Karen D. Horvath, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Patient Services:Surgical Specialties Center at UWMC, Thursdays, Academic Office:Phone: (206) 543-2241 E-mail: Fax: (206) 543-8136 Address: |
Associate Professor
Residency Program Director
Faculty Appointments:
University of Washington School of Medicine, Associate Professor, 2004 - present.
Director, Department of Surgery Resident Education, 2002 – present.
University of Washington School of Medicine, Assistant Professor, 1998 - 2004.
Education:
M.D. Degree: New York Medical College, 1990.
Residency: Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, 1990-97.
Fellowships: Columbia University, Research
Fellowship in Laparoscopic and Colorectal Surgery, 1993-94.
Mount Sinai Medical Center, Surgical Critical Care, 1994-95.
Oregon Health Sciences University, Fellowship in Laparoscopic and Endoscopic
Surgery, 1997-98.
Kyorin University, Visiting Fellowship, Endoscopic Ultrasound, 1998.
Clinical Interests:
- Colon and rectal cancer
- Necrotizing pancreatitis
- Minimally invasive surgery
- Gastrointestinal surgery
- Inflammatory bowel disease
Research Interests:
- Necrotizing pancreatitis
- Surgical education
download Annual Research Report 
Selected Publications:
Horvath KD, Kao, L. S., Ali, A., Wherry, K. L., Pellegrini, C. A., and Sinanan, M. N. Laparoscopic assisted percutaneous drainage of infected pancreatic necrosis. Surg Endosc. 2001 Jul; 15(7):677-82. Epub 2001 May 7.
Kellogg T, Horvath KD. Minimal-access approaches to complications of actue pancreatitis and benign neoplasms of the pancreas. Surg Endosc 2003 Nov; 17(11):1692-704. Epub 2003 Sep 10.
Van Eaton EG, Horvath KD, Lober B, Pellegrini CA. Organizing the transfer of patient care: The development of a computerized resident signout system. Surgery. 2004 Jul;136(1): 5-13.
Horvath KD, Coluccio G, Foy H, Pellegrini CA. A program for successful integration of international medical graduates (IMGs) into US surgical residency training. Current Surgery 2004 Sep-Oct; 61(5):492-8.
Van Eaton EG, Horvath KD, Pellegrini CA. Professionalism and the shift mentality: how to reconcile patient ownership with limited work hours. Arch Surg. 2005 Mar; 140(3):230-5.
Shalhub S and Horvath KD. “Treatment of Pancreatic Necrosis” In: Advanced Therapy of Minimally Invasive Surgery. Talamini MA, ed, BC Decker, Pub, 2006.
Urbach DR, Horvath KD, Baxter NN, Khaitan L, Brower S, Pryor AD, Trus TL, Jobe BA, Maden AK, Torquati A, Schwaitzberg S. The SAGES Delphi Project: A research agenda in gastrointestinal and endoscopic surgery. Surg Endosc. 2007 Sep; 21(9): 1518-25. Epub 2007 Feb 8.
Horvath KD, Pellegrini CA. Selecting International Medical Graduates (IMG’s) for Training in U.S. Surgical Residencies. Surgery 2006 Sep;140(3):347-50. Epub 2006 Jul 27.
Horvath KD, Davis B, Vitale G, Waschke KA, Callery M, Brody F. Minimally Invasive Management of Pancreatic Disease. Surgical Endoscopy 2007 Mar;21(3):367-72. Epub 2006 Nov 14.
Bollen TL, van Santvoort HC, Besselink MGH, van Leeuwen MS, Horvath KD, Freeny PC, Gooszen HG. Dutch Acute Pancreatitis Study Group. The Atlanta Classification of acute pancreatitis revisited. Br J Surg. 2008 Jan;95(1):6-21. Review.
Van Santvoort HC, Besselink MGH, Horvath KD, Sinanan M, Bollen TL, van Ramshorst B, Gooszen HG. Videoscopic assisted retroperitoneal debridement in infected necrotizing pancreatitis. HPB (Oxford). 2007; 9(2): 156-9.
Williams RG, Silverman RD, Schwind C, Van Eaton E, Fortune J, Horvath K, Boehler M, Sutyak J, Azzie G, Bower R, Potts JR, Langsfeld M, Dunnington GL. Surgeon information transfer and communication: Factors affecting quality and efficiency of inpatient care. Ann Surg. 2007 Feb;245(2):159-69.
reviewed 5/08