SURGERY NEWS
VOLUME 3, NO. 3 FALL/WINTER 2018
INSIDE THIS ISSUE Message from the Chairman . . . . . 2 UT System-Wide Reception . . . . . . 2 New Faculty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4 Awards and Kudos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Fellowship Match . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 International Presence . . . . . . . . . . 7 Faculty Announcements . . . . . . . . 8 Faculty Spotlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10 Save the Date!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Presentations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-14 Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-19
CREDITS Senior Editor David Shibata, MD Editorial Staff Brynn Conapitski Photography Peggy Reisser
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(above) Matthew Davis, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of General Surgery, Section of Bariatric Surgery and Virginia “Jenny” Weaver, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of General Surgery, Section Head of Bariatric Surgery. Photo Credit: Peggy Reisser