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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...
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...
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...
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...
Patient Frailty Associated with Increased Morbidity for Common Ambulatory Surgeries in Older Adults
Center for Surgery in Older Adults
December 28, 2017
A new research study shows that patient frailty should be assessed in preoperative planning for surgery in older adults, even for common ambulatory general surgery operations. The study, led by principal investigator and lead author, Carolyn D. Seib, M.D., MAS, a general and endocrine surgeon at UCSF, was reported...
Courtney Green Awarded CESERT Robotic Grant from Association for Surgical Education (ASE) Foundation
General Surgery Residency Program
December 27, 2017
Courtney A. Green, M.D., research fellow in the General Surgery Residency program, has been awarded a CSERT (Center for Excellence in Surgical Education, Research and Training) grant from the Association for Surgical Education (ASE) Foundation. Her research project is entitled, “Investigation into the Perceptual...
UCSF Medical Center Reaccredited as "Comprehensive Center" for Bariatric Surgery by American College of Surgeons, MBSAQIP and ASMBS
UCSF Bariatric Surgery
December 26, 2017
UCSF Medical Center has been reaccredited as a "Comprehensive Center" for bariatric surgery by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP) and American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS). The UCSF Bariatric Surgery...
UCSF Department of Surgery Faculty Honored with Excellence in Teaching Awards
UCSF Department of Surgery
October 02, 2017
The Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators presented seven Department of Surgery faculty with the Excellence in Teaching Award for 2017 at a ceremony on September 11th at the UCSF School of Nursing, held in conjunction with the Academy's induction of new members. The Academy's Excellence in Teaching Awards...
Johannes Kratz and Yeranuí Ledesma Recipients of UCSF Health Exceptional Physician Awards
UCSF Department of Surgery
July 27, 2017
Johannes R. Kratz, M.D. and Yeranuí Ledesma, M.D. are among this year's recipients of the 2017 UCSF Health Exceptional Physician Award. Dr. Kratz, now a member of the Thoracic Oncology Program and Assistant Professor in the Division of Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery, and Dr. Ledesma, a Senior Resident in General...
James Gardner and Nicole Conkling Awarded 2017 ASTS Research Grants
UCSF Resident Research Program
July 19, 2017
James M. Gardner, M.D., Ph.D. and Nicole Conkling, M.D. have been awarded prestigious research grants by the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) for its 2017 funding cycle. Dr. Gardner, who just completed his Chief Residency in General Surgery at UCSF and is a rising fellow in the Division of Transplant...