Chief of Surgery Celebrates 25 Years at BWFH
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News for and about BWFH Staff and Employees Good Chief of Surgery celebrates Health 25 years at BWFH At an event held at the Larz Anderson Auto Museum, BW- FH’s Medical Staff honored Dr. IT’S IN Pardon Kenney for his 25 years YOUR as Chief of Surgery at Brigham HANDS! and Women’s Faulkner Hos- pital. “Having somebody stay in one position over 25 years is truly amazing,” said Chief Operating Officer Dr. Michael Gustafson, MD, MBA. Dr. Kenney came to BWFH in Dr. Pardon Kenney, Dr. Erika Rangel and President of the 1989. “It seemed like a good BWFH Medical Staff Dr. John Lewis fit. It did not require the heavy- duty laboratory research that I wasn’t “You can be both a surgeon and a very good at, but I could do what I like to wonderful human being.” do which is to teach and educate,” says Dr. Kenney. Over the years, Dr. Kenney Dr. Kenney’s devotion to teaching goes has focused on providing quality care to beyond the technical skills. He says, “We patients in the community while guid- can teach them the technical skills. They ing residents and fellows into successful can see how we do things technically, but careers in surgery. learning judgment is as much a part of surgical residency as anything else.” So “At the end of the day, it’s important to much of his job is helping his students to think about your legacy. What is it that’s be confident in their ability and guiding going to make you stand out in people’s them to be good decision-makers. minds? Well, it’s got to do with the people you have helped to teach,” He says, “A surgeon first and foremost Wash or says Dr. Kenney. should be a physician, a doctor, who does sanitize before operate, but who doesn’t always operate At the event, Dr. Erika Rangel, a former if he or she thinks it’s not the right thing and after resident of Dr. Kenney’s, said, “The most to do. Sometimes you have to stand up to each patient important story to tell is the story about your colleagues.” Pardon’s role as a surgical educator over interaction. the past 25 years.” She described his ded- Over the years, the field of surgery ication as “irrefutable” and his talent for has grown and evolved. Residents have teaching as “completely irreplaceable.” come and gone. Dr. Kenney has remained. But, she said the most important lesson He says simply, “I can’t see myself she learned from Dr. Kenney is this: elsewhere.” BWFH Pulse 1 New Orthopedic Surgery Center opens at BWFH After a two-and-a-half-week renovation project, the 6th floor During the renovation project, surgical pavilion was reopened this fall as the Orthopedic Sur- all 6th floor operating rooms gery Center. The refreshed space is designed with a specific fo- were closed. Key players from all cus on orthopedic procedures, including total joint replacement. areas worked together to ensure the project was completed in a timely and efficient manner. The team was led by Associate Chief Nurse, Ambulatory and Perioper- ative Services Kitty Rafferty, RN, Vice President, Clinical Services Susan Dempsey, OR Nursing Partners eCare hardware Director Patricia McCarthy, NP, and OR Business Manager Paul Riley. Administrative Director of Surgical Services Jeffrey Blackwell worked with the block sched- uling to allow for a full surgical case load on the 1st floor. Central Processing Department Manager Michael Viveiros created a new inventory of surgical instruments specifically tailored for the ser- vices being rendered. Finally, Project Manager Bill Andreas from the Real Estate and Facilities group at BWH was responsible for Orthopedic Surgery Center operating room coordinating the architects’ and engineers’ design work, manag- ing the construction contract and equipment vendor purchases The Orthopedic Surgery Center at BWFH features new monitors and coordinating with all the different hospital groups to get the for the x-ray system, Partners eCare hardware and upgraded project designed, scheduled and implemented on time and on video equipment, including new LED monitors, new cameras and budget. new scopes that enable surgeons to broadcast procedures to colleagues and students around the world. The renovation also included replacing the UV light sterilization system with a laminar airflow system. “The refreshed area gives our orthopedic surgeons the state-of- the-art space they need to perform total joint replacement on the 6th floor, as well as other orthopedic procedures. The lami- nar airflow system reduces the risk of infection, which is safer for the patient,” says Dr. Brandon Earp, Chief of Orthopedic Surgery at BWFH. Laminar flow system Surgical workstation Published by Marketing and Public Affairs 617-983-7565 / [email protected] We welcome your feedback and suggestions for future issues. 