Surgery News
Dr. Jeff Avansino, Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric General Surgery, UW School of Medicine was recently named vice president and medical director of Surgical Services and Associate Surgeon-in-Chief at Seattle Children’s Hospital (SCH). In this new role, Jeff will provide medical leadership and oversight for Surgical Services. He will also be responsible…
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The National Trauma Institute (NTI), a nonprofit organization that advocates for increased federal funding for trauma research and research infrastructure to reduce death and disability, elected five new members to its Board of Directors this month, including Dr. Eileen Bulger. Dr. Bulger is Chief of Trauma at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. She has previously…
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Ronald V. Maier, MD, FACS, FRCSEd(Hon), Past-First Vice-President of the American College of Surgeons (ACS), received the prestigious International Society of Surgery’s (ISS) prize of the Société Internationale de Chirurgie at the 47th Annual World Congress of Surgery in Basel, Switzerland. The prize is awarded to “the surgeon who has published work which has made the most…
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In the 2017 Seattle Met Top Doctors survey, over 100 UW Medicine care providers were chosen by their doctor, nurse and physician assistant peers as being the best in their respective medical specialties. It’s no secret that all of our doctors offer exceptional patient care. And we’re especially proud of this select group. It’s not…
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