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Nicholas B. Vedder, M.D.
Professor of Surgery & Orthopaedics; Chief of Plastic Surgery at the University of Washington
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Specialty:
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Hand & Wrist |
| College: | B.S. in Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 1977 | | Medical School: | M.D., Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, 1981 | | Internship: | Surgery, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA, 1981-1982 | | Residency: | Surgery, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA, 1982-1986; Plastic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, 1988-1990 | | Fellowship: | Senior Research Fellow, Surgery, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA, 1986-1988; Clinical Fellow, Dept. of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, 1988-1990; Hand Surgery, Dept. of Orthopaedics, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle | | Articles, Videos and Publications: | Scientific Publications (PubMed Listing)
| | Memberships: | American Association for Hand Surgery
American College of Surgeons
American Society for Surgery of the Hand
Association for Academic Surgery
American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons | | Board Certification: | Board Certified | | Philosophy of care/General Information: | In 1981, Dr. Vedder received his medical degree from Case Western
Reserve. He completed a residency in surgery at the University of
Washington in 1986 and then began a research career with a NIH Research
Fellowship at the University of Washington from 1986 to 1988
investigating the molecular interactions during reperfusion injury. Dr.
Vedder completed a Plastic Surgery Residency at Harborview Medical
School/Massachusetts General Hospital in 1990. He completed a Hand
Surgery Fellowship at the University of Washington in 1991. Dr.
Vedder's research interests involve the investigation of
leukocyte-endothelial interactions and ischemia-reperfusion injury. Dr.
Vedder has a NIH funded research laboratory examining the mechanism of
reperfusion injury and novel methods of controlling this process
through modulation of adhesion interaction between leukocytes and
endothelium.
In addition, Dr. Vedder is involved in the field of Plastic Surgery
as a member of the American Board of Plastic Surgery and is a Plastic
Surgery Representative to the American College of Surgeons. He served
on the Research Funding Committee on the Plastic Surgery Research
Council as the Chairman. | | Clinic locations and days of week: | Harborview Medical Center | | Appointment request information (web, phone, fax): | For new patient, please download Orthopaedic New Information Form. |
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An interview with Susan Ott, MD
Dr. Susan Ott received her BA degree from Stanford University and her MD from the University of Washington. She did a combined residency in Family Practice and Internal Medicine at the University of California at Davis and further training as a nephrology fellow at the University of Washington, after which she joined the faculty.
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The University of Washington Medical Center was again ranked highly for
orthopaedic surgery by US News and World Report, this year being listed as 13th
in the nation, the best in the west.
Dr. Smith, professor of the orthopedics & sports medicine at the Harborview Medical Center, is featured in The Seattlemagazine - "Life After Loss".
Dr. Matsen was featured in Racquetball magazine (July/August 2008)
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