Surgery Synopsis 2025 Issues

CHAIR'S MESSAGE

Welcome to the Winter 2025 issue of Surgery Synopsis. Several months back, we planned for this issue to focus on collaboration. Collaboration, I believe, is the bedrock of good healthcare, good research, and good medical education. But how does collaboration in healthcare and in our department manifest? I believe collaboration starts with observing a need, realizing that there needs to be more than one person, a team—perhaps a multispecialty team—taking collective action to address a complex patient problem, a novel research theory, or to address significant educational challenges. Collaboration involves cooperation, communication, trust, respect, and understanding with an interdependent team to solve problems. I am proud that our department abounds in collaborative efforts—collaboratively working together is the strength of our department. We’re highlighting several collaborative efforts in our department—some clinical, some research, some new collaborations, and some that have a long history in the department. Read more of Dr. Wood's message

COLLABORATION COMMUNITY

• Tumor Immune Microenvironment (TIME) Lab
• The UW Medicine Heart Institute and Its Partners
• UW Medicine Fetal Center
• Surgeon Scientists and Vascular Biologists Working Together
• SCOR and the Vascular Imaging Lab: A Team Effort
• The Community That Comprises the Northwest Regional Model System

FEATURES

Diversity in DoS

Getting To Know DoS

Dr. Ryutaro Hirose

RETIREMENTS

• Dr. David Byrd
• Dr. Nick Vedder
• Dr. Lisa McIntyre
• Dr. Mark Meissner

New Faculty

Visiting Professorship Exchange Program

30th Annual Helen & John Schilling Lecture

DoS Community

In the Media