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USA In The News
Current News | News Archive
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University Surgical Associates Surgical Oncologist
Dr. Kelly McMasters is quoted in an ABC.com article about targeted gene therapy for melanoma. To view the story, please visit:
ABC.com.
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Department Faculty Named Top Surgeons in Louisville Magazine
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Several Department of Surgery faculty members were named Top Surgeons in their field by their peers, according to a Louisville Magazine Survey. The results were published in the magazine's August edition.
Read more about the Louisville Magazine Survey.
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Fox41 features Dr. Martin with NanoKnife®
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Surgical Oncologist Dr. Robert Martin was featured in a story about the groundbreaking NanoKnife® IRE System, which he has been using on patients since last fall. Click here for the story, which ran in Fox41 July 6: (click on the video on the right side of the screen to view)
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Dr. McMasters receives CTSPGP Award to develop a prognostic system incorporating gene
signatures
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Surgical Oncologist
Dr. Kelly McMasters and his research team have been granted a Clinical &
Translational Science Pilot Grant Program’s Innovative Translational Research Award
to “Develop a prognostic system incorporating gene signatures in melanoma patients
with positive sentinel lymph nodes.”
Click here to learn more about the McMasters award.
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Dr. Galandiuk receives CTSPGP award to develop a method for the diagnosis of inflammatory
bowel disease-associated cancer
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Colorectal surgeon
Dr. Susan Galandiuk and her research team have been granted a Clinical &
Translational Science Pilot Grant Program’s Advanced Translational Research Award
to develop a “Method for the Diagnosis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease-Associated
Cancer.”
Click here to learn more about the Galandiuk award.
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Dr. Martin receives CTSPGP Award to study the connection between Barrett’s esophagus
and esophageal cancer
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Dr. Robert Martin has been awarded a Clinical and Translational Science
Pilot Grant Program award to study the progression of Barrett’s esophagus into esophageal
cancer. Click
here to learn more about the Martin award.
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Dr. McMasters Awarded Grant from the Melanoma Research Foundation
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Surgical Oncologist
Dr. Kelly McMasters and his research team have been awarded a $200,000
grant from the Melanoma Research Foundation to study gene expression patterns in
the lymph nodes of patients whose melanoma has not spread beyond the primary site.
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Dr. Chagpar among first to participate in ASCO’s Leadership Development Program
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Surgical oncologist
Dr. Anees Chagpar will be recognized as an inaugural graduate of the American
Society of Clinical Oncology’s ASCO Leadership Development Program at the ASCO annual
meeting, June 4 – 8 in Chicago.
Read more about Dr. Chagpar and the ASCO’s Leadership Development Program.
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Voice specialist and pediatric and adult otolaryngologist
Dr. Swapna Chandran was on NPR's State of Affairs Monday, April 12. Listen to the show by clicking here.
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Dr. Bradon Wilhelmi, cosmetic and reconstructive surgeon, will be featured
on Inside Talk on Plastics on Insight-TV channel 11 and Insight channel 246 beginning
Friday, April 2 at 7:30 p.m. The show will air again every night at 7:30 p.m. until
April 11.
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Surgical Oncologist
Dr. Kelly McMasters appeared on WAVE 3 Listens Thursday, April 1 with Drs.
Jesse Roman and Jason Chesney. They discussed Clinical Trials: What, Why and How.
Please click here
to view the show.
Click here to learn more about Clinical Trials offered by USA.
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Two USA surgical oncologists were among the 21 leaders from University of Louisville
Health Sciences Center named as this year’s most influential health care business
leaders in Greater Louisville, an honor bestowed annually by Business First Magazine.
The honorees from USA were Drs.
Kelly McMasters and
Richard Goldstein.
The honorees were recognized Monday, March 8, at a reception at Theater Square Marketplace,
and their names appear in Business First’s special Partners in Health Care issue,
published March 12.
Honorees must be nominated and must answer several questions related to their roles
within their organization, greatest accomplishments within the past year, sage advice
for life and goals they have yet to achieve. The UofL winners were among 173 total
recipients of the distinction.
