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Research Team Led by Dr. Joseph Lin Awarded Education Innovations Funding Grant
UCSF Department of Surgery
May 15, 2020
Joseph Lin, M.D. , a general surgery research resident, was awarded an Education Innovations Funding Grant by the The Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators . These grants, which address a range of priorities in education of students and trainees, are expected to make significant contributions to educational...
Research Team Awarded Grant for Novel Medical Device to Treat Recurrent Stomal Prolapse
UCSF Pediatric Surgery
May 08, 2020
A research team including UCSF pediatric surgeons Dr. Olajire Idowu and Dr. Sunghoon Kim has been awarded a grant to support commercialization of the "Prolapse Whisperer", a novel medical device to treat and prevent recurrent stomal prolapse. Stomal prolapse occurs when the bowel near the stoma, a surgically...
UCSF Medical Student Eva Gillis-Buck Awarded UCSF 2020 Long-Term Dean's Prize in Research
UCSF General Surgery Residency Program
May 08, 2020
Eva Gillis-Buck, UCSF School of Medicine Class of 2020 and incoming general surgery resident, was awarded the UCSF 2020 Long-Term Dean's Prize in Research. The Long-Term Dean’s Prize is available to all UCSF graduating medical students. Finalists were selected based on the submission of a one-page abstract, letter...
NEJM Catalyst
May 06, 2020
"The closure of public spaces during the Covid-19 pandemic has led to the cancellation of thousands of community blood drives — a major source of blood for hospitals. The United States is at risk for a secondary public health crisis if a continuous pipeline of community donations is not reestablished. At...
Quantum Leap Healthcare Collaborative (QLHC)
April 29, 2020
"Quantum Leap Healthcare Collaborative (QLHC), a non-profit organization focused on uniting patient care and research, and sponsor of the adaptive platform I-SPY 2 Trial™, announced today a unique pre-competitive consortium created for an I-SPY COVID Trial to rapidly identify therapies to treat acute respiratory...
April 29, 2020
"Getting the news that you have cancer is overwhelming and frightening. The COVID-19 crisis adds another layer of anxiety. But know this: you can protect yourself from COVID-19 without compromising your cancer treatment. Don’t panic. In the vast majority of cases, a diagnosis of cancer is not an emergency even...
UCSF Department of Surgery Accepting Applications for 2020 Haile T. Debas Diversity Fellowship for Fourth Year Medical Students
UCSF General Surgery Residency Program
April 21, 2020
The UCSF Department of Surgery is accepting applications for the Haile T. Debas Diversity Fellowship. All eligible medical students are invited to apply no later than June 1, 2020*. The Fellowship is offered to fourth year medical students as a sub-internship, providing the opportunity to experience first-hand the...
F. William Blaisdell, MD, Former Chief of Surgery at SFGH and SFVA, Passes Away
UCSF Department of Surgery
April 20, 2020
The UCSF Department of Surgery mourns the passing of F. William Blaisdell, MD. Dr. Blaisdell was a true giant of American surgery and one of the most influential figures in the history of our Department. F. William Blaisdell was born in 1927 and grew up in nearby Watsonville, California. He came from a family of...
Mark Barry, M.D. Receives UCSF StARR Award
UCSF General Surgery Residency Program
April 17, 2020
Mark Barry, M.D., a soon to be general surgery research resident, has received a UCSF Stimulating Access to Research in Residency (StARR) award. Dr. Barry has been mentored and supported in his work by Shibani Pati, MD, PhD and Deborah Stein, MD. Dr. Barry will begin his dedicated research years in July 2020. The...
Patricia Conroy, M.D. Awarded CTSI TL1 Postdoctoral Fellowship
UCSF General Surgery Residency Program
April 15, 2020
Patricia Conroy, M.D., a soon to be general surgery research resident, has been awarded a CTSI TL1 Postdoctoral Fellowship. Dr. Conroy has been mentored and supported in her work by Kim Kirkwood, MD and Charles Craik, PhD. Dr. Conroy will begin her dedicated research years in July 2020. The CTSI TL1 postdoctoral...
April 10, 2020
"Within a month of the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Health treating its first patient with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on Feb. 3, UCSF surgeons began formulating a plan to respond to the pandemic and help manage the health care system's available resources. The comprehensive rapid response...
Urine Test Can Detect Likelihood of Kidney Transplant Rejection
UCSF News Services
April 06, 2020
Noninvasive Test More Than 95 Percent Accurate, UCSF Researchers Say A simple urine test can diagnose and predict acute rejection in kidney transplants, leading to an opportunity for earlier detection and treatment, according to a new study by researchers at UC San Francisco. A test of 601 urine samples showed...
Pediatric Device Accelerator 2020 competition awardees
UCSF Surgical Innovations Program
April 03, 2020
On March 30, 2020, 10 finalists virtually pitched their pediatric device ideas to a panel of judges at the UCSF-Stanford Pediatric Device Accelerator Shark Tank pitch competition for a chance to win up to $50,000, prototyping support, and customized advising. Congratulations to the awardees, and special thanks to...
Dr. Timothy Browder Joins Department of Surgery Faculty at UCSF East Bay
UCSF Department of Surgery
March 31, 2020
Timothy D. Browder, M.D., MACM has joined the Department of Surgery as Professor and Chief of Trauma in the UCSF East Bay Surgery Program. Dr. Browder will lead and grow the Level 1 Trauma Center at Highland Hospital, and direct and mentor our general surgery faculty there. Dr. Browder obtained his undergraduate...
Patient preferences around extent of surgery in low-risk thyroid cancer: A discrete-choice experiment
UCSF Department of Surgery
March 26, 2020
A research team including Julie Ann Sosa, MD, MA, FACS, Chair of the UCSF Department of Surgery, have published a paper in the journal Thyroid about patient preferences pertaining to surgical options for thyroid cancer. Specifically, the study identifies patient preferences for ascertaining risks and benefits...
Presentmomentmindfulness.com
March 26, 2020
Dr. Carter Lebares joins Present Moment, a podcast and website dedicated to the exploration of contemporary mindfulness in society, to speak about Efficacy of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Training in Surgery. As secular mindfulness finds more traction in the world, it’s also meeting new perspectives on what...