Posts by UW Surgery Admin

UW Medicine | The Huddle | June 3, 2019 During its annual Awards Luncheon on May 16, the Seattle Fire Department presented its Certificate of Recognition to a group of clinicians and first responders who helped save the life of Deena Hernandez, a 21-year-old woman who fell from her paddleboat into freezing water in January…

UW Medicine | Newsroom | May 22, 2019 Diana Davis was preparing for a family vacation when she found out she had liver cancer caused by hepatitis C. At first, doctors thought she would need a liver transplant. Instead, through the UW Medical Center’s Liver Tumor Clinic, a team of specialists provided a personalized treatment…

Monday, May 13, 2019 The University of Washington Latino Center for Health hosted the 3rd Annual Latinx Faculty Recognition Event on May 2, 2019. This event highlights and honors the incredibly diverse body of work and impactful contributions of the 33 Latinx faculty across the tri-campuses of the University of Washington. Among the honorees is…

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…