Endowed Chair for Jeff Ojemann, MD
Dr. Jeff Ojemann has been appointed the inaugural holder of the George A.
Department Announcements
New Title for Andrew Ko, MD
Congratulations to Dr. Andrew Ko who is now Chief of Neurological Surgery and Neurosurgery Medical Director at University of Washington Medical Center (UWMC). Dr. Ko earned his BA in philosophy from Dartmouth College in 2000 and his MD from the University of Illinois in 2005.
This unit is in the process of filing an H-1B petition for an Acting Instructor.
This unit is in the process of filing an H-1B petition for an Acting Instructor. UW must provide notice to U.S. workers of each H-1B sponsorship, either by posting a notice regarding the Labor Condition Application in two physical locations at the workplace(s), or by providing notification electronically to all employees in the same occupation.
Louis J. Kim Elected to ABNS Board of Directors
Congratulations to Dr. Louis J. Kim who as of June 1, 2025 will be a member of the ABNS Board of Directors. His exceptional expertise, leadership, and dedication to advancing the field of neurosurgery will help further the mission of the ABNS.
EMBOLISE Study Featured in NEJM
Congratulations to Dr. Michael Levitt and his EMBOLISE co-authors whose multicenter study "Adjunctive Middle Meningeal Artery Embolization for Subdural Hematoma” was published in the November 21st issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
Milestone Celebration
Dr. Ellenbogen, Dr. Sekhar and the team recently celebrated the UW Medicine Transcranial Doppler (TCD) lab’s 25th year of accreditation by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission.
Addressing Alzheimer’s in American Indian communities
Dr. Dedra Buchwald will lead a team which will train doctors and nurses on how to detect early signs of Alzheimer's in American Indian patients thanks to an $11.3 million contract from the Indian Health Service
Dr. John Loeser, Professor Emeritus, receives USASP Lifetime achievement Award
The US Association for the Study of Pain (USASP) presented their 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award to Dr.
Two NSSSP graduates are part of 2024 Husky 100!
Congratulations to 2023 summer program graduates, Yahir Gonzalez-Valdez and Alex Kirkpatrick, who were named part of the elite Husky 100. Each year, the Husky 100 recognizes 100 undergraduate and graduate students from the UW Bothell, Seattle and Tacoma campuses in all areas of study who are maki
Active Investigations Into More Refined Operative Techniques to Improve Meningioma Treatment
As a leader in brain tumor treatment, UW Medicine neurological surgeons provide comprehensive care for meningiomas at the Alvord Brain Tumor Center at University of Washington Medical Center – Montlake and in surgery clinics at Montlake and Harborview Med