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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.
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Dr. Anees Chagpar and her
research team have been awarded an
NIH grant for "Predicting
Non-Sentinel Node Metastasis in
Breast Cancer Patients." This is a
two-year R21 NIH grant for total
amount of $333,000. Other Research News... |
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Overview
The Department of Surgery at the University of
Louisville School of Medicine has 9 outstanding
divisions (general surgery, otolaryngology,
communicative disorders, pediatric surgery,
plastic and reconstructive surgery, surgical
oncology, thoracic and cardiovascular, vascular
and interventional, hand surgery), with 77
full-time faculty members, and 2 residency and 9
fellowship programs, training a total of 77
residents and fellows. Among 123 US medical
schools ranked, our Department of Surgery is in
the top 30% in NIH funding, totaling over $2M.

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Friday, August 22, 2008
"AORTIC GRAFT INFECTION: AN
UPDATE ON TREATMENT OPTIONS" |
Objectives: : Learn about aortic graft
infections. Overview of current
treatment strategies for aortic
graft infections. Treatment with
Augogenous tissue, technical
aspects of the procedure. Short
and Long term outcomes.
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Internationally known Cardiac Surgeon to
Join Department of Surgery
Mark S. Slaughter, M.D. will join Jewish
Hospital and the University of Louisville as
Director of the Division of Thoracic and
Cardiovascular Surgery, effective August 1.
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Division of Pediatric Surgery receives ACGME
approval
The ACGME officially approved the Division of
Pediatric Surgery to train one pediatric surgery
resident every two years, retrospective to July 1,
2007.
Laman A. Gray Jr., M.D. Gets Intellectual Achievement Medallion.
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Dr. Martin named Director, Division of
Surgical Oncology.
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Dr. Scoggins Named Department CFO.
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