In addition to providing excellent patient care and moving surgery forward in our lab, Department members are hard at work educating the next generation of surgeons, including through innovative clinical simulation techniques. Their efforts were …
Education
UW Surgery Connections Bring Simulation Training To Ethiopia
Last month, two simulation trainers from the UW Simulation Center traveled to Ethiopia to conduct a surgical simulation training needs assessment at Addis Ababa University’s Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital. Their trip is the latest connection …
Announcing our new residents!
The Department of Surgery is proud to announce our newly matched residents for 2018! We are thrilled to welcome such a talented group of future surgeons to our four residency programs. General Surgery Residency >> …
2017 in Photos
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 …
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 …
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 …
The current state of bariatric surgery
By Luke Funk, MD Dr. Luke Funk, Director of MIS Research in the Division of Minimally Invasive, Foregut and Bariatric Surgery, gives an update on the current state of batriatric surgery. Learn more about obesity management …
Submit your abstract for the Upper Airway Microbiome Science Course
We are now accepting abstracts for the 2018 Upper Airway Microbiome conference, hosted by the Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. The overarching goal of this conference is to advance and integrate our fund of …
The Role of Sialendoscopy in Managing Obstruction of Major Salivary Glands
By Greg Hartig, MD Sialendoscopy has emerged as an effective and minimally invasive treatment for management of salivary stones and strictures of the parotid and submandibular salivary glands. Although initial efforts to remove salivary stones …
Improvements in Tracheostomy Care for Pediatric Patients
By Dr. Tony Kille Three years ago, the otolaryngology service noticed some problems with the immediate postoperative cares of pediatric patients undergoing tracheostomy. This came to light after several patients were noted to have problematic skin …