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Dr. Jeffrey Jorden, Colorectal surgeon, was recently featured on WAVE3
Listens. He discussed how he is using advanced technology to help his patients.
Click here to view Dr. Jorden's segment.
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USA Surgical Oncologist
Dr. Kelly McMasters delivered the Presidential Address at the 2010 SESC
Annual Scientific Meeting Sunday, Feb. 21. Dr. McMasters’ talk was titled “Honor,
Duty and Purpose in Surgery.”
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Dr. Glen Franklin Named the Region 11 Donation Champion
Dr. Glen Franklin, trauma and critical care surgeon, was named the Region
11 Donation Champion for outstanding work in the field of organ donation at the
Health Resources and Services Administration’s Organ Donation Collaborative meeting
in Dallas. There are only 11 Donation Service Area Regions, and Region 11 includes
the entire southeastern USA. Assistant Secretary for Health Dr. Howard Koh and Chris
Klug, Olympic Bronze medalist in snowboarding who won his Olympic medal just months
after receiving a liver transplant presented the award to him.
Read more about Dr. Franklin's organ donation award.
Dr. Michael Marvin Named Chief of the Division of Transplantation
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Dr. Michael Marvin, Transplant Surgeon and Director of Liver Transplantation
at Jewish Hospital and at the University of Louisville, has been named Chief of
the Division of Transplantation in the Department of Surgery at the University of
Louisville School of Medicine. Under his guidance, the Liver Transplant Program
set a record for the state of Kentucky with 54 liver transplants performed in 2009.
No program in the state has ever performed this many transplants.
Read more about Dr. Marvin and the Transplant Program.
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Dr. Tobin Named President-elect of Kentucky Medical Association
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Dr. Gordon Tobin, Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgeon, has been named
President-elect of the Kentucky Medical Association, a professional organization
for physicians throughout the Commonwealth. The KMA works on behalf of physicians
and the patients they serve to ensure the delivery of quality, affordable healthcare.
Members of the KMA share a mission of commitment to the profession and service to
the citizens of this Commonwealth that extends across rural and urban areas. Dr.
Tobin served as Vice Chairman of the KMA Board of Trustees in 2008-2009.
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Dr. Galandiuk Named President-elect of Society of Pelvic Surgeons
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Dr. Susan Galandiuk, colorectal surgeon, has been named President-elect
of the Society of Pelvic Surgeons.
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USA Surgeons Named "Top Docs" by their peers
Several USA surgeons were named “Top Docs” in their specialty as voted upon by their
peers, according to Louisville Magazine.
Every other year, the magazine sends out questionnaires to the 2,000-plus members
of Greater Louisville Medical Society. The survey asked: “If you or a member of
your family were in need of medical care or treatment, who among the Louisville-area
physicians would you choose to provide medical care in the following specialties?”
Read more about USA's Top Docs.
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USA is in the TOP 10 PERCENT in Patient Satisfaction!!!
University Surgical Associates recently attained the 92nd percentile in overall
patient satisfaction. The results were based on Press Ganey’s patient satisfaction
surveys given to patients from January – May 2009. They were the highest earned
by a UofL practice group.
“Customer service is extremely important to us,” said USA CEO Tim Crockett. “We
strive to always practice the Golden Rule and treat our patients as we would want
to be treated if we were in their place. In addition to providing them with the
best surgical care possible, they deserve to be treated with dignity and compassion.”
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Dr. Jason Smith Awarded Prestigious Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma
Research Scholarship
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Dr. Jason Smith, USA general, trauma and critical care surgeon, has been
awarded the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma Research Scholarship sponsored
by Wyeth Laboratories for the 2010 academic year. This prestigious award is selected
nationally from more than 50 applicants. Read more about Dr. Smith's award.
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Dr. Susan Galandiuk Named Honorary Professor at Barts & London School of Medicine
and Dentistry
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Dr. Susan Galandiuk, USA colorectal surgeon, has been recommended and approved
as Honorary Professor of Translational Surgical Research in the Blizard Institute
of Cell and Molecular Science, within Barts & London School of Medicine and Dentistry,
Queen Mary, University of London. September 7, 2009 through September 6, 2011.
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