surgical techniques.

Innovation continues across the department through cutting-edge research, advanced surgical technology, and specialized resources that support complex patient care. Surgeons, scientists, and trainees work together to translate discoveries from the laboratory into real-world treatments that improve outcomes for patients across Iowa and beyond.

As an academic medical center, the department is also committed to training the next generation of surgical leaders. Medical students, residents, and fellows gain hands-on experience alongside nationally recognized surgeons and researchers while learning the latest techniques shaping the future of surgery.

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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

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REDCap Surveys Training

Thursday, July 9, 2026 10:00am to 11:00am
Virtual

This is the third step in the REDCap training series. In this training, we will cover survey configuration and distribution such as:

Allowing potential participants to self-initiate participation in your study with public surveys

Manually and automatically sending surveys

Administering electronic consent (e-consent) forms

Controlling survey access with conditional logic and survey login

This training is a demo and not hands-on. After this training you will have a basic understanding of surveys in...

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Hardin Open Workshops - ORCiD: Open Researcher and Contributor ID (Zoom)

Thursday, July 9, 2026 11:00am to 12:00pm
Virtual

What is ORCID? Why would you want one? This session will discuss ORCID, how researchers can benefit from having one, and how ORCID connects with other information systems. This will also be a hands-on workshop where everyone will have the chance to create their own ORCID and learn the most efficient ways to populate their profile with their publications.

PLEASE NOTE

Enrollment in HOW is open to all University of Iowa affiliates and residents of the state of Iowa. Advance registration is required...

Biomedical & Health Informatics Community Meeting

Thursday, July 9, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Virtual

We have established a community of CCOM Informaticists who are applying these skills in their work at UIHC. You are invited to join us during our monthly seminar presentations. 

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