Insulinoma Insulinomas are the most common type of NET. They occur more commonly in females in the fifth or sixth decade. These tumors secrete insulin or less commonly proinsulin which lead to the clinical syndrome of …
Karen Williams
Surgery for Migraine Headaches
Can migraines be treated surgically? From a serendipitous finding come new surgical decompression techniques that provide relief for select patients with this often-debilitating condition. Background Surgery for migraine headaches was first discovered by Cleveland plastic …
Thyroid FNA: Management of the FLUS
By Dr. Aaron Wieland Evidence-based medicine has led to the development of a multitude of clinical practice guidelines and treatment pathways that seek to standardize the care for many disorders. An example of a common clinical …
An Innovative Interdisciplinary Approach to Establishing a Surgical Skills Curriculum
Mara Snyder, General Surgery Residency Program Manager, shares an update on our pilot of a collaborative surgical skills curriculum Surgical resident hour limitations have necessitated operative skill training outside of the OR. Low-cost box trainers …
Featured Alumni: Jeannie Y Chun, MD
Alumni pictured left to right, Ken Meredith (2006), Brenda Satchie (2005), Wasim Dar (2010), Jeannie Chun (2007) Jeannie Y Chun, MD Pediatric Surgery Providence Health in Portland, Oregon UW General Surgery Resident, 2000-2007 What was …
Featured Alumni: Matthew Koopmann, MD
Dr. Matt Koopmann on tour in Afghanistan at the Kunduz Airport with his team in 2015 Matthew Koopmann, MD General Surgery Resident, Class of 2012 Assistant Professor of Surgery, Oregon Health Sciences University Vascular Surgeon, Portland …
Society Scoop: Highlights of Global Health Program
Dr. Girma Tefera gives an update on the Department’s growing Global Health program. Our department has recently committed more resources to a vital area in the field of surgery – Global Health. Global health is …
Saving a very important primate
Highlighting a successful – and untraditional – surgical accomplishment by alum Andy Wright, MD Vip, a Western Lowlands gorilla at Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, has now undergone not one but two surgeries, one performed …
Featured Alumni: Cliff Cho, MD
Cliff Cho, MD Former Resident, Class of 2004 Chief, Division of Hepatopancreatobiliary and Advanced Gastrointestinal Surgery, University of Michigan Reflecting on your time here, what do you believe helped you prepare for the surgical career …
Dr. Luke Funk awarded Clowes Memorial Research Career Development Award
Congratulations to Luke Funk, MD, MPH, who has been awarded the 2018 George H. A. Clowes, Jr., MD, FACS, Memorial Research Career Development Award from the American College of Surgeons. This competitive, five-year funding award …