Dr. Lorrie Langedale Appointed ACS SESAP Program Director

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[…] 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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Pregnancy, Work Productivity After Bariatric Surgery Studied

Published in UW Health Sciences NewsBeat by Brian Donahue In separate research papers, UW Medicine surgeons examine how weight-loss procedures affected patients’ back-to-work function and perinatal risk JAMA and JAMA Surgery have published studies reporting postoperative experiences of bariatric-surgery patients. The research, separately examining pregnancy risks and back-to-work contributions, involved investigators at UW Medicine in…

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Bariatric surgery for teens coming into mainstream

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UW Medicine | Newsroom | August 27, 2019 A recent study found that the teens lost just as much weight as adults, and saw complications such as diabetes disappear or retreat. The medical community is reconsidering its long-standing attitudes towards bariatric surgery for teens. / Getty Images When her endocrinologist first suggested bariatric surgery to deal […]

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Metabolic surgery may help those with Type 2 Diabetes

KING5 News Author: William Abeyta, Amity Addrisi Published: 6:13 PM PDT July 25, 2019 Less than one percent of those who qualify for metabolic surgery for Type 2 Diabetes get help. Dr. Judy Chen, surgeon with UW Weight Loss Management Center Roughly 30 million people in the U.S have Type 2 Diabetes. The disease […]

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SURGERY SYNOPSIS • SUMMER/FALL 2019 • PAGE 11 Hello all! The new academic year is off and running, and we are busy in preparation for the annual Harkins’ Alumni Society fall events. Please mark your calendars for the following events and join us if you can! The Annual Harkins Symposium for resident education will […]

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