The Seattle Surgical Society welcomes local medical experts and community leaders to share their knowledge and insights with our members and guests.
Rainier Club
The Seattle Surgical Society has been hosting their meeting at the historic Rainier Club for over 40 years. Members enjoy the elegance and charm of this beautiful venue with meals that are superb. The scallops are a much-beloved menu item that presidents are told year-after-year to never remove it!
Rainier Club 820 4th Ave Seattle, WA 98104
May 19 Program
May 19, 2025
5:30 PM – SOCIAL HOUR (CUTTER ROOM)
6:15 PM – SCIENTIFIC TALK (CUTTER ROOM) “Innovating Health Care by Partnering with Women with Pelvic Floor Problems“ Speaker: Una J. Lee, MD
7:00 PM – DINNER (RAINIER CLUB)
7:45 PM – AFTER-DINNER TALK (RAINIER CLUB) “Art in Hospitals: Community and Pause-Provoking Moments Through Art” Speaker: Dena Rigby
OUR SPEAKERS
SCIENTIFIC TALK “INNOVATING HEALTHCARE BY PARTNERING WITH WOMEN WITH PELVIC FLOOR PROBLEMS“
Una J. Lee, MD
Section Head, Urology Physician Lead, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health Associate Fellowship Director, Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery Fellowship, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health
AFTER-DINNER TALK “ART IN HOSPITALS: COMMUNITY AND PAUSE-PROVOKING MOMENTS THROUGH ART”
Dena Rigby
Art Advisor
Dena Rigby is an Art Advisor and Certified Member of the Appraisers Association of America (AAA), specializing in Post-War, Modern, Contemporary, and Emerging Art, with a specialty in Modern and Contemporary Glass.
Rigby earned a degree in Art History from the University of Florida. She has completed additional studies in art finance at the Sotheby’s Institute in London and has served on the University of Florida College of Arts Alumni Council, the Seattle Art Museum Supporters executive committee, and was a former board member of the MOCA Contemporaries in Los Angeles. Over the past thirty years, she has managed some of the top artists in the Pacific Northwest, co-owned a private art gallery in Los Angeles, and lead fine art tours for high-level patrons of major museums nationally.
In recent years, Rigby has acted as the art advisor for two new hospitals, the St. Michael Medical Center in Silverdale, WA and the Providence-Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center, Tarzana, CA. Currently, she is working on a fourth building for St. Michael Medical Center, while finalizing large advisory projects for South Florida PBS’ new Bailey Cultural Art Center and the Norfolk Botanical Garden, and working with two Fortune 500 companies nationally.
April 28 Program
April 28, 2025
5:30 PM – SOCIAL HOUR (CUTTER ROOM)
6:15 PM – SCIENTIFIC TALK (CUTTER ROOM) “Surgical Disparities: Why DEI Still Matters“ Speaker: N. Rhea Udyavar, MD
7:00 PM – DINNER (RAINIER CLUB)
7:45 PM – AFTER-DINNER TALK (RAINIER CLUB) “Potential Impact Of Executive Orders on Healthcare & The Role of Advocacy“ Speakers: Dorothy Miller, JD, MPH and Francesca Vega
OUR SPEAKERS
N. Rhea Udyavar, MD
Endocrine Surgeon, University of Washington
Dorothy Miller, JD, MPH
Associate Vice President GR & Policy
Francesca Vega
Vice President, External Affairs & Community Engagement, Seattle Children’s Hospital
Previously Invited Speakers
Jean Enersen Former King 5 News Anchor
Lenny Wilkens Legendary Hall of Famer, Player, and Coach for the NBA
