UTMB Department of Surgery News

The live, grant-funded production included many stages of a real-life scenario on drinking/drugged driving by including a staged car accident, transport to the hospital, jail, and death. Many thanks to Trauma Services and The Center for Addiction Research for coordinating this successful event.

Michael Kueht, MD from the Texas Transplant Center at UTMB, and Gina Fullen of the Southwest Transplant Alliance presented a Grand Rounds discussion with the Department of Internal Medicine in late October.

In November, the UTMB Department of Surgery held its first session for the William J. Mileski, MD Lectureship Series. This lecture series will bring leaders with seminal contributions in the field of trauma and acute care surgery to share education, thoughts, and experiences with our staff and faculty, exemplifying the UTMB organizational goal of “Working Together to Work Wonders.”

Nurse Practitioner Jill Resendez is helping "close the loop" with breast cancer survivors, one strategically placed tattoo at a time.

V. Suzanne Klimberg, MD, PhD, MSHCT, FACS, MAMSE was recognized by the American Registry as an “Exceptional Woman in Medicine.” The American registry recognition seeks to acknowledge outstanding accomplishments and dedication to the field of medicine.