KatherineBakkeMDMPH(She/Her)

Assistant Professor and Director of Regional General Surgery Outreach Program, Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

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Office
750 Highland Ave
Madison, WI 53726
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Clinical Expertise

General surgery, Acute care surgery (emergency general surgery), Rural health services

Education & Training

UMass Chan Medical SchoolResidency, Surgery, 2017 - 2022
Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public HealthMaster of Public Health, Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2015 - 2017
University of Michigan Medical SchoolClass of 2017
Bryn Mawr CollegeBachelor of Arts, Religion (Department of Religion, Haverford College), Magna Cum Laude, 2007 - 2011

Certifications & Licensure

WI State Medical License 2022 - 2025
MA State Medical License 2017 - 2022
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Resident Leadership Award Department of Surgery, UMass Chan Medical School, 2022
Honors in Service University of Michigan Medical School, 2017
Goldsmith Fellowship for Commitment to Public Service Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, 2015
High Honors in Religion Department of Religion, Haverford College, 2011
The Religion Prize for Best Thesis in Religion Department of Religion, Haverford College, 2011
Jesuit Secondary Eduation Award Jesuit High School (Portland, OR), 2007
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Surgical Management of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding.
Teresa Soldner, Katherine Bakke, Stephanie Savage> ;Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America. 2024 Apr 1
4 citations
Inclusion for women in surgery involves re-envisioning the surgeon archetype: A commentary for the Social Consciousness in Surgical Care and Research series for Surgery.
Katherine E. Bakke, Melissa Blaker, Pringl Miller> ;Surgery. 2021 Mar 16
But I Love My Big Hair! An Essay on the Discouragement and Difficulty of Becoming a Woman Surgeon.
Katherine Bakke> ;Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics. 2019 Jan 1
3 citations
Hepatic Epithelioid Angiomyolipoma Treated with Laparoscopic Resection: Case Report and Review of the Literature.
Chloe H. Williams, Kelli Hickle, Katherine Bakke, Sarah Jamshed, Adel Bozorgzadeh> ;Case Reports in Hepatology. 2019 Jul 1
28 citations
Training Surgeons and Anesthesiologists to Facilitate End-of-Life Conversations With Patients and Families: A Systematic Review of Existing Educational Models.
Katherine E. Bakke, Stephen P. Miranda, Manuel Castillo-Angeles, Christy E. Cauley, Elizabeth J. Lilley, Rachelle Bernacki, Angela M. Bader, Richard D. Urman, Zara Cooper> ;Journal of Surgical Education. 2017 Sep 1
2 citations
Exploring matters of race through dialogue in the University of Michigan Medical School's longitudinal case studies program.
Katherine Bakke, Kartik Sidhar, Arno K. Kumagai> ;The Virtual Mentor. 2014 Jun 1
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Authored Content

The Difficulty in Becoming a Women SurgeonJanuary 2021
Journeying to a Time of DeathJune 2020
Iatrogenesis: Essays on Becoming a PhysicianFebruary 2018
Focus on the LightOctober 2016
Intimate Partner Violence: An Educational PriorityFebruary 2015
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Committees

Resident Physician Member, UMass Memorial Health, UMass Memorial Ethics Committee 2019 - 2021
Resident Physician Member, Department of Surgery, UMass Chan Medical School, Surgical Education Committee 2018 - 2019