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Gavin Falk, MD, General Surgery, Tacoma, WA, MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital and Health Center

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General Surgery Tacoma, WA

Pediatric General Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery

Pediatric Surgeon

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  • Office

    Mary Bridge Children's Hospital
    PO Box 5299, 311 South L St.
    Tacoma, WA 98415
    Phone+1 253-403-4613
    Fax+1 253-403-7012
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Education & Training

  • Nicklaus Children's Hospital
    Nicklaus Children's HospitalFellowship, Pediatric Surgery, 2014 - 2016
  • Cleveland Clinic Foundation
    Cleveland Clinic FoundationResidency, Surgery, 2009 - 2014
  • Royal College of Surgeons Ireland
    Royal College of Surgeons IrelandClass of 2008
  • University of Edinburgh
    University of EdinburghMSc, Financial Mathematics, 1998 - 1999
  • University College Dublin
    University College DublinMEconSc, Economics and Econometrics, 1997 - 1998
  • Trinity College Dublin
    Trinity College DublinB.A., Mathematics and Economics, Honors, 1991 - 1996

Certifications & Licensure

  • WA State Medical License
    WA State Medical License 2016 - 2025
  • MT State Medical License
    MT State Medical License 2016 - 2025
  • CO State Medical License
    CO State Medical License 2018 - 2021
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 2015 - 2016
  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 2009 - 2014
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery
  • American Board of Surgery Pediatric Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • CCF Steiger Research Award 2014
  • The George and Grace Crile Traveling Fellowship Award 2012
  • Outstanding Resident Teacher Award Association for Surgical Education (ASE), 2012
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Author reply to letter from Dr. Nakano et al.: Overestimated serum albumin levels in patients with hip fracture.  
    O'Daly BJ, Walsh JC, Quinlan JF, Falk GA, Stapleton R, Quinlan WR, O'Rourke SK., Clinical Nutrition, 4/1/2011
  • The Complete Surgeon: Abraham Colles.  
    Pearson E, Falk G., RCSI Student Medical Journal, 1/1/2008
  • Embracing the Future.  
    Falk G. Boyd C., RCSI Student Medical Journal, 1/1/2008
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Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • Plasma cancer antigen 19-9 (CA19-9) levels differentiate patients with intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN) carcinomas from those with IPMN alone.
    Daniel Joyce, Gavin A. Falk, Kevin M. El-Hayek, Sricharan Chalikonda, Gareth Morris-Stiff, R. Matthew Walsh, SSAT Digestive Disease Week, Orlando, FL, 5/1/2013
  • Is frozen section histopathology of any value in patients undergoing resection of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms?
    Daniel Joyce, Gavin A. Falk, Kevin M. El-Hayek, Sricharan Chalikonda, Gareth Morris-Stiff, R. Matthew Walsh., SSAT Digestive Disease Week, Orlando, FL, 5/1/2013
  • Rate of growth of Pancreatic serous cystadenoma based on initial neoplasm size as indication for resection.
    KM El-Hayek, N Brown, C O'Rourke, GA Falk, G Morris-Stiff, RM Walsh., Central Surgical Association Annual Meeting, Amelia Island, FL, 3/14/2013
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Other

  • Fluorescence-In-Situ-Hybridisation [FISH] Analysis of 1p/19q status in Oligodendrogliomas. 
    Falk GA, BMedSci.(Hons) Under Professor Michael Farrell, Neuropathologist
    Beaumont Hospital - 1/1/2008
  • A Family of Term-Structure Models for Long-Term Risk Management and Derivative Pricing. 
    Falk GA
    University of Edinburgh - 1/1/1999
  • Chaos in Economics. (Dissertation) 
    Falk GA
    Trinity College Dublin - 1/1/1996

Press Mentions

  • Hospital Offers Non-Surgical Treatment for Chest-Wall Deformity
    Hospital Offers Non-Surgical Treatment for Chest-Wall DeformityJuly 25th, 2018
  • 40 Years of Community Support for ALERT Services
    40 Years of Community Support for ALERT ServicesApril 14th, 2018
  • Toymaker Crafts Wooden Treasures for Children’s Medical Center
    Toymaker Crafts Wooden Treasures for Children’s Medical CenterApril 13th, 2018
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