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Association of Demographic and Program Factors With ABS Qualifying and Certifying Examinations Pass Rates
UCSF Department of Surgery
December 16, 2019
Original Investigation Association of Demographic and Program Factors With ABS Qualifying and Certifying Examinations Pass Rates JAMA Surg. Published online October 16, 2019. Heather L. Yeo, MD, MHS, MBA, MS; Patrick T. Dolan, MD, MS; Jialin Mao, MD, MS; Julie A. Sosa, MD, MA Read Abstract Key Points Question Is...
Rachael Callcut, MD, MSPH and Kalpana Harish, MPH Honored with Selection to Participate in UC Women's Initiative for Professional Development
UCSF Department of Surgery
December 12, 2019
Rachael Callcut, MD, MSPH and Kalpana Harish, MPH have been honored by selection to participate in the 2020 UC Women's Initiative for Professional Development, a platform to support UCSF’s emerging leaders, from among a pool of candidates throughout the UC system. Dr. Callcut is Associate Professor of Surgery...
Lucy Kornblith, MD, Co-Investigator on $2M DOD/CDMRP 2-year Grant in Collaboration with UCSF Dept. of Lab Medicine and OHSU Trauma Surgery
UCSF Department of Surgery at Zuckerberg San Francisco General
December 12, 2019
UCSF surgeon-scientist Lucy Zumwinkle Kornblith, MD is a co-investigator on a newly awarded $2M Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program in collaboration with the UCSF Department of Laboratory Medicine, and OHSU Division of Trauma, Critical Care, and Acute Care Surgery, for the study...
Artificial Intelligence Tool for Reads Chest X-Rays Approved by FDA
UCSF News Services
December 10, 2019
New artificial intelligence-powered technology may soon help reduce delays in diagnosing a collapsed lung, or pneumothorax, which is a serious condition that can be treated with quick intervention. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm that works with...
Dr. Andre Campbell Named Inaugural Vice Chair of Opportunity and Outreach
UCSF Department of Surgery
December 05, 2019
We are pleased to announce that Andre Campbell, M.D. has been named the Inaugural Vice Chair of Opportunity and Outreach in the Department of Surgery. Dr. Campbell is a Professor of Surgery in the Division of General Surgery and an attending trauma surgeon at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma...
This Doctor Wants to Use Salesforce Blockchain to Cut Cancer Drug Development Costs in Half
Fortune.com
November 21, 2019
Dr. Laura Esserman is on a mission to bring the blockchain to health care. I can already hear the audible groans and see the general eye-rolling—I get it. There have been plenty of bold claims when it comes to blockchain, the decentralized ledger technology, in pretty much every sector from food to medicine. So...
Leading by Example: Pioneering Women Chairs of Surgery in The Bay Area
Association of Women Surgeons Blog
October 24, 2019
"The story of women in surgical leadership in the Bay Area begins with Dr. Nancy Ascher, who became Chair of Surgery at UCSF in 1999, making her one of just four female chairs in the United States at the time. A world-renowned transplant surgeon, revered for her sharp clinical acumen and technical prowess in the...
Solving the Unsolvable: Sean Parker, Dr. Francis Collins, Dr. Laura Esserman at Time 100 Health Summit
TIME.com
October 17, 2019
Behind any landmark cure is years of medical research. But the old goal of research — to find a one-size-fits-all treatment for a disease, based on a set of standard protocols — must radically change to further and diversify advances in the field, experts argued at the TIME 100 Health Summit on Thursday. “We’re...
Elizabeth Wick, MD and Jason Pomerantz, MD Appointed Co-Chairs of the Department of Surgery Research Committee
UCSF Department of Surgery
August 07, 2019
The Department of Surgery is pleased to announce that Elizabeth C. Wick, M.D. and Jason H. Pomerantz, M.D. have been appointed Co-Chairs of the Department of Surgery Research Committee. Dr. Wick is a professor of surgery in the Section of Colorectal Surgery. She is an experienced laparoscopic surgeon, treating the...
Dr. Hueylan Chern Named Director of the Surgical Skills Center
UCSF Department of Surgery
August 02, 2019
Hueylan Chern, M.D., an associate professor in the Section of Colorectal Surgery, has been named the new Director of the UCSF Surgical Skills Center. The UCSF Surgical Skills Center is accredited by the American College of Surgeons, and it is one of the crown jewels of the Department’s teaching enterprise. It...
Lucy Kornblith, M.D. Recipient of The Irene Perstein Award for 2019
UCSF Department of Surgery at Zuckerberg San Francisco General
July 23, 2019
Lucy Kornblith, M.D., Assistant Professor of Surgery in the UCSF Department of Surgery at ZSFG, is the 2019 recipient of The Irene Perstein Award for 2019, awarded by the UCSF School of Medicine to an outstanding, newly recruited, junior woman scientist. This unique award honors the legacy of Ms. Irene Perstein...
Linda M. Reilly, MD Honored with 2019 Nina Starr Braunwald Award and 2019 UCSF Health Exceptional Physician Award
UCSF Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
July 16, 2019
Linda M. Reilly, M.D., Professor of Vascular Surgery, and Program Director of the UCSF General Surgery Residency Program, has been named the recent recipient of two prestigious awards: the 2019 Nina Starr Braunwald Award from the Association of Women Surgeons (AWS), and the 2019 UCSF Health Exceptional Physician...
Tasce Bongiovanni, MD Awarded LHS K12 Career Development Grant and Named 2019 John A. Watson Scholar
Department of Surgery at ZSFG
June 20, 2019
Tasce Bongiovanni, M.D., MPP, MHS, a second-year trauma and surgical critical care fellow at ZSFG in trauma and emergency surgery and soon to be USCF faculty member, has been awarded a Learning Health Systems (LHS) K12 Career Development Grant and named to the Class of 2019 John A. Watson Faculty Scholars. D r...
Mary McGrath, Carter Lebares, and Courtney Green Honored with UCSF Excellence and Innovation Awards in Graduate Medical Education
UCSF Department of Surgery
June 19, 2019
Faculty members Mary McGrath, M.D. and Carter Lebares, M.D., and general surgery resident Courtney Green, M.D.,MAEd each received the UCSF Excellence and Innovation Award in Graduate Medical Education (2018-19) at the end-of-year GME Celebration on June 17th at the Kalmanovitz Library on the UCSF Parnassus Heights...
Muriel Steele Society Announces Awards Honoring Pioneering and Influential Women in Surgery
Muriel Steele Society
June 18, 2019
This spring, the Muriel Steele Society announced the inaugural recipients of its two annual awards honoring pioneering and influential women in surgery. Please join us in congratulating all of these inspiring women! The Muriel Steele Society Award The Muriel Steele Society Award is voted on by the senior residents...
UCSF Medical Student Brittany Robinson Awarded Fulbright-Fogarty Fellowship to Conduct Research in Malawi
UCSF Department of Surgery
May 22, 2019
Fourth year medical student Brittany Robinson has been selected as a Fulbright-Fogarty Fellow in Public Health to conduct research in Malawi. Brittany will spend the next year in Malawi conducting research to identify the potential causes for in-hospital delays to emergency surgical care at Kamuzu Central Hospital...