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Welcome to the home page for the Department of Surgery at Stanford University
School of Medicine. The Department is dedicated to providing optimal
patient care, delivering outstanding undergraduate and graduate education
and to further the field of surgery through a commitment to basic science
and clinical research. We carry a long history of leadership in education,
research, and clinical care. Dr. Emile Holman, the last Halsted trained
resident at Johns Hopkins, served as the first Chairman and first Professor
of the Department during his tenure (1926 to 1955). The tradition of
excellence started by Dr. Holman continues to this day through the work
of over 280 faculty, residents, and staff. Each year we provide care
to more and more patients and expand our contribution to the field. More 
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Department of Surgery News: |
Gavitt Woodard, medical student, is a finalist for the Ethan Sims Young Investigator Award for 2009 by the Obesity Society. This is the first time a medical student has been named a finalist for this award. Dr. John Morton is Gavitt's mentor. Ronald Dalman, M.D., has been nominated to the Residency Review Committee (RRC) for Surgery by the American Medical Association's Board of Trustees. The Emergency Department was presented the 2009 Malinda S. Mitchell Award for Service Quality at the SHC Employee Service Awards Banquet. This prestigious award reflects hospital-wide recognition of the efforts of our incredibly hard-working and dedicated staff. Claudia Mueller, M.D., Ph.D. and Kim Rhoads, M.D. are two of the
recipients of the 2009 McCormick Awards. These awards provide research/project funding to junior faculty women pursuing advancement, or to junior faculty men or women who support the advancement of women in medicine and/or medical research.
Michael Longaker, M.D., in collaboration with other researchers at Stanford University, has shown that
human fat removed during liposuction conceal versatile cells that are more quickly and easily coaxed to become induced pluripotent stem cells, than are the skin cells most often used by researchers. See the article at: http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2009/september/fat-cells.html. Sakti Srivastava, M.B.B.S., M.S., joins the Department of Surgery as the Division Chief Designate for the Division of Anatomy, and Consulting Associate Professor of Surgery. Once his appointment is completed he will serve as Associate Professor of Surgery and Chief of the Division of Human Anatomy. Christopher Zarins, M.D. was awarded an NIH Challenge Grant for his project "
Resistance to Aortic Endograft Migration: Comparative Effectiveness of FDA Approved Devices." Wei Zhou, M.D. was awarded an NIH R21grant for her project
"Ginsenoside Rb1 Decreases Injury-Induced Vascular Restenosis." Ian Whitmore, M.B.B.S., M.D., has received honorary membership into the
Societa' Italiana di Anatomia. There are 21 other honorary members in the Societa', which has a total membership of over 450. Ronald Dalman, M.D. has been elected President-Elect of the Western Vascular Society. He will become President in September 2011. Kauffman Foundation and Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health fund fellowship for innovation in pediatric devices. Sherry Wren, M.D. has been selected as the Stritch School of Medicine (Stritch) Alum of the Year for 2009 in recognition for her
accomplishments as a surgical educator, community advocate and international humanitarian. Tom Krummel, M.D. received the "Outstanding Achievement in Medicine Award" from the Santa Clara County Medical Association. |
