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Captain Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger, III Discusses Relationship between Aviation Safety & Optimal Patient Care
UCSF Department of Surgery
November 08, 2012
On November 5th, Captain Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger, III spoke to a UCSF audience at Cole Hall on "Leadership in Advancing National Efforts in Patient Safety and Optimal Quality of Care". He was introduced by Hobart W. Harris, M.D., M.P.H., Chief of the Division of General Surgery, who underscored how...
Rock Climber Exceeds Expectations After Double-Lung Transplant at UCSF
UCSF Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery
November 08, 2012
UCSF News reports on the story of Rowan Jimenez, a rock climber who underwent a double lung transplant at UCSF for treatment of scleroderma, an autoimmune disease, crediting UCSF with getting his life back and resuming his passion for climbing mountains. The 10,911-foot view from the top of Cathedral Peak in...
Ronald McDonald House Charities Honor UCSF’s Michael Harrison
UCSF Pediatric Surgery
November 02, 2012
Michael R. Harrison, MD, founder and director emeritus of the Fetal Treatment Center at the UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, was recognized last week for his contributions to life-saving fetal surgery with the Ronald McDonald House Charities Medical Award of Excellence.
Molecular Test Identifies Early-Stage Lung Cancer Patients at High Risk of Death After Surgery
UCSF Thoracic Oncology Program
November 01, 2012
Building on their earlier work reported in The Lancet, two UCSF thoracic surgeons David M. Jablons, M.D. (left) and Michael Mann, M.D. (middle), and Johannes Kratz, M.D. (right) a former surgical resident in the Thoracic Oncology Lab, showed they could accurately stratify patients even with the earliest stage of...
The Nathan Bass UCSF Liver Transplant Conference Set for November 16-17th, 2012 in Napa, CA
UCSF Transplant Surgery
September 27, 2012
The Nathan Bass UCSF Liver Transplant Conference 2012 will take place November 16-17th in Napa, CA. The Annual Conference at The Siverado in Napa features an outstanding group of faculty led by Francis Y.K. Yao, M.D. and is one of the most important educational activities of the Liver Transplant Service. It is an...
NIH Awards $2.2m Collaborative Grant to Two UCSF Scientists
UCSF Thoracic Oncology Program
August 27, 2012
The NIH has awarded two UCF scientists, Hassan Lemjabbar-Alaoui, Ph.D and Joanna J. Phillips, M.D., Ph.D., a five-year $2.2m grant to study the clinical utility of extracellular heparan sulfate endosulfatases, or SULFs, as biomarkers for early detection of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and malignant...
"Inside Surgery", The Department of Surgery Newsletter, Summer 2012
UCSF Department of Surgery
August 22, 2012
This issue of Inside Surgery describes several exciting developments that are advancing our ability to provide outstanding care for a range of patients including the new Hepatobiliary Service, under the direction of Carlos Corvera , M.D., which provides comprehensive, multidisciplinary care for patients with liver...
Magnet trial an attractive option for kids with sunken chest
UCSF Pediatric Surgery
August 19, 2012
Surgeons at the UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital in San Francisco are using magnets to reshape the breastbones of children who suffer from Sunken Chest Syndrome. The technique is undergoing phase 3 clinical trials, but the doctors hope to prove that long term magnetic force is as effective and less painful than...
UCSF Recognized for Trial of the Year
UCSF Pediatric Surgery
August 16, 2012
The Society of Clinical Trials has named UCSF's Management of Myelomeningocele Study (MOMS), a review of prenatal versus postnatal surgery for myelomengingocele (spina bifida), as its Trial of the Year. The study earned recognition as an important clinical trial that overcame difficulties and produced remarkable...
Depression Linked with Increased Risk of Peripheral Artery Disease
UCSF Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
August 08, 2012
UCSF News reports on the link between depression and increased risk of peripheral artery disease (PAD) in a study conducted at the San Francisco VA Medical Center. The Heart and Soul Study research team was led by UCSF vascular surgeon Marlene Grenon, M.D., C.M. and included faculty at both UCSF Medical Center and...
17th Annual UCSF Pediatric Transplant Picnic
UCSF Transplant Surgery
August 02, 2012
On Saturday, August 11, 2012, UCSF will hold its annual Pediatric Transplant Picnic at McNears Beach in San Rafael, CA. We expect hundreds of children and their families will attend this yearly celebration of the Transplant Service at UCSF. An Olympic-themed party has been planned to include a costume contest with...
Magnets May Pull Kids With Sunken Chests Out Of Operating Room
UCSF Pediatric Surgery
July 30, 2012
A new method for repairing Pectus Exacavatum using magnets and an external brace, developed by Michael Harrison , a pediatric surgeon at the University of California, San Francisco's Benioff Children's Hospital , could provide an alternative to the surgery.
Deadly Liver Cancer May Be Triggered by Cells Changing Identity, UCSF Study Shows
Willenbring Lab
July 16, 2012
Intrahepatic bile duct cancer, a rare and deadly form of cancer, known formally as cholangiocarcinoma, has been assumed to derive from cells in the bile ducts of the liver. However, a n international team, led by Holger F. Willenbring, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Developmental and Stem Cell Biology in the...
Kids With Chest Wall Deformities Get Comprehensive Care at Clinic
UCSF Pediatric Surgery
July 09, 2012
Justin is being treated at the UCSF Comprehensive Center for Chest Wall Deformities, a new interdisciplinary pediatric clinic at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital that offers a wide range of interventions for children with all types of chest wall deformities, from common to complex. Justin has the most common chest...
A Life-Changing Offer From a Family Friend
UCSF Transplant Surgery
June 14, 2012
Liver cancer patients in need of an organ transplant often face a cruel reality -- while waiting for a deceased-donor liver, their cancer may worsen, spreading to other organs and making them ineligible for a transplant. With two children to raise and time ticking down, Amy Baghdadi was fast running out of options...