Surgery News

With Surgeries Delayed, Patients Wait With Anxiety — Some in Pain — As Hospitals Make Way for Coronavirus Cases

Douglas Wood Scrubs

The Seattle Times | by Hal Bernton | March 29, 2020 At UW Medical Center’s Montlake campus in recent weeks, surgeries have dropped by about half. A lot more could be postponed if more coronavirus patients are hospitalized there. That scenario — if it does happen — would likely unfold in April. “We’re still at…

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Dr. Kris Calhoun Selected UW School of Medicine’s Patient Care Committee Academic Co-Chair

Dr. Kristine Calhoun

Dr. Kris Calhoun, Associate Professor, Division of General Surgery, has been selected to serve as the Academic Co-Chair on the University of Washington (UW) School of Medicine’s (SOM) Patient Care Committee.  As Academic Co-Chair and in partnership with Executive Co-Chair, Dr. Mark Whipple, Associate Professor in the Departments of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery and Biomedical Informatics and…

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Dr. John Waldhausen Accepts Division Chief of Pediatric Surgery Position at Seattle Children’s Hospital

Portrait photo of Dr. John Waldhausen

Tuesday, February 4, 2020 Dr. John Waldhausen accepted the position of Division Chief of Pediatric Surgery at Seattle Children’s Hospital (SCH). This position was previously held by Dr. Robert Sawin until he stepped down last year and Dr. Waldhausen has done a tremendous job as Interim Division Chief since that time. Dr. Waldhausen previously held…

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The Good Luck Rituals of Medical Experts

Dr. Raymond Yeung and Yeung shoes

UW Medicine | The Huddle| January 20, 2020 Whether it’s delivering a baby, operating on a patient or something else in-between, UW Medicine providers accomplish some pretty amazing things on a daily basis. But how do they get themselves in the right headspace for procedures both big and small — and what do they do…

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