LEADING THE WAY SUMMER 2 0 24 | VOLU M E 1 6 , NU M B E R 1
TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 Venous Thromboembolism in High-Risk Pediatric Trauma: Addressing 3 Common Myths 4 John Just Thoracic Surgery Rotation: The Ultimate Mentorship 6 Using novel RNA therapy to mitigate the risks ofpost-traumatic thrombosis 8 The ugly side of cancer treatment: can therapy-induced cell instability contribute to second primary breast tumorigenesis? 10 Surgical Attire Policy Updated to Include “Hijab” Throughout Froedtert Enterprise 12 A Current Challenge in Heart Transplantation: Combined Heart Kidney Allocation 14 Putting the patient and family voice first 16 Career Highlight: Dr. Mary Otterson
SURGERY
From the Chair | Douglas B. Evans, MD You will greatly enjoy reading the wonderful articles in this edition of Leading the Way and a big thank you to all of the authors. A special thank you to Stu Wilson and Steve Kappes for the article in tribute to Dr. John Just, who left us at the end of March after a difficult battle with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. As you will appreciate from the Wilson/Kappes article, John Just was a legend in resident education and taught the residents many life lessons in addition to a number of helpful hints in the operating room. One of the unique aspects of surgery in the city of Milwaukee is the large number of surgeons who completed their training at MCW. It is indeed a privilege for our current residents to work with alumni of this program at a number of hospitals throughout the city/state. While we are all similar in our quest for excellent results, there are often a number of different ways to get there. Having the opportunity to learn from a broad group of faculty across different hospitals and different hospital systems is a special aspect of the MCW Surgery training program which can be matched by few others. A brief shout out to our community colleagues who, like Dr. Just, invest their time and effort in training the next generation. We are grateful for all they do!
18 Introducing Healthcare Philanthropy at Froedtert Hospital and MCW
Aspirus Health; Wausau: • • • • • • • • •
Paul Chestovich, MD Ralph Fairchild, MD Jennine Larson, MD Stacy LeJeune, MD Amanda Sindhu, MD Gary Sweet, MD Steven Weiland, MD Jeffrey Wild, MD Kyle Wood, MD
Columbia St. Mary’s: • • • • •
Jasna Coralic, MD William DiGilio, MD Charles Fehring, MD Nicholas Meyer, MD Kevin Packman, MD
Aurora Grafton: • • • • • • • •
Betsy Appel, MD Ashley Cayo, MD James Larson, MD James Rydlewicz, MD Mike Erickson, MD Nicholas Ward, MD Allison Brown, MD Joseph Weber, MD
Froedtert Menomonee Falls: • • •
20 New Faculty: Leading The Way
Robb Edwards, MD Mark Timm, MD Marina Affi Koprowski, MD
21 Faculty Listing
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