News

ASTS Collaborative Scientist Grant

 

Assistant Professor Malcolm MacConmara, M.D., has been selected by the American Society for Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) to receive the 2019 Collaborative Scientist Grant for the study “Predicting Liver Transplant Outcomes Using Donor Genetics: Utility of HSD17B13 as a Novel Biomarker.”

Promising Investigator Award

 

The American College of Surgeons has announced that Assistant Professor Dr. Sam Wang will receive the 2019 Jacobson Promising Investigator Award. Dr. Wang is the first person at UT Southwestern to be so honored.

Resident Wellness Program Adds Care Packages

 

Residents are notorious for spending little time caring for themselves during the turmoil of residency. Everyone gets sick, and few, if any, residents take the time to really go see their own physician, take medication, or take any measures to get well.

Professional Development Series

 

The Surgery Faculty Professional Development Series is now in full swing, having wrapped up its first two presentations of the series. The first featured speaker of the series was Andrew Ziskind, M.D., M.B.A., who is the senior executive officer of Southwestern Health Resources.

New Research Infrastructure Now Available

 

The Department of Surgery announces the Surgical Center for Outcomes, Implementation, and Novel Interventions (S-COIN).

New Divisions in the Department

 

The Department of Surgery has split the division of GI/ endocrine surgery into the division of endocrine surgery and the division of colorectal surgery.

Professional Development Series

 

The Faculty Development Series has closed its inaugural year with a presentation on negotiation and conflict management from Ronald L. Blumoff, M.D., adjunct professor of healthcare management at UT Dallas.

Announcing the 21st Annual Research Forum Winners

 

Announcing the winners of the 21st Annual Surgical Research Forum in which residents present their work to a panel of faculty judges.

The 2019 Hudson-Penn Award Recipient

 

The Department of Surgery is proud to announce that Madison Argo is the winner of the 2019 Hudson-Penn Award.

Chiefs Graduate and Surgery Welcomes Intern Class

 

Congratulations to the fifth-year residents who graduated from the UT Southwestern general surgery residency program last month.