News & Events
Displaying 161 - 176 of 725
Displaying 161 - 176 of 725
Christopher Newton and Elliott Vichinsky Honored as Endowed Physicians by UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland
UCSF Pediatric Surgery
June 26, 2020
Christopher R. Newton, MD, FACS, FAAP and Elliott Vichinsky, MD have been honored as Endowed Physicians by UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland. Dr. Newton is Associate Professor of Surgery in the Division of Pediatric Surgery, Medical Director of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, and Co-Director of the...
Developing Perioperative Covid-19 Testing Protocols to Restore Surgical Services
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...
Barbara Hamilton, MD, MAS Awarded UCSF COVID-19 Related Rapid Research Pilot Initiative Grant
UCSF Thoracic Surgery Residency Program
June 26, 2020
Barbara C. S. Hamilton, M.D., M.A.S., a cardiothoracic surgery fellow at UCSF, has been awarded a UCSF COVID-19 Related Rapid Research Pilot Initiative grant for her project titled “Safe reinstitution of elective surgeries with universal testing at UCSF during the COVID-19 pandemic”. The project has been chosen...
Department of Surgery Welcomes New Class of Incoming Residents
UCSF Department of Surgery
June 19, 2020
The Department of Surgery is pleased and honored to welcome our new class of incoming residents to the UCSF family! This outstanding group of doctors, drawn from diverse backgrounds, includes (49) surgical interns and one new PGY-3 resident. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, resident orientation was predominantly...
Dr. Shareef Syed Named Associate Director of the UCSF Surgical Skills Center
UCSF Department of Surgery
June 12, 2020
The Department of Surgery is pleased to announce the selection of Shareef Syed, MBChB, MRCS, assistant professor in the division of Transplant Surgery, as the new Associate Director of the UCSF Surgical Skills Center. Dr. Syed is a general surgeon specializing in abdominal transplantation. After earning his...
Mary Kathryn (Katy) Abel and Dr. Rita Mukhtar Honored with Awards at 2020 Inquiry Symposium Ceremony
UCSF Department of Surgery
June 04, 2020
The UCSF Department of Surgery congratulates UCSF medical student Mary Kathryn (Katy) Abel, AB and Rita Mukhtar, MD on their respective research and mentorship awards presented at the 2020 Inquiry Symposium ceremony on April 29, 2020. Mary Kathryn (Katy) Abel, AB, an MD Candidate at UCSF (Class of 2021), was...
Evan C. Werlin, M.D., General Surgery Chief Resident, Beloved Colleague and Friend, Passes Away
UCSF General Surgery Residency Program
June 02, 2020
We are deeply saddened to report the passing of Evan C. Werlin, M.D., a rising chief resident in General Surgery, and a beloved colleague and friend. Evan Charles Werlin was born December 22, 1985 and passed peacefully May 27, 2020 following a three-year hard fought battle against a rare form of cancer. Evan...
Drs. Sanziana Roman, Alexa Glencer and Kian Mostafavi Honored by Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
UCSF Department of Surgery
May 22, 2020
The Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society recently announced new inductees and award winners. Sanziana A. Roman, M.D., FACS, Professor of Surgery in the Division of General Surgery, Section of Endocrine Surgery, was honored as a "Faculty Inductee"; Alexa Glencer, M.D., a General Surgery Resident, was honored as...
Mohamed Adam, MBBS Named 2020 John A. Watson Faculty Scholar and Recipient of Dean's Diversity Fund Award
UCSF Department of Surgery
May 20, 2020
Mohamed Abdelgadir Adam, MBBS has been named a 2020 John A. Watson Faculty Scholar and recipient of a Dean's Diversity Fund Award by the UCSF School of Medicine. Dr. Adam will be an incoming Assistant Professor in the newly established Division of Surgical Oncology at UCSF, starting this fall. He completed his...
Dr. Nancy Ascher Recipient of Holly Smith Award for Exceptional Service to the School of Medicine
UCSF School of Medicine
May 19, 2020
Nancy Ascher, M.D., Ph.D., world-renowned organ transplant surgeon and a former Chair of the Department of Surgery, received the Holly Smith Award for Exceptional Service to the School of Medicine for 2020. The award, now in its 21st year, recognizes exceptional service to the School of Medicine. It is the school...
Where Are All the Patients? Addressing Covid-19 Fear to Encourage Sick Patients to Seek Emergency Care
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...
UCSF Medical Student Eva Gillis-Buck Awarded UCSF 2020 Long-Term Dean's Prize in Research
UCSF General Surgery Residency Program
May 08, 2020
Eva Gillis-Buck, UCSF School of Medicine Class of 2020 and incoming general surgery resident, was awarded the UCSF 2020 Long-Term Dean's Prize in Research. The Long-Term Dean’s Prize is available to all UCSF graduating medical students. Finalists were selected based on the submission of a one-page abstract, letter...
Research Team Awarded Grant for Novel Medical Device to Treat Recurrent Stomal Prolapse
UCSF Pediatric Surgery
May 08, 2020
A research team including UCSF pediatric surgeons Dr. Olajire Idowu and Dr. Sunghoon Kim has been awarded a grant to support commercialization of the "Prolapse Whisperer", a novel medical device to treat and prevent recurrent stomal prolapse. Stomal prolapse occurs when the bowel near the stoma, a surgically...
Emergency Blood Drives During the Covid-19 Pandemic: A New Model of Collaboration among UCSF Leadership, Medical Students, and a Community Partner
NEJM Catalyst
May 06, 2020
"The closure of public spaces during the Covid-19 pandemic has led to the cancellation of thousands of community blood drives — a major source of blood for hospitals. The United States is at risk for a secondary public health crisis if a continuous pipeline of community donations is not reestablished. At...
Coronavirus Brief by Laura Esserman: How to Think About Your Cancer Care in the Time of COVID-19
April 29, 2020
"Getting the news that you have cancer is overwhelming and frightening. The COVID-19 crisis adds another layer of anxiety. But know this: you can protect yourself from COVID-19 without compromising your cancer treatment. Don’t panic. In the vast majority of cases, a diagnosis of cancer is not an emergency even...