Washington University Department of Surgery

Washington University Plastic Surgery Alumni: Are you attending Plastic Surgery The Meeting? We’d love to see you for our Alumni Reception on Saturday, Sept. 28 from 7-9pm. #WashUPlasticSurgery #ASPS American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)

Washington University Plastic Surgery Alumni: Join us next Friday for our Hand Surgery Alumni Reception at the ASSH Conference in Minneapolis. We look forward to reconnecting with our alumni attending the conference! #WashUPlasticSurgery #WashUPRS #ASSH

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. The American Cancer Society estimates that about 9,620 children in the U.S. under age 15 will be diagnosed with cancer this year. Our pediatric surgeons at St. Louis Children’s Hospital work in partnership with Siteman Cancer Center to treat children with cancer.

Tomorrow, we will welcome Dr. Yue-Yung Hu, (associate professor of pediatric surgery at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and attending pediatric surgeon at Lurie Children's Hospital) to deliver the Mary E. Klingensmith, MD Lecture in Surgical Education.

Happy Labor Day! Join us in thanking all our team members for the work they do every day to help patients, provide surgical education, and support advances in medical research. We hope you have a fun and safe holiday.

UPDATE: This evening's Jessie L. Ternberg, MD, PhD Memorial Lecture is canceled and will be rescheduled. Please stay tuned for a new date to be announced. We look forward to celebrating the legacy of Dr. Ternberg soon!

A look back at the inaugural Division of Surgical Sciences Seminar Series. Matthew Rosengart, MD, MPH, a professor of surgery in the Division of Acute and Critical Care Surgery, delivered a talk titled “Light and Critical Illness” Andrew Gelman, PhD, a professor of surgery in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, delivered his talk titled “Human versus Beast: Advances in Translational Models of Lung Transplant”

Congratulations to Michael Awad, MD, PhD, on being awarded funding from the WashU Academy of Educators Small Grants Program! The program funds proposals for education research and the scholarship of teaching and learning. Dr. Awad’s project is titled “How Surgeons Talk & Teach – A Linguistical Analysis of Operative Teaching.”

Congratulations to Lindsay Kranker, MD, on her graduation from the Foundations in Teaching Skills (FITS) Certificate Program! The FITS program, offered by the WashU Academy of Educators, focuses on providing instruction in teaching excellence, establishing a community of educators, and producing an educator portfolio.

Happy Match Day! We are thrilled to announce that Dahlia Kenawy, MD, MS, and Paul Kepper, MD, MS, will join our Advanced GI/Foregut Fellowship program. Congratulations!