David R. Flum, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.S.

Patient Services:

Surgical Specialties Center at UWMC
Phone: (206) 598-4477
New Patient Scheduling:
(206) 598-5879
Surgery Scheduling -
  Gastric Bypass Surgery:      (206) 598-9429
  General Surgery:
     (206) 598-9484

UW Physicians Eastside Specialty Center
Phone: (425) 646-7777

Academic Office:

Phone: (206) 221-7453

E-mail:
daveflum@u.washington.edu

Fax: (206) 543-8136

Address:
David R. Flum, MD, MPH
University of Washington
Department of Surgery
Box 356410
Seattle, WA 98195-6410

Associate Professor

Faculty Appointments:

University of Washington Department of Surgery, Associate Professor, 2005 - present.

University of Washington Department of Health Services, Adjunct Associate Professor, 2005 - present.

University of Washington Department of Surgery, Assistant Professor, 2002 - 2005.

University of Washington Department of Surgery, Acting Instructor, 2000-02.

Education:

Fellowships: University of Washington, Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Fellowship, 2000-02.
University of Medicine and Dentistry, Cooper Hospital/UMC, Camden, NJ, Research Fellowship in Cardiothoracic Surgery, 1994-95.

MPH: University of Washington, 2002.

Residency: St. Vincent's Hospital, NY NY, 1991-94, 1995-97.

M.D. Degree: University of Miami School of Medicine, 1991.

Board Certified: American Board of Surgery, 1999.

Clinical Interests:

Surgical management of gastrointestinal disorders.
Advanced laparoscopy with an interest in biliary tract disorders and complex abdominal wall hernias.
Surgical treatment of morbid obesity.

Research Interests:

General surgical outcomes and quality of care research using population-based data, cost and utility analyses, and patient derived outcomes.

download Annual Research Report

Selected Publications:

Flum DR, Horvath K, Koepsell T. Have outcomes of incisional hernia repair improved with time? A population based analysis. Ann Surg, 237(1):129-35, 2003.

Flum DR, Cheadle A, Dellinger EP, Chan LC, Koepsell T. The impact of cholangiograms on the risk of bile duct injury. JAMA, 289:1639-1644, 2003.

Flum DR, Cheadle A, Prela C, Dellinger EP, Chan LC. Survival after bile duct injury in Medicare beneficiaries. JAMA, 290(15):1996-1997, 2003.

Flum DR, Steward S, Wilcox M. Disparities in breast cancer care and outcome on the Navajo Nation. JAMA, 290(15):1996-1997, 2003.

reviewed 04/07