An article published on Sept. 15th in the University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center's Injury Blog discusses the work of Department of Surgery staff members Kathy Lee and Colette Galet to study and prevent injury from falls in older adults.
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UIHC Dept. of Surgery Clinical Assistant Professor Sharon Beth Larson is cited in this article announcing that the Heart and Vascular Clinic has performed 1000 transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedures.
Dr. Ryan Lehmann has been named Medical Director of 2RCW, effective April 2020. Dr. Lehmann is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Division of Gastrointestinal, Minimally Invasive & Bariatric Surgery. Dr. Lauren Allan has been named director of the Surgical Critical Care Fellowship, and co- Medical Director of the Surgical and Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit (SNICU), effective July 1, 2020. Dr. Allen is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Division of Acute Care Surgery.
Dr. Sharon Larson, Clinical Assistant Professor in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, was called in to lead the ExtraCorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) procedure that was critically necessary to save a 6-month pregnant Waterloo women and her fetus.
The American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) recently awarded the Silver Beacon Award for Excellence to the UI Hospitals and Clinics Surgical Specialty Unit.
The University of Iowa Health Care bariatric surgery program has been re-accredited as a Comprehensive Center under the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP). In addition, the bariatric surgery program was newly granted accreditation for adolescent...
Evgeny Arshava, MD , Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, is one of three University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine faculty to receive innovation gap funding to further develop research projects. Dr. Arshava will receive $30000 to further his...
Jody Jones, Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery in the Division of Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Surgery, discusses how to cope with changing roles at work and home during the COVID-19 pandemic in her presentation delivered May 14th, and available on this the loop web page . The...
Dr. Albert Pai, Resident Physician 4, Cardiothoracic Surgery, was one of the four recipients of the 2020 Excellence in Clinical Teaching Awards as announced by the Clinical Teaching Collaborative on May 12th. The awards are based on nominations received from medical students, faculty and peer residents/fellows, and highlight unique and excellent attributes as a physician-educator.
Medical students in each class of the Carver College of Medicine had the opportunity to recognize faculty members and residents for their contributions to medical student education by voting for those that they viewed as demonstrating the highest level of teaching excellence. For 2020, Dr. Jennifer...