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Nancy L. Ascher, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor and Chair, UCSF Department of Surgery

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Legendary Surgeon Maurice Galante Dies

Maurice Galante, M.D., a legendary master surgeon at UCSF and renaissance man, died on February 5, 2013. His career is memorialized by the Maurice Galante Lecture Program and Maurice Galante Distinguished Professorship.

16th Annual Maurice Galante Lecture Featuring Malcolm Gladwell

Malcolm Gladwell, a staff writer with The New Yorker and noted cultural icon, was the featured speaker for the annual  Galante Lecture Series on February 22, 2013.

Department of Surgery »  Education & Training

Education & Training

We are dedicated to preparing residents and fellows in becoming safe, qualified and board-certified surgical practitioners, teachers and leaders in surgery.  We prepare trainees for any career they may choose, mentoring them on services from all of our surgical specialties: Gastrointestinal, Hepatobiliary, Colorectal, Vascular, Pediatric, Transplantation, Cardiothoracic, Plastic & Reconstructive, Trauma, Videoscopic and Endocrine Surgery. Residents and fellows are also exposed to other surgical specialties such as Otolaryngology, Neurosurgery, Orthopedics and Urology, as well as Critical Care and Anesthesia. Please refer to the links below for further details on each of our training programs.

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