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Wednesday, December 16, 2020 Dr. Kristine Calhoun, Associate Professor, Division of General Surgery, received the 2020 UW School of Medicine Award for Excellence in Mentoring Women Faculty. “I was absolutely shocked that I was not only nominated for this award but that I actually was awarded it. There are so many fantastic mentors throughout our…

Wednesday, December 16, 2020 Dr. Carlos Pellegrini, Department of Surgery Chair (1993–2015), was chosen by the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons’ (SAGE) Awards Committee and confirmed by the Board of Governors as the recipient of the 2021 SAGES George Berci Lifetime Achievement Award which is the highest honor SAGES bestows. This award is…

Wednesday, October 27, 2020 Dr. Andre Dick, Associate Professor of Transplant Surgery in the section of Pediatric Transplantation, has been appointed by Seattle Children’s Hospital (SCH) as Associate Surgeon-in-Chief, effective September 2020. Dr. Dick is joining Dr. Sanjar Parihk (Orthopedics and Sports Medicine), Dr. Suzanne Yandow (Otolaryngology), and Dr. Jeff Avansino (General Surgery) as fellow…

August 10, 2020 “Seattle Magazine announced their 2020 Top Doctors in their April issue and I am pleased to share the extensive recognition of Department of Surgery (DOS) faculty. DOS had 64 faculty listed in 11 specialties—this is more than 50% of our faculty, and accounted for over 40% of the magazine’s listed surgeons in…

August 8, 2020 The Aortic Dissection Collaborative, led by Dr. Sherene Shalhub, Associate Professor, Division of Vascular Surgery, has received a funding award through the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Eugene Washington Engagement Awards program to convene a collaborative of patients with—and at risk for—aortic dissection. The team aims to improve the management of aortic…

UW Medicine | Newsroom | July 28, 2020 In U.S. News & World Report, UW Medical Center also received top-50 national rankings in nine specialties. The University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle, part of UW Medicine, was named the No. 1 hospital in Washington state and in the Seattle metropolitan area by U.S. News & World…

7/23/20 Dr. David Byrd, Professor, Division of General Surgery, has been named Interim Medical Director of the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA). Dr. Marc Stewart, SCCA Medical Director and Senior Vice President, leaves SCCA in July 2020 for a position at City of Hope Cancer Center. Dr. Stewart has been an outstanding leader and an…

July, 22, 2020 Dr. Raymond Tse, Associate Professor, Division of Plastic Surgery, was awarded American Association of Plastic Surgery’s (AAPS) annual 2020 James Barrett Brown Award. This award was established in memory of Dr. James Barrett Brown, past AAPS president, and is presented for the best plastic surgery-related paper published during the previous calendar year.…

June 17, 2020 Surgeon and assistant professor Estell Williams, MD, has overcome a lot in her 33 years of life. She grew up with limited financial means, survived personal loss and weathered the life-altering effects of Hurricane Katrina. Her road to get to where she is today wasn’t easy, but she wouldn’t have had it…

June 12, 2020 The 2020 Spring issue of Surgery Synopsis is multi–focused. There is so much happening right now in our nation, in healthcare, and certainly within the Department of Surgery. In this issue we wanted to give you a flavor of how COVID–19 has affected our Department and our people, at the same time…