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Exposing young minds to science and medicine
UW Medicine | The Huddle | August 1, 2019 This July, UW Medicine gave high school students a close-up look at science, medicine and healthcare simulation at the Chehalis School District’s annual High...
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A public health approach could address gun violence
UW Medicine | The Huddle | August 7, 2019 Dr. Eileen Bulger, Professor & Chief, Trauma. Division of Trauma, Burn and Critical Care Surgery Following the recent deadly events in El Paso, Texas, and...
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Rising beyond the scars
UW Medicine | The Huddle | August 7, 2019 Dr. Tam Pham, Professor, Division of Trauma, Burn and Critical Care Surgery Recovering from a burn injury isn’t just physical. A lot of it is emotional as...
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UW Medicine milestone: 1,000 lung-transplant recipients
UW Medicine | Newsroom | August 7, 2019 UW Medical Center is the 11th U.S. hospital to achieve that volume, and the only such provider in the Pacific Northwest. Dr. Michael Mulligan, Professor &...
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Tap know-how to prevent firearm deaths
The Seattle Times | Editorials | August 14, 2019 By The Seattle Times editorial board Donna Grethen / Op-Art This month’s heartbreaking mass shootings have re-energized calls for Congress to...
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Bariatric surgery for teens coming into mainstream
UW Medicine | Newsroom | August 27, 2019 A recent study found that the teens lost just as much weight as adults, and saw complications such as diabetes disappear or retreat. The medical community is...
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10 years after boating accident, teen gets final surgery
Dr. Nicholas Vedder Dr. Peter Neligan September 3, 2019 It was a windy day back in 2008. Lily James was in a boat on Lake Washington with her family and friends when the wind lifted an inflatable that...
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Susan Marx Elected AASA Vice President
October 2, 2019 Susan Marx, MBA, PMP, CPC, Department of Surgery Director of Finance and Administration, was elected as the incoming Vice President for the Association of Academic Surgical...
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Dr. Ed Verrier Inducted into ACS Academy of Master Surgeon Educators
Left to right: David B. Hoyt, MD, FACS, Executive Director of the American College of Surgeons and Member of the Academy of Master Surgeon Educators Steering Committee; Ed D. Verrier, K. Alvin and...
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Dr. Benjamin Starnes Elected WVS President
Dr. Benjamin Starnes October 15, 2019 Dr. Benjamin W. Starnes, Professor and Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery, was passed the Edwin J. Wylie Gavel of presidency for the Western Vascular Society...
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Dr. Carlos Pellegrini’s ESA Honorary Member Lecture Published in Annals of...
Dr. Carlos Pellegrini, Professor Emeritus, former UW Medicine Chief Medical Officer, and UW Vice President for Medical Affairs, presented the European Surgical Association’s (ESA) Honorary Member...
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Dr. Mika Sinanan Elected ACS Secretary to Board of Governors
November 18, 2019 Dr. Mika Sinanan, Professor, Division of General Surgery, was elected Secretary to the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Board of Governors in October 2019. Dr. Sinanan expresses,...
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Dr. Matthew Bartek Published “Improving Operating Room Efficiency: Machine...
November 8, 2019 Dr. Matthew Bartek, General Surgery Chief Resident, published “Improving Operating Room Efficiency: Machine Learning Approach to Predict Case-Time Duration” in the Journal of the...
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Dr. Carlos Pellegrini Receives ACS Icon in Surgery Honor
Dr. Carlos Pellegrini October 13, 2019 Dr. Carlos Pellegrini, Professor Emeritus, former UW Medicine Chief Medical Officer and UW Vice President for Medical Affairs, was honored by the American College...
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Dr. Ed Verrier Selected Puget Sound Business Journal Physician Educator of...
November 15, 2019 Dr. Ed Verrier “I am very pleased and proud to announce Dr. Ed Verrier, Professor, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, has been selected as the Physician Educator of the Year by the...
View ArticleBurn Educational Videos—Burns 501: Burn Pain-The Basics
The purpose of this short video is to inform patients about burn-related pain and introduce them to management strategies at the UW Medicine Regional Burn Center. We are striving toward standardization...
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Saving Grace
UW Medicine | ACCELERATE—The Campaign for UW Medicine After years of breathing problems, a patient sings her gratitude loud and clear. On a recent Sunday at church, Marilyn Gibbs-Wightman stood up...
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The Good Luck Rituals of Medical Experts
UW Medicine | The Huddle| January 20, 2020 Surgeon Raymond Yeung, MD (left), and his lucky shoesCredit: Clare McLean / Courtesy Raymond Yeung Whether it’s delivering a baby, operating on a patient or...
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Dr. John Waldhausen Accepts Division Chief of Pediatric Surgery Position at...
Dr. John Waldhausen Tuesday, February 4, 2020 Dr. John Waldhausen accepted the position of Division Chief of Pediatric Surgery at Seattle Children’s Hospital (SCH). This position was previously held by...
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Dr. Kris Calhoun Selected UW School of Medicine’s Patient Care Committee...
Dr. Kris Calhoun Dr. Kris Calhoun, Associate Professor, Division of General Surgery, has been selected to serve as the Academic Co-Chair on the University of Washington (UW) School of Medicine’s (SOM)...
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