News & Events

Hillary Braun, M.D., a general surgery research resident, was recently named to the Declaration of Istanbul Custodian Group (DICG). The DICG is an international organization of transplant professionals whose purpose is to "promote, implement and uphold the Declaration of Istanbul so as to combat organ trafficking...

Zachary Matthay, M.D., a general surgery research resident, received the basic science award at the Northern California Chapter of the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma Resident Research Competition, held virtually on October 21st, 2020. His presentation, titled "Leveraging the Catecholamine...

We pleased to announce that Ajay Maker, MD, FACS has been named the Chief of the new Division of Surgical Oncology in the Department of Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco. He will lead Surgical Oncology services, including breast, colorectal, endocrine, hepatopancreatobiliary, and melanoma...

The UCSF Department of Surgery is pleased to announce that third year UCSF medical student Mary Kathryn (Katy) Abel, A.B. was awarded the inaugural Thomas K. Hunt Memorial fellowship from the Division of General Surgery for her research project: “Optimizing outcomes in invasive lobular carcinoma of the breast...

The UCSF Department of Surgery will hold the 33rd annual J. Engelbert Dunphy Resident Research Symposium virtually on Wednesday, October 28th, 2020. The 2020 Symposium, originally scheduled for April 8th, will be held via Zoom for the safety of all participants. The Department is honored to host Dr. Melina R...

A recent study published in the British Journal of Surgery by Nichole Starr, M.D., MPH and a team of researchers at Lifebox , showed a dramatic reduction in the risk of surgical site infections (SSIs) after implementing Clean Cut , a quality improvement program that helps surgical teams address the causes of SSIs...

Hillary Braun, M.D., a general surgery research resident, was named the 2020 Bruce A. Luxon Emerging Liver Scholar by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD). The Emerging Liver Scholars program selects 20 medicine or surgery residents who are interested in the study of liver diseases to...

Native Americans are still here! Not just in the romanticized past, or in a troubled present where stereotypes of Indians abound (alcoholics, living only on reservations, stoic spiritual leaders, casino owners). California has the largest Native American population in the country – a shocking statistic to most...

Susan G. Komen®, the world’s leading breast cancer organization, recognized two widely respected and innovative breast cancer researchers this week, announcing that Donald McDonnell, Ph.D., and Laura Esserman, M.D., have been selected as this year’s recipients of the Brinker Awards – Komen’s highest scientific...

We are pleased to announce the appointment of three new Associate Residency Program Directors for our general surgery residency program: Rita Mukhtar, MD as Associate Residency Program Director for Curriculum; Wen Shen, MD, MA as Associate Residency Program Director for Resident Professional Development; and Lan...

Valerie Weaver, Ph.D., Professor of Surgery in the Departments of Surgery, Anatomy, and Bioengineering & Therapeutics Sciences, and Director of the Center for Bioengineering & Tissue Regeneration, is the recipient of a National Cancer Institute (NCI) Outstanding Investigator Award (OIA) (R35), supporting a 7-year...

Hueylan Chern, M.D., Associate Professor of Surgery and Director of the UCSF Surgical Skills Center, has been inducted into The Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators Class of 2020. The Academy's core value is "supporting the people who advance the education mission of UCSF by fostering an organizational...

We are pleased to announce that Joseph Cuschieri, MD, FACS, currently Professor of Surgery at the University of Washington, has been appointed the next Trauma Medical Director at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center (ZSFG), commencing March 1, 2021. He also will be a Professor in the...