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UCSF Department of Surgery
June 26, 2020
Since the first community-transmission of Covid-19 was identified in the United States on February 26, 2020, 1 the medical community has experienced an upheaval like never before. Looking to the experiences abroad, urgent steps were taken to reduce surgical cases and preserve inpatient capacity for a potential...
UCSF Department of Surgery
May 18, 2020
"Leaders at a 150-bed community hospital in California partnered with a collective of human-centered designers to rapidly address a sudden drop in emergency department visits after a statewide stay-at-home order was issued. The initiative developed targeted messaging to assuage patient fears about safety and...
Research Team Led by Dr. Joseph Lin Awarded Education Innovations Funding Grant
UCSF Department of Surgery
May 15, 2020
Joseph Lin, M.D. , a general surgery research resident, was awarded an Education Innovations Funding Grant by the The Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators . These grants, which address a range of priorities in education of students and trainees, are expected to make significant contributions to educational...
Dr. Sandy Feng Named Next AJT Editor-in-Chief by ASTS and AST
UCSF Department of Surgery
February 11, 2020
The Department of Surgery congratulates transplant surgeon Sandy Feng, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Surgery and Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Surgery, on being named the next Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Transplantation (AJT). The full joint news release from ASTS and AST appears below...
Dr. Tobias Deuse Awarded 4-year NSF Grant to Study Effects of Aging Aboard ISS Using Novel Platform
Transplant and Stem Cell Immunobiology (TSI) Lab
October 04, 2019
Cardiac and heart/lung transplant surgeon-scientist Tobias Deuse, M.D. has been awarded a 4-year $400K grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to investigate space-related physiological changes in liver aging and regeneration. The work will be carried out aboard the International Space Station (ISS) using...
Elizabeth Wick, MD and Jason Pomerantz, MD Appointed Co-Chairs of the Department of Surgery Research Committee
UCSF Department of Surgery
August 07, 2019
The Department of Surgery is pleased to announce that Elizabeth C. Wick, M.D. and Jason H. Pomerantz, M.D. have been appointed Co-Chairs of the Department of Surgery Research Committee. Dr. Wick is a professor of surgery in the Section of Colorectal Surgery. She is an experienced laparoscopic surgeon, treating the...
Diverse Group of Researchers Help Pioneer Novel Approach to Treating Type 1 Diabetes Using Pancreatic Islets and Parathyroid Gland Co-Transplantation
UCSF News Services
June 13, 2019
Researcher of the Month: Peter Stock, MD, PhD As a pivotal figure in HIV-to-HIV organ transplantation and its legalization through the passage of the HIV Organ Policy Equity (HOPE) Act , transplant surgeon Peter G. Stock, MD., PhD. , continues to strive toward breakthroughs in research. While Stock is mostly known...
Center for Mindfulness in Surgery
May 30, 2019
In this pilot randomized clinical trial of 21 first-year surgery residents led by PI Carter Lebares, MD, director of the UCSF Center for Mindfulness in Surgery, taking a modified mindfulness-based stress reduction class was associated with higher mindfulness, lower stress, better executive function scores, faster...
Stem Cellar, The Official Blog of CIRM, California's Stem Cell Agency
May 23, 2019
The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) awarded $11.08 Million to Dr. Peter Stock at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) to conduct a clinical trial for treatment of Type 1 Diabetes (T1D)... The trial will be using parathyroid glands to aid in the success and viability of the...
Tammy T. Chang, MD, PhD Awarded NASA and National Science Foundation Grants to Study Microgravity in Biological Systems
The Chang Laboratory for Liver Tissue Engineering
August 26, 2018
Surgeon-scientist Tammy T. Chang, MD, PhD , principal investigator in the The Chang Laboratory for Liver Tissue Engineering , has been awarded grants by two prestigious federal funders of research, the NASA Space Biology Program, and the National Science Foundation (NSF) in collaboration with the Center for the...
UCSF General Surgery Residency Program Ranked No. 1 in Western U.S. in Annual Doximity Survey
UCSF Department of Surgery
August 23, 2018
The UCSF General Surgery Residency was ranked No. 1 in research output and by reputation among sister programs in California and across the western U.S. in the Doximity 2018-19 annual survey. Nationally, the program placed in the 99th percentile for research output . The residency program is led by Department...
Nature Article by Willenbring Lab Demonstrates How Liver Cells Switch Identities to Grow New Tissue
Willenbring Lab
June 14, 2018
In the medieval ages, alchemists dedicated their lifetimes searching for the formula that would transform ordinary metals into gold. In our bodies, several cases of “cellular alchemy” have been reported. Known as transdifferentiation, this process consists of one specialized cell type transmuting into a different...
Turning Surgeons Into Innovators Without Taking Them Out of the OR
UCSF Surgical Innovations
June 06, 2018
Academic hospitals have all the makings for rich medical device development. They have physicians to identify surgical needs, researchers to test theories, bioengineers to design and create devices and patients to participate in clinical trials. However, the disconnect between engineering and surgical departments...
Department of Surgery Ranks 3rd Nationally in NIH Funding for Surgery Category - Three Surgeon-Scientists Rank in Top 20
UCSF Department of Surgery
March 27, 2018
The UCSF Department of Surgery now ranks No. 3 nationally in NIH research funding among all academic surgery programs, a stunning rise from 6 th the last time the survey was done. Three Department of Surgery faculty also ranked in the top 20 of all NIH-funded principal investigators nationally in the category of...
Transplant Surgeons Sandy Feng and Peter Stock Rank in Top 20 of NIH-Funded Investigators in Surgery for 2017
UCSF Department of Surgery
March 12, 2018
Transplant surgeons Sandy Feng, M.D., Ph.D. and Peter G. Stock, M.D., Ph.D. continued their stellar records of accomplishment in garnering NIH funding for their cutting-edge clinical research, ranking in the top 20 of all NIH-Funded principal investigators in the category of surgery nationally for 2017. Stock...