A gift to the Department of Surgery helps our physicians and scientists find new treatments and cures for serious diseases.
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.
Dr. Veillette graduated from the University of Connecticut with a BS degree in Physiology and Neurobiology. He continued his studies at University of Connecticut where he earned his medical degree in 2004. Upon completion of his MD, he joined Massachusetts General Hospital (2004-2011) to finish his residency in General Surgery. Dr. Veillette will complete his fellowship training in Abdominal Transplantation in June, 2013.