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UCSF Lymphedema Program WEBINAR Join us for an engaging webinar and Q&A Surveillance Program Referral Pathways and Patient Intake Surgical Treatment Options Live Q&A with UCSF Health Experts Date September 21, 2026 Time 5:00–6:00 PM PT John Rose, MD, MPH Moderator & Speaker John Rose, MD, MPH is a plastic and...

Dr. Andre Campbell, MD, FACS, FACP, FCCM, MAMSE, FCBC, FASE Campbell’s summer of remarkable professional milestones has gained an international dimension. The University of California, San Francisco Trauma Surgeon was formally recognized as an Honorary Member of the Colombian Surgical Society in Cartagena...

The UCSF Lymphedema Program has officially been designated a Lymphatic Education & Research Network (LE&RN) Comprehensive Cancer Center of Excellence in Lymphatic Diseases by the Lymphatic Education & Research Network. The international designation recognizes the program’s multidisciplinary approach to lymphatic...

From advancing the possibilities of surgery to helping shape the future of the health system. We are pleased to celebrate Dr. Johannes Kratz, on his selection to the 2026 UCSF Health Network Leadership Academy. Dr. Kratz serves as University of California, San Francisco Medical Director of Robotic Surgery and...

Leadership carries particular significance when its impact reaches both patients and the people preparing to care for them. We congratulate Dr. Scott Hansen, Professor of Surgery and Chief of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at University of California, San Francisco, on his induction into the Haile T. Debas...

Gene correction is only as powerful as its ability to endure. Kyle Cromer, PhD, Assistant Professor at UCSF, and Sriram Vaidyanathan, PhD, of Nationwide Children’s Hospital and The Ohio State University, have earned a $200K, two-year Emily’s Entourage Translational Research Grant to confront a stubborn challenge...

UCSF Health-UCSF Medical Center has been named to the U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals Honor Roll for adult care for the 30th consecutive year, reflecting excellence across a broad range of specialties, procedures, and conditions. UCSF Medical Center remained tied as the highest-ranked hospital in...

“The ultimate goal, as he has stated it, was to ‘put vascular surgeons out of business.’" It is an unexpected way to describe the career of one of vascular surgery's pioneers, but as Dr. Michael S. Conte explained during the celebration, the quote captures Professor Emeritus Ronald J. Stoney's lifelong belief that...

Congratulations to Dr. Valerie M. Weaver, Professor, Director of the Center for Bioengineering and Tissue Regeneration, on being selected to lead one of 16 research teams funded through the Gray Foundation's $35 million Team Science program. The initiative supports collaborative research exploring new strategies...

The American Surgical Association awarded the prestigious 2026 Flance-Karl Award to Dr. Sandy Feng — transplant surgeon, surgeon-scientist, and our department's Vice Chair of Research — in recognition of her research with lasting clinical impact on transplantation. Presented during the ASA’s 146th Annual Meeting...

Congratulations to Alexander Lin, MD, MBA, FACS, and the FaceShift team on receiving a Catalyst Final Award in the Digital and Computational Health category for FaceShift – Progressive, Algorithm-driven Face Shaping. The project explores a new frontier in pediatric craniofacial care through an AI-driven, non...

Associate Professor Dr. Amrita Basu co-led a successful PCORI Health System Implementation Initiative Award, securing $1.2M over four years to implement a system-wide remote symptom monitoring program across UCSF Health. This initiative will scale the use of electronic patient-reported outcomes (ePROs) across 33...

Recognition that reflects both excellence in training and commitment to others. University of California, San Francisco General Surgery resident Dr. Jessica Santos-Parker has received the Outstanding Resident Teacher Award at the Association for Surgical Education 2026 Annual Meeting. Her work exemplifies the...

University of California, San Francisco Department of Surgery hasn’t just participated—we’ve contributed in meaningful ways across the Association for Surgical Education 2026 Annual Meeting. Across research presentations, educational sessions, and peer engagement, our faculty, trainees, and staff have maintained a...

Associate Professor, Dr. Amrita Basu has been awarded a $1,000,000, 2-year grant from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Biohub to lead work on “Integrated Organoid Systems for Immunotherapy Toxicity.” This project focuses on developing advanced organoid models to study treatment response in live tissue—contributing...

The UCSF Department of Surgery is thrilled to introduce our new General Surgery, Plastic Surgery, and Integrated Vascular Surgery residents! We are delighted to welcome this exceptional group of future surgeons to UCSF Surgery and congratulate each new intern for matching into our programs. We can’t wait to...