University of Washington Department of Surgery

Nicholas Vedder, MD, FACS Appointed Committee on Trauma Member The American College of Surgeons (ACS) Board of Regents appointed Nicholas Vedder, MD, FACS - Professor in the Department of Surgery and Chief of Plastic Surgery as an active member of the Committee on Trauma (COT) for a three year term starting March 2012.

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ACS Announces Fellows at 2011 Clinical Congress
Five University of Washington Department of Surgery faculty were named Fellows at the American College of Surgeons’ (ACS) Clinical Congress in San Francisco on October 23, 2011. Read the Full Story

Dr. Aaron Jensen Receives the ACS 2011 Resident Award for Exemplary Teaching
Dr. Aaron Jensen received the 2011 American College of Surgeons (ACS) Resident Award for Exemplary Teaching at the ACS Clinical Congress in San Francisco on October 26, 2011. Read the Full Story

NCCN Announces New Addition to Library of Guidelines: NCCN Guidelines for Lung Cancer Screening The National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) announces the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines®) for Lung Cancer Screening, a new addition to the Complete Library of NCCN Guidelines®. As lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States and the world, guidance on using effective screening tools for early detection can assist in the effort to decrease mortality rates from the disease. Read the Full Story

UW Medical Center Receives Center of Excellence Recognition from VAD Joint Commission Survey A preliminary report by the Joint Commission Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) recertification surveyor indicates that the UW Medical Center will receive full certification again with continued recognition as a Center of Excellence.

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Dr. Joseph Gruss Receives 2011 ASMS Lifetime Achievement Award Dr. Joseph Gruss, Professor of Surgery at University of Washington with practices at Seattle Children’s Hospital (SCH) and Harborview Medical Center’s (HMC) Burn Center, received the 2011 American Society of Maxillofacial Surgery (ASMS) “Lifetime Achievement Award” on September 25, 2011 at the annual Plastic Surgery meeting held in Denver, Colorado. The ASMS Lifetime Achievement Award is presented to a physician for a career dedicated to enriching and enhancing the practice of maxillofacial surgery.
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Michael Florence, MD Receives 2011 Distinguished Alumnus Award In recognition of his surgical expertise, professionalism and leadership, Michael Florence, MD is the recipient of the 2011 University of Washington Department of Surgery’s Distinguished Alumnus Award presented September 23rd at the annual Harkin’s Society Dinner. Begun in 1997, Dr. Florence is the 14th alumnus to receive this award.
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SORCE Receives $2.26M LSDF Grant

The Surgical Outcomes Resource Center (SORCE) received a $2.26 million grant funded by the Life Sciences Discovery Fund (LSDF). The grant’s title is “SCOAP Comparative Effectiveness Research Translation Network (CERTN)” and its focus is to analyze the quality of surgical care by expanding and leveraging datasets as well as collection and analysis of new patient outcomes data. Read the Full Story

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Cytokines and Chemokines in Direct Ischemia Reperfusion Injury of Lung and Cardiothoracic Transplant Rejection

By Michael S. Mulligan, MD
The UW Distinguished Endowed Professor in Lung Transplant Research. Lung transplantation, which was introduced into clinical practice nearly twenty years ago, has become an option for selected patients...

Cytokines and Chemokines in Direct Ischemia Reperfusion Injury of Lung and Cardiothoracic Transplant Rejection

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Tuesday, March 6, 2012 "Miraculous Surgeries - from the microscopic to the massive" (Part of the 2012 Mini-Med Sessions)
Presenters: Douglas P. Hanel, MD and Peter C. Neligan, MB From birth defects and trauma to tumors and other maladies, hear how these delicate surgeries have a lasting effect...

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Dr. Jorge Reyes Comments on Giving to UW Medicine

Dr. Jorge Reyes, Professor and Chief of Transplant Surgery UW Medical Center, Chief of Pediatric Transplantation, Seattle Children's Hospital, explains how giving to UW Medicine assists in organ transplant patient care as well as performing the research to move forward and enhance transplant patient...

Dr. Benjamin Starnes Is Testing a New Way to Fix Aortic Aneurysms

A ticking time bomb sums up an aortic aneurysm. Worse yet, they usually have no symptoms. Except for one: they rupture and then it's often too late. However Dr. Benjamin Starnes is one of the few surgeons in the country testing a less invasive repair and the only one authorized to make emergency alterations...