Posts by UW Surgery Admin
Exposing young minds to science and medicine
UW Medicine | The Huddle | August 1, 2019 This July, UW Medicine gave high school students a close-up look at science, medicine and healthcare simulation at the Chehalis School District’s annual High School Student STEM Camp. Dr. Robert Sweet, a urologist at the Kidney Stone Center at Northwest Hospital, and executive director of the…
Read MoreDepartment of Surgery 2019 Summer Picnic
The Department of Surgery hosted its inaugural Summer Picnic on Sunday, July 14, 2019 for our faculty, residents, fellows, staff and their families. Those that attended were welcomed with Department of Surgery logo blankets—perfect for sitting in the lawn for a picnic! The event included two food trucks, many homemade side dishes and desserts, a…
Read MoreMetabolic surgery may help those with Type 2 Diabetes
KING5 News Author: William Abeyta, Amity Addrisi Published: 6:13 PM PDT July 25, 2019 Less than one percent of those who qualify for metabolic surgery for Type 2 Diabetes get help. Roughly 30 million people in the U.S have Type 2 Diabetes. The disease claims 80,000 lives each year. One senior investigator at the UW…
Read MoreU.S. News: UW Medical Center state’s best for 8th year
UW Medicine | Newsroom | July 30, 2019 UW Medicine’s rehabilitation medicine and diabetes/endocrinology services ranked in the nation’s top 10. University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle, part of UW Medicine, has once again been named U.S. News & World Report’s No. 1 hospital in Washington state and in the Seattle metropolitan area. The 2019-2020…
Read MorePatient with bile duct cancer receives rare transplant
UW Medicine | Newsroom | July 8, 2019 The procedure aims to cure aggressive disease with a donor liver. UW Medicine’s transplant team has successfully performed a rare liver transplant to rid a patient of cholangiocarcinoma – cancer of the bile duct. Jere Gianola, 59, of Seattle underwent a five-hour surgery on June 20. A…
Read MoreTreatment target pinpointed for liver cancer in young adults
UW Medicine | Newsroom | July 3, 2019 New findings show how a genetically aberrant, fused protein promotes a rare form of liver cancer in adolescents and young adults. The researchers also saw that a certain mix of drugs could target the fused protein and the enzymes that it recruits. In the lab, this drug…
Read MoreDr. Benjamin Anderson Honored with WGHA Pioneers of Global Health Award
Monday, June 30, 2019 In June 2019, The Washington Global Health Alliance (WGHA) awarded Dr. Benjamin Anderson, Professor, Division of General Surgery, Breast Health Global Initiative, University of Washington, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, the Pioneers Award for Impact. “The 2019 Pioneers awardees are bold, compassionate, creative, and persistent in their work to improve…
Read MoreUW researchers unite to salvage their work after radiation leak shuts down their labs
The Stranger | by Timothy Kenney | Wednesday, June 26, 2019 On the morning of Friday, May 3, Dr. Dirk Keene woke up in Atlanta to an automated alert message from the University of Washington. A radiation leak had been detected at the Harborview Research & Training (R&T) building in Seattle, the same building…
Read MoreDr. Douglas Wood presented with WTSA David J. Dugan Distinguished Service Award
Friday, June 28, 2019 Dr. Douglas Wood, The Henry N. Harkins Professor and Chair, was presented with Western Thoracic Surgical Association’s (WTSA) David J. Dugan Distinguished Service Award. To date, this award has been given out 13 times in the 45 year history of WTSA. This award is presented to members of the association in…
Read MoreAs July 4 nears, remember: Fireworks are explosives
UW Medicine | The Huddle | June 28, 2019 While it may be tempting to play with fireworks on the Fourth of July, researchers and doctors say the injuries can be life-altering. Dr. Kari Keys, a plastic surgeon at Harborview Medical Center, found through a study that injuries from mortars and shells are more severe…
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