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Resident Research Symposium Headlined by Stanford Professor Carla M. Pugh Set for April 25th at UCSF Mission Bay
UCSF General Surgery Residency Program
April 12, 2018
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...
Gun Violence and Health Equity - Another Perspective on the "March for Our Lives” Demonstrations
UCSF Department of Surgery
March 28, 2018
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...
Automatic Acoustic Gunshot Sensor Technology May Benefit Shooting Victims
UCSF-East Bay Surgery Program
January 28, 2018
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...
Patient Frailty Associated with Increased Morbidity for Common Ambulatory Surgeries in Older Adults
Center for Surgery in Older Adults
December 28, 2017
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...
American College of Surgeons Verifies Highland Hospital as Adult Level 1 Trauma Center
UCSF-Eastbay Surgery Program
December 26, 2017
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...
UCSF Hosts First Advanced Laparoscopic Course in N. California for Senior Residents and Fellows
UCSF Gastorintestinal Surgery
October 02, 2017
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...
Awards Announced for 30th Annual J. Engelbert Dunphy Resident Research Symposium
UCSF General Surgery Residency Program
May 25, 2017
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...
Gregory Victorino Named Outstanding Physician of the Year by Alameda Health System
UCSF-East Bay Surgery Program
July 14, 2016
Gregory P. Victorino, M.D., Professor of Surgery and Director of Trauma Services for the UCSF-East Bay Surgery Program*, was named Named Outstanding Physician for 2016 by Alameda Health System. The award was presented at the AHS Foundation's Annual Gala on May 7, 2016. The Alameda Health System Foundation wrote on...
UCSF-East Bay Research Residents Among Winners in ACS Trauma Regional Resident Paper Competition
UCSF Department of Surgery East Bay Surgery Program
December 14, 2015
Note: This summary provided courtesy of Jeannie María Dougherty Three of our UCSF-East Bay surgery residents, Maggie Brooke, MD, Shailvi Gupta, MD, and V incent Chong, MD were chosen to represent Northern California at the American College of Surgeon’s Committee on Trauma Regional Resident Paper Competition held...
UCSF-East Bay Research Residents Among Top Award Winners in Abstract Competition
UCSF Department of Surgery East Bay Surgery Program
April 09, 2013
The annual 26th Annual J. Engelbert Dunphy Resident Research Symposium was held on April 5, 2013. The award for "Best Abstract" went to Robert Bell, MD, a UCSF-East Bay surgical research resident, with runners-up Randi Smith, MD MPH, also from UCSF-East Bay, and Jessica Beard, MD, MPH.
Alden Harken Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from Society of University Surgeons (SUS)
UCSF Department of Surgery East Bay Surgery Program
March 15, 2013
Alden H. Harken, M.D. was recently honored with the 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society of University Surgeons (SUS). Dr. Harken is Chief of the UCSF-East Bay Surgery Program, and Chief of Surgery and Chair of the Surgery Department at Alameda Health System's (AHS). Over the course of his career, His...