News & Events

Dr. Arthur N. Thomas, MD, a distinguished figure in thoracic surgery, who served as Professor of Surgery at UCSF and Chief of Thoracic Surgery at San Francisco General Hospital from 1971 to 2000, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, June 29, 2025, at the age of 94 years. Born in Salinas, California, Dr...

39 UCSF Department of Surgery physicians were recently featured in San Francisco Magazine as part of their 2025 Top Doctors spotlight. The list, originally published by Castle Connolly earlier this year, was re- featured in the magazine’s latest issue, reaffirming the excellence and continued recognition of our...

We are so proud of our incredible General Surgery Chief Resident Class of 2025! These surgeons have achieved great things in residency and we are thrilled to send them out into the world. We can't wait to see the great things they will achieve in the next stage of their careers. Nathan Brand - Faculty (General...

Congrats to Dr. Andre Campbell, MD, FACS, FACP, FCCM, MAMSE, DABS, FCCOS on receiving the 2025 Osler Distinguished Teaching Award. Selected by the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine Class of 2025, this honor recognizes his excellence as a teacher, mentor, and compassionate physician.

Congratulations to Dr. Sanziana Roman, MD, FACS, on her appointment as Co-Interim Associate Dean for Curriculum, Foundations 2 & Career Launch! She’ll lead key efforts including Career Launch, PI Weeks, and the Anti-Oppression Curriculum Initiative.

With the BackTable Podcast, we’re providing a new medium for practicing physicians to get up to speed on conditions, procedures, and practice building topics by listening to practical advice from their peers and the experts in their field.

The ACS Northern California Chapter extends from the Oregon border, between the Pacific Ocean and Nevada, across the state of California to the San Joaquin Valley. For the first time since 2019, Chapter members gathered Friday–Saturday, March 14–15, in San Francisco to discuss surgical practice, well-being, local...

The Department of Surgery is thrilled to introduce our new General Surgery, Plastic Surgery, and Integrated Vascular Surgery residents for 2025-2026! We proudly welcome these talented future surgeons to UCSF Surgery and congratulate each new intern for matching into our programs. We look forward to welcoming our...

Dr. Lucy Zumwinkle Kornblith has been appointed the Elsbach-Richards Endowed Chair I in the Department of Surgery at University of California, San Francisco, a prestigious recognition honoring her exceptional contributions as a surgeon-scientist and leader in trauma care and surgical research. Dr. Kornblith is an...

Pioneering space research leverages microgravity for tissue engineering breakthroughs Key Takeaways Microgravity Innovation: The unique conditions of low Earth orbit help to self-assemble human liver tissues with enhanced functionality, compared to Earth-based methods. Advanced Tissue Preservation: The project...

Dr. Sanziana Roman & Dr. Elizabeth Ozer received a $200,000 Advancing Faculty Diversity award from University of California's Office of the President for their work on "Leadership Equity Advances Diversity: Enhancing Processes for Selecting Leaders across UC Health Sciences" UCSF Office of Diversity and Outreach...

The Department of Surgery and the Division of Vascular Surgery are proud to announce a major milestone for Alameda Health System: the successful performance of our first TransCarotid Artery Revascularization (TCAR) procedure at the state-of-the-art Highland Hospital Cardiovascular Catheterization Laboratory. One...

Dr. Carlos Corvera, Dr. Amar Nijagal, Dr. Jeffrey Velotta, and Dr. Peter Stock have received UCSF Medicine's 2024 Academy of Medical Educators "Excellence in Mentorship" Award. They have been recognized for their exceptional contributions to medical education, inspiring the next generation of healthcare...

The Department of Surgery would like to acknowledge and celebrate Dr. Lucy Kornblith, an Associate Professor of Surgery at UCSF and a trauma and acute care surgeon at Zuckerberg San Francisco General and Trauma Center. Recently, she played a crucial role in the recovery of San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Ricky...

Dr. Jade Hiramoto is our new Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs in the Department of Surgery! In her role as Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs, Dr. Hiramoto will work closely with the Department Chair and Division Chiefs to promote high-quality, efficient, and accessible patient care within the growing UCSF Health...

If the shortest distance between two points is a straight line, my career path has never been linear. And I have no regrets. The longer, less traveled path has allowed me to meet interesting people, and to trial different experiences that have only made me more steadfast in my pursuit of academic surgery as a...