Department of Surgery News - Department of Surgery

UW Medicine doctor reunites with POW 50 years later

KING 5 News | Author Alex Rozier | November 8, 2018 UW Medicine’s Chief Vascular Surgeon Dr. Ben Starnes knew 50 years after a random act of kindness that it was time to meet the man who his family helped. It’s a story that goes back to 1967. “I remember this story because my father…

Lung cancer screenings for people who smoke

Seattle King 5 News | October 23, 2018 Lung cancer screening for people who smoke, featuring Dr. Douglas Wood, The Henry N. Harkins Professor and Chair, UW Department of Surgery

Dr. Carlos A. Pellegrini selected into membership in new American College of Surgeons Academy of Master Surgeon Educators

October 30, 2018 Dr. Carlos A. Pellegrini, Chief Medical Officer, UW Medicine, and Vice President for Medical Affairs, is among a group of 91 esteemed surgeons from seven countries selected into membership in the new American College of Surgeons (ACS) Academy of Master Surgeon Educators™. The Academy’s first induction ceremony occurred on October 3rd at the…

Seattle Surgeon Ronald V. Maier, MD, FACS, Installed as New President of the American College of Surgeons

BOSTON (Monday, October 22, 2018; 1:00 am EDT): Ronald V. Maier, MD, FACS, the Jane and Donald D. Trunkey Endowed Chair in Trauma Surgery, vice-chairman, department of surgery, and professor of surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, was installed as the 99th President of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) this evening during…