News
Dr. Chung Named Chief of Pediatric Surgery
Dai Chung, M.D., is the new executive vice chair of surgery, the chief of pediatric surgery, and senior vice president of surgical services at Children’s Health.
Dr. Kirkwood Named Chief of Vascular Surgery
Melissa Kirkwood, M.D., has been named chief of the division of vascular surgery, making her the first female division chief in the department.
Watson Award Keynote Speaker
December 6 marks the date of the 2018 Patricia and William L. Watson Award for Excellence in Clinical Medicine presentation and lecture. This year’s guest speaker will be Dr. Julie Freischlag, CEO of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center and Dean of the Wake Forest School of Medicine.
Dr. Becky Sippel Discusses Endocrine Surgery in Enrico G. Bartolucci, M.D., Lectureship Series
The Enrico G. Bartolucci, M.D., Lectureship in Endocrine Surgery was given in September by Rebecca Sippel, M.D. Dr. Sippel is the chief of endocrine surgery and vice chair of academic affairs and professional development at the University of Wisconsin.
Surgery Residents Conquer Skills Competition at the ACS Clinical Congress
Residents Ibrahim Nassour, M.D., and Erika Bisgaard, M.D., took first place in the “So You Think You Can Operate?” competition.
Women in Surgery at UT Southwestern
The first Texas chapter of surgery group forms at UT Southwestern.
New Technology Has the Potential to Improve Organ Transportation
On Saturday, June 16, Dr. MacConmara and the transplant team successfully transplanted a donor liver into patient Gregory Nielsen using the OCS. Saturday’s success is another step in establishing a new standard of care in transplant surgery – one that will open up possible donor organs to recipients who were out of reach without the OCS.
Parkland Surgical Society Meeting
Annual event welcomes new fifth-year general surgery class. In July, the Parkland Surgical Society hosted its annual meeting to, in part, induct the new fifth-year residents into the society.
Surgery Faculty Professional Development Program
This year, the Department of Surgery initiated a professional development training program for all surgery faculty. The program, led by professor and executive vice chair, Fiemu Nwariaku, M.D., includes leadership training, mentorship and coaching, and career planning
2018 Chief Graduation
Another wave of UT Southwestern surgery graduates is on to bigger and better things. Congratulations to the graduating class of 2018.