Surgery News

Seattle Magazine’s 2020 Top Doctors Recognizes UW Department of Surgery

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August 10, 2020 “Seattle Magazine announced their 2020 Top Doctors in their April issue and I am pleased to share the extensive recognition of Department of Surgery (DOS) faculty. DOS had 64 faculty listed in 11 specialties—this is more than 50% of our faculty, and accounted for over 40% of the magazine’s listed surgeons in…

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Dr. Sherene Shalhub Receives PCORI Award for Aortic Dissection Patients Collaborative

Dr. Sherene Shalhub

August 8, 2020 The Aortic Dissection Collaborative, led by Dr. Sherene Shalhub, Associate Professor, Division of Vascular Surgery, has received a funding award through the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Eugene Washington Engagement Awards program to convene a collaborative of patients with—and at risk for—aortic dissection. The team aims to improve the management of aortic…

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UW Medical Center’s care again is ranked No. 1 in state

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UW Medicine | Newsroom | July 28, 2020 In U.S. News & World Report, UW Medical Center also received top-50 national rankings in nine specialties. The University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle, part of UW Medicine, was named the No. 1 hospital in Washington state and in the Seattle metropolitan area by U.S. News & World…

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Dr. David Byrd Named Interim SCCA Medical Director

Dr. David Byrd

7/23/20 Dr. David Byrd, Professor, Division of General Surgery, has been named Interim Medical Director of the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA). Dr. Marc Stewart, SCCA Medical Director and Senior Vice President, leaves SCCA in July 2020 for a position at City of Hope Cancer Center. Dr. Stewart has been an outstanding leader and an…

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