Faculty Spotlight
Faculty Inducted as Master Surgeon Educator
Associate Professor Stephen Luk, M.D., has been inducted into the Academy of Master Surgeon Educators. The academy, which is sponsored by the American College of Surgeons, recognizes innovators and thought leaders who are committed to advancing lifelong surgical education.
New Chief of the Division of Colorectal Surgery
Please join the Department of Surgery in welcoming Professor Linda Farkas, M.D., as chief of the Division of Colorectal Surgery.
UT Southwestern Surgery Connect
To improve communication within the department, Chair Herbert Zeh, M.D., has implemented UT Southwestern Surgery Connect, a series of brief video updates that are emailed out to the faculty on a regular basis.
GLINT Surveys Give Faculty Members a Voice
The department has obtained the services of GLINT, a company that enables organizations to assess levels of employee engagement in real time.
ASTS Collaborative Scientist Grant
Assistant Professor Malcolm MacConmara, M.D., has been selected by the American Society for Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) to receive the 2019 Collaborative Scientist Grant for the study “Predicting Liver Transplant Outcomes Using Donor Genetics: Utility of HSD17B13 as a Novel Biomarker.”
Promising Investigator Award
The American College of Surgeons has announced that Assistant Professor Dr. Sam Wang will receive the 2019 Jacobson Promising Investigator Award. Dr. Wang is the first person at UT Southwestern to be so honored.
Professional Development Series
The Faculty Development Series has closed its inaugural year with a presentation on negotiation and conflict management from Ronald L. Blumoff, M.D., adjunct professor of healthcare management at UT Dallas.
Surgery Research Equipped for Success
New equipment in the Department of Surgery promises to make our labs more efficient and capable. Notably, the department has acquired a state-of-the-art microscope and imaging systems.
First Annual Faculty Retreat This Summer
The first annual on-campus retreat for both faculty and staff is set for July 24.
UT Southwestern Expands Awards for Faculty
This year, UT Southwestern initiated a new slate of awards designed to recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of clinical faculty. These awards, dubbed the Leaders in Clinical Excellence Awards, will be given annually to those clinical faculty members who embody the very best in clinical and institutional excellence in six categories, based on criteria developed by a committee of faculty and administrative leaders.