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  Visit the Parenting in Surgery website   Annie having a great time at the Mentorship event. Becoming a parent is hard work, especially when balancing the new role as a parent with surgical training. We have created a New Parent Mentorship Program in the UCSF Department of Surgery to provide a support network of trainees and faculty. The Mentorship program was successfully launched with a social gathering at Spark Social SF. The event included a kid's play area, an abundance of food, and the opportunity for medical students, trainees, faculty, and their families to meet, mingle, and [...]

The UCSF Department of Sugery is very pleased to introduce our new General Surgery, Plastic Surgery, and Integrated Vascular Surgery residents! We warmly welcome this extraordinary, diverse group to UCSF Surgery and congratulate each incoming intern for matching into our programs. We are honored to partner with these future surgeons as they begin their training in June, and are thrilled that they will be joining the UCSF Surgery family.

On National Women Physicians Day, the Muriel Steele Society and the UCSF Department of Surgery honor the amazing team of women surgeons, scientists, learners, and staff that have made so many important contributions to improving the lives of our patients. About the Muriel Steele Society at UCSF The Muriel Steele Society is an inclusive community dedicated to inspiring, supporting, and promoting women surgeons so they can thrive at all stages of their careers. We will be hosting events throughout the year to foster a strong community of allies and to achieve the goal of continued [...]

Committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion UCSF and the Department and Surgery are committed to building a broadly diverse community, nurturing a culture that is welcoming and supportive, and engaging diverse ideas for the provision of culturally competent education, discovery, and patient care. Chancellor Awards for Diversity Chancellor Awards for Diversity recognize the outstanding efforts of individuals who demonstrate a strong dedication to diversity. Individuals recognized are leaders and pioneers in their respective fields and to the communities in which they serve. We are proud [...]

We are delighted to announce that Dr. April E. Mendoza from Massachusetts General Hospital is joining our department as a Trauma Surgeon and Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery at our UCSF EastBay Program at Highland Hospital.

UCSF-EAST BAY Surgery Residency Program 2022-2023 Interns The General Surgery Residency Program at UCSF-East Bay is proud to welcome seven new general surgery categorical residents as our Intern Class of 2022. We look forward to their arrival in June and feel privileged to embark with them on their journey towards successful careers in surgical leadership. Categorical Rachel BorthwellUniversity of California, Los Angeles Alisha HeximerUniversity of Michigan Anna HuangUniversity of Chicago Jackelyn MoyaUniversity of California, Los Angeles Henry [...]

UCSF-EAST BAY Surgery Residency Program 2021-2022 Interns The General Surgery Residency Program at UCSF-East Bay is proud to welcome our seven new general surgery categorical residents as the Intern Class of 2021. Congratulations to this group of exceptional physicians for matching with us in Oakland. We look forward to their arrival in June and feel privileged to embark with them on their journey towards successful careers in surgical leadership. Categorical Chade AriboUniversity of California, Riverside Andrea Gochi University of California, [...]

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 degree from Whittier College and MD from the University of Nevada School of Medicine. He also earned a Masters in Academic Medicine from the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine. Dr. Browder completed his general surgery residency and a surgical critical care [...]

The General Surgery Residency Program at UCSF-East Bay is proud to welcome our seven new general surgery categorical residents comprising the incoming intern Class of 2020. Congratulations to this group of exceptional physicians for matching with us in Oakland. We are thrilled for their arrival in June and feel privileged to embark with them on their journey towards successful careers in surgical leadership.   UCSF-East Bay SurgeryPGY-1 Categorical General Surgery Residents (2020-21) Elisa CalabreseUniversity of Arizona William CarrowayUniversity of [...]

The Kidney Project, a national effort to develop an implantable bioartificial kidney that could eliminate the need for dialysis, announced a key milestone in a November 7 presentation at the American Society of Nephrology Kidney Week 2019 conference in Washington, DC. The project team reported that UC San Francisco scientists successfully implanted a prototype kidney bioreactor containing functional human kidney cells in large animals without significant safety concerns. The device, which is about the size of a deck of cards, did not trigger an immune reaction or cause blood clots, an [...]

Shahram Aarabi, M.D., MPH has joined the Department of Surgery faculty as an assistant professor in the UCSF East Bay Surgery Program. Dr. Aarabi received his M.D. from New York University and completed his general surgery residency, surgical critical care fellowship, and vascular surgery fellowship at the University of Washington. Dr. Aarabi was Medical Director of Vascular Services at the University of Washington Valley Medical Center where he established protocols for the screening and surveillance of peripheral arterial disease (PAD). He also collaborated with the Division of Trauma [...]

