He obtained a faculty position at UW-Madison, where he worked for more than three decades, advancing to Professor of Urology and Chief of Urology at the Veterans Hospital. During his tenure at the University of Wisconsin he mentored dozens of European research physician-fellows from Denmark, Germany and Switzerland. Together they authored many scientific papers and textbook chapters in urology … For his contribution to medicine, Queen Margarethe of Denmark made him a Danish Knight. Ever loyal to his Danish heritage, Dr. Madsen donated generously to UW-Madison to assure continuance of Scandinavian Studies there.
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