Surgery News

Surgery News

Center for Advanced Minimally Invasive Liver Oncologic Therapy (CAMILOT)

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…

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CERTAIN Patient Advisory Network launches new web portal

The CERTAIN Patient Advisory Network is proud to announce the launch of our new web portal, InspireResearch.org. 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…

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Dr. Michael S. Mulligan Named New Chief of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery

“I am very pleased to announce that Dr. Mike Mulligan will take over as the new Chief of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, effective April 1, 2017. Dr. Mulligan has spent his whole career on the faculty here at UW, first being recruited to lead the lung transplant program, and for the past 6 years…

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Stage 4 colon cancer survivor mission to save others

Posted 8:56 AM, March 3, 2017, by John Hopperstad/Seattle Q13 Fox TV, Updated at 09:33AM, March 6, 2017   Friday, March 3rd was National Dress in Blue Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness about colon cancer. This comes at a time when statistics show more young people are being diagnosed with the disease. Anita Mitchell,…

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