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Surgery News

Dr. Ronald Maier Awarded Prize of the “Société Internationale de Chirurgie”

Dr. Ron Maier

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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UW Medicine’s top doctors in Seattle Met Magazine

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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How surgeons can stop the spread of germs by operating NAKED instead of wearing surgical gowns

Dr. Patch Dellinger

By Colin Fernandez, Science Correspondent For The Daily Mail 00:34 15 Jul 2017, updated 17:31 18 Jul 2017 In the constant battle to prevent infections in hospitals, scientists have come up with a stark new proposition – surgeons should operate naked. Physicians found that nude surgeons shed significantly less bacteria than those wearing scrubs. They…

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Woodland Park Zoo gorilla undergoes life saving surgery with UW doctor

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…

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