The General Surgery Residency Program at UCSF-Eastbay is proud to welcome our seven new general surgery categorical residents comprising the Class of 2026. Congratulations to this group of exceptional physicians for matching with us in Oakland. We are thrilled for their arrival in June and feel privileged to embark with them on their journey towards successful careers in surgical leadership.   UCSF-East Bay Surgery ProgramPGY-1 Categorical General Surgery Residents (2019-20)

Gregory P. Victorino, M.D., currently the Interim Chief of the UCSF East-Bay Surgery Program, has been appointed to the position of Chief. Victorino, a highly regarded trauma surgeon and professor of surgery, is also Director of Trauma Services at Highland Hospital. His leadership  was crucial to the designation of Highland Hospital as a Level 1 Trauma Center serving the East Bay. Victorino has deep roots in the community with a strong record of clinical outreach. In 2016, he was named Outstanding Physician of the Year by the Alameda Health System. He is also a dedicated teacher and mentor [...]

The 31st Annual J. Engelbert Dunphy Resident Research Symposium will be held Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay beginning at 9:00 a.m. The Department of Surgery is honored to have Stanford professor Carla M. Pugh, MD, PhD, FACS as this year's visiting Dunphy Professor. The J. Engelbert Dunphy Resident Research Symposium showcases the laboratory research of residents, fellows and medical students in the Department of Surgery, and honors the life and accomplishments of J. Engelbert Dunphy, M.D., a legendary surgeon and a former chair of the UCSF Department of [...]

Delvecchio Finley, MPP, CEO of the Alameda Health System, visionary leader and agent of change in public health care, and Gregory P. Victorino, M.D., professor of surgery and director of Trauma Services at Highland Hospital, have written an insightful Op-Ed exposing one of the vastly under-appreciated consequences of easy access to guns, namely the lack of heath equity or "the ability to attain one's full health potential". This condition is manifest in low-income and impoverished communities disproportionately affected by gun violence. Fortunately, Alameda Health System has established a [...]

A study led by UCSF-East Bay general surgery resident Magdalene Brooke, MD, and UCSF trauma surgeon Gregory P. Victorino, M.D., found that the use of automatic acoustic gunshot sensor technology may benefit shooting victims. The study was presented at the most recent Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons. The surgeons reported that sensors contribute to quicker hospital arrival times and equal survival rates despite more severe injuries.  A number of U.S. cities have installed acoustic gunshot sensor technology to accurately locate shooting scenes and potential gunshot [...]

A new research study shows that patient frailty should be assessed in preoperative planning for surgery in older adults, even for common ambulatory general surgery operations. The study, led by principal investigator and lead author, Carolyn D. Seib, M.D., MAS, a general and endocrine surgeon at UCSF, was reported on in the journal JAMA Surgery and highlighted by the NY Times in a subsequent article. Importantly, the study found that frailty is more closely associated with the risk of complications than  chronological age. It has implications for both treatment planning and informed consent [...]

The American College of Surgeons (ACS) has verified Highland Hospital, the flagship facility in the Alameda Health System, as an adult Level 1 Trauma Center, affirming the earlier designation by the state of California through a local Emergency Medical Services Agency (LEMSA). Practically speaking, the imprimatur of the ACS is the last critical and essential step for a hospital to be   recognized as a Level 1 Trauma Center, the highest designation made by local government for a trauma center. During the verification process, ACS sent a team to Highland Hospital to review its full spectrum of [...]

The first advanced laparoscopic course in Northern California, dedicated to the training of Minimally Invasive Surgery fellows and surgical senior residents, was held at the UCSF Anatomy Learning Center on Saturday, August 12, 2017. The course, jointly developed by UCSF and Stanford, and co-chaired by Matthew Lin, M.D. and John Morton, MD respectively, provided a one-day comprehensive experience for senior trainees that included a formal didactic curriculum as well as a hands-on cadaver lab. There were over twenty participant trainees drawn from the following institutions: San Joaquin [...]

The 30th Annual J. Engelbert Dunphy Resident Research Symposium was held on Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at UCSF Mission Bay Hospital, Oberndorf Auditorium.  The symposium showcases the laboratory research of residents, fellows and medical students in the Department of Surgery, and honors the life and accomplishments of J. Engelbert Dunphy, M.D., a legendary surgeon and former Chair of the UCSF Department of Surgery. Winners for the best presentations were awarded at the conclusion of the program. Pictured from left to right: John Roberts, Catharine Juillard, Steve Wisel, Yvonne [...]