ACGME Accredited Programs
General Surgery Residency Program
The UCSF General Surgery residency program consists of 79 clinical residents and 14 research residents. We offer approximately 40 positions in the first year. Seven positions are for physicians entering the Categorical General Surgery program and are expected to complete the program as chief residents. Approximately 23 positions (designated preliminary physicians) are in combination with postdoctoral training in orthopedic surgery, neurosurgery, oral surgery, otolaryngology, plastic surgery, oral and maxillofacial surgery and urology to serve as a base for these specialties. The remaining 10 positions are for non-designated preliminary residents who are provided 12 months of basic general surgery training based on their specialty field of interest.
Plastic Surgery Residency Program
The plastic surgery residency at the University of California, San Francisco is a five-year clinical program consisting of three years of training in general surgery followed by two years of specialty training in plastic surgery. Graduates of the program are eligible to enter the examination process resulting in certification from the American Board of Plastic Surgery. In the first three years the program emphasizes broad and intensive training in all aspects of general surgery. With a few minor variations, the training is identical to the categorical general surgery program; these include additional months of training in Oral Surgery, Hand Surgery, and Orthopedics instead of rotations in GI physiology and endoscopy. A total of four to six months of the first three years are spent on plastic surgery services at the various hospitals.
Thoracic Surgery Residency Program
The Thoracic Surgery Residency Program in Cardiothoracic Surgery
at the University of California San Francisco covers a three year
clinical training period.
At the University of California, San Francisco, formal training in
cardiothoracic surgery began in 1968. Since then, our program has
maintained full accreditation. The program has a record of
producing some of the most distinguished past and present leaders
in Cardiothoracic Surgery, a goal that is implicit in our
mission.
Vascular Surgery Fellowship
The UCSF Vascular Surgery Fellowship is a two-year, ACGME-approved program with one fellow per year. The program provides comprehensive clinical training in the management of vascular disorders and is dedicated to the development o f future leaders in vascular surgery. Both years are spent on the vascular surgery service and clinical rotations provide extensive treatment, and non-invasive diagnosis.
Non-ACGME Programs
Abdominal Transplant Fellowship
The UCSF Abdominal Transplant Fellowship is a two-year fellowship program for those who have completed General Surgery training and wish to specialize in multi-organ abdominal transplant surgery. Our training program is approved by the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) to train in kidney, liver, and pancreas transplantation. Our fellows will receive advanced training in deceased and living donor organ procurement as well as renal, pancreas, and liver transplantation. As a tremendously busy, high volume transplant center, all of our fellows receive ample exposure to the entire spectrum of pre-, peri- and post-transplant patient care.
Breast Surgery Oncology Fellowship
The clinical breast surgery fellowship is a competitive one-year intensive clinical experience in all aspects of general and oncology breast surgery. This fellowship is offered to board eligible or certified general surgeons. The emphasis is on individuals with a proven and dedicated interest in breast disease and related research as a long-term career. It is an intensive clinical fellowship encompassing all aspects of breast surgery including diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the breast and all clinical aspects of breast oncology. These include pathology, radiology (mammography, ultrasound, and MRI and their related biopsies), and medical and radiation oncology. Fellows have primary responsibility for running the clinical breast service and work with general surgery residents at the R1 and R3 level.
Clinical Fellowship in Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery
The UCSF Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery Program enjoys an excellent reputation nationally for the procedures performed and care given to patients from the Western United States and around the world. Headed by Anthony Azakie, M.D., the program is based at UCSF Children's Hospital. The Department of Surgery offers a one year clinical and research training fellowship program in pediatric cardiothoracic surgery. The goal of the program is to educate and train future academic, clinical, and research leaders in pediatric cardiothoracic surgery. Upon completion of the training program, the surgeon should have clinical expertise in all aspects of pre, intra, and postoperative management of infants, children, and young adults with congenital heart disease or acquired disorders. Duration of this fellowship is 1-2 years and the preferable starting date is July1st.
Fellowship in Trauma & Emergency Surgery at SFGH
This Fellowship is a 12-month, non-ACGME, structured clinical
experience designed to equip a Board-Eligible or certified general
surgeon with the clinical and administrative skills necessary to
assume a leadership role in trauma surgery. The Fellow is a member
of the active medical staff at SFGH and effectively functions as a
junior attending.
Trauma Training Program - Academic Training in Trauma and
Burns
The UCSF Department of Surgery's Trauma Training grant (Academic
Training in Trauma and Burns, Institutional Ruth L. Kirschstein
NRSA NIH/NIGMS, T32 GM08258-20) is in its 20th year at UCSF. The
grant has been approved for a fourth 5-year renewal of support to
train developing surgeons and some PhDs at post graduate year 2 or
higher for two or three years of scientific training in burns and
trauma. The goal is to enhance the number of scientifically trained
traumatologists, and thereby increase the effectiveness of the
organization of response to injury victims, care of injury victims,
and preventive measures.
UCSF-East Bay Surgical Residency Program
The residents of the UC San Francisco - East Bay Program rotate through clinical rotations at the Alameda County Medical Center (ACMC), Kaiser Permanente (Oakland, Walnut Creek, Hayward, and Fremont), San Francisco VA Medical Center (San Francisco, CA), Children's Hospital (Oakland), VA Medical Center (Reno, NV) and the California Pacific Medical Center (San Francisco). Clinical rotations through the various sites provide our residents with exposure to a wide variety of patients with diverse clinical problems, surgical faculty, and practice environments. Traditionally, at the completion of training, the residents have gained extensive experiences in all of the primary components of general surgery. Over the past several years, each of our graduates have performed more than 800 major cases and have exceeded the requirements in all of the defined category outlined by the American Board of Surgery.