Nahush Mokadam: Reflections of a heart transplant surgeon

[…] how we did 75 transplants last year, third most in the country. Up and down the list — surgeons and cardiologists, nurses and nurse practitioners, physician assistants, OR staff, social workers, financial counselors, hospital administration, coordinators, colleagues in other departments and divisions — everybody is pulling their weight and opening up the doors to new ideas. MORE

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Dr. Andre Dick Named Surgical Director of Renal Transplantation At Seattle Children’s Hospital

[…] partner with Dr. Jodi Smith of Nephrology, who is the Medical Director for Renal Transplantation. He was born in Jamaica, attended medical school at the State University New York School of Medicine, fulfilled his residency at Pennsylvania State University Hershey Medical Center, and completed his fellowship in abdominal transplant surgery at the University of […]

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A Healthy Future After Kidney Failure

UW Today | Tuesday, October 17, 2017 Wade Washington was just 15 years old when he got a phone call that changed his life: He was going to receive a kidney transplant. At birth, Washington was diagnosed with bilateral cystic kidney disease, a genetic disorder that caused one kidney not to function properly and prevented…

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Dr. Ronald Maier Presents AAST Fitts Lecture

Dr. Ron Maier

[…] ethics: autonomy, justice, beneficence, and non-maleficence. Of these, “patient autonomy is the highest rule,” he said. Based on this, instead of the Golden Rule, he proposed a new paradigm, the Platinum Rule: “Treat the patients the way THEY want to be treated.” Dr. Maier emphasized the importance of communicating to connect with the patient. […]

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Surgery Synopsis | Winter 2024

Surgery Synopsis 2024 Winter Issue Cover

[…] Research is one of our most hopeful pursuits: researchers look at what we do today and imagine what might be. As a department we share a passion for innovation and improving the field of surgery. Asking questions about what, why, and how we care for patients is fundamental to academic surgery and every day […]

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UW Medicine Researchers Collaborate to 3D Print PPE Supplies

3D Printed Face Shield Visors

[…] Simulation Technologies (CREST), located at UW Medical Center – Montlake. The team at CREST normally creates surgical simulators for medical students and doctors to use when practicing new procedures, but when they heard about the concerns with PPE supplies, they didn’t hesitate to put their equipment and know-how to work. “We’re in a unique […]

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Dr. Lorrie Langedale Appointed ACS SESAP Program Director

Portrait photo of Dr. Lorrie Langdale

[…] those thorny problems that can confound the practicing surgeon and offer solutions through analysis of the available evidence. This is an exciting time in surgical education and in assuming this new role for ACS, it is my goal to maintain the excellence that the American surgeon has come to expect from SESAP.” Dr. Lorrie Langdale

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Prowess, persistence yield first-anywhere heart procedure

[…] performed only via open surgery. The patient, John Steenmeyer, 76, of Bellingham, Wash., was discharged this week from the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle. His new mitral valve is functioning well, said Dr. James McCabe, who led the catheterization procedure on April 27. For years, Steenmeyer’s energy had declined as a poor seal between […]

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Dr. Andre Dick Appointed Seattle Children’s Hospital Associate Surgeon-In-Chief

Dr. Andre Dick

[…] volume recovery following significant OR constraints over the past two years, OR operational efficiencies, and addressing equity concerns in healthcare outcomes. Dr. Dick is taking on this new role in addition to his current leadership roles as the Surgical Director of Renal Transplantation, Medical Director of the Surgical Unit, and Transplant Surgery’s Fellowship Program […]

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