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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 the […]

SURGERY SYNOPSIS WINTER 2021-22 PAGE 22 Surfing the Research Wave A little over eight years ago, Dr. Michael Mulligan , Professor & Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, and Billanna (Billie) Hwang, D H s c , Research Scientist, embarked on a journey focused on investigating the complex host immune responses and development of therapeutics in […]

SURGERY SYNOPSIS WINTER 2021-22 PAGE 27 In the PSO presentation we provided a short history of the DEI within the Department, including the creation of the Diversity Council , comprised of faculty, residents and staff, who are working on so many amazing things. The Council continues to be instrumental in our work and is always […]

SURGERY SYNOPSIS WINTER 2021-22 PAGE 30 FA C U LT Y D r. Tam Pham , Professor & Chief, UW Medicine (UWM) Regional Burn Center, Harborview Medical Center (HMC), was recently named the David and Nancy Auth –Washington Research Foundation Endowed Chair for Restorative Burn Surgery. Dr. David Auth, an innovator who helped countless lives […]

SURGERY SYNOPSIS FALL 2021 PAGE 20 T he Annual Dr. Alfred A. Strauss Lecture was held October 8, 2021 with invited lecturer Dr. Henri Ford, Dean and Chief Academic Officer, University of Miami, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine. His lecture was titled “The Imperative for Diversity in Academic Surgery.” Dr. Ford is a Haitian-born […]

SURGERY SYNOPSIS FALL 2021 PAGE 24 Dr. Otway Louie Named Section Chief of Plastic Surgery Dr. Nicholas Vedder Professor & Chief, Division of Plastic Surgery D r. Otway Louie was named UWMC Section Chief, Division of Plastic Surger y. Dr. Louie has ser ved as Interim Section Chief since Januar y 1, 2021, replacing Dr. […]

[…] relied on a strong collaboration with Professor of Marketing at the UW Foster School of Business, Dr. Nidhi Agrawal. Being able to draw on her exper tise allowed us to explore a unique approach to studying ways in which we can improve our communication as health care providers.” Honors | Awards | Publications – cont.

[…] ’s current stance regarding Diversit y, Equit y, and Inclusion (DEI). The sur vey aimed to understand who the Depar tment’s employees are as people and healthcare providers, where to focus the time and ef for ts of the Diversity Council, and to ensure the Council intentionally addresses DEI concerns and initiatives. While this […]

[…] ’s current stance regarding Diversit y, Equit y, and Inclusion (DEI). The sur vey aimed to understand who the Depar tment’s employees are as people and healthcare providers, where to focus the time and ef for ts of the Diversity Council, and to ensure the Council intentionally addresses DEI concerns and initiatives. While this […]

SURGERY SYNOPSIS FALL 2020 PAGE 4 d eP a r t MeN t o F s u r g e r y 2 0 2 0 r e s i d e Nt g r a d u a t i o N d i N N e r T he 2020 Department of Surgery […]