Gillian Golden
Communications Specialist
Golden is a communications specialist for Michigan Medicine’s department of surgery. She writes about the world of the department, highlighting academic culture, life in the operating room, clinic and lab. She graduated from the University of Michigan in 2015 with a B.A. in English Literature and Spanish.
Department News
2026 Moses Gunn Research Conference Highlights
Highlights from the Michigan Medicine Department of Surgery's 37th annual Moses Gunn Research Conference.
Department News
Highlights from the 2026 Reed O. Dingman Research Symposium
Learn about the Section of Plastic Surgery's 36th Reed O. Dingman Research Symposium.
Department News
Trainees explore innovative solutions to improve patient care and surgical training
Learn about the Resident Innovation Discovery Course, an opportunity for trainees to develop innovation and entrepreneurship skills.
Department News
How early career faculty get creative about funding their research
A look at two Department of Surgery faculty who leaned on alternate funding sources to support their work.
Department News
Teaching laparoscopic surgery in Burundi with ALL-SAFE
Snapshots from a recent teaching trip a minimally invasive surgeon took to Bujumbura
Health Lab
Surgeons and General Motors engineers partner to prevent automotive crash injuries
Michigan Medicine hosts the International Center for Automotive Medicine research center, and unique fellowship, that allows medical professionals and automotive engineers to partner on improving automotive safety and the prevention of injuries
Department News
2025 Moses Gunn Research Conference Highlights
Learn more about the Department of Surgery's 36th annual Moses Gunn Research Conference.
Department News
Talking poop: One colorectal surgeon’s campaign in the name of quality living
Learn about one colorectal surgeon's campaign to speak openly about bowel movements in the name of quality living.
Department News
A plastic surgeon’s community outreach to support the next generation of medical professionals
Learn about a high school surgical career pipeline program plastic surgeon Rachel Hooper, MD, is developing.
Health Lab
Randy Seeley gets a lot of questions about GLP-1s. Here’s why
A Michigan Medicine Ph.D. researcher dissected bariatric surgery to understand how it actually works, contributing to obesity therapies that have given rise to drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy.
Department News
Randy Seeley gets a lot of questions about GLP-1s. Here’s why.
Learn more about Randy Seeley, PhD, and why his research has so many people turning to him for answers about weight-loss drugs.
Department News
Robin Petroze’s vision to move global surgery forward: Build on momentum
Robin Petroze, MD, discusses current global surgery work in the department as well as opportunities for growth.
Department News
Introducing the 2024 cohort of Academy of Surgical Educators inductees
Meet the newest members of the Academy of Surgical Educators within the Department of Surgery.
Department News
New plastic surgery faculty brings unique perspective to practice
Learn about a new faculty member’s personal journey with craniofacial surgery and why he chose to continue his practice at Michigan Medicine.
Health Lab
The data says we need to talk about physician mental health early
A medical student and surgery faculty member studied the longevity of depression symptoms developed by first-year resident trainees. With their findings now published, they hope to use this data to destigmatize conversations about physician mental health and pave the way for better cultural and institutional support.
