News & Events

Sanziana Roman, MD, FACS, moderated the inaugural Health Equity Session at the annual meeting of the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons Sanziana Roman, MD, FACS, has served as the Chair of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee for the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons and the American...

Sanziana Roman, MD, FACS, was named the Director of F2 and CL stages in the UCSF School of Medicine. In this position, she will work with the Associate Dean of Curriculum, John Davis PhD, MD, and will oversee all clinical curricula and activities for medical students during their medical training at UCSF.

Julie Ann Sosa MD, MA, FACS, FSSO, is the President of the American Thyroid Association, 2022-2023, and will preside over the centennial meeting in Washington DC, September 27-October 1, 2023. More info: https://www.thyroid.org/2023-annual-meeting/program/

Julie Ann Sosa MD, MA, FACS, FSSO, was the Keynote Speaker at the UCSF White Coat Ceremony for the incoming medical school class of 2027, held at Herbst Theater, San Francisco, August 13, 2023.

Wen Shen, MD, FACS , is invited to be the 2023 speaker for the annual UCLA Saleh Lectureship in October.

James Koh PhD was awarded $3.8 million over five years (2023-2028) by the NIH as the principal investigator for an R01 grant examining calcium metabolism and the connection between the vitamin D receptors, beta-amyloid peptide signaling and hyperparathyroidism. Because hyperparathyroidism disproportionately...

Wen Shen, MD, FACS, gave the Pacific Coast Surgical Association Annual Historical Lecture in Monterrey, CA, February 2023.

Thoracic surgeon Johannes Kratz, MD, has been selected as UCSF’s first medical director of robotic surgery. He served as co-director of UCSF Health’s robotic executive committee from 2018 to 2022, becoming its sole director in 2022. Under his stewardship, the program has grown year over year, with UCSF surgeons...

UCSF School of Medicine (SOM) is ranked second nationally in surgical education & training in the most recent U.S. News and World Report rankings for the academic year 2023-24. This is national acknowledgment of the dedication of the UCSF SOM and, in particular, our Department of Surgery faculty, residents...

San Francisco — Dr. Laura Scrimgeour had never met a female cardiothoracic surgeon until she met Dr. Amy Fiedler. "I think it's a real problem for women in medicine in all fields, but particularly in surgery," Scrimgeour told CBS News. Scrimgeour is a fellow working under Fiedler at the University of California...

Dr. Julie Ann Sosa & Dr. Heather Yeo, Assoc. Professor of Surgery at Weill-Cornell were awarded a $3.46 Million R01 grant to fund their multi-PI study: "Addressing surgical disparities at the root: Working to improve diversity in the surgical workforce". Post on Twitter: https://twitter.com/UCSFSurgery/status...

It is our pleasure to announce this year's recipients of the annual Holly Smith Award for Exceptional Service to the School of Medicine. Please join me in congratulating the recipents from the Department of Surgery: Lucy Zumwinkle Kornblith, MD Kalpana Harish, MPH The award, which recognizes exceptional service to...

Visit the Parenting in Surgery website Annie having a great time at the Mentorship event. Becoming a parent is hard work, especially when balancing the new role as a parent with surgical training. We have created a New Parent Mentorship Program in the UCSF Department of Surgery to provide a support network of...

We are pleased to announce that Johannes Kratz, MD has been selected as UCSF’s first Medical Director of Robotic Surgery. Johannes has served as co-Director of the UCSF Health Robotic Executive committee from 2018-2022 and in 2022 became sole director of the same. Under his careful stewardship, robotic surgeries...

The Exceptional Physician Awards recognizes select physicians for exemplary demonstration of UCSF Health’s values in their clinical practice and interaction with patients, faculty and staff. The Department of Surgery wants to congratulate Dr. Hillary J. Braun, one of our Chief Residents in General Surgery and...

The UCSF Department of Sugery is very pleased to introduce our new General Surgery, Plastic Surgery, and Integrated Vascular Surgery residents! We warmly welcome this extraordinary, diverse group to UCSF Surgery and congratulate each incoming intern for matching into our programs. We are honored to partner with...