2023 Editions
Duly Noted | News from the Department of Surgery | Sept 2023
Emory Selected as Recipient of Federal Funding to Support Innovative Health Research | Emory Residents & Faculty Co-Author Comprehensive Review Book on Surgical Diseases | Emory Healthcare Hospitals Ranked as Best in Georgia and Atlanta | Emory Earns Over $1 Billion in Research Funding Awards in 2023 | New Vascular Injury Textbook Features Emory Faculty and Resident Contributors | Shishir Maithel Named Editor-in-Chief of Surgical Oncology Insight | Maria Russell and Denise Lo Selected to 2023 Women's Leadership Development Program Cohort | Christopher Ramos Selected to 2023 Under-Represented in Medicine Cohort | Christopher Dente Wins 2023 School of Medicine Mentoring Award | Steven Kim Receives 2023 Pilot Research Award | Emory Faculty and Residents Recognized at 2023 GA Society of the ACS Annual Meeting | Frances Bennett Chosen for Winship NCI T32 Cancer Biology Training Program | DOS Researchers Featured in Science Translational Medicine Publication
Duly Noted | News from the Department of Surgery | July 2023
Emory Surgery Makes a Mark on PERSEVERE AMDS Study | Octav Cristea and Idelberto Badell Recognized During Donate Life Month | Yazan Duwayri Enters Role as Interim Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery | Maria Russell Appointed Chief Quality Officer for Winship Cancer Institute | Olamide Alabi Receives VISN7 RDA Award | Emilie Warren Awarded 2023 Elkin Fellowship in Oncology | Christopher Ramos Named to Editorial Board of Annals of Vascular Surgery | Surgery Residents & Fellows Recognized for 2022-2023 House Staff Organization Professionalism Excellence (HOPE) Award | Steven Kim Elected Member of the American Society of Transplant Surgeon's (ASTS) Grants Review Committee | Jeroson Williams Wins Travel Award for 46th Shock Conference | Katherine Hekman Wins Association for VA Surgeons Faculty Research Award and First Place in Poster Competition | Craig Coopersmith Wins Off-Service Teacher of the Year Award | Drs. Escobar and Mize Author Study, "Novel Approach to AVF with Irreparable Outflow Obstruction- Technique and Outcomes" | Emory Abx Program Led by Jyotirmay Sharma and Eli Mlaver Highlighted in General Surgery News
Duly Noted | News from the Department of Surgery | May 2023
Emory and Morehouse Host 2023 Claude Organ Visiting Lectureship | Emory Ranked at the Top of 2023 Best Hospitals List | Joseph Magliocca Appointed Director of Vanderbilt Transplant Center | Emory Leads Study Examining Quality of Care for Veterans With Serious Artery Disease | Virginia Shaffer Appointed Vice Chair of Faculty Affairs for the Department of Surgery | Cindi Tillery Joining Surgical Services as Interim Administrator for the Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery | Michael Schmitt to Serve as Interim Administrator for the Divisions of Oncology and Colorectal Surgery | Emily Town Assuming Role of Interim Senior Manager, Clinical Services and Operations, General Surgery | 2023 William C. Wood Research Symposium Winners | Resident Anthony Meena Wins Karmody ePoster Competition | Courtney Meyer Awarded 2nd Place in ACS Advocacy Abstract Competition | Wendy Greene Recognized as Recipient of Women of Emory Circle of Impact Grant | Surgery Faculty Nominated for National Doctors' Day
Duly Noted | News from the Department of Surgery | March 2023
Emory Healthcare Presented with GHA Patient Safety and Quality Awards | Rachel Patzer Named President & CEO of Regenstrief Institute Inc. | William Jordan, Jr. Completes Term as SAVS President | General Surgery Residency 2023 Match Day Results | Manuel Garcia-Toca Appointed New Chief of Vascular Surgery at Grady | Olamide Alabi Named Assistant Section Chief for Atlanta VAMC Vascular Surgery | Emilie Warren Awarded Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation Research Fellowship | Nyra Medical Awarded Emory's Significant Event of the Year | 2023 DEI Award Winners | Theresa Gillespie Receives Award for Distinguished Leadership | Philip Ramsay Selected to Participate in 2023 Grady Faculty Development Program for Clinical Teachers | John Lyons Selected to Join Editorial Board of "Frontiers in Immunology" | Residents Recognized in SAVS Moderated Poster Competition | Residents Win STS Poster Competition | Emma Rooney Receives 2023 SAVS Founders Award | Randi Smith Receives 2023 Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Service Award | New Faculty: Philip Ramsay, Katherine Kohler
Duly Noted | News from the Department of Surgery | January 2023
Craig Coopersmith Selected for 2023 ACCM Distinguished Investigator Award | Call for Abstracts: 21st Annual William C. Wood Research Symposium | CSAT Awarded ACS-AEI Reaccreditation | Emory/Grady Team Places Second in Annual SCCM Surgical Quiz Show | Martha Ryan Appointed Chief, Advanced Practiced Provider, Surgical Services | Kenneth Cardona, MD, FACS, Elected to Southern Surgical Association | Onkar Khullar Accepted to 2023 Em-ProLEAD Cohort | Congratulations Woodruff Leadership Academy 2023 Fellows | New Faculty: Megan Urbanski, Manuel Garcia-Toca.