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Chairman's Message
The University of Louisville, Department of Surgery, has a long and proud tradition
of excellence. From its inception in 1837, when the University of Louisville served
as the premier medical training ground for the western frontier of the United States,
the Department of Surgery has been at the forefront of surgical education, patient
care, and research. Continued...
Overview
The Department of Surgery at the University of Louisville School of Medicine has
10 outstanding divisions (general surgery, otolaryngology, transplant, communicative
disorders, pediatric surgery, plastic and reconstructive surgery, surgical oncology,
thoracic and cardiovascular, vascular surgery and endovascular therapeutics, and
hand surgery), with 78 full-time faculty members, and two residency and nine fellowship
programs, training a total of 45 residents and fellows. Among 123 US medical schools
ranked, our Department of Surgery is in the top 30 percent in NIH funding, totaling
more than $2M.
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Department of Surgery News
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Dr. McMasters receives CTSPGP award to develop a prognostic system incorporating gene signatures
Dr. Kelly McMasters, Sam and Lolita Weakley Professor and Chair,
Department of Surgery, and his research team have been granted a
Clinical & Translational Science Pilot Grant Program’s Innovative
Translational Research Award to “Develop a prognostic system
incorporating gene signatures in melanoma patients with positive
sentinel lymph nodes.”
Read more about the Dr. McMasters CTSPGP Award.
Dr. Galandiuk receives CTSPGP award to develop a method for the diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease-associated cancer
Dr. Susan Galandiuk, Professor of Surgery in the Division of General
Surgery, and her research team have been granted a Clinical &
Translational Science Pilot Grant Program’s Advanced Translational
Research Award to develop a “Method for the Diagnosis of Inflammatory
Bowel Disease-Associated Cancer.”
Read more about the Dr. Galandiuk CTSPGP Award.
Dr. Martin receives CTSPGP Award to study the connection between Barrett’s esophagus and esophageal cancer
McMasters awarded $200,000 from the Melanoma Research Foundation
Dr. Chagpar among first to participate in ASCO’s Leadership Development
Program
Dr. Richardson selected for 2010 Distinguished Faculty Award
Dr. J. David Richardson, Professor and Vice Chairman of Surgery, Division of
General Surgery, has been chosen for the 2010 Distinguished Faculty Award
for Teaching. President Ramsey will present this award to Dr. Richardson at
the Celebration of Faculty Excellence event in September.
Downard Awarded American Pediatric Surgical Association Foundation Research
Grant.
Dr. Cynthia Downard, Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Surgery, has
been awarded a $25,000 American Pediatric Surgical Association Foundation
research grant.
The grant will fund a project that will use an animal model to study
alterations in the blood flow to the intestines of infants afflicted with
necrotozing enterocolitis (NEC). Read more about the Dr. Downard grant.
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The Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery has been accepted into
the CT Surgery Network, which is a small group of hospitals chosen by
the NIH's National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, to participate in
cardiac surgery clinical trials. The other participants are: Cleveland
Clinic, Columbia University, Duke University, Emory University,
Montefiore Medical Center, Montreal Heart Institute, University of
Pennsylvania and the University of Virginia.
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Three Department of Surgery faculty members were among the 21leaders from University
of Louisville Health Sciences Center named as this year’s most influential health
care business leaders in Greater Louisville, an honor bestowed annually by Business
First Magazine.
The honorees from the Department of Surgery were Dr. Kelly McMasters, Sam and Lolita
Weakley Professor and Chairman, Department of Surgery, Dr. Laman Gray, Professor
of Surgery, Jewish Hospital Distinguished Chair in Cardiothoracic Surgery, and Medical
Director, Cardiovascular Innovation Institute and Dr. Richard Goldstein, Kenneth
vonRoenn MD Family Chair in Surgical Endocrinology, Professor of Surgery, Division
of Surgical Oncology and CEO, UofL Physicians. Read more about the Department of Surgery honorees.
Dr. Matthew L. Williams Receives the Richard E. Clark Award from the Society of Thoracic
Surgeons
Dr. Matthew L. Williams, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Thoracic and
Cardiovascular Surgery, received the Richard E. Clark Award from the Society of
Thoracic Surgeons for his study titled “Aortic Dissection as a Complication of Cardiac
Surgery: Report from the STS Database.” The award recognizes the best use of the
STS Database for the year and was presented at the annual Society of Thoracic Surgeons
meeting in Ft. Lauderdale on Monday, Jan. 25.
Read more about Dr. Williams's award.
Dr. Glen A. Franklin Named the Region 11 Donation Champion
Dr. Glen A. Franklin, Associate Professor of Surgery in the Division of General
Surgery, was named the Region 11 Donation Champion for outstanding work in the field
of organ donation at the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Organ Donation
Collaborative meeting in Dallas. There are only 11 Donation Service Area Regions,
and Region 11 includes most of the southeastern USA.
Read more about Dr. Franklin's organ donation award.
Dr. Jason W. Smith Awarded Prestigious Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma
Research Scholarship
Dr. Jason W. Smith, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of General Surgery,
has been awarded the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma Research Scholarship
sponsored by Wyeth Laboratories for the 2010 academic year. This prestigious award
is selected nationally from more than 50 applicants. Read more about Dr. Smith's award.
Dr. Susan Galandiuk Named Honorary Professor at Barts & London School of Medicine
and Dentistry
Dr. Susan Galandiuk, Professor of Surgery, has been recommended and approved as
Honorary Professor of Translational Surgical Research in the Blizard Institute of
Cell and Molecular Science, within Barts & London School of Medicine and Dentistry,
Queen Mary, University of London. September 7, 2009 through September 6, 2011.
Department of Surgery Physicians Named "Top Docs" by their peers
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Several Department of Surgery physicians were named “Top Docs” in their specialty
as voted upon by their peers, according to Louisville Magazine.
Read more about the Department's Top Docs.
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Department's Surgical Practice is in the TOP 10 PERCENT in Patient Satisfaction!!!!!
University Surgical Associates, the private surgical practice group made up of Department
of Surgery physicians, recently attained the 92nd percentile in overall patient
satisfaction. The results were based on Press Ganey’s patient satisfaction surveys
given to patients from January – May 2009. They were the highest earned by a UofL
practice group.
“Customer service is extremely important to us,” said USA CEO Tim Crockett. “We
strive to always practice the Golden Rule and treat our patients as we would want
to be treated if we were in their place. In addition to providing them with the
best surgical care possible, they deserve to be treated with dignity and compassion.”
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