Surgery News

Liza Javier and Michelle Li, KING 5:30 PM. PDT July 16, 2017 The Woodland Park Zoo says it’s closely watching a 450-pound silverback gorilla, which just had a life-saving  operation done – not by a veterinarian, but by a doctor for humans. “I have done nothing like this before, so this was a new experience…

CTSNet is excited to announce that Dr. Douglas E. Wood,  The Henry N. Harkins Professor and Chair, has been elected to the office of CTSNet President. Dr. Wood previously served on the CTSNet Board of Directors as Secretary and Treasurer; he is a former President of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons and the current President…

Department of Surgery is proud to announce the opening of the UW Medicine Center for Advanced Minimally Invasive Liver Oncologic Therapy (CAMILOT). CAMILOT harnesses the strength of the UW Medical Center Liver Tumor Clinic, the region’s longest running multidisciplinary clinic, and leverages ongoing partnerships with Surgical Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Interventional Radiology and Medical Oncology to…

The CERTAIN Patient Advisory Network is proud to announce the launch of our new web portal, InspireResearch. This marks the final step of our Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute-funded engagement award, Initiative to Support Patient Involvement in Research (INSPIRE), which was led by Dept. of Surgery faculty Danielle Lavallee (pictured right). The portal is an online…