Coming together to #ImproveEveryLife ! Thank you to our trauma team and uchealth for a great life-saving event. CU Department of Surgery

You too can contribute to National Trauma Awareness Month! A selfless act of donating blood can help save lives, and it only takes a short amount of time. See below for details! uchealth American Red Cross

National Trauma Awareness Month extends from the patient care to research! See our fantastic trauma lab which has been awarded multiple NIH and DOD grants to study blood clotting and coagulation in trauma. Mitchell Jay Cohen CU Department of Surgery #ImproveEveryLife

New research has shown that recent alcohol intake impacts microbiota in adult burn patients. Kudos to the #KovacsEmpire for these fresh findings and publication! Dr. Liz Kovacs CU Department of Surgery #ImproveEveryLife
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The best in the west! Our very busy Level 1 Trauma center is home to our phenomenal Trauma team. Franklin Wright, MD FACS Michael Cripps Mitchell Jay Cohen Catherine Velopulos Clay Cothren Burlew, MD CU Department of Surgery #ImproveEveryLife #nationaltraumaawarenessmonth

May is National Trauma Awareness Month! We are lucky to have Michael Cripps, MD and Frank Wright, MD leading our TACS and STICU sections. CU Department of Surgery #ImproveEveryLife Franklin Wright, MD FACS Michael Cripps

Congratulations are in order for CU Surgery Resident Lauren Gallagher, MD, as she wins the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma’s Resident and Fellow Trauma Paper Competition! Mitchell Jay Cohen CU Department of Surgery #ImproveEveryLife American College of Surgeons
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Our Department of Surgery Research Seminar Series is going strong with a full house at every session! This week featured not one, but two GITES Faculty - Arek Wiktor, MD and Joh Vogel, MD. The enthusiasm is palpable! CU Department of Surgery Dr. Liz Kovacs Jon Vogel #ImproveEveryLife

Great talk by Arek Wiktor, MD on Burn Center Research: Current and Future Projects at the Department of Surgery Research Seminar Series! CU Department of Surgery #ImproveEveryLife

It was a full house for Dr.Jon Vogel's Department of Surgery Research Seminar Series lecture on Rectal Cancer Watch and Wait Strategy! Jon Vogel CU Department of Surgery #ImproveEveryLife

Proud publication post! Mueller, et al were acknowledged as one of the Journal of Burn Care & Research important papers of 2023 by the editor, Dr. Herndon, at the National ABA Meeting.American Burn Association CU Department of Surgery #ImproveEveryLife

What a fantastic conference and representation at American Burn Association from The University of Colorado. Huge congratulations to Dr.Liz Kovacs on her paper award - leading the charge for excellent discovery and collaboration! Dr. Liz Kovacs CU Department of Surgery #ImproveEveryLife

Congratulations to Dr. Liz Kovacs on her award-winning paper at American Burn Association - proud to have her in our division! Dr. Liz Kovacs #Kovacsempire CU Department of Surgery #ImproveEveryLife

Great talk by Cameron Gibson, MD on Pain Management for Adult and Pediatric Burn Injuries at American Burn Association #Collaborativecare #ImproveEveryLife CU Department of Surgery Cameron Gibson

Kate Laramie, PA-C presented a collaborative poster at American Burn Association evaluating the cost and time savings of PA/NP fluorescein dye eye staining resulting in a reduction in ophthalmology consults. CU Department of Surgery Cameron Gibson #ImproveEveryLife

See Juan Pablo Idrovo, MD at the podium giving an innovative lecture at American Burn Association on Inflammaging and Organ Crosstalk! Idrovo Lab Juan-Pablo Idrovo CU Department of Surgery #ImproveEveryLife

Together is better, and collaboration is key! What a turnout from the University of Colorado at American Burn Association. CU Department of Surgery #ImproveEveryLife Dr. Liz Kovacs

Congratulations to our Lead APP Amber Kohler, MSN, APRN, FNP-C on her excellent presentation on nutrition and moderate sedation at American Burn Association! #ImproveEveryLife CU Department of Surgery

Join us for Grand Rounds on Monday for R. Taylor Ripley, M.D. Thoracic Surgeon returning to CU Department of Surgery to deliver his lessons on building an academic surgical practice. CU Anschutz Medical Campus

Sharing research far and wide - Cristina Cannady, RN presents her work with Arek Wiktor, MD and Cameron Gibson, MD on regional anesthesia for reducing opiate use in dressing changes of autograft donor sites! American Burn Association #ImproveEveryLife Cameron Gibson CU Department of Surgery