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Medical Advancements atThe University of Kansas HospitalPROGRESS NOTESNEWS AND RESOURCES FROMTHE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS HOSPITALNEW LEADER FOR MEDICAL CENTERDouglas A. Girod, MD,has been appointedexecutive vicechancellor for theUniversity of KansasMedical Center.Dr. Girod, a surgeon, previouslyserved as chair of the Departmentof Otolaryngology-Head and NeckSurgery since 2002.Dr. Girod has been deeply involvedin strategic planning, qualityimprovement and other crucialinitiatives at The University ofKansas Hospital. His leadership wasinstrumental in the otolaryngologyprogram’s rankings among thenation’s best by U.S. News & WorldReport over the past four years.Dr. Girod earned his medical degreefrom the University of Californiaat San Francisco and completedhis residency and an NIH researchfellowship at the University ofWashington in Seattle. Prior tojoining the University of KansasMedical Center faculty in 1994, heserved as vice chairman and researchdirector in the Department ofOtolaryngology at the Naval MedicalCenter in Oakland, Calif.He has given nearly 50 invitedpresentations to national andinternational organizations, coeditedthe textbook Oral CavityReconstruction, written 11 bookchapters and published 57 articles inscholarly journals.LIVER TRANSPLANTMILESTONE REACHEDEarlier this year, The University ofKansas Hospital became first in thestate and the Kansas City metro areato perform 1,000 liver transplants.Timothy Schmitt, MD, and JamesonForster, MD, performed the historicmilestone surgery. Forster also performedthe hospital’s first transplantin 1990. The hospital’s liver transplantprogram is now among the top 25programs by volume nationally.Patient outcomes, as measured byone-year survival, have remainedgreater than the national averageover the same period, even with 250percent growth in the program overthe last five years.GROUNDBREAKINGFOR REHABILITATIONFACILITYConstruction is under way forThe University of Kansas Hospital’snew state-of-the-art inpatient acuterehabilitation care facility. Opening inspring 2014, the new facility will offer29 patient rooms and a wide rangeof amenities to help patients preparefor self-care at home. The buildingis located near the main hospital atRainbow Boulevard, just south of39th Avenue.COMPLEX SURGERY DESTINATION CENTERAt The University of Kansas Hospital, we specialize in managing the most complex surgical cases. Our state-of-the-artsurgical suites allow us to work in tandem with a variety of specialists to perform the most advanced procedures withoutmoving the patient. Our centers of excellence offer a multidisciplinary approach to the evaluation and treatment ofmultiple conditions, including heart disease, cancer, trauma, neurosurgery, burns and wounds, and organ transplant.Here, highly experienced surgeons devote their practices to complicated procedures for such uncommon conditions aspancreatic cancer, advanced melanoma, esophageal and gastric cancer, endocrine surgery and more. Whenever possible,surgeons use leading-edge technologies, such as the robotic daVinci® Surgical System, to perform less invasive surgicalprocedures. Our hospital is one of the few in the region with established experience in robotic surgery for gastrointestinalprocedures.Our survival rates are among the top third of academic medical centers nationwide. To consult with one of our surgeons,call 913-588-5862 or toll free 877-588-5862. For more information, please visit kumed.com/consult.13KUMedInnovationsSummer2013_X.indd 136/13/13 10:09 AM