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Some inherited diseases begin with a single genetic change that tells a cell to stop making a protein too soon. These “nonsense mutations” account for roughly one in ten genetic defects behind inherited disease. The University of California, San Francisco-Harvard COUPLET Collaborative has been named a Phase I...

Laura Esserman, MD, MBA, has been selected to receive the 2026 AIM-HI Beacon Award for Women Leaders in Oncology, honoring a career spent reimagining what breast cancer care can be. A daring thinker and tireless advocate for patients, Dr. Esserman has created new paths forward through I-SPY, WISDOM and RECAST DCIS...

UCSF Lymphedema Program WEBINAR Join us for an engaging webinar and Q&A Surveillance Program Referral Pathways and Patient Intake Surgical Treatment Options Live Q&A with UCSF Health Experts Date September 21, 2026 Time 5:00–6:00 PM PT John Rose, MD, MPH Moderator & Speaker John Rose, MD, MPH is a plastic and...

Dr. Rachel Koch, Assistant Professor of Surgery and Acute Care Surgeon at University of California, San Francisco has been awarded the 2026 AAST Research & Education Fund Scholarship from the The American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST). The competitive award provides support for emerging surgeon...

Dr. Andre Campbell, MD, FACS, FACP, FCCM, MAMSE, FCBC, FASE Campbell’s summer of remarkable professional milestones has gained an international dimension. The University of California, San Francisco Trauma Surgeon was formally recognized as an Honorary Member of the Colombian Surgical Society in Cartagena...

The UCSF Lymphedema Program has officially been designated a Lymphatic Education & Research Network (LE&RN) Comprehensive Cancer Center of Excellence in Lymphatic Diseases by the Lymphatic Education & Research Network. The international designation recognizes the program’s multidisciplinary approach to lymphatic...

From advancing the possibilities of surgery to helping shape the future of the health system. We are pleased to celebrate Dr. Johannes Kratz, on his selection to the 2026 UCSF Health Network Leadership Academy. Dr. Kratz serves as University of California, San Francisco Medical Director of Robotic Surgery and...

We proudly congratulate Dr. Shareef Syed, on his selection as a new member of UCSFMedicine's Haile T. Debas Academy of hashtag#Medical Educators. Dr. Syed is an Associate Professor of Surgery and Transplant Surgeon in the University of California, San Francisco Division of Transplant Surgery. His induction into...

Leadership carries particular significance when its impact reaches both patients and the people preparing to care for them. We congratulate Dr. Scott Hansen, Professor of Surgery and Chief of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at University of California, San Francisco, on his induction into the Haile T. Debas...

Gene correction is only as powerful as its ability to endure. Kyle Cromer, PhD, Assistant Professor at UCSF, and Sriram Vaidyanathan, PhD, of Nationwide Children’s Hospital and The Ohio State University, have earned a $200K, two-year Emily’s Entourage Translational Research Grant to confront a stubborn challenge...

Surgical expertise reaches its fullest impact when it is shared, sharpened, and carried forward by the next generation. We are delighted to congratulate Dr. Esther A. Kim, Associate Professor of Plastic Surgery, on becoming a member of the Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators. Dr. Kim specializes in...

UCSF Health-UCSF Medical Center has been named to the U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals Honor Roll for adult care for the 30th consecutive year, reflecting excellence across a broad range of specialties, procedures, and conditions. UCSF Medical Center remained tied as the highest-ranked hospital in...

The practice of trauma surgery demands more than technical expertise—it requires judgment, adaptability, collaboration, and the ability to prepare others to respond when circumstances change by the minute. We are proud to recognize Dr. Joseph Cuschieri, Chief of Surgery at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital...

“The ultimate goal, as he has stated it, was to ‘put vascular surgeons out of business.’" It is an unexpected way to describe the career of one of vascular surgery's pioneers, but as Dr. Michael S. Conte explained during the celebration, the quote captures Professor Emeritus Ronald J. Stoney's lifelong belief that...

Congratulations to Dr. Valerie M. Weaver, Professor, Director of the Center for Bioengineering and Tissue Regeneration, on being selected to lead one of 16 research teams funded through the Gray Foundation's $35 million Team Science program. The initiative supports collaborative research exploring new strategies...

The American Surgical Association awarded the prestigious 2026 Flance-Karl Award to Dr. Sandy Feng — transplant surgeon, surgeon-scientist, and our department's Vice Chair of Research — in recognition of her research with lasting clinical impact on transplantation. Presented during the ASA’s 146th Annual Meeting...