Surgery

25 Wright State physicians and faculty named 2015-16 Best Doctors in America

Wright State physicians and faculty were named best doctors across a range of specialties ranging from pediatric pulmonology to family medicine and psychiatry to orthopaedic surgery. Continue reading

Communication conquest

Wright State’s Subhashini Ganapathy developing model to improve decisions in disaster response

Wright State assistant professor Subhashini Ganapathy receives National Science Foundation grant to improve communication and decision making during a disaster. Continue reading

Wright State Physicians Surgery welcomes new doctors in surgical oncology, vascular surgery

Wright State Physicians Health Center building

Vascular surgeon Kamran A. Jafree and surgical oncologist Rebecca Tuttle join Wright State Physicians Surgery and the Boonshoft School of Medicine. Continue reading

Department of Surgery receives another grant to study impact of inter-facility transfers between hospitals

Research by a multidisciplinary team of researchers and surgeons from the Boonshoft School of Medicine has found that trauma victims are sometimes transferred unnecessarily. Continue reading

Wright State Physicians Orthopaedics to offer educational session about plastic surgery

Wright State Physicians Orthopaedics will offer an educational session, “Plastic Surgery: Not Just Another Pretty Face,” on Tuesday, April 21, at 7 p.m. Continue reading

Boonshoft School of Medicine resident selected for NIH fellowship with National Cancer Institute

Sadia Ilyas

Boonshoft School of Medicine resident in surgery training for academic career in surgical oncology through fellowship with the National Cancer Institute. Continue reading

Boonshoft School of Medicine receives state grant to improve trauma patient triage outcomes

Priti Parikh

Boonshoft School of Medicine Department of Surgery receives research grant to help improve patient triage at roadside accidents. Continue reading

Wright State Boonshoft School of Medicine surgery resident receives professionalism award

Justin Fox, chief resident in general surgery at the Boonshoft School of Medicine, received the Award for Professionalism in General Surgery from the American College of Surgeons.
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Boonshoft School of Medicine Public Health Grand Rounds event to examine the state of the region’s trauma centers

A panel of experts will discuss “The State of the Region’s Trauma Centers” on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 3 to 4 p.m., at Wright State University in the Student Union Discovery Room. Continue reading

Margaret Dunn receives prestigious award from Association of Women Surgeons

Dunn serves as executive associate dean in the Boonshoft School of Medicine and president and CEO of Wright State Physicians. Continue reading