Beyond his previously noted roles with the ACS, Dr. Weigelt has been an active contributor to the broader field of surgery. In addition to his Fellowship in the ACS, Dr. Weigelt is or has been a member of many other honorary and professional societies, including the Society of Critical Care Medicine; Southwestern Surgical Congress; American Association for the Surgery of Trauma; Western Surgical Association (past-vice-president); American Trauma Society; Parkland Surgical Society (founding member); American Medical Association; Société Internationale de Chirurgie, U.S. Chapter; Central Surgical Association; American Surgical Association; Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons; Association of Program Directors in Surgery; and Association for Surgical Education.

Dr. Weigelt has presented more than 150 local, regional, and national lectures in his career, as well as 20 lectures on the international stage, ranging in location from Istanbul, Turkey, to Beijing, China. He has served as faculty for more than 130 postgraduate courses and symposiums throughout the U.S.

Dr. Weigelt’s research interests include surgical infections, clinical outcomes, and educational approaches to training surgeons. Over the course of his career, Dr. Weigelt has been awarded 19 research grants. His most recent research interests focus on quality of care issues, working closely with the Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality.

He is editor-in-chief of the Journal of Surgical Education and of the audio Practical Reviews in General Surgery. He was the editor of the Journal of Surgical Outcomes, 2002–2007. He was an associate editor with Selected Readings in General Surgery (SRGS) when it was published at UT Southwestern Medical Center(1989–1996) prior to the program’s transfer to the College. Additionally, he has served on the editorial boards of the Journal of Trauma, the Pan American Journal of Trauma, the Journal of Critical Care Medicine, and Advances in Therapy. He is a reviewer for Critical Care Medicine, Surgery, and previously reviewed Archives of Surgery (now Journal of the Americian Medical Association Surgery). As a contributor, he has published more than 150 medical journal articles, written more than 50 book chapters, and has been a contributing or associate editor of more than 60 entries in SRGS.

Dr. Weigelt graduated from Michigan State University, Lansing, with a bachelor of science degree, and earned his doctor of veterinary medicine degree from the same institution. He completed his medical degree at MCW, and his internship and residency at UT Southwestern. He completed his master’s in hospital administration at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.