Surgery–

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Welcome to the Department of Surgery

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Our work moves swiftly from bedside to bench and back again. By listening to and working with our patients, we uncover pressing clinical needs. We conduct innovative and collaborative research to meet those needs. And we translate our discoveries into the ways we teach and deliver medicine.

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

Stanford Department of Surgery News:

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.
(June 2009)

Tom Krummel, M.D. received the "Outstanding Achievement in Medicine Award" from the Santa Clara County Medical Association.
(June 2009)

Paul Auerbach, M.D. has been awarded the prestigious 2009 DAN/Rolex Diver of the year award
(April 2009)

Jason Lee, M.D., has been selected for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Physician Faculty Scholar Program.
(March 2009)

David Spain, M.D. was awarded the American College of Surgeons / American Surgical Association Health Policy Scholarship for 2009.
(March 2009)

'Bioscaffolds' could be used to help stem cells construct solid organs
A new technique devised by Geoffrey Gurtner sidesteps a fundamental stumbling block in tissue engineering: the inability to generate solid organs from stem cells in the absence of a reliable supply of blood to the interior of the developing structure.
(March 2009)

Sherry Wren, M.D., has been appointed a Governor for California with the American College of Surgeons
(November 2008)

Bilal Shafi, M.D. recognized in Technology Review's prestigious TR35 listing
(August 2008 - Technology Review)

 

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