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Surgery Synopsis | Fall 2024

UW Department of Surgery 2024 Surgery Synopsis Fall Edition

The 2024 Fall Issue of Surgery Synopsis focuses on philanthropic giving and what it means to the Department of Surgery. We have been so very fortunate over the course of our history to have numbers of individuals who support our mission with their philanthropy. We are profoundly grateful and appreciative of those gifts. The stories…

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Dr. Jeffrey Friedrich Receives the 2025 ACGME Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Award

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Dr. Jeffrey Friedrich is as a recipient of the 2025 Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Award from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. This award recognizes program directors who have fostered innovation and improvement in their programs and served as exemplary role models for residents and fellows. It is amongst the highest honors in medical education,…

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Russell Ettinger New Program Director of Plastic Surgery

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Dear Surgery Synopsis Readers, Approximately six months ago, Dr. Jeffrey Friedrich announced his intention to step down as UW Department of Surgery Plastic Surgery Residency Program Director. He accomplished an amazing 12-year tenure as Program Director, taking us from a “coordinated” residency of three residents/ year (total nine) to currently the largest integrated Plastic Surgery…

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Surgery Synopsis | Summer 2024

UW Department of Surgery 2024 Surgery Synopsis Summer Edition

This annual “education issue” of Surgery Synopsis is where we celebrate and marvel at our residents, both coming and going. It’s the end of a residency year with graduation and these amazing surgeons are headed off to jobs and fellowships around the country. And at the other end of the training curve, we welcome the…

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