November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month and doctors say lung cancer causes more cancer deaths than any other cancer in Utah. But it was that very disease that brought two...
University of Utah Health hosted a press conference on Veteran's Day, November 11th, 2020 to celebrate the first ever triple organ transplant in Utah. Veteran, Keith Baker, talks about his...
SALT LAKE CITY — Decades of planning put physicians at University of Utah Health in the position to save a United States Army veteran whose life was hanging by a...
Congratulations to PI Brigitte K. Smith and her research team, including Dr. Smith’s local partner and Vascular Division Chief, Dr. Ben Brooke, for winning two years of funding (July 1...
Academy of Master Surgeon Educators adds our own Dr. Brigitte Smith as the third University of Utah surgical educator on its prestigious membership rolls.
Each year, the Division of Plastic Surgery holds quarterly research meetings with all faculty, residents and research faculty and staff within the Division. Each resident presents their research projects at...
In 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...
In 2018, the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery identified a gap in the University of Utah School of Medicine offerings: there was no training program in perfusion.
Amniotic fluid, the clear liquid that helps nourish and protect fetuses before birth, isn’t just for babies. In fact, for nearly 100 years, doctors have used the mixture to help...
In many ways, the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery is sustained by the incredible generosity of donors. Their gifts enable our Division to expand educational opportunities, collaborate with other institutions, develop...
Dr. Collins is currently the Chief of General Thoracic Surgery at LDS Hospital, a Clinical Professor of Surgery at the University of Utah School of Medicine, and Adjunct Professor of...
Sarah Drejet, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology and Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery within the Division of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at the University...
On June 16, 2020, the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the University of Utah held the first annual William Ray Rumel Research Symposium. This virtual conference was created to showcase...
