RebeccaPrincePetersenMD
General Surgery • Seattle, WAMinimally Invasive Surgery
Associate Professor, Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine
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Office
1959 NE Pacific St.
Seattle, WA 98195Phone+1 206-598-6190- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Rebecca Petersen MD, MSc, FACS is a board-certified general surgeon and Associate Professor of Surgery. Dr. Petersen is the Program Director for the General and Preliminary Surgery Residency Program.
Dr. Petersen has extensive expertise in minimally invasive gastrointestinal surgery including laparoscopic and robotic approaches. She has completed a fellowship in MIS foregut and bariatric surgery at University of Washington and spent two years doing thoracic oncology research during her training at Duke. Dr. Petersen also has a Master of Science in Epidemiology from the Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Petersen’s clinical interests include: advanced laparoscopy, gastrointestinal disorders, complex abdominal wall hernia repair and reconstruction, in addition to inguinal, femoral, sports, chronic groin pain and hiatal hernias.
Education & Training
University of WashingtonFellowship, Advanced GI Minimally Invasive Surgery, 2009 - 2011
Duke University HospitalResidency, Surgery, 2002 - 2009
Oregon Health and Science University School of MedicineClass of 2002
Certifications & Licensure
WA State Medical License 2009 - 2026
NC State Medical License 2002 - 2009- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair.Alexandra Hernandez, Rebecca Petersen> ;The Surgical Clinics of North America. 2023 Oct 1
- 2 citationsConsensus priority research questions in gastrointestinal and endoscopic surgery in the year 2020: results of a SAGES Delphi study.Richard Garfinkle, Rebecca P Petersen, Chris DuCoin, Maria S Altieri, Aurora Pryor, Boris Zevin, Aggarwal, R.> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2022 Sep 1
- 108 citationsEmergency Restructuring of a General Surgery Residency Program During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic: The University of Washington Experience.Amer H. Nassar, Nicole K. Zern, Lisa K. McIntyre, Dana Christian Lynge, Caitlin A. Smith, Rebecca P. Petersen, Karen D. Horvath, Douglas E. Wood> ;JAMA Surgery. 2020 Jul 1
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Journal Articles
- Emergency Restructuring of a General Surgery Residency Program During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 PandemicAmer H Nassar, Nicole K Zern, Lisa K Mcintyre, Rebecca P Petersen, Karen D Horvath, JAMA Surgery
Other
- Operative management of achalasia: Laparoscopic and open Heller myotomyPetersen RP, Oelschlager BK
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/operative-management-of-achalasia-laparoscopic-and-open-heller-myot
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-06-18
Authored Content
- Emergency Restructuring of a General Surgery Residency Program During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 PandemicApril 2020
Hospital Affiliations
UW Medicine/Northwest Hospital & Medical CenterSeattle, Washington
UW Medicine/Harborview Medical CenterSeattle, Washington
UW Medicine/University of Washington Medical CenterSeattle, Washington
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