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In Memoriam
Dr. Alfred de Lorimier, a pioneer in pediatric surgery and the founder of the Division of Pediatric Surgery at UCSF, has passed away.
Department of Surgery Leadership
The UCSF Department of Surgery is comprised of approximately 86 full-time clinical faculty and 18 full-time research faculty. Many are pre-eminent nationally and internationally, and have served as officers of major surgical societies, specialty boards and NIH study sections. Faculty are recruited based on their clinical strengths, research potential, teaching interest and aptitude. Faculty development is a high priority for the Department.
Basic and clinical research by faculty and residents is fundamental to our mission. NIH funding of departmental research has increased for most of the past decade garnering the second highest level of NIH funding among all departments of surgery nationwide. Funding from extramural sources (federal, industry, foundations, and gifts) has grown steadily. We are optimistic that we will increase our research footprint despite external constraints that limit reimbursement for surgical services.
Department Chair
Isis Distinguished Professor of Transplantation
Vice-Chair & Division Chiefs
Chief, Division of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery
Surgical Director, UCSF Pediatric Heart Center
Surgical Director, Adult Congenital Heart Program
Director, Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery Research Labs
Vice-Chair of Research, Department of Surgery
Director, UCSF Center for the Neurobiology of Digestive Diseases
Vice-Chair, Department of Surgery
Division Chief, Pediatric Surgery
Surgeon-in-Chief, UCSF Children's Hospital
Chief, UCSF-East Bay Surgery Program
Chair, Department of Surgery, Alameda County Medical Center
J. Engelbert Dunphy Endowed Chair in Surgery
Chief, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Director, Plastic Surgery Residency Program
Chief, Division of Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery
Director, Thoracic Surgery Residency Program
Vice-Chair, Dept. of Surgery
Associate Dean, UCSF/Mount Zion
Associate Chief Medical Officer, UCSF/Mount Zion
Chief of Surgery, San Francisco VA Medical Center
Director, Cardiac Biomechanics Lab
Chief of the UCSF Medical Center Transplant Service
Chief of Surgery, San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center