Wood Elected WTSA Historian

[…] Department of Surgery, Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Endowed Chair in Lung Cancer Research, was elected by the Western Thoracic Surgical Association (WTSA) Council to be their new Historian at their 42nd annual meeting in June 2016. Dr. Wood previously served as WTSA President 2007-2008. The WTSA Historian is elected annually by the Council […]

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Seattle surgeon’s innovation lets ā€˜one tough cookie’ of a girl breathe normally—Featuring Dr. Richard Hopper

[…] be a witness to this human being that dealt with this pain and suffering,ā€ Jennifer Schow said of her daughter, who is now 9 and starting a new phase of her life as a medical pioneer after innovative surgery at Seattle Children’s. Hannah was born with Treacher Collins Syndrome, a condition affecting 1 in […]

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Stage 4 colon cancer survivor mission to save others

[…] advocate for patients while helping to spreadĀ awareness of the 2nd most deadly cancer in the U.S. ā€œFor me it was a gift because I have this whole new passion,ā€ said Mitchell of her cancer diagnosis 12 years ago. ā€œAnd this is my time to do this.ā€ Mitchell was just 41, and the mother of […]

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Esophageal Research Fellowship

[…] was established by residents to honor the Department of Surgery’s first Chair, Henry N. Harkins, with a dinner celebrating his fiftieth birthday. The ā€œfoundersā€ intended that the new society would disband at the end of the evening. The Harkins Society, as it was renamed, instead went on to become the Department’s Alumni Society. Its […]

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Surgery Synopsis | Summer 2023

Surgery Synopsis 2023 Summer Issue Cover

This issue of Surgery Synopsis is our education issue, in which we celebrate our residents and fellows who have completed their training and we welcome our new trainees. We’re always happy to see our graduates begin their careers, knowing they have been well-trained. But we’re sad as well. We worked side by side for […]

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Dr. Raymond Yeung Receives 2023 Distinguished Alumnus Award

Dr. Raymond Yeung accepting the 2023 Department of Surgery Distinguished Faculty Award at the 28th Annual Helen and John Schilling Lecture.

[…] the Cultural Revolution in mainland China forced many to flee and his family immigrated to Toronto, Canada. Settling in North York, Dr. Yeung quickly adapted to his new life and excelled in academics and piano. A voracious learner, he eventually skipped a grade and won a competition as the best pianist for his age […]

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Dr. Giana Davidson and Research Team Awarded the Donaghue Foundation’s Greater Value Portfolio Grant

Dr. Giana Davidson

[…] Pharmacy Integrated Transitions (PIT) R01 Randomized Trial. While the PIT program aims to improve coordination between hospitals and skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) by decreasing medication–related problems, this new funding will incorporate the narrative voice of Spanish speaking patients and focus on the transition failures that drive disparate outcomes. Dr. Davidson says, ā€œI am incredibly […]

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Welcome Dr. Steven Lee

Portrait photo of Dr. Steven Lee

Dr. Steven Lee The Department of Surgery welcomes Dr. Steven Lee as our new Chief of the Division of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery at Seattle Children’s Hospital (SCH) and UW Department of Surgery in February 2023. Dr. Lee completed his general surgery training at University of California, Davis, and is well–acquainted with our […]

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Mother Donates a Piece of Her Liver to Save Her Baby

[…] every 15,000 babies. At only 2 weeks old, Olivia underwent surgery to remove the cyst. Unfortunately, it was only a temporary solution. Doctors knew she’d need a new liver one day. ā€œIt’s a condition we knew would progress,ā€ said Dr. Patrick Healey (pictured left), division chief of Transplantation at Seattle Children’s. ā€œBiliary atresia is […]

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Rural Surgery Training Program

UW PROGRESS - Billings Clinic in Billings, Montana

[…] Associate Professor VA Puget Sound Health Care System UW Department of Surgery and UW Program for Global and Rural Surgery (UW PROGRESS) are thrilled to announce a new rural surgery training program in partnership with Billings Clinic in Billings, Montana: the Billings-UW Rural Surgery Track. Rural America encompasses 72% of the nation’s land mass […]

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