Faculty & Clinical Staff
Program Director
Johannes R. Kratz, MD
Interim Chief & Associate Professor of Surgery
Van Auken Endowed Chair in Thoracic Oncology
Program Director, Thoracic Surgery Residency Program
Division of Thoracic Surgery
Department of Surgery, School of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
Director, Minimally Invasive and Robotic Thoracic Surgery, UCSF Health
Medical Director of Robotic Surgery, UCSF Health
Associate Program Director
Melissa H. Coleman, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Associate Program Director, Thoracic Surgery Residency Program
Division of Thoracic Surgery
Department of Surgery, School of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
Associate Program Director of Curriculum, General Surgery Residency Program
Director of UCSF School of Medicine Clinical Immersive Experiences (CIEx)
Cardiac Surgeons
Ramin E. Beygui, MD, MSc, FACS
Professor of Surgery
Division of Cardiac Surgery & Lung Transplantation
Department of Surgery, School of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
Medical Director, Cardiothoracic Surgery Program, Washington Hospital Health System
Marko T. Boskovski, MD, MHS, MPH
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Program Director, Cardiac Surgery & Lung Transplantation Grand Rounds
Division of Cardiac Surgery & Lung Transplantation
Department of Surgery, School of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
Director of Ross and Aortic Valve Preserving Surgery, UCSF Health
Tobias Deuse, MD
Professor of Surgery
The Julien I.E. Hoffman, M.D. Endowed Chair in Cardiac Surgery
Principal Investigator, TSI Lab
Division of Cardiac Surgery & Lung Transplantation
Department of Surgery, School of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
Director, Minimally-Invasive Cardiac Surgery, UCSF Health
Surgical Director, Transcatheter Valve Program, UCSF Health
Amy G. Fiedler, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Cardiac Surgery & Lung Transplantation
Department of Surgery, School of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
Director of Heart Transplantation & Mechanical Circulatory Support, UCSF Health
Co-Director of Cardiac Intensive Care Units, UCSF Health
Medical Director of Quality and Safety, Heart and Vascular Center, UCSF Health
Teng C. Lee, MD, FACS
Professor of Surgery
Division of Cardiac Surgery & Lung Transplantation
Department of Surgery, School of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
Co-Director, Center for Aortic Disease, UCSF Health
Jason W. Smith, MD, FACS
Division Chief & Professor of Surgery
Helen and Charles Schwab Distinguished Professor of Surgery
Program Director for the Advanced Fellowship in Cardiac Transplantation & MCS
Division of Cardiac Surgery and Lung Transplantation
Department of Surgery, School of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
Co-Director, Heart and Vascular Center, UCSF Health
Elaine Tseng, MD, FACS, FAHA
Professor of Surgery
Division of Cardiac Surgery & Lung Transplantation
Co-Director, Cardiac Biomechanics Lab
Department of Surgery, School of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
Chief of Cardiac Surgery, San Francisco VA Healthcare System
Thoracic Surgeons
Melissa H. Coleman, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Associate Program Director, Thoracic Surgery Residency Program
Division of Thoracic Surgery
Department of Surgery, School of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
Associate Program Director of Curriculum, General Surgery Residency Program
Director of UCSF School of Medicine Clinical Immersive Experiences (CIEx)
Johannes R. Kratz, MD
Interim Chief & Associate Professor of Surgery
Van Auken Endowed Chair in Thoracic Oncology
Program Director, Thoracic Surgery Residency Program
Division of Thoracic Surgery
Department of Surgery, School of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
Director, Minimally Invasive and Robotic Thoracic Surgery, UCSF Health
Medical Director of Robotic Surgery, UCSF Health
Michael Mann, MD
Professor of Surgery
Division of Thoracic Surgery
Department of Surgery, School of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
Binh N. Trinh, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Thoracic Surgery
Department of Surgery, School of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
Lung Transplant Surgeons
Ramin E. Beygui, MD, MSc, FACS
Professor of Surgery
Division of Cardiac Surgery & Lung Transplantation
Department of Surgery, School of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
Medical Director, Cardiothoracic Surgery Program, Washington Hospital Health System
Tobias Deuse, MD
Professor of Surgery
The Julien I.E. Hoffman, M.D. Endowed Chair in Cardiac Surgery
Principal Investigator, TSI Lab
Division of Cardiac Surgery & Lung Transplantation
Department of Surgery, School of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
Director, Minimally-Invasive Cardiac Surgery, UCSF Health
Surgical Director, Transcatheter Valve Program, UCSF Health
Jasleen Kukreja, MD, MPH
Professor of Surgery
Doris F. and Donald G. Fisher Distinguished Professor
Program Director, Advanced Lung Transplantation & ECMO Fellowship
Division of Cardiac Surgery & Lung Transplantation
Department of Surgery, School of Medicine
Director, Lung Transplantation Program, UCSF Health
Director, Advanced Lung Disease ECMO Support, UCSF Health
Director, Ex-Vivo Lung Perfusion, UCSF Health
Binh N. Trinh, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Thoracic Surgery
Department of Surgery, School of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
Heart Transplant Surgeons
Ramin E. Beygui, MD, MSc, FACS
Professor of Surgery
Division of Cardiac Surgery & Lung Transplantation
Department of Surgery, School of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
Medical Director, Cardiothoracic Surgery Program, Washington Hospital Health System
Amy G. Fiedler, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Cardiac Surgery & Lung Transplantation
Department of Surgery, School of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
Director of Heart Transplantation & Mechanical Circulatory Support, UCSF Health
Co-Director of Cardiac Intensive Care Units, UCSF Health
Medical Director of Quality and Safety, Heart and Vascular Center, UCSF Health
Jason W. Smith, MD, FACS
Division Chief & Professor of Surgery
Helen and Charles Schwab Distinguished Professor of Surgery
Program Director for the Advanced Fellowship in Cardiac Transplantation & MCS
Division of Cardiac Surgery and Lung Transplantation
Department of Surgery, School of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
Co-Director, Heart and Vascular Center, UCSF Health
Critical Care Specialists
Melissa H. Coleman, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Associate Program Director, Thoracic Surgery Residency Program
Division of Thoracic Surgery
Department of Surgery, School of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
Associate Program Director of Curriculum, General Surgery Residency Program
Director of UCSF School of Medicine Clinical Immersive Experiences (CIEx)
Arthur Hill, MD, FACS, FACC
Professor of Surgery
Division of Cardiac Surgery & Lung Transplantation
Department of Surgery, School of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
Division Administration
Kalpana Harish, MPH
Senior Director
Division of Cardiac Surgery & Lung Transplantation
Division of Thoracic 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 Cardiac Surgery & Lung Transplantation
Division of Thoracic Surgery
Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Department of Surgery, School of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
Matilda Lee
HR / Operations Analyst
Division of Cardiac Surgery & Lung Transplantation
Division of Thoracic Surgery
Department of Surgery, School of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
Krislyn Malagum
Finance Analyst
Division of Cardiac Surgery & Lung Transplantation
Division of Thoracic Surgery
Department of Surgery, School of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
Iamina Racine
Executive Analyst
Division of Cardiac Surgery & Lung Transplantation
Division of Thoracic Surgery
Department of Surgery, School of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
Nathan Tran, MBA
Program Support Analyst
Division of Cardiac Surgery & Lung Transplantation
Division of Thoracic Surgery
Department of Surgery, School of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco