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UW-Madison is training Ukrainians on microsurgery to heal victims of war

uslana Hoisa peers into a microscope in a UW-Madison lab, carefully maneuvering fine-tipped metal forceps to stitch together a blood vessel that’s only a few millimeters wide.

Just about a week ago, the 26-year-old frontline microsurgeon was in a Kyiv children’s hospital treating young patients with burn and blast injuries from Russia’s war on Ukraine.