Surgery News

UW Medicine Newsroom | December 28, 2018 Surgical oncologist Venu G. Pillarisetty talks about why resting before surgery is the worst thing you can do. Dr. Pillarisetty is senior author of study published in PLOS One finds that finds exercise and eating well before surgery can make a real difference. The study found that 64…

December, 14, 2018 Dr. Sherene Shalhub, Assistant Professor, Division of Vascular Division, has been appointed by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) as a member of its Advisory Panel on rare diseases. Dr. Shalhub will join other members of the panel in applying her experience and expertise to helping PCORI refine and prioritize the research it funds. She will also ensure…

UW Medicine Newsroom | November 14, 2018 “We see firearm injuries here every week. They’re exceedingly common, and they’re heartbreaking,” says Eileen Bulger, UW Medicine’s chief of trauma at Harborview Medical Center and professor of surgery at the University of Washington School of Medicine. In downloadable video soundbites (3:58, with b-roll), Bulger provides context to a…

UW Medicine Newsroom | December 18, 2018 Doctors are increasingly urging patients to bolster their physical health before going under the knife. Got a surgery coming up? Get out and walk. Your surgeon wants you fit. “Instead of calling it ‘rehab,’ call it ‘pre-hab,’ says Venu G. Pillarisetty, associate professor of surgery at the University…