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Elizabeth Lancaster, M.D. and Rachelle Bresnahan Honored with UCSF Excellence and Innovation Awards in Graduate Medical Education
UCSF Department of Surgery
August 24, 2020
General surgery resident Elizabeth Lancaster, M.D. and Surgery Education Office Administrative Director Rachelle Bresnahan each received the UCSF Excellence and Innovation Award in Graduate Medical Education (2019-20) at a virtual GME reception on June 15th. Award recipients have demonstrated a commitment to...
Research Resident Nichole Starr, M.D., MPH Awarded NIH Fogarty Global Health Scholars Fellowship
UCSF General Surgery Residency Program
August 18, 2020
Nichole Starr, M.D., MPH, a general surgery research resident, was awarded an NIH Fogarty Global Health Scholars Fellowship for the 2020-21 year. Dr. Starr will spend her fellowship year at Addis Ababa University in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia under the mentorship of Milliard Derbew, M.D., Tom Weiser, M.D., MPH, Andi...
Department of Surgery Newsletter for July 2020
UCSF Department of Surgery
August 06, 2020
The July 2020 issue of the UCSF Department of Surgery newsletter is now available. Learn about the latest developments in the department including key leadership appointments, a welcome to our newest faculty members, and our new "Message from the Chair Video." Also included are links to the many accomplishments of...
Drs. Sanziana Roman and Elizabeth Ozer Joint Recipients of UCOP “Advancing Faculty Diversity, Improved Climate and Retention” Award
UCSF Department of Surgery
August 04, 2020
Dr. Sanziana Roman, Professor of Surgery and Dr. Elizabeth Ozer, Professor of Pediatrics, and Director of the Faculty Equity Advisors program in the Office of Diversity and Outreach, are the recipients of the UCOP “Advancing Faculty Diversity, Improved Climate and Retention” award of $225,000 through President...
Johannes Kratz, MD Recipient of the Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Care Center Junior Clinical Investigator Award
UCSF Thoracic Oncology Program
August 01, 2020
UCSF surgeon-scientist Johannes R. Kratz, M.D. was awarded a Junior Clinical Investigator Award from the Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Care Center. This mentored award is given to a junior clinical investigator to support their research efforts in the early stages of their career. Dr. Kratz was given this...
Drs. Linda Reilly and Julie Ann Sosa to Be Inducted into the American College of Surgeons Academy of Master Surgeon Educators
UCSF Department of Surgery
July 29, 2020
The American College of Surgeons (ACS) has announced that Linda M. Reilly, M.D. and Julie Ann Sosa, M.D., M.A. will be inducted into its prestigious Academy of Master Surgeon Educators . Dr. Reilly is Professor of Surgery in the Division of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery and Director of the UCSF General Surgery...
Jade Hiramoto, MD Named President-Elect of UCSF Medical Staff
UCSF Vascular Surgery
July 16, 2020
Jade Hiramoto, MD, Professor of Surgery in the UCSF Division of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, has been named President-Elect of the UCSF Medical Staff. The appointment began on July 1, 2020 and will continue for the next two years. In this role, Dr. Hiramoto will serve as Chair of the Credentials Committee, as...
Dr. Laura Esserman Awarded $9.1M NIH/NCI R01 Grant to Expand WISDOM Study to Diverse and Underserved Patient Populations
UCSF Breastcare Program
July 15, 2020
Laura J. Esserman, MD, MBA and her research team have been awarded a $9.1M NIH R01 grant from the National Cancer Institue (NCI). The focus of the grant is to enable expansion of The WISDOM Study to new recruitment sites/partnerships including Louisiana State University, the University of Chicago, the University...
Hannah Decker, M.D. Receives ZSFG Krevans Award
UCSF General Surgery Residency Program
July 14, 2020
Hannah Decker, M.D., a General Surgery PGY-2 resident, was presented with the 2020 Krevans Award in recognition of her clinical and professional excellence throughout her intern year at the Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center (ZSFG). The Krevans Award recognizes...
Four Surgery Residents Awarded UCSF CTSI Resident Research Funding
UCSF General Surgery Residency Program
July 13, 2020
Mark Barry, M.D. Zachary Matthay, M.D. Adam Wallace, M.D. Ava Yap, M.D.. M.H.Sc. UCSF Surgery residents were well-represented as awardees of the UCSF CTSI Spring 2020 Resident Research Funding Award . Mark Barry, M.D. , Zachary Matthay, M.D. (General Surgery research residents), Adam Wallace, M.D. (Plastic Surgery...
Department of Surgery Awarded Prestigious NIH T-32 Training Grant for Surgical Oncology
UCSF Department of Surgery
July 13, 2020
The UCSF Department of Surgery has just been awarded a paradigm-shifting NIH T-32 training grant for Surgical Oncology. The goal of this new innovative program is to train future leaders in surgery and oncology to be change agents in driving science and value-based medicine by giving them a foundation in...
Department of Surgery 2020 Achievement and Education Awards Presented at Surgery Grand Rounds
UCSF Department of Surgery
July 10, 2020
The Department of Surgery celebrated the many achievements of our UCSF Surgery trainees and educators at Surgery Grand Rounds on June 10, 2020, recognizing the tireless hard work and extraordinary talent displayed each and every day by these recipients. In addition, there was a tribute to the late Chief Resident...
Dr. Mohamed Adam to Join Department of Surgery Faculty
UCSF Department of Surgery
July 08, 2020
We are pleased to announce that Mohamed Abdelgadir Adam, MBBS will be joining our faculty in the fall as an Assistant Professor in the newly established Division of Surgical Oncology at UCSF. Dr. Adam completed a two-year postdoctoral fellowship at Duke University in translational genomic research in 2010. Dr...
Dr. Jay Menaker to Join Department of Surgery Faculty at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital
UCSF Department of Surgery at Zuckerberg San Francisco General
July 08, 2020
We are pleased to announce that Jay Menaker, MD will be joining the faculty at Zuckerberg San Francisco General (ZSFG) on September 1st, providing care to patients in the ICU at the UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights, and in the Emergency Department at ZSFG. Dr. Menaker will serve as the...
Dr. Willieford Moses to Join Department of Surgery Faculty
UCSF Pediatric Surgery
July 08, 2020
We are pleased to announce that Willieford Moses, MD will be joining our faculty in the fall as a pediatric surgeon based at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital – Oakland (BCHO). Dr. Moses graduated from Duke University in 2006 with a BS in Psychology, and received his MD from UCSF School of Medicine in 2011. He...
Dr. Marissa Boeck to Join Department of Surgery Faculty
UCSF Department of Surgery at Zuckerberg San Francisco General
July 07, 2020
We are pleased to announce that Marissa A. Boeck, MD, MPH, currently a clinical fellow in Trauma and Emergency Surgery at ZSFG, will be joining our faculty in the fall. Dr. Boeck has been appointed as an Assistant Professor in the Division of General Surgery. She will serve as an acute care surgeon at Parnassus...