Welcome to the Seattle Surgical Society!

Dear Members,

I am very excited about our up-coming year. We are fortunate to start the year with a visit by Governor Gregoire (assuming there are no last-minute emergencies in Olympia). Thanks to past-president Ralph Aye for arranging this special speaker for us. Future speakers include Bruce Balick, who will update us on the Hubble Telescope, Art Thiel, amusing us about sports and possibly mourning the loss of the PI, and Christopher J. L. Murray, the Richard Saltonstall Professor of Public Policy, Professor of Social Medicine, and Director of the Harvard Initiative for Global Health.

Our Annual Meeting will be held on Friday, January 22nd at the Renaissance Hotel. It will be followed by a gala dinner at the Museum of Flight, where we will celebrate the 100th year of Seattle Surgical!

It promises to be a terrific year - all we need is for you to join us!

Regards,

Ted Kohler, MD, MSc
Professor of Surgery, University of Washington
Chief, Peripheral Vascular Surgery, Seattle VAMC