
Hunter Wessells
@wessellshunter
President, UW Physicians and Professor of Urology. Advancing patient care and practice efficiency alongside exceptional colleagues and trainees
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Welcoming visiting prospective urologists from across US and South America to UW Urology for the annual summer picnic. Thanks to Daniel Lin for hosting and sharing the great views!


Trading stories with our 4 UW Urology interns (and 3 visiting Sub-Is) about the joys and challenges of transition from medical student to physician. Lifelong learning starts here. UWUrologyResidents UW Medicine


Welcoming visiting professors Vetterlein and Horiguchi to Seattle pre GURS 3rd Academic Congress with UWUrologyResidents UW Urology UW Medicine


Walk rounds with the final 2023 cohort of UW Urology sub-I’s before dispersing for interviews. Thanks to all 22 amazing MS4s who rotated this year and best of luck on the further journey as urology residents! UWUrologyResidents University of Washington


A great day for UW Medicine talking health with fans and reviewing the Men’s Health Checklist in the Husky Fan Zone before the epic University of Washington win in the Greatest Setting in College Football! UW Urology UW Mens Health


Great presentation American College of Surgeons “Defining the Genetic Background of Hydrocele” by Penn Medicine Jeff Roberson using MVP and UK Biobank to advance understanding of NIDDK relevant disorders.


Sending Arash Amighi with UW Urology tribute (COVID delayed) to Ganesh Palapattu and Michigan Urology for the Washington Football loss to University of Michigan 2021. There will be a revenge bet on the spread come College Football Playoff FINALS! D2 magnum a favorite of late urology great Bill Steers. Enjoy!


UWUrologyResidents didactics back in person with UW Urology John Gore - building community and fund of knowledge one Friday at a time



Feeling very lucky to have learned from every one of the UW Urology GURS fellows. Each occupying their own unique niche in the academic reconstruction ecosystem and contributing to the field. Amer. Urol. Assn. GURS


The best thing about #AUA2024: randomly running into Ashley Dixon, UW School of Medicine graduate now practicing in Dallas, Texas! Urology provides so many ways to make an impact. Proud of our shared UW Urology connection!


Mathew Sorensen sharing latest on ultrasonic propulsion and burst wave lithotripsy to Amer. Urol. Assn. Plenary Session. The paradigm started shifting during his research year in the University of Washington Applied Physics Lab, carried forward uninterrupted UW Urology!


In the heart of University of Washington campus discussing joys and pitfalls of leadership and surgical practice with Mayo Clinic Candace Granberg, MD who we honor tomorrow as 2024 Seattle Children's UW Urology Parker Endowed Lecturer in Pediatric Urology


I announced to UW Urology on Thursday that after 16 years as Chair I will step down Oct. 1, staying @uw as UWP President & GURS PD. I prize the confidence my colleagues placed in me and all we accomplished together. In the words of Lao Tzu “do your work and then step back”

Enjoying University of Washington campus walkrounds with final 2024 cohort of UW Urology subinterns.They add immensely to the learning environment, and for the past 16 years I have been lucky to see each successive group advance to great things. The future of urology is very bright!


Day one of 2024 GURS joint meeting with esGURS in Antwerp. Field testing the UW Urology @uw ureteral trauma simulator with Marie-Therese Valovska assisting our first expert Francesca Monn


A great Saturday sharing UW Mens Health awareness and UW Medicine swag with fans (and members of University of Washington marching band including 1 premed) in the Husky FanZone before USC game. Thanks to Thomas J . Walsh, MD, MS & UW Urology volunteers for trivia spin!


At #TQIP2024 with Niels V Johnsen, MD MPH presenting new American College of Surgeons Best Practice Guideline on GU Injuries to reach 2.3k attendees and improve patient care at every level of trauma center across US and Canada The ACS Committee on Trauma Amer. Urol. Assn. GURS OTA RSNA


Future reconstructive urologists: check out our UW Urology GURS Fellowship Open House on Tuesday, November 19, 2024 5-6pm PST Hear from Hunter Wessells Judith C Hagedorn Alex Skokan Jonathan Wingate Marie-Therese Valovska and UW Staff about our unique program. RSVP: forms.office.com/r/cgpKXumR8v

Celebrating the award of the Spence Medal of the AAGUS to my mentor and friend Tom Lue UCSFUrology! One of the most consistently innovative urological surgeon scientists ever! Congratulations Tom
