Surgery Intranet 
June, 2008
Dr. E. Patchen Dellinger recently discussed a new surgical safety guideline checklist via live webcast. The checklist is being utilized at UW Medical Center, one of eight pilot sites worldwide, as part of the World Health Organization's (WHO's) "Safe Surgery Saves Lives" initiative. The program aims to improve the safety of surgery in countries around the world.
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| David Heimbach, M.D. |
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| Loren Engrav, M.D. |
June, 2008
An anonymous donor has established two funds to benefit teaching and research at the UW Regional Burn Center at Harborview. The endowments honor Dr. Loren Engrav and Dr. David Heimbach.
Both faculty members are pioneers in burn and reconstructive surgery. Dr. Engrav was the first chief of the Division of Plastic Surgery at Harborview Medical Center from 1977 to 2001, and Dr. David Heimbach was director of the Burn Center from 1976–2002.
Dr. Heimbach’s promotion of a new technique in the late 1970s — removing burns surgically to prevent infection and hasten the process of skin grafting — helped establish Harborview Medical Center’s pre-eminence in burn and wound care.
April, 2008
Dr. Carlos Pellegrini, the Henry N. Harkins Professor and Chair of Surgery, was recently knighted by the French Legion of Honor. UWeek took the opportunity to interview him a bit about his personal history and a few of the many distinctions of his career.
April, 2008
Dr. Dana Lynge is the lead author on a new study tracking the growing shortage of general surgeons in the U.S., especially in rural areas.
see article in The Seattle Times »»
see full academic article in Archives of Surgery »»
January, 2008
Dr. Mike Mulligan, along with lung transplant recipients, was on Andrew Schorr's Patient Power radio program to discuss recent advances in lung transplant surgery.
download or listen to streaming archive of the radio program »»
November, 2007
Dr. Karen Horvath has received a Courage to Teach award, ACGME's annual award for distinguished residency program directors.
November, 2007
Dr. Eileen Bulger is co-PI on a nation-wide study of hypertonic resuscitation for blunt trauma. Hypertonic saline has been tested in smaller studies in the U.S. and has improved survival, but prior numbers were too small to make it a standard of care in the trauma population.
Press release from Harborview Injury Prevention Research Center »»
October, 2007
Dr. Jerry Jurkovich, UW Professor of Surgery and Chief of Trauma at Harborview Medical Center, has been elected to serve as president of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) in 2008-09.
October, 2007
KING 5 Evening Magazine recently aired a story feature about ISIS, the UW collaborative institute that uses simulation to teach surgical and medical procedures.