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Gregory P. Victorino, M.D., Professor of Surgery and Director of Trauma Services for the UCSF-East Bay Surgery Program*, was named Named Outstanding Physician for 2016 by Alameda Health System. The award was presented at the AHS Foundation's Annual Gala on May 7, 2016. The Alameda Health System Foundation wrote on...

The annual dinner honoring the 2015-16 graduating Chief Residents of the General Surgery Residency Program was held on Friday, June 3, 2016 atop The Westin St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco in the Alexandria Room. After an introduction by the Department Chair, Dr. Nancy Ascher, the Chief Residents were introduced...

Pediatric surgeon Michael R. Harrison, M.D. and UC Berkeley engineer Phillip Messersmith, Ph.D. are collaborating on an NIH-Funded research project to improve glues used in fetal surgery procedures, notably those used to treat twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome. Dr. Harrision, widely acknolwedged as the "father of...

Kerry Decker, MSN, RN, NP, co-Director of the UCSF Surgical and Critical Care Nurse Practitioner Fellowship, recently discussed the challenges NPs face in assimilating into high-acuity environments such as neurosurgery, intensive care units (ICUs) and transplant service in "Science of Caring", a UCSF School of...

Congratulations to Guanqing Ou and coauthors on their publication in Integrative Biology! Abstract: The mechanical properties of the extracellular matrix influence cell signaling to regulate key cellular processes, including differentiation, apoptosis, and transformation. Understanding the molecular mechanisms...

The UCSF Heart and Vascular Center recently opened a new ambulatory care clinic located on the 5th Floor of the ACC Building at 400 Parnassus Ave. in San Francisco. The multidisciplinary clinic offers outpatient care and testing , and an array medical procedures. The new clinic houses eleven UCSF cardiovascular...

UCSF News reports on the research of the Willenbring Lab and others demonstrating in mice that healthy new liver cells could be generated within the organ itself, thus making engraftment unnecessary. The article noted that the very cells that drive liver disease were converted, thereby reducing liver damage and...

The career of nurse practitioner Joanna Delong, RN, MS, NP, Clinical Director of the UCSF Heart and Vascular Center, was the subject of a recent profile in the School of Nursing's "Science of Caring". The article " Creating Opportunities for Nurse Practitioners to Help Save Limbs and More" describes her diverse...

UCSF News reports on the work of a UCSF research team investigating the causes and potential treatments for gastroschisis, a rare disorder in which developing intestines protrude outside of the body through a hole alongside the belly button. Led by pediatric surgeon Tippi MacKenzie, MD, Associate Professor of...

UCSF News reports on the inspirational lecture given by Andre Campbell, M.D., Professor of Surgery at the UCSF Department of Surgery at Zuckerberg SFGH, about the importance of social justice and diversity at the annual "UCSF Last Lecture" event, in which Dr. Campbell spoke of his experiences at UCSF dating back...

UCSF News reports on Time magazine's selection of Laura Esserman , MD, MBA, to the 2016 TIME 100, the magazine’s annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Dr. Esserman is Professor of Surgery and Radiology, and Director of the Carol Franc Buck Breast Care Center at UCSF. Time magazine has named...

James Fallows, national correspondent for The Atlantic, recently wrote about the death of comedian Garry Shandling, noting that he suffered from hyperparathyroidism, a condition that, if left untreated, can raise the risk of having a heart attack and other serious medical conditions. Fallows' piece was both...