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Dr. Carlos Pellegrini, Professor and Chief Medical Office, was honored with the title of doctor honoris causa by the Senate of the University of Athens. This honor recognizes Dr. Pellegrini for his significance and impact of his work in the scientist community. This is the highest honorary title awarded by the University of Athens recognizing…

Dr. Robert Tessler, visiting General Surgery resident and T32 post-doctoral fellow at the Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center (HIPRC), was selected by the Department of Epidemiology as the UW School of Public Health’s (SPH) 2018 Outstanding Master’s Student. This award is recognizes exemplary staff, faculty and students for their dedication, service, and many contributions…

Dr. Ronald Maier, The Jane and Donald D. Trunkey Professor & Chief, Division of Trauma, Burn & Critical Care, and American Surgical Associations (ASA) president, presented his presidential address at the ASA’s 138th Annual Meeting. His presentation, titled “Our Calling,” addressed the recognition and identification of the inherent good of committing to equity, diversity and…

Dr. Lorrie Langdale, Professor & Chief, Section of General Surgery, Veteran’s Affairs, Puget Sound Health Care System, received the 2018 UW Medicine Award for Excellence in Mentoring Women Faculty. This award recognizes that School of Medicine faculty and trainees benefit significantly from the efforts of faculty mentors, and that the exceptional success of the UW…

In May 2018, Drs. Annie Ehlers, general surgery chief resident, Kate Stadeli, research resident and Barclay Stewart, general surgery chief resident, will attend the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Leadership and Advocacy Summit in Washington, D.C. The meeting will focus on leadership development, as well as key issues facing surgeons and their patients. In addition,…

UW Medicine The Huddle | March 26, 2018 | By Wilson Diehl UW School of Medicine Chief Resident of General Surgery Estell Williams tries not to make much of a distinction between who she is as a doctor and who she is as a person. “I like to bring a little bit of who I…

Department of Surgery residents Drs. Jay Zhu (PGY-5), Kate Stadeli (PGY-4), and Andrew Ludwig (PGY-5), as well as Surgical ARNP Kathryn Harris (ARNP), received a high score for their Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) conference abstract submission. Their project is summarized below:     Improving Interdisciplinary Communication: Standardizing Nightly Huddles Between Surgery Night Float…

Seattle Business | Story by Teresa Kenney and Leslie Helm | March 2018 The chief medical officer of UW Medicine and the VP for medical affairs at University of Washington is this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award winner. Dr. Carlos Pellegrini grew up in a small, agricultural town in Argentina. It was there that he developed…

February 2018 Dr. Katherine Flynn-O’Brien, general surgery chief resident, has been named ‘Outstanding Consultant of the Month’ at the University of Washington Medical Center. Dr. Flynn-O’Brien was named by a faculty attending recognizing her for exhibiting excellence in education for the primary patient care team, patient education, communicating personally, quality of recommendations and working collaboratively. “Katy…