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Bruce Campbell

Emeritus Advisory Board Member

Bruce H. Campbell, MD, FACS, stepped away from his practice as a head and neck cancer surgeon in 2022 and will spend the rest of his life adjusting to retirement. He grew up in the Chicago area, graduating from Purdue University and Rush Medical College. After completing residency at the Medical College of Wisconsin and fellowship at MD Anderson Cancer Center, he returned to Wisconsin, spending his entire career at MCW, Froedtert Hospital and the Zablocki VA Medical Center.  

In addition to patient care, teaching, and research, Bruce has a passion for Narrative Medicine – a field of work that encourages health care workers to focus on stories while recognizing that patients are more than merely bodies with illnesses. He has published essays, contributed to medical and literary journals, and written a book, A Fullness of Uncertain Significance: Stories of Surgery, Clarity, and Grace. He has held a number of leadership roles at MCW and has been involved in statewide cancer control efforts.

Bruce’s passion for radio began in college, where he was on the staff of a (very) small campus radio station. He started listening to WUWM when he moved to Milwaukee in 1980, appreciating the quality programming, impeccable journalistic standards, respect for the audience, and innovative approaches to news gathering and storytelling.  

Bruce served on WUWM's advisory board from 2013-2023. While on the board, he learned about the people who keep the station on the air, gained an understanding of the importance of listener financial support, and celebrated WUWM’s growing impact on the diverse communities within southeastern Wisconsin.