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Thoracic Oncology Program Launches Kratz Lab Focused on Therapeutic Interventions for Early-Stage Lung Cancers
UCSF Thoracic Oncology Program
March 26, 2018
The Thoracic Oncology Program proudly announces the launch of the Kratz Lab, which will focus on understanding the genetic and immunological mechanisms that drive early-stage, surgically resectable thoracic malignancies, most notably non-small cell lung cancer. The translationally-focused Kratz Lab will use t he...
Leonardo M. R. Ferreira Discusses Designer Cell Therapies for Complex Diseases at Future of DNA Synthetic Biology Symposium
UCSF Tang Lab
March 24, 2018
Molecular immunologist and human genome engineer Leonardo M.R. Ferreira, Ph.D. , a postdoctoral scholar in the laboratories of Dr. Qizhi Tang (Department of Surgery) and Dr. Jeffrey Bluestone (Diabetes Center) at UCSF, recently gave a captivating talk about his research at the Future of DNA, Blockchain, and...
Department of Surgery Welcomes New Class of General Surgery Residents on Match Day 2018
UCSF Department of Surgery
March 16, 2018
The Department of Surgery warmly welcomes our seven new categorical residents comprising the Class of 2025. We congratulate them in matching with our program. This is a diverse group of highly accomplished individuals that bring a wide array of life experiences and academic excellence to UCSF. We look forward to...
Jason Pomerantz Awarded 5-year $1.7M NIH Grant to Investigate Muscle Stem Cells for Therapeutic Potential
Pomerantz Lab
March 13, 2018
Jason H. Pomerantz, M.D., associate professor of surgery and surgical director of the UCSF Craniofacial Center, has been awarded a 5-year $1.7M R01 grant from National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) to study muscle stem cells, a subpopulation of muscle progenitors that are...
Meditation Room Named for Jeff Pearl, Mount Zion’s "Heart"
UCSF Department of Surgery
March 09, 2018
Jeff Pearl was Mount Zion. He lived and breathed the hospital, its patients and families, and staff; and he was as much a part of Mount Zion as the hospital was a part of him. Known for his warmth as well as his medical skill, Pearl, who died in August 2017, was professor emeritus of surgery at UCSF and held a...
Renowned Breast Surgeon Laura J. Esserman Discusses Her Life and Research at Department of Surgery Staff Engagement Event
UCSF Breastcare Surgery
February 28, 2018
Renowned breast surgeon Laura J. Esserman, MD, MBA gave a captivating talk about her richly textured life and innovative research at a Staff Engagement Event hosted by the Department of Surgery on February 9th at UCSF Mount Zion. The research portion of her talk focused on two landmark clinical trials she serves...
Quan-Yang Duh, MD Recounts Iconic Immigrant Journey in Address to Pacific Coast Surgical Association
UCSF Endocrine Surgery
February 28, 2018
Quan-Yang Duh M.D. , professor and chief of the section of endocrine surgery at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and outgoing President of the Pacific Coast Surgical Association, told a rapt audience of attendees at the organization's annual meeting of his journey as an immigrant, his rescue by a...
Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn, Legendary Mindfulness Instructor, Lauds Department of Surgery Efforts Studying MBSR in Surgical Interns and Faculty
UCSF Center for Mindfulness in Surgery
February 27, 2018
Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D, the universally acclaimed mediation instructor and Professor emeritus at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, recently gave the "Second Annual Ellen Hughes Lectureship" in Herbst Hall at UCSF Mount Zion, "The Key to Clinician Wellbeing through Mindfulness: Embodied Practice...
The WISDOM Study: Breaking the Deadlock In the Breast Cancer Screening Debate
UCSF Breastcare Surgery
February 27, 2018
An article commentary recently published in NPJ Breast Cancer, a Nature Research journal, discusses the WISDOM Study (Women Informed to Screen Depending on Measures of Risk (WISDOM), a groundbreaking clinical trial recruiting 100,000 women from throughout California that will compare annual breast cancer screening...
Sonja Schrepfer and Tobias Deuse Awarded 4-year $2.4M NIH Grant to Study Space-Related Physiological Changes and Altered Immune Function
Transplant and Stem Cell Immunobiology (TSI) Lab
February 26, 2018
Sonja Schrepfer, M.D., Ph.D. and Tobias Deuse, M.D. have been awarded a 4-year $2.4M NIH grant by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) to investigate space-related physiological changes, analogous to those observed during aging, including defects in bone healing, loss of cardiovascular...
Teaching To Technology: Will Robots in the OR Shift the Surgical Instruction Model?
General Surgery Residency Program
February 25, 2018
UCSF general surgery research fellow Courtney A. Green, M.D. was recently interviewed by Daniel Seeger of Surgical Products Magazine about changes in the surgical instruction model heralded by the advent of robotic surgery in the operating room. It’s well understood that robotic-assisted surgical systems are...
Wired Magazine Visits Shuvo Roy and The Kidney Project
UCSF School of Pharmacy
February 25, 2018
Kidney failure is a debilitating and ultimately deadly illness, and a health policy crisis. With 468,000 people on dialysis in the U.S., costing the government $31 billion dollars a year, very little money is spent on researching alternatives to current treatments. Wired magazine’s Megan Molteni visited Shuvo Roy...
Johannes Kratz Named Van Auken Endowed Chair in Thoracic Oncology
UCSF Department of Surgery
February 24, 2018
Johannes R. Kratz, M.D. has been named the new Van Auken Endowed Chair in Thoracic Oncology. Kratz is an assistant professor in the Division of Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery, a member of the Thoracic Oncology Program, and director of Advanced Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery. The Van Auken Endowed Chair supports...
Department of Surgery Launches New Medical Student Portal for Surgical Clerkships
UCSF General Surgery Residency Program
February 16, 2018
The Department of Surgery has launched a new medical student portal designed as a resource and comprehensive dashboard for medical students during their surgical clerkships. The program is led by Director Andre Campbell, M.D. and Associate Director Matthew Y.C. Lin, M.D. The site course coordinators are Heidi...
How Hospitals are Working to Prepare At-Risk Older Patients for Surgery
UCSF Center for Older Adults
February 13, 2018
Emily Finlayson, MD, MS, director of the Center for Surgery in Older Adults at UCSF, was interviewed by Becker's Hospital Review on how hospitals work to prepare at-risk older patients for surgery, screening for frailty and meeting patient's health goals. Older patients undergo major surgery on a regular basis...
Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery to Host UCSF Vascular Symposium April 19-21 in San Francisco
UCSF Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
February 08, 2018
The Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery in the Department of Surgery at University of California, San Francisco will host the 2018 UCSF Vascular Symposium on April 19-21 at the Parc 55 San Francisco. The symposium includes a distinguished faculty drawn from UCSF and and other leading institutions. The...