Clinical Services

The Department of Surgery at the Alameda Health System, Oakland, CA serves as an umbrella for Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology, Urology, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, and Dentistry.

The UCSF-East Bay Surgery Program addresses a broad spectrum of surgical diseases and problems. Six clinical sections or services, each with its own area of clinical focus and expertise, provide state-of-the-art care in all the areas of general and subspecialty surgery.

The UCSF-East Bay Elective Surgery Services manage general surgical problems, including gastrointestinal malignancies, surgical diseases of the endocrine and hepatobiliary systems, and breast disorders, to name but a few. The UCSF-East Bay program also provides Vascular Surgery services that incorporate a busy non-invasive diagnostic vascular laboratory.

The UCSF-East Bay Trauma Surgery Service provides comprehensive trauma surgery coverage for Northern Alameda County, and is comprised of a multidisciplinary team of surgeons, emergency medicine specialists, intensivists, and others who form the core of the Trauma Services at Alameda Health System- Highland Hospital.

The UCSF-East Bay Acute Care Surgery Service (ACS) provides comprehensive urgent and emergent surgery coverage for Northern Alameda County, and is comprised of a team of surgeons and intensivists medicine specialists who provide complex surgical care for the varying needs of the residents of Alameda County.

The UCSF-East Bay Blue Surgery Service consists of a multidisciplinary team that cares for patients with urologic diseases, breast pathology, plastics and reconstructive surgical needs.

The UCSF Surgical Critical Care Service coordinates and oversees the management of patients from a variety of surgical pathologies whose high injury or disease severity mandates admission to the 20-bed Intensive Care Unit. A multidisciplinary team of surgeons, intensivists, nurses, nutritionists provide unparalleled care for patients in need.