Corrine Voils, PhD, was selected as Director of the UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research KL2 Scholar program, along with fellow Director Manish Shah, MD, PhD, of the Department of Emergency Medicine. The KL2 Scholar …
Month: March 2018
Dr. Amy Liepert’s Health Policy Advocacy Results in Resolution Win
Dr. Liepert (third from right) and Department of Surgery colleagues Drs. Elise Lawson (second from right) and Girma Tefera (right) at a day of surgical policy advocacy in Washington DC. Update: On March 20th, the …
Working up patients with thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal conditions
When a patient presents with a thyroid, parathyroid, or adrenal condition, it can be challenging to know when and how a case needs to be treated surgically, especially if you don’t have endocrine surgery resources …
The Outpatient Management of Hirschsprung’s Disease
The Pediatric Surgery team at the American Family Children’s Hospital Hirschsprung’s is a congenital disease often diagnosed within the first week of life. Though diagnosis can be quite clear, individual follow-up and care is a …