First Genetic Risk Factor for Erectile Dysfunction Identified
For the first time, a team of researchers has found a specific place in the human genome that raises a person’s risk of erectile dysfunction. ... Read More
Surgery
Department of Surgery
The Department of Surgery at the University of Utah is a nationally ranked academic surgical program that provides high-value patient care, leads in research and innovation, and inspires and educates tomorrow’s leaders in surgery.
In addition to providing expert, compassionate clinical care, our surgeons are engaged in scientific inquiry across a broad range of areas, including ground-breaking laboratory research, advanced surgical technology, and health care system innovations designed to guarantee that all our patients have ready access to personalized, compassionate, high-quality surgical care that consistently responds to their individual needs, preferences, and values.
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We provide comprehensive, compassionate care to every patient and shape the future of surgery through innovation, education, and discovery.
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Opportunities for Women in Orthopedics
Mentoring high school and medical students to pursue orthopedic surgery and engineering. ... Read More
Surgery,Orthopaedics
The Opioid Epidemic Has Boosted the Number of Organs Available for Transplant
The researchers examined 17 years of transplantation records and found no significant change in the recipients’ chance of survival when the organ donation came from victims of drug intoxication. The study publishes online on May 17 in the New England Journal of Medicine. ... Read More
SurgeryHow the Burn Trauma ICU Eliminated Central Line Infections
Is zero possible? In the case of central line infections, the answer was once no. A CLABSI (central line associated blood stream infection) was once considered a car crash, or an expected inevitability of care. When University of Utah’s Burn Trauma Intensive Care Unit started treating CLABSIs like a plane crash, or a tragedy demanding in-depth investigation and cultural change, zero became possible.... Read More
SurgeryUniversity Of Utah Health Sets New Records For Organ Transplants In 2017
Surgeons with University of Utah Health broke previously set records in five categories of organ transplant in 2017 and tied records previously set in two other categories. ... Read More
Surgery
Treating CMV, a Virus More Prevalent than Zika, Could Prevent Hearing Loss in Children
A University of Utah-led nationwide clinical trial will test a novel approach to combat hearing loss in children infected by a relatively unknown virus, cytomegalovirus (CMV). ... Read More
Surgery,Pediatrics
Standard of Care Anti-Clotting Drugs May Be Unnecessary for Most Surgery Patients
As many as three out of four surgery patients could be receiving anti-clotting medications that they do not need, according to a study led by investigators at the University of Utah School of Medicine.... Read More
Surgery
Fixing Failing Hearts: Leaders in Heart Recovery to Convene at Utah Cardiac Recovery Symposium
Can a failing heart recover? For many years, the answer to that question was unequivocally “No.” But as the University of Utah School of Medicine’s annual Utah Cardiac Recovery Symposium (U-CARS) will explore on Jan. 12-13, advances in treating heart failure are giving physicians, surgeons and researchers reason to hope the deadly disease might one day be defeated. ... Read More
Internal Medicine,SurgeryUniversity of Utah Hospital chosen for national pilot program studying methods of quality monitoring in kidney transplant
The University of Utah Hospital is one of 19 transplant hospitals nationwide and the only hospital in Utah named to participate in the COIIN (Collaborative Innovation and Improvement Network) pilot program, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced.... Read More
Surgery