Surgery News

Department of Surgery Residents to Attend ACS Leadership and Advocacy Summit

In May 2018, Drs. Annie Ehlers, general surgery chief resident, Kate Stadeli, research resident and Barclay Stewart, general surgery chief resident, will attend the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Leadership and Advocacy Summit in Washington, D.C. The meeting will focus on leadership development, as well as key issues facing surgeons and their patients. In addition,…

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Estell Williams operates with compassion

UW Medicine The Huddle | March 26, 2018 | By Wilson Diehl UW School of Medicine Chief Resident of General Surgery Estell Williams tries not to make much of a distinction between who she is as a doctor and who she is as a person. “I like to bring a little bit of who I…

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Dr. David Miranda Awarded First Surgical Infection Society’s (SIS) Sawyer Award

Dr. David Miranda

Dr. David Miranda, second-year general surgery resident, received the first Surgical Infection Society’s (SIS) Sawyer Award. This new award is to recognize trainees for their outstanding abstract submissions, network with members of the society and to provide the means for trainees to attend the SIS Annual Meeting. Dr. Miranda will be accepting the award and…

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Department of Surgery Residents Receive High Score for Association of American Medical Colleges’ Conference Abstract

Department of Surgery residents Drs. Jay Zhu (PGY-5), Kate Stadeli (PGY-4), and Andrew Ludwig (PGY-5), as well as Surgical ARNP Kathryn Harris (ARNP), received a high score for their Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) conference abstract submission. Their project is summarized below:     Improving Interdisciplinary Communication: Standardizing Nightly Huddles Between Surgery Night Float…

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