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.
In a new multicenter study, researchers led by University of Utah surgeons report that an emerging heart failure treatment could potentially reverse structural damage to the heart, allowing it to heal itself over time. ... Read More
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University of Utah Health researchers found that at least two common techniques used in ear, nose, and throat surgeries can generate airborne particles containing evidence of viral DNA that are small enough to penetrate surgical masks. ... Read More
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Sarah Lombardo, MD was born and raised in Long Beach, California. She has recently joined the Division of General Surgery, Section of Acute Care Surgery as Assistant Professor of Surgery.... Read More
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Jennwood Chen, MD, is a fellowship-trained minimally invasive surgeon that has recently joined the Division of General Surgery. He specializes in bariatric (weight loss) and foregut surgery.... Read More
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We would like to welcome our new physician, Joanna Grudziak, MD, to the Division of General Surgery. ... Read More
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We would like to welcome our new physician, Luke Martin, MD, to the Division of General Surgery. ... Read More
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We would like to welcome our new physician, Rebecca Kim, MD, MPH to the Division of General Surgery. ... Read More
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Matthew Goodwin, MD, MS, joins the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery as an Assistant Professor of Surgery.... Read More
SurgeryIn response to the pandemic, the faculty and research team in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery have been collaborating with the Cell Therapy and Regeneration (CellReGen) program to examine a possible treatment for COVID-19: amniotic fluid. ... Read More
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