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UCSF Department of Surgery: Parenting in Surgery Mentorship Program
UCSF Department of Surgery
May 01, 2023
Visit the Parenting in Surgery website Annie having a great time at the Mentorship event. Becoming a parent is hard work, especially when balancing the new role as a parent with surgical training. We have created a New Parent Mentorship Program in the UCSF Department of Surgery to provide a support network of...
Congrats to Dr. Hillary J. Braun for receiving Exceptional Physician Award for the academic year 2022-23
UCSF Department of Surgery
March 30, 2023
The Exceptional Physician Awards recognizes select physicians for exemplary demonstration of UCSF Health’s values in their clinical practice and interaction with patients, faculty and staff. The Department of Surgery wants to congratulate Dr. Hillary J. Braun, one of our Chief Residents in General Surgery and...
Celebrating Match Day 2023!
UCSF Department of Surgery
March 20, 2023
The UCSF Department of Sugery is very pleased to introduce our new General Surgery, Plastic Surgery, and Integrated Vascular Surgery residents! We warmly welcome this extraordinary, diverse group to UCSF Surgery and congratulate each incoming intern for matching into our programs. We are honored to partner with...
Dr. Ajay Maker Named New Chief of the Division of Surgical Oncology
UCSF Department of Surgery
October 29, 2020
We pleased to announce that Ajay Maker, MD, FACS has been named the Chief of the new Division of Surgical Oncology in the Department of Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco. He will lead Surgical Oncology services, including breast, colorectal, endocrine, hepatopancreatobiliary, and melanoma...
Land Acknowledgment Statement of the UCSF Department of Surgery
UCSF Department of Surgery
October 14, 2020
Native Americans are still here! Not just in the romanticized past, or in a troubled present where stereotypes of Indians abound (alcoholics, living only on reservations, stoic spiritual leaders, casino owners). California has the largest Native American population in the country – a shocking statistic to most...
Susan G. Komen
October 01, 2020
Susan G. Komen®, the world’s leading breast cancer organization, recognized two widely respected and innovative breast cancer researchers this week, announcing that Donald McDonnell, Ph.D., and Laura Esserman, M.D., have been selected as this year’s recipients of the Brinker Awards – Komen’s highest scientific...
Dr. Valerie Weaver Receives NCI Outstanding Investigator Award (OIA) and $6.7M R35 Grant
UCSF Department of Surgery
September 23, 2020
Valerie Weaver, Ph.D., Professor of Surgery in the Departments of Surgery, Anatomy, and Bioengineering & Therapeutics Sciences, and Director of the Center for Bioengineering & Tissue Regeneration, is the recipient of a National Cancer Institute (NCI) Outstanding Investigator Award (OIA) (R35), supporting a 7-year...
Dr. Joseph Cuschieri Appointed Trauma Medical Director at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center (ZSFG)
UCSF Department of Surgery
September 17, 2020
We are pleased to announce that Joseph Cuschieri, MD, FACS, currently Professor of Surgery at the University of Washington, has been appointed the next Trauma Medical Director at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center (ZSFG), commencing March 1, 2021. He also will be a Professor in the...
Dr. Tom C. Nguyen Named New Chief of the Division of Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery
UCSF Department of Surgery
September 08, 2020
We are excited to announce that Tom C. Nguyen, MD, FACS, FACC has been named the new Chief of the Division of Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery and the Helen and Charles Schwab Distinguished Professor of Surgery in the Department of Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Nguyen comes to UCSF from...
Dr. Ryutaro Hirose Named Inaugural Vice Chair of Clinical Operations and Value
UCSF Department of Surgery
September 04, 2020
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Ryutaro Hirose has been named the inaugural Vice Chair of Clinical Operations and Value in the Department of Surgery. In his new role, Dr. Hirose will foster excellence and integration of our clinical practices within the UCSF Health System and its partners, and he will work...
Dr. Elizabeth Wick Named Inaugural Vice Chair of Quality and Safety
UCSF Department of Surgery
September 02, 2020
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Elizabeth Wick will serve as the inaugural Vice Chair of Quality and Safety for the Department of Surgery. As Vice Chair, Dr. Wick will be responsible for oversight of the Department’s quality and patient safety enterprise , focused in the perioperative space. She will...
Dr. Stanley Rogers Named Interim Chief of the Division of General Surgery Succeeding Dr. Hobart Harris
UCSF Department of Surgery
September 01, 2020
It is with deep gratitude that we announce Dr. Hobart Harris will be stepping down as Chief of the Division of General Surgery, effective August 31, 2020. Dr. Harris has served as Chief of General Surgery with distinction since 2002. He also served in the capacity of Vice-Chair of the Department from 2002-2008 and...
Dr. Laura Esserman Awarded $9.1M NIH/NCI R01 Grant to Expand WISDOM Study to Diverse and Underserved Patient Populations
UCSF Breastcare Program
July 15, 2020
Laura J. Esserman, MD, MBA and her research team have been awarded a $9.1M NIH R01 grant from the National Cancer Institue (NCI). The focus of the grant is to enable expansion of The WISDOM Study to new recruitment sites/partnerships including Louisiana State University, the University of Chicago, the University...
Four Surgery Residents Awarded UCSF CTSI Resident Research Funding
UCSF General Surgery Residency Program
July 13, 2020
Mark Barry, M.D. Zachary Matthay, M.D. Adam Wallace, M.D. Ava Yap, M.D.. M.H.Sc. UCSF Surgery residents were well-represented as awardees of the UCSF CTSI Spring 2020 Resident Research Funding Award . Mark Barry, M.D. , Zachary Matthay, M.D. (General Surgery research residents), Adam Wallace, M.D. (Plastic Surgery...
Lucy Kornblith, M.D. and Zachary Matthay, M.D. Awarded Two Grants for COVID-19 Research
UCSF Department of Surgery at Zuckerberg San Francisco General
July 01, 2020
UCSF Surgeon-scientist Lucy Kornblith, M.D. (PI) and her mentee, Zachary Matthay, M.D. (Co-PI) were awarded two grants for their proposed COVID-19-related research by the UCSF COVID-19 Rapid Response Pilot Grant Program, supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, and National Institutes...
Sandy Feng, MD, PhD Recipient of 2020 AST Clinical Science Established Investigator Award
UCSF Department of Surgery
July 01, 2020
Sandy Feng, M.D., Ph.D. , Professor of Surgery and Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Surgery, has been named the 2020 recipient of the Clinical Science Established Investigator Award from the American Society of Transplantation (AST). The award is made to a senior clinical scientist who has made...