Edwin Ellison Surgical Society
The Edwin Ellison Surgical Society (EESS) is the Alumni Society of the 91ɫƵ General Surgery Residency. It is named in honor of the internationally-recognized surgeon Edwin H. Ellison, MD. Dr. Ellison united all the surgical residency programs in the Milwaukee area into one program and served as the first Chair of Surgery at 91ɫƵ.
Intent
Types of Membership
Graduate Members
Fellow Members
Faculty Members
Honorary Members
Executive Committee
President
Timothy Ridolfi, MD ’05, GME ‘12
2020-2022
Associate Professor, Division of Colorectal Surgery
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President-Elect
Rachel Greenup, MD ‘04, MPH, GME ‘11
2022-2024
Associate Professor of Surgery and Population Health Sciences, Duke School of Medicine and Duke Cancer Institute
Duke Surgical Center for Outcomes Research (SCORES)
Duke Margolis Center for Health Policy
Secretary
Betsy Appel, MD ‘11, GME ‘16
2020-2022
General Surgeon
Advocate Aurora Health
Alumni Representative
Chris Fox, MD ’98, GME ‘04
2020-2022
Chief of Surgery, Waukesha Memorial Hospital
Director Trauma Services, Waukesha Memorial Hospital
Faculty Representative
Tracy S. Wang, MD, MPH
2020-2022
Professor, Division of Surgical Oncology
Chief, Section of Endocrine Surgery
Vice-Chair, Faculty Development
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Resident Representative
Elizabeth Traudt, MD ‘16
2020-2022
Administrative Chief General Surgery Residents
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Resident Representative
Jacqueline Blank, MD
2020-2022
Administrative Chief General Surgery Residents
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Program Director
Rana Higgins, MD
Associate Professor, Division of MIGS
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Program Manager
Tracy Stasinopoulos
Program Manager, Resident Surgical Education
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Dept. of Surgery Chair
Douglas B. Evans, MD
Donald C. Ausman Family Foundation Chair
Department of Surgery
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