Giving to Surgery
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Experts in Complex Surgical Treatment

Your gift can help our physicians provide the highest-quality care while contributing to major advances in patient care, research, and education.

Gifts are moving our ground-breaking work forward, by:

  • Helping our experts deliver a compassionate experience for patients
  • Propelling biomedical discoveries that further the field of medicine
  • Offering best-in-class training for the next generation of surgeon leaders

The Department of Surgery is working to prevent health challenges and protect those who seek our care. Our faculty are at the forefront of science and medicine, and bursting with scientific discovery. And, with our commitment to inclusive medical education that will bring forth generations of experts in the field, your gift will impact patients’ lives.

Giving Opportunities
Michigan Promise Gift Fund
Your gift is part of a longitudinal investment in faculty and residents in the department, allowing each individual to achieve their full potential as a surgeon.
Optimize resident education
Academic Surgeon Development Program
Your gift to this fund will help launch surgical trainees on an impact-focused career trajectory through personalized pathways.
Move training forward
ADT - Surgery Residency Program Research Years
Your gift helps ensure clinical, educational, and academic excellence in the Surgery Residency Program. Funds support resident training and research to develop exceptionally talented, independent surgeons.
Support surgical residents
Surgery Fund for the Future
The Department of Surgery at U-M is nationally recognized for excellence in patient care, education and clinical and basic science research. Your gift ensures that researchers may continue to create and discover innovative breakthroughs.
Support Surgical Innovation
Partner With Us

We would be pleased to discuss your interests and goals — and the impact your gift can have. We can connect you with faculty and staff, identify where your help is most needed, and share how giving can provide personal satisfaction as well as financial and tax benefits.

Matt Douponce Matt Douponce
Director of Development