Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
The Big 5-0
Cardiothoracic surgery has reached a major milestone this year.
The residency program started 50 years ago with I. Ross Grimes, MD as the first thoracic surgery resident.
Also in 1959, fifty years ago -
- January 21, 1959 - the first open heart surgery at Children's Hospital.
- June 8, 1959 - the first open heart surgery at the VA.
- November 1, 1959 - The first case of open-heart correction for total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage reported at Children’s Hospital.
During this time, fifty-six residents trained with Gil Campbell, MD (1959-1965), then G. Rainey Williams, MD (1965-1975) and Ronald C. Elkins, MD (1975-2002) and currently Marvin D. Peyton, MD (2002-present).
What do you remember about your thoracic surgery rotation?
Friday, July 31, 2009
30 Rocks
Since the arrival of William R. Richardson, M.D. in January, 1957, the OU Department of Surgery has provided surgical care to the pediatric population of Oklahoma, but it wasn't until 1979 - thirty years ago that the pediatric surgery residency program was established. Since then, doctors E. Ide Smith, William P. Tunell and David W. Tuggle have provided leadership as the section chief for pediatric surgery. James "Kit" Carson, M.D. was the first pediatric surgery fellow and since then 16 more have trained at OU with two more, Beth Terry and Nathaniel Kreykes, currently in training. Happy 30th to Pediatric Surgery.
Thursday, July 2, 2009
On the Road to Chiefdom - 2010
On July 1, the new PGY-5's or general surgery chiefs took on their new roles as the 2010 academic year kicks off. Valerie Jolly and Tim Vavricka are both from Oklahoma and are in charge of the Presbyterian Tower service. Kristi Prejeant, from Louisiana and Jay Snow, from Missouri are taking charge at the VA.
New Year's Resolutions:
- study harder
- give more
- no more excuses
- it matters
- and of course, exercise
Sunday, June 28, 2009
We only part to meet again
Chief Residents completing their residency in June 2009 are Joshua Gierman, M.D. who is staying on the surgery faculty for a year, then has been accepted into a vascular fellowship at Baylor. Kevin Jolliff, M.D. is going into private practice at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Oklahoma City. Roy Greenwood is also going into private practice in Oklahoma City at Integris Southwest.
-- "Learning is a treasure that will follow you every where".
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Happy New Year
It is not quite July 1, when the new "academic" year begins, but already we are in the midst of both campus and surgery orientations for the new recruits. Welcome and let the games begin!
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Conjoined twins 2009
Conjoined twins born in October were successfully separated by the surgeons at Children's Hospital at OU Medical Center during an operation that lasted a little more than three hours on January 19, 2009. The twins who had been joined at the chest since birth are believed to be the first known American Indian conjoined twins.
Dr. David Tuggle who spearheaded a team of fifteen doctors and medical staff, also separated Oklahoma’s only other surviving conjoined twins in 1986. The twins required four operations to surgically separate their shared liver, rib cage and heart, as well as repair an abdominal hernia.
Instead of using a skin graft to cover their open wounds, the team used a vacuum-assisted closure to promote faster healing as drainage is continuously removed and new skin is pulled to the surface. Dr. Tuggle believes this is the first use of this technology on infants. The girls’ skin recovered in a month without the added risk of more surgery.
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