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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...
International Symposium on Incisional Hernia Prevention October 19-20, 2017
Center for Hernia Repair & Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
July 21, 2017
Hobart W. Harris, M.D., M.P.H., Chief of the Division of General Surgery and Director of the UCSF Center for Hernia Repair and Abdominal Wall Reconstruction, will Chair the International Symposium on Incisional Hernia Prevention , sponsored by the UCSF Department of Surgery, to be held October 19-20, 2017 in San...
ZSFG Celebrates One-Year Anniversary of Wraparound Mural
San Francisco Wraparound Project at ZSFG
July 20, 2017
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital recently celebrated the one-year anniversary of the debut of the Wraparound mural, a profound expression of art and healing that proudly hangs on a wall near the Wraparound Project offices at ZSFG. The mural is the creation of Marco Razo, a noted artist, who first learned...
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...
Three New Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgeons Join Department of Surgery Faculty
UCSF Department of Surgery
July 18, 2017
The Department of Surgery welcomes three new pediatric cardiothoracic surgeons who recently joined the faculty: Peter Kouretas, M.D., Ph.D. , Shunji Sano, M.D., Ph.D. , and Naveen Swami, MCh . Dr. Shunji Sano is a world-renowned pediatric cardiothoracic surgeon, the pioneer of an innovative surgical procedure to...
BBC Documentary Short Focuses on San Francisco Wraparound Project
San Francisco Wraparound Project at ZSFG
July 18, 2017
The San Francisco Wraparound Project, led by Catherine Juillard, MD, MPH, was recently featured on BBC’s World hacks – a program which explores innovative ways to solve the world’s problems. The moving documentary highlights some of the achievements of the Wraparound Project as well as one of its core components –...
Leonardo Ferreira Receives Best Poster Award from Federation of Clinical Immunology Societies
UCSF Tang Lab
July 11, 2017
Leonardo M.R. Ferreira, Ph.D., a postdoctoral scholar and molecular immunologist in the Tang Lab and Bluestone Lab at UCSF, received the "Best Poster Award" from the Federation of Clinical Immunology Societies ( FOCIS) at the organization's 2017 annual meeting in Chicago. The Federation of Clinical Immunology...
CIRM Awards Tippi MacKenzie, MD $12.1M to Treat Fetuses in the Womb Alpha Thalassemia Major
UCSF Pediatric Surgery
July 10, 2017
Pediatric Surgeon Tippi MacKenzie, MD was awarded $12.1 million by the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) to treat fetuses in the womb suffering from alpha thalassemia major, a blood disorder that is only detected in the last few months of pregnancy and is almost uniformly fatal. Dr. MacKenzie...
Laura Esserman Discusses "Ultralow-Risk" Breast Cancer Study on NPR
UCSF Breastcare Surgery
July 10, 2017
Laura Esserman, M.D., MBA, Professor of Surgery and Radiology at UCSF, and Director of the UCSF Carol Franc Buck Breast Care Center, was recently interviewed by NPR about a study she led utilizing MammaPrint, a diagnostic assay (test), which appears to precisely distinguish between "ultralow-risk" breast tumors...
Holger Willenbring Receives Discovery Stage Research Projects Award from CIRM
Willenbring Lab
July 08, 2017
Holger Willenbring, MD, PhD is the receipient of a Discovery Stage Research Project award from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM). The project " Preclinical development of AAV vector-mediated in vivo hepatic reprogramming of myofibroblasts as a therapy for liver fibrosis" was approved for $1...
Isabelle Chumfong and Claire Graves Tackle Biodesign Challenges through Innovation Pathway
UCSF Surgical Innovations Program
July 03, 2017
From developing sensors to detect pressure ulcers to conducting pre-clinical studies for novel magnetic therapies, Isabelle Chumfong, MEng, MD , and Claire Graves, MD took the unconventional route during their research years, electing to pursue cutting-edge research through the Innovation Pathway, one of five such...
Johannes Kratz Joins Department Faculty and Thoracic Oncology Program
UCSF Department of Surgery
July 01, 2017
The Department of Surgery welcomes Johannes R. Kratz, M.D. to the faculty as Assistant Professor in the Division of Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery and member of the Thoracic Oncology Program. Dr. Kratz was a surgical research fellow in the UCSF Thoracic Oncology Laboratory from 2008-2011 where he played a key role...
Evan Werlin Recipient of Teaching Excellence Award for Cherished Housestaff
UCSF General Surgery Residency Program
June 30, 2017
Evan C. Werlin, M.D., a Resident Research Fellow in General Surgery, is the recipient of the The Teaching Excellence Award for Cherished Housestaff (T.E.A.C.H.) from the UCSF School of Medicine. The official announcement reads: Each year the graduating UCSF medical school class presents the T.E.A.C.H. award to...
Moving Mountains - A Surgeon’s Fight to Legalize HIV-to-HIV Organ Transplants
UCSF Transplant Surgery
June 26, 2017
President Barack Obama signs the HOPE Act legislation in November 2013. Peter Stock (far left) had earlier testified before Congress in support of the legislation, which overturned a federal ban on HIV-to-HIV transplants. Photo by Evan Vucci UCSF News reports on the epic battle, led by UCSF transplant surgeon...
UCSF Trauma Recovery Center - "A Haven from Trauma’s Cruel Grip"
San Francisco Wraparound Project at ZSFG
June 16, 2017
The New York Times reports on the UCSF Trauma Recovery Center (TRC), a multidisciplinary team of mental health professionals that helps trauma victims "surmount the psychic hurdle between 'victim' and 'survivor'. For survivors of violent injury, the psychological effects often outlast the physical damage. Mental...
Sonja Schrepfer Receives CIRM Grant to Develop Hypo-Immunogenic Cardiac Patches for Myocardial Regeneration
UCSF Adult CT, Transplant and Stem Cell Biology (TSI) Lab
June 16, 2017
Sonja Schrepfer, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor and Director of the UCSF Transplant and Stem Cell Immunobiology (TSI) Lab, was recently awarded a grant by the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) to engineer a "Hypo-Immunogenic Cardiac Patches for Myocardial Regeneration". The funding is part of...