Faculty & Clinical Staff
Division Chief
Michael S. Conte, MD
Interim Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Professor and Chief, Division of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Edwin J. Wylie, M.D. Chair in Vascular Surgery
Department of Surgery, School of Medicine
Director, Vascular Surgery Integrated Residency Program
Director, Vascular Surgery Fellowship Program
Co-Director, UCSF Heart and Vascular Center
Co-Director, UCSF Center for Limb Preservation
Cardiac Surgeons
Ramin E. Beygui, MD, MSc, FACS
Professor of Surgery
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Medical Director, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Washington Hospital Health System
Marko T. Boskovski, MD, MHS, MPH
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Director of Ross and Aortic Valve Preserving Surgery
Tobias Deuse, MD
Professor of Surgery, UCSF
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
The Julien I.E. Hoffman, M.D. Endowed Chair in Cardiac Surgery
Director, Minimally-invasive Cardiac Surgery
Surgical Director, Transcatheter Valve Program
Principal Investigator, TSI Lab
Amy G. Fiedler, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Program Leader, Cardiac Surgery Program
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Co-Director of Cardiac Intensive Care Units
Medical Director of Quality and Safety
Heart and Vascular Center
Teng C. Lee, MD, FACS
Professor of Surgery
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Co-Director, UCSF Center for Aortic Disease
Jason W. Smith, MD, FACS
Professor of Surgery
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Surgical Director, Heart Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support
Elaine Tseng, MD, FACS, FAHA
Professor of Surgery
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Chief of Cardiac Surgery, San Francisco VA Healthcare System
Co-Director, Cardiac Biomechanics Lab
Cardiac Researchers
Grigol Tediashvili
Associate Specialist
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Transplant and Stem Cell Immunobiology (TSI) Lab
Cardiothoracic Surgeons at SF VA Medical Center
Marko T. Boskovski, MD, MHS, MPH
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Director of Ross and Aortic Valve Preserving Surgery
Binh N. Trinh, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Elaine Tseng, MD, FACS, FAHA
Professor of Surgery
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Chief of Cardiac Surgery, San Francisco VA Healthcare System
Co-Director, Cardiac Biomechanics Lab
Cardiothoracic Surgeons at Washington Hospital
Ramin E. Beygui, MD, MSc, FACS
Professor of Surgery
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Medical Director, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Washington Hospital Health System
Teng C. Lee, MD, FACS
Professor of Surgery
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Co-Director, UCSF Center for Aortic Disease
Critical Care Specialists
Melissa H. Coleman, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Associate Program Director, Thoracic Surgery Residency Program
Director of UCSF School of Medicine Clinical Immersive Experiences (CIEx)
Lung Transplant Surgeons
Ramin E. Beygui, MD, MSc, FACS
Professor of Surgery
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Medical Director, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Washington Hospital Health System
Tobias Deuse, MD
Professor of Surgery, UCSF
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
The Julien I.E. Hoffman, M.D. Endowed Chair in Cardiac Surgery
Director, Minimally-invasive Cardiac Surgery
Surgical Director, Transcatheter Valve Program
Principal Investigator, TSI Lab
Jasleen Kukreja, MD, MPH
Professor of Surgery
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Doris F. and Donald G. Fisher Distinguished Professor
Director, Lung Transplantation
Director, Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion
Director, Advanced Lung Disease ECMO Support
Binh N. Trinh, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Heart Transplant Surgeons
Ramin E. Beygui, MD, MSc, FACS
Professor of Surgery
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Medical Director, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Washington Hospital Health System
Amy G. Fiedler, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Program Leader, Cardiac Surgery Program
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Co-Director of Cardiac Intensive Care Units
Medical Director of Quality and Safety
Heart and Vascular Center
Jason W. Smith, MD, FACS
Professor of Surgery
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Surgical Director, Heart Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support
Thoracic Surgeons
Melissa H. Coleman, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Associate Program Director, Thoracic Surgery Residency Program
Director of UCSF School of Medicine Clinical Immersive Experiences (CIEx)
Johannes R. Kratz, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Interim Chief of Thoracic Surgery
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Van Auken Endowed Chair in Thoracic Oncology
Director, Minimally Invasive and Robotic Thoracic Surgery
Director, Thoracic Surgery Residency Program
Medical Director of Robotic Surgery, UCSF Health
Jasleen Kukreja, MD, MPH
Professor of Surgery
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Doris F. and Donald G. Fisher Distinguished Professor
Director, Lung Transplantation
Director, Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion
Director, Advanced Lung Disease ECMO Support
Michael Mann, MD
Professor of Surgery
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Binh N. Trinh, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Thoracic Researchers
Vivianne Ding, PhD
Lab Manager & Researcher
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Thoracic Oncology Laboratory
Csaba J. Peto, PhD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Thoracic Oncology Laboratory
Yucheng Wang, PhD
Research Specialist
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Thoracic Oncology Laboratory
Yi-Wei Yang, PhD
Associate Specialist
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Thoracic Oncology Laboratory
Liang You, PhD
Professor of Surgery
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Thoracic Oncology Laboratory
Emeritus Faculty
Scot H. Merrick, MD
Emeritus Professor of Surgery
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Advanced Practice Staff
Jessica Clements, RN, MSN-AGACNP
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Mahesh Khilnani, NP
Nurse Practitioner
Cardiac Surgery Clinic
Heart and Vascular Center
Jane Lee, MSN, AGACNP-BC, BSN, RN
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Jennifer Ponzo BSN, ACNP-BC
Nurse Practitioner
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Cristina Sykes, NP
Nurse Practitioner
APP Clinical Lead
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Lisa Tanimune, MS, PA-C
Physician Assistant
Manager, Inpatient CT Surgery APPs
Cardiothoracic Surgery
An Tran, MS, PA-C
Physician assistant
Cardiothoracic surgery
Sonali Waland, MSN, RN, FNP-C
Nurse Practitioner
Cardiac Surgery Clinic
Heart and Vascular Center
Clinic Administration
Elizabeth Alapati
Administrative Director
Thoracic Surgery & Oncology Clinic
Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
Shaterra Davis, RN
Clinic Nurse Manager
Thoracic Surgery & Oncology Clinic
Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
Jessica Nguyen
Practice Supervisor
UCSF Advanced Heart Failure Comprehensive Care Center
Rachel Pagador, MPH
Practice Manager
Cardiac Surgery Clinic
Heart and Vascular Center
Nimaljeet (Nimi) Tarango, NP
Associate Director
Advanced Heart Failure Comprehensive Care Center
Clinical Staff
Shayne Cardozo, RN
Nurse Coordinator
Thoracic Surgery & Oncology Clinic
Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
Carolyn Clary, RN
STS Data Manager
Cardiac Surgery Clinic
Heart and Vascular Center
John Nielson, RN
Clinical Nurse Coordinator
Cardiac Surgery Clinic
Heart and Vascular Center
Clinical Research Administration
Lea Daran
Senior Clinical Research Coordinator
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Sahand Hassanipour
Lung Transplant Clinical Research Coordinator
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Donna Liu
Research Supervisor
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Division Administration
Mari Collings
Education Program Administrator
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Kalpana Harish, MPH
Senior Director
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Division of Transplant Surgery
Division of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Immunogenetics and Transplantation Laboratory (ITL)
Biostatistics Core
Department of Surgery
University of California, San Francisco
Rachelle Lau
Operations Manager
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Department of Surgery, School of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
Matilda Lee
Human Resource / Operations Analyst
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Krislyn Malagum
Finance Analyst
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Iamina Racine
Executive Analyst
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Nathan Tran, MBA
Program Support Analyst
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery