Surgery News
Seattle Business | Story by Teresa Kenney and Leslie Helm | March 2018 The chief medical officer of UW Medicine and the VP for medical affairs at University of Washington is this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award winner. Dr. Carlos Pellegrini grew up in a small, agricultural town in Argentina. It was there that he developed…
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February 2018 Dr. Katherine Flynn-O’Brien, general surgery chief resident, has been named ‘Outstanding Consultant of the Month’ at the University of Washington Medical Center. Dr. Flynn-O’Brien was named by a faculty attending recognizing her for exhibiting excellence in education for the primary patient care team, patient education, communicating personally, quality of recommendations and working collaboratively. “Katy…
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February 2018 Dr. Anne Ehlers, general surgery chief resident, received the American College of Surgeons’ (ACS) 2017 Rising Star award. Dr. Ehler’s name was put forth for this award by American College of Surgeons Professional Association PAC (ACSPA-SurgeonsPAC) Board members Drs. Ron Maier, professor and chief of trauma, burn & critical care, surgeon-in-chief, Harborview Medical…
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The Huddle | February 12, 2018 I’m always amazed at what we can do in the operating room. We can stop an organ donor’s heart, remove it from their body, pack it in ice, transport it 1,500 miles, stitch it into someone else’s body, and…it beats! It’s truly awe-inspiring. I’ve seen observers and medical students…
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