2 BWFH Pulse BWFH receives national recognition for meritorious outcomes from the American College of Surgeons For the second year in a row, the tion, ventilator > 48 hours, renal failure, cardiac incidents (cardiac American College of Surgeons arrest and myocardial infarction), respiratory (pneumonia), SSI National Surgical Quality Im- (surgical site infections-superficial and deep incisional and provement Program (ACS NSQ- organ-space SSIs) or urinary tract infection. BWFH achieved the IP®) has recognized Brigham and distinction based on our outstanding composite quality score in Women’s Faulkner Hospital as the eight areas listed above. one of 44 ACS NSQIP participat- ing hospitals that have achieved “The goal of ACS NSQIP is to provide reliable data that helps meritorious outcomes for surgical patient care. Similar to last reduce surgical morbidity (infection or illness related to a surgi- year, BWFH is the only hospital in New England to be recog- cal procedure) and surgical mortality (death related to a surgi- nized with this honor. As a participant in ACS NSQIP, BWFH is cal procedure) and to provide a firm foundation for surgeons to required to track the outcomes of inpatient and outpatient surgi- apply what is known as the ‘best scientific evidence,’” says Dr. cal procedures, collecting data that informs patient safety efforts Pardon Kenney, Chief of Surgery. “I am extremely proud of all of and the quality of surgical care improvements. our physicians and nursing staff, and their exemplary commit- ment to the highest standards of surgical care. This recognition The ACS NSQIP recognition program commends a select group from the American College of Surgeons is another testament to of hospitals for achieving superior outcomes related to patient their dedication.” management in eight clinical areas: mortality, unplanned intuba- BWH Department of Dermatology expands at BWFH For more than 25 years, Dr. Eva Balash has been a dermatologist As part of Brigham Dermatology Associates, Dr. Balash finds at Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital. She recently left her she can focus on the “bread and butter” dermatology she loves. private practice and joined Brigham Dermatology Associates at And when a patient is more challenging, she consults with other BWFH where she and two medical assistants see patients four dermatology colleagues. “Sometimes diagnoses get really, really days a week. These services include the evaluation, diagnosis esoteric. And maybe the person who wrote the article on that and treatment of a happens to be over at Longwood. So when that happens it’s wide variety of skin nice, both for the patient and for me,” she says. conditions. Dr. Balash says she will continue to see patients Monday through Dr. Balash says, “I Thursday. Dr. Jason Frangos has also come on board to expand see anyone with the practice to five days a week. Dr. Frangos earned his medical skin.” In her office, degree at Yale University. In 2010, he completed an internship she treats patients in internal medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital before of all ages with completing a dual residency in dermatology and internal medi- rashes, psoriasis, cine through the Harvard Combined Medicine-Dermatology poison ivy and Training Program. At BWFH, he will see both outpatient and Dr. Eva Balash Dr. Jason Frangos more. “We see inpatient cases as the Director of the BWFH Inpatient Consulta- everything from a little kid with eczema to an older person with tion Service. skin cancer, even melanoma,” she says. To make an appointment with Brigham Dermatology Associates, call 617-983-7324 today. BWFH Pulse 3 BWFH welcomes new Chiefs of Hematology and Urology BWFH Director of Police, Security, Safety and Parking Dr. Nathan Connell has been named clini- program at BWFH. This includes the chairs two professional cal Chief of Hematology at Brigham and expansion of general urology access and Women’s Faulkner Hospital. In his new services, as well as subspecialty urology security organizations role, Dr. Connell will provide clinical lead- programs. ership for the hematology division, in- In January of cluding oversight of the quality of patient Most recently Dr. Malone served as Chief 2014, Ashley care, provide hematology consultation of Surgery for Dedham Medical Associ- Ditta, Direc- for outpatients at the Brigham Medical ates. He has also been a staff urologist tor of Police, Specialties practice at BWFH and coor- with our Department of Surgery for more Security, Safety dinate coverage for the BWFH inpatient than a decade. and Parking hematology consult service. In addition, at Brigham Dr. Connell will work with BWFH leader- Dr. Malone completed his undergraduate and Women’s ship committees on matters related to work at Brandeis University and then went Faulkner Hos- hematology, including the blood bank, on to the University of Massachusetts pital, assumed transfusion committee and pharmacy and Medical School where he was a surgical the role of Ashley Ditta therapeutics committee.