Invited Speaker: Gretchen Schwarze
Presidential invited speaker to explore innovations in surgical communications.
Innovations in Surgical Communication: Better Conversations for Better Informed Consent
Saturday, March 15, 2025 | 4:15-4:47 p.m.
Gretchen Schwarze, MD, MPP, FACS
Presidential Invited Speaker, supported by ABOG
Dr. Schwarze is the Morgridge Professor of Vascular Surgery and a professor in the departments of surgery and medical history and bioethics at the University of Wisconsin. She received her medical degree from Harvard Medical School and master’s degree in public policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government.
She completed residency at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Her fellowship training in vascular surgery and clinical ethics was at the University of Chicago Hospital and Clinics. She is a practicing vascular surgeon and health services researcher who also directs the hospital ethics committee. Her research interests focus on informed consent, high-stakes decisions, and end-of-life care for older patients with complex illnesses.
She is an alumna of the Greenwall Faculty Scholar and the Cambia Foundation Sojourns Scholar programs. She is currently funded by the National Institute on Aging with two R01s and a K24.
She lives in Madison, Wisconsin, with her husband who is a transplant surgeon and has two daughters, ages 17 and 19.
