Time moves fast in a surgery department. That’s why we’re taking a moment to celebrate all our team accomplished in 2017 by sharing some of our favorite images from a busy, successful year. 12. Celebrating …
Year: 2017
Welcoming our new Chair, Dr. Rebecca Minter
The Department of Surgery is thrilled to welcome Rebecca M. Minter, MD, as our next Chair, effective January 1st, 2018. Dr. Minter will hold the Anthony Curreri Chair in the department. Dr. Minter is a …
Dr. Angela Gibson awarded 2017 New Investigator Program Grant
Angela Gibson, MD, PhD, FACS, has been awarded a 2017 New Investigator Program grant for her project “Autologous Regeneration in Burn Injured Patients.” Awarded by the Partnership Education and Research Committee of the University of …
Treating Achalasia with the Minimally Invasive POEM Procedure
By Luke Funk, MD, MPH Achalasia is a condition that prevents the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) from properly relaxing. This leads to difficulty swallowing and an inability to comfortably eat and drink. Patients with achalasia …
2017 Forward Award Winner: Dr. Erik Johnson
Dr. Erik E. Johnson, an Aurora BayCare colorectal surgeon, was named the first recipient of the first Layton Rikkers Alumni Society Forward Award. This honor is awarded to the alumni of the Department of Surgery …
Otolaryngology researcher Cynthia Kelm-Nelson receives NIH R21 grant
Cynthia Kelm-Nelson, PhD, received a three-year NIH R21 grant for $153,000 annually, awarded through The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. This grant supports her project “Communication dysfunction in Parkinson disease: Integrated genetic …
Dr. Schwarze honored as National Academy of Medicine Emerging Leader
Gretchen Schwarze, MD, MPP, FACS, was selected as an inaugural member of the National Academy of Medicine’s Emerging Leaders Forum. This program honors and supports early-career leaders in health and medicine who are poised to …
Meet the Lab: Dr. Dixon Kaufman’s Transplant Research Lab
Back row: Jen Post, Meg Gibson, Ricky Jodts, Lynn Haynes, W. John Haynes, Ewa Jankowska-Gan Front Row: Peiman Hematti, Dixon Kaufman, Will Burlingham The focus of the research in Dixon Kaufman‘s lab is to create …
Featured Alumni: Kevin Wasco, MD
Dr. Kevin Wasco and his wife Mitzy both played soccer in college, and their six children (ages 9 to 17) all play as well. We conducted this interview while Dr. Wasco was in the airport …
Division of Otolaryngology hosts annual Clinical Experience for UW PA Program
The Division of Otolaryngology held its annual Otolaryngology Clinical Experience for the UW PA program, hosting 40 PA students. In the course, PA students gained experience in performing, describing, and communicating results from a structured …