Surgery News

General surgery research resident Kristin Goodsell, MD, has been awarded funding through the NIH’s Stimulating Access to Research in Residency (StARR) (R38) grant under Dr. Kristina Adams-Waldorf of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. The StARR program provides funding for mentored opportunities for residents pursuing research within the fields of immunology, infectious disease, immune therapeutics, autoimmunity, tumor immunology, or related…

Being jolted awake by the shrill alert of an incoming text on my iPhone is a routine part of being on call for the transplant service. I purposely set my alert tone to be as obnoxious and loud as possible, so it is with near certainty that I don’t just sleep through the incoming text.…

A typical working day in cardiac transplant surgery often begins before the day officially starts. Late the night before, the pager sounds—sharp and unmistakable. A donor offer has come in. Even after years in transplant surgery, that moment commands full attention. It signals that somewhere a family is experiencing profound loss, and somewhere else a…

UW Medicine is proud to celebrate a major milestone in academic and clinical leadership: Dr. Christopher Burke, Associate Professor, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, has been appointed to the Jeffrey and Korynne Wright Family Endowed Chair in Aortic Surgery. Endowed chairs represent one of the highest honors in medicine—recognizing excellence while advancing discovery, education, and patient…