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Johannes Kratz, MD, the recipient of UCSF Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educations' Excellence in Teaching Award 2023
UCSF Surgery
September 18, 2023
Johannes Kratz, MD has been chosen as a recipient of UCSF Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators' Excellence in Teaching Award for 2023. The Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators is dedicated to creating an environment that enhances the status of teachers at UCSF, promotes and rewards teaching...
Amy G. Fiedler, M.D. was named the Co-Director of the Cardiac Critical Care Unit
UCSF Surgery
August 14, 2023
Dr. Amy G. Fiedler was named the co-director of the cardiac critical care Unit at UCSF Health. UCSF's Cardiac Critical Care Unit provides comprehensive hospital care to critically ill adults being treated primarily for heart conditions, including heart attacks and heart failure. Other patients with life...
James Koh, PhD, was awarded $3.8 million over five years (2023-2028) by the NIH as the principal investigator
UCSF Department of Surgery
August 09, 2023
James Koh PhD was awarded $3.8 million over five years (2023-2028) by the NIH as the principal investigator for an R01 grant examining calcium metabolism and the connection between the vitamin D receptors, beta-amyloid peptide signaling and hyperparathyroidism. Because hyperparathyroidism disproportionately...
Jason W. Smith, M.D., Recipient of the UCSF Thoracic Surgery Residency Program Teaching Award FY22-23
UCSF Thoracic Surgery Residency Program
July 31, 2023
In recognition of Jason W. Smith's professionalism, excellence, dedication, and contribution to the teaching of the Thoracic Surgery Residents, Dr. Jason W. Smith was selected to be the recipient of the UCSF Thoracic Surgery Residency Program Teaching Award for 2022-2023. Dr. Jason W. Smith earned his medical...
UCSF Department of Surgery: Parenting in Surgery Mentorship Program
UCSF Department of Surgery
May 01, 2023
Visit the Parenting in Surgery website Annie having a great time at the Mentorship event. Becoming a parent is hard work, especially when balancing the new role as a parent with surgical training. We have created a New Parent Mentorship Program in the UCSF Department of Surgery to provide a support network of...
Johannes Kratz, MD has been selected as UCSF’s first Medical Director of Robotic Surgery
UCSF Department of Surgery
April 10, 2023
We are pleased to announce that Johannes Kratz, MD has been selected as UCSF’s first Medical Director of Robotic Surgery. Johannes has served as co-Director of the UCSF Health Robotic Executive committee from 2018-2022 and in 2022 became sole director of the same. Under his careful stewardship, robotic surgeries...
Celebrating Match Day 2023!
UCSF Department of Surgery
March 20, 2023
The UCSF Department of Sugery is very pleased to introduce our new General Surgery, Plastic Surgery, and Integrated Vascular Surgery residents! We warmly welcome this extraordinary, diverse group to UCSF Surgery and congratulate each incoming intern for matching into our programs. We are honored to partner with...
2023 INTERLINK Chairman's Award for Transplant Excellence
March 17, 2023
Each year INTERLINK identifies the nation’s top-performing transplant programs through our Performance Model Program. Their analytical approach has identified University of California San Francisco Medical Center as INTERLINK’s #1 performing program for lung transplantation in their Programs of Excellence network...
Meet the all-women team that is likely the first to perform a heart transplant
February 16, 2023
SOURCE: TODAY Dr. Amy Fiedler was finishing up a standard heart transplant surgery in December — putting the dressings on the patient and getting ready to transport her the intensive care unit — when she noticed something she'd never seen before. The room was entirely women. Behind all the surgical masks and gear...
Bay Area Heart Walk 2022 - THIS FRIDAY, 9/16!
September 14, 2022
The 2022 Bay Area Heart Walk is this Friday, September 16 th at the Embarcadero Plaza in San Francisco. UCSF has set a goal to have 150 walkers raising $50,000. Register here 2022 Bay Area CA Heart Walk: UCSF Medical Center - Heart Walk - American Heart Association. Join your our Advanced Heart Failure...
Andrew Wisneski, MD won the Lawrence W. Way Critical Thinking Award
UCSF Department of Surgery
September 13, 2022
Andrew Wisneski, MD, recent General Surgery Residency graduate class of 2022 and firs t -year Thoracic Surgery Resident won the Lawrence W. Way Critical Th inking Award. The Lawrence W. Way Critical Thinking Award, chosen by faculty only, recognizes the chief re sident who has demonstrated a notable ability to...
Melissa H. Coleman, MD -- New Director of UCSF Medicine Clinical Immersive Experience (CIEx)
UCSF Department of Surgery
September 13, 2022
Melissa H. Coleman, MD accepted a new Medical Leadership position and is now the Director of UCSF Medicine's Clinical Immersive Experiences (CIEx). CIExes are elective opportunities meant for career exploration or skills building in areas of clinical interest. Medical students will have six 2-week blocks during...
Day in the Life of a UCSF heart surgeon: Dr. Tom Nguyen
UCSF Department of Surgery
August 05, 2022
Featured Video: "Day in the Life of a UCSF heart surgeon: Dr. Tom Nguyen"Follow along on a typical day with UCSF Medical Center cardiac surgeon Dr. Tom Nguyen who is the chief of the Division of Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery, UCSF Department of Surgery. To learn more about Dr. Nguyen on UCSFHealth, visit: https:/...
UCSF Performs First Robotic Cardiac Surgery in San Francisco
July 13, 2022
Innovation Means Shorter Hospital Stays, Fewer Complications Cardiothoracic surgeons at UC San Francisco have performed the first robotically assisted mitral value surgery in San Francisco. The surgery was recently performed on a 63-year-old patient who had mitral valve prolapse. Mitral valve surgery is performed...
Saving Lives One Transplant at a Time - Recording Break Month in June!
July 01, 2022
Recording Break Month! In June, we've had our busiest month yet! Our Heart Transplant team performed six heart transplants beween June 1 and June 30! Give thanks and save Lives! Be an organ donor! Register here.
Meet Amy G. Fiedler, M.D., New Cardiac Surgeon at UCSF
UCSF Department of Surgery
June 23, 2022
Amy G. Fiedler, M.D., will be joining our faculty as a Cardiac Surgeon and Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery in the Department of Surgery. Dr. Fiedler comes to UCSF from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, where her clinical practice is focused in heart failure and transplantation and mechanical...