University of California San Francisco

Bianca Bromberger, MD

Bianca Bromberger
Bianca
Bromberger
MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Cardiac Surgery & Lung Transplantation
Department of Surgery, School of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco

Academic Office: 
513 Parnassus Avenue, Suite 309F, Box 0413
San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone: 415-353-8890
Email: [email protected]
Assistant: [email protected]  

Cardiac Surgery Program
400 Parnassus Avenue, Suite 501, Box 0957
San Francisco, CA, 94143
Tel: 415-353-1606
Fax: 415-353-1312

Heart Transplant Program
400 Parnassus Avenue, Suite 501, Box 0115
San Francisco, CA 94143
Tel: 415-502-4243
Fax: 415-502-0243

    Biography

    Bianca Bromberger, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Division of Cardiac Surgery and Lung Transplantation at UCSF. She specializes in heart and lung transplantation as well as general cardiac surgery, caring for patients with advanced heart and lung disease who require complex surgical therapies. Dr. Bromberger is dedicated to combining technical expertise with compassionate care, helping patients navigate some of the most challenging decisions in cardiothoracic medicine.

    Dr. Bromberger received her medical degree from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. She completed her general surgery residency at Columbia University / NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, where she also pursued advanced training in surgical critical care and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). These experiences gave her a strong foundation in managing critically ill patients with advanced cardiopulmonary conditions.

    Following residency, Dr. Bromberger came to UCSF to complete a fellowship in cardiothoracic surgery, where she developed her expertise in transplantation and complex cardiac procedures. She subsequently joined the UCSF faculty, where her practice now encompasses heart and lung transplantation, mechanical circulatory support, and a broad range of adult cardiac surgeries.

    In addition to her surgical practice, Dr. Bromberger is committed to surgical education and mentorship, helping train the next generation of cardiothoracic surgeons. She is equally dedicated to providing compassionate, individualized care for her patients and their families, guiding them through complex treatment decisions with clarity and empathy. Her goal is to ensure that patients not only receive the highest level of surgical expertise but also feel supported and understood throughout their care journey.

    Publications

    MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 16
    1. Righting a Wrong: Investigating Worse Right Ventricular Failure Observed in Women Undergoing LVAD Implantation.
      Bromberger B, Fiedler AG| | PubMed
    2. Outcomes of Lung Transplantation for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Glass Half Full or Still Half Empty?
      Bromberger B, Brzezinski M, Kukreja J| | PubMed
    3. Prone Positioning After Lung Transplantation Remains Prone to Debate.
      Bromberger B, Brzezinski M, Kukreja J| | PubMed
    4. Regadenoson Is All the RAGE: Targeting the Inflammatory Cascade in Primary Graft Dysfunction.
      Bromberger B, Calabrese DR, Brzezinski M, Kukreja J| | PubMed
    5. Lung preservation: from perfusion to temperature.
      Bromberger B, Brzezinski M, Kukreja J| | PubMed
    6. Failure to Rescue, Failure to Respond.
      Bromberger B, Nguyen TC| | PubMed
    7. Tracheostomy management in patients with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: an International Multicenter Retrospective Study.
      Schmidt M, Fisser C, Martucci G, Abrams D, Frapard T, Popugaev K, Arcadipane A, Bromberger B, Lino G, Serra A, Rozencwajg S, Lubnow M, Petrikov S, Mueller T, Combes A, Pham T, Brodie D, International ECMO Network (ECMONet)| | PubMed
    8. The authors reply.
      Bromberger B, Agerstrand C, Abrams D, Sonett J, Brodie D| | PubMed
    9. Extracorporeal Carbon Dioxide Removal in the Treatment of Status Asthmaticus.
      Bromberger BJ, Agerstrand C, Abrams D, Serra A, Apsel D, Tipograf Y, Ginsburg ME, Ebright MI, Stanifer BP, Oommen R, Bacchetta M, Brodie D, Sonett JR| | PubMed
    10. Pregnancy-Induced Sensitization Promotes Sex Disparity in Living Donor Kidney Transplantation.
      Bromberger B, Spragan D, Hashmi S, Morrison A, Thomasson A, Nazarian S, Sawinski D, Porrett P| | PubMed
    11. The specificity of action knowledge in sensory and motor systems.
      Watson CE, Cardillo ER, Bromberger B, Chatterjee A| | PubMed
    12. Weight loss interventions for morbidly obese patients with compensated cirrhosis: a Markov decision analysis model.
      Bromberger B, Porrett P, Choudhury R, Dumon K, Murayama KM| | PubMed
    13. Language, perception, and the schematic representation of spatial relations.
      Amorapanth P, Kranjec A, Bromberger B, Lehet M, Widick P, Woods AJ, Kimberg DY, Chatterjee A| | PubMed
    14. The right hemisphere in esthetic perception.
      Bromberger B, Sternschein R, Widick P, Smith W, Chatterjee A| | PubMed
    15. The differentiation of iconic and metaphoric gestures: common and unique integration processes.
      Straube B, Green A, Bromberger B, Kircher T| | PubMed
    16. A sinister bias for calling fouls in soccer.
      Kranjec A, Lehet M, Bromberger B, Chatterjee A| | PubMed