Posts by UW Surgery Admin

Association of American Medical Colleges | May 7, 2019   Dr. Sara Kim, Research Professor, Division of General Surgery, has been recognized by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) for her significant contributions to the AAMC’s Leadership Development Programs. “Dr. Kim is currently serving as both a Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) Certificate Program…

Built in Seattle | by Quinten Dol | May 7, 2019 A Seattle-based tech startup has raised $5.8 million in Series A funding in an effort to widen bottlenecks and smooth clinical workflows within hospitals. TransformativeMed is targeting the ways in which doctors communicate with one another, which traditionally center around messaging software that requires…

UW Medicine | ACCELERATE | April 24, 2019 WISH training helps prepare doctors for all sorts of situations.   On the way to a friend’s wedding, Rajeev Saxena, MD, MBA, a resident physician in the UW Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, discovers the power of training for an emergency. This is his story. This…

UW Medicine | ACCELERATE | April 24, 2019 Brought together by a double-lung transplant, a patient and his surgeon reflect on their connection.   Anyone who’s talked to Coach Shea Little feels compelled to tell you how warm, generous and caring he is. And that kindness is one reason Little means so much to his…

UW Medicine | The Huddle | April 10, 2019 Three members of the UW Medicine Burn Center were honored at the American Burn Association‘s annual meeting in Las Vegas, April 2th-5th. Dr. Nicole Gibran, Nancy Auth Washington Research Foundation Endowed Chair for Restorative Burn Surgery and Professor, Division of Trauma, Burn & Critical Care Surgery,…

KIRO7 News | by Deedee Sun | April 18, 2019 Doctors who are leaders in treating and researching colon and rectal cancers are discovering the age of their patients keeps going down. In the last 10 years, they’ve noticed more patients in their 30s, 20s and even teens getting diagnosed – something that used to…

Wednesday, April 17, 2019   Dr. Sherene Shalhub, Associate Professor, Division of Vascular Surgery, received the 2-year, $250K Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Award for her research initiative titled “Engaging Patients with Type B Aortic Dissections as Partners in Patient-Centered Outcomes Research.” Her research project details those patients with type B aortic dissection (TBAD), who face…

April 9, 2019 Dr. Bryce Robinson, Associate Professor, Division of Trauma, Burn & Critical Care Surgery, received the American College of Surgeons (ACS)/Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST) Health Policy Scholarship through Brandeis University. This scholarship will support Dr. Robinson to attend the one-week Executive Leadership Program for Health Policy and Management. The…

UW Medicine | Newsroom | April 2, 2019 Results challenge the view that immunotherapies are unlikely to be effective against this deadly cancer, the researchers say. It’s possible to prod immune cells to attack and kill pancreatic cancer cells, according to a report from scientists at the University of Washington School of Medicine and the Fred Hutchinson…

UW Medicine | The Huddle | March 14, 2019 Harborview is the only Level 1 Trauma Center for Washington, Alaska, Montana and Idaho. Dr. Eileen Bulger, chief of trauma, walks you through a usual day in the Emergency Department.