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Department of Surgery Launches UCSF Center for Surgery in Older Adults

UCSF Department of Surgery
January 05, 2015
The Department of Surgery has launched a new program, the UCSF Center for Surgery in Older Adults (CSOA). Led by Emily Finlayson, M.D., M.S., an Associate Professor of Surgery and Health Policy, the program seeks to discover and implement patient-centered best practices in geriatric surgery that will help older...

Surgery Wellness Program Newsletter - Winter 2015

UCSF Center for Surgery in Older Adults (CSOA)
January 05, 2015
The UCSF Center for Surgery in Older Adults (CSOA) has published its inaugural Winter 2015 Newsletter: Greetings from the UCSF Surgery Wellness Program. As 2015 draws to a close, we would like to thank our patients, families, and supporters for all they have contributed to this exciting new initiative. We are...
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Daughter Donates Liver to Save Mom's Life Called A Miraculous Opportunity

UCSF Transplant Surgery
December 21, 2014
The St. Helena Star tells the story of a daughter who donated a portion of her liver to save her mother's life, part of a living donor liver transplant procedure performed by transplant surgeons at UCSF Medical Center . Kimberly St. Clair-Davis calls donating a portion of her liver to her mother, Sandy Zablosky, a...

New AASLD Video Showcases UCSF Liver Transplant Program

UCSF Transplant Surgery
December 20, 2014
A new video on AASLD TV (American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases) features the UCSF Liver Transplant Program and faculty John P. Roberts, M.D. , Norah A. Terrault, M.D., M.P.H. and Francis Y.K. Yao, M.D. A s a leader in the treatment of liver disease and transplantation, UCSF has performed more than 2...

Study Shows Excellent Post-Transplant Outcomes Following Down-Staging of HCC Patients

UCSF Transplant Surgery
December 10, 2014
Successful downstaging of selected patients with HCC (hepatocellular carcinoma) before liver transplantation leads to excellent 5-year recurrence-free and overall survival rates post-transplant, according to a just-reported multicenter study led by UCSF Transplant Program investigators. Medscape Medical News...

Department of Surgery Launches Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Program

UCSF Department of Surgery
December 08, 2014
The Depatment of Surgery has launched the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) program. Led by Ankit Sarin, M.D., MHA , Assistant Professor of Surgery and Lee-Lynn Chen, M.D. Associate Professor of Anesthesia, ERAS is focused on the improvement of surgical outcomes, development of best practices in perioperative...
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Tim Chuter Lauded For Invention of Life-Saving Stent to Repair Aortic Aneurysms

UCSF Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
December 03, 2014
The pioneering work of Timothy Chuter, M.D., a Professor of Vascular Surgery at UCSF, was recently profiled in the San Francisco Chronicle. The story cited his major accomplishments and important discoveries in the field: The aortic aneurysms and areas he’s worked on are preventing people from dying from ruptured...

Blood Test Predicts Signs of Acute Rejection in Kidney Transplants

Sarwal Lab
December 01, 2014
UCSF News reports on research led by Minnie Sarwal, MD, PhD, Director of the Sarwal Lab, in developing a test for diagnosing and predicting acute rejection (AR) in kidney transplants, a finding that eventually could replace the need for biopsies and lead to earlier detection of AR and treatment. 'We have found a...

In Memoriam - Sam Bastani, DO (1975-2014) - Heart/Lung Transplant Clinical Fellow

UCSF Department of Surgery
December 01, 2014
The Department of Surgery is deeply saddened to report the recent passing of Sam Bastani, DO, the Heart/Lung Transplant Clinical Fellow in the Division of Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery for 2013-2014. Jai Jhulelal of the Sindhu Center in Norwalk California has provided the following memoriam in Dr. Bastani's honor...

Mission in a Minute: 3D Modeling to Help Treat Cardiovascular Disease

Cardiac Biomechanics Lab
December 01, 2014
Julius M. Guccione, Jr., Ph.D., a biomedical engineer and co-director of the UCSF Cardiac Biomechanics Lab , was recently featured in the “new look” return of the popular video series featuring researchers, clinicians and educators at UCSF. The Mission in a Minute Series showcases the best of UCSF. Professor...

New Drugs from Fish Oil Could Aid Coronary and Peripheral Artery Repair

UCSF Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
November 27, 2014
Every year, more than a half-million Americans undergo procedures to have a narrowed coronary artery propped open with a small metal mesh tube, or stent. The procedure is common for certain patients who’ve experienced a heart attack or other arterial blockages, and it helps to restore blood flow. But in about one...

Study Suggests Prognostic Molecular Assay More Accurate than Conventional NCCN Criteria in Stratifying Risk in Early-Stage NSCLC Patients

UCSF Thoracic Oncology Program
November 07, 2014
Building on earlier retrospective validation studies , a team of Thoracic Oncology Program researchers, demonstrated in a small prospective study the clinical utility of a 14-gene expression assay in stratifying risk among non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. In a recently published paper in the journal...

Google Glass Delivers New Insight During Surgery

UCSF Thoracic Oncology Program
October 30, 2014
UCSF News reports on the uses of the Google Glass in the operating room and the pioneering efforts of Pierre Theodore, M.D. in deploying the technology: Cardiothoracic surgeon Pierre Theodore, MD, goes into the operating room with one main goal: getting his patient in and out of surgery safely and efficiently...

UCSF General Surgery Residency Program Ranked Among Top 2 Percent in Country

UCSF General Surgery Residency Program
October 27, 2014
The online physician network Doximity and U.S. News & World Report ranked UCSF's General Surgery Residency Program, led by Linda M. Reilly, M.D., among the top 2% in the U.S. out of more than 250 accredited general surgery residency programs. The goals of the surgical residency program are two-fold. The first is...

Most Liver Transplant Candidates Receive Donation Offers

UCSF Transplant Surgery
October 22, 2014
UCSF News reports on a study that found that the vast majoirty of liver transplant candidates who died or were delisted from the transplant list had previously received one or more liver donation offers: Most liver transplant candidates who died or were removed from the transplant list actually received one or...