surgsynopsis_fall_2021_gtkdos_colohan

[…] as I’d worked with some liver transplant surgeons doing research and running a clinical trial star ting in undergrad. My first surgical experience was f lying to New foundland on a Leer Jet for organ retrieval and get ting to suture at the end of the har vest (super exciting for pre-med student!). In […]

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surgsynopsis_spr_2020_rsch_hananel

[…] CREST to UW. He has been with CREST now for 9 years, most of that time as Director, and was recently also appointed as Lecturer in the new Division of Healthcare Sim – ulation Science, which brings together CREST and the W WAMI Institute for Simulation in Healthcare (WISH) under the lead- ership of […]

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surgsynopsis_spr_sum2017_frontcover

I n nature, spring and summer are about re newal and the bounty the earth provides. The same is true for academic medicine. Part of our mission statement reads: The Depart – ment of Surgery “trains future generations of surgical leaders.” Our Spring/Summer edition of Surgery Synopsis is devoted to our teaching mission: to […]

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Surgery Synopsis – Winter 2019 – Chair’s Column

[…] holder of the Harkins Endowed Chair, I can tell you that sustained gif ts such as endowments and professorships have given us the abilit y to recruit new talent, grow important and life-saving programs and launch new initiatives in our Depar t – ment. Without these gifts, our Department would not be the powerhouse […]

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surgsynopsis_wtr_2021_22_final_rsch_robotic_surgery

SURGERY SYNOPSIS WINTER 2021-22 PAGE 21 D r. Kathleen Berfield , Assistant Professor, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, corralled a W WAMI student to build a valid abdominal wall model that can be assembled at home and used to teach skin and fascial closure by Zoom during the Transition to Residency sessions. Dr. Marquardt is […]

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surgsynopsis_wtr_2021_22_final_rsch_cardiothoracic_surgery

[…] identification of a novel class of immune mediators called exosomes. Characterization of exosomes to create profiles and correlating to adverse clinical outcomes posttransplant has started to provide new understanding in many areas including donor selection, primary graft dysfunction (PGD), and acute and chronic rejection processes. Along with these studies, the lab has also been […]

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Surgery Synopsis – Fall/Winter 2017 – New Faculty

SURGERY SYNOPSIS • FALL 2017/WINTER 2018 • PAGE 10 (continued on page 11) 2017 New Faculty Broadus Atkins , MD, Associate Professor, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Dr. Atkins is an Associate Professor in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surger y, specializing in adult cardiothoracic surgery. He is a member of the A sso – ciation […]

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Surgery Synopsis – Summer/Fall 2018 – New Residents

SURGERY SYNOPSIS • SUMMER/FALL 2018 • PAGE 6 Welcome 2018–19 New Surgery R esidents Aldrin Alpuerto, MD Cardiothoracic Surgery R1 Ryan Bakhit, DO Preliminary Surgery R1 Kyle Bilodeau, MD General Surgery R1 HingKiu Chan, MD Preliminary Surgery R1 Michelle Chen, MD Preliminary Surgery R1 Jennifer Chyu, MD Urolog y R1 Matias Czerwonko Pupi, MD […]

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Surgery Synopsis – Spring/Summer 2017 – New Faculty

[…] results in a novel fusion protein called DNAJB1–PRKACA was discovered and has been shown to be unique to FL–HCC. Dr. Sullivan and team will be working toward new treatments for FL–HCC by two mechanisms. First, to determine the potential for immunotherapy in FL–HCC, they will investigate the immune micro – environment of tumors using […]

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