Stuart D. Wilson, MD, Professor Emeritus in the department of surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), was bestowed the Oliver Cope Meritorious Achievement Award by the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons (AAES) at its annual meeting held April 10-12 in Baltimore.
Established in 1984, the AAES Oliver Cope Meritorious Achievement Award is given to acknowledge an individual whose contributions in the field of endocrine surgery as an investigator, teacher and clinical surgeon go above and beyond their peers and whose actions throughout their career have represented the spirit of the award. It is the highest honor a member of the AAES can receive and is reserved for those who truly aspire to the spirit of the award. Dr. Wilson, a founder and past president of the AAES, is only the eighth recipient of the award.
Dr. Wilson was recruited to MCW as a surgical resident in 1961 and subsequently joined the department of surgery in 1965. Dr. Wilson has held numerous clinical and academic appointments throughout his career and garnered many awards for excellence in teaching. He served as the vice chairman for the department of surgery from 1993 to 1995, the chief of the division of general surgery from 1995 to 1997 and the chief of pancreatobiliary/ endocrine surgery from 1998 to 2009. In 1996, Dr. Wilson received MCW’s Distinguished Service Award, the highest faculty or staff honor.
During a break in his career at MCW, Dr. Wilson served as chief of surgery for the 1st Medical Battalion in the 1st Marine Division in Vietnam from 1968 to 1969 where he was awarded the Bronze Star with combat-V.
In July 2010, the MCW department of surgery announced the creation of the Stuart D. Wilson Chair for the chief of the newly established division of surgical oncology.
“I am most proud of my contributions as educator, training hundreds of surgical residents throughout a 50-year span,” said Dr. Wilson.
About the Medical College of Wisconsin
The Medical College of Wisconsin is the state’s only private medical school and health sciences graduate school. Founded in 1893, it is dedicated to leadership and excellence in education, patient care, research and community engagement. More than 1,200 students are enrolled in MCW’s medical school and graduate school programs in Milwaukee, and 26 medical students are enrolled at MCW-Green Bay. A regional medical education campus is scheduled to open in Central Wisconsin in 2016. MCW’s School of Pharmacy will open in 2017 or 2018 with an initial class size of 60 students. A major national research center, MCW is the largest research institution in the Milwaukee metro area and second largest in Wisconsin. In FY 2014-15, faculty received approximately $158 million in external support for research, teaching, training and related purposes, of which approximately $139 million is for research. This total includes highly competitive research and training awards from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Annually, MCW faculty direct or collaborate on more than 3,200 research studies, including clinical trials. Additionally, more than 1,500 physicians provide care in virtually every specialty of medicine for more than 525,000 patients annually.