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Become a member and receive career-enhancing benefits

Our top priority is providing value to members. Your Member Services team is here to ensure you maximize your ACS member benefits, participate in College activities, and engage with your ACS colleagues. It's all here.

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Catherine M. Straub, MD FACS

Board Certification

  • American Board of Surgery - General Surgery

Additional Information

Gender

Female

Type of Practice

Employee of physician group practice (large surgery group/multispecialty group)

General Surgery

Contact Information

Biography

I have been working in a semi-rural community practice since leaving residency, initially as an elective surgeon, now as a surgical hospitalist. My passions involve surgical education, particularly training future rural surgeons. developing and maintaining a subspecialty practice in a rural location, and raising awareness of the challenges rural surgeons face through advocacy

Subspecialties and Areas of Clinical Concentration

Abdomen and Digestion Disorder/Procedure

Liver, Gallbladder, Pancreas Disor/Proc

Hernia Procedures

Skin & Soft Tissue Disorders/Procedures

Anal-rectal Disorders/Procedures

Colon and Rectal Disorders/Cancer

Minimally Invasive Procedures

Thoracic

Trauma/Injury Procedures

Hospital Appointments

Central Washington Hospital

Wenatchee, WA

Attending

08/2011—Present

Wenatchee Valley Medical Center

Wenatchee, WA

Attending

08/2011—Present

Academic Appointments

University of Washington School of Medicine

Seattle, WA

Clinical Instructor

01/2013—Present

Washington State University

Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor

01/2019—Present