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Daughter Donates Liver to Save Mom's Life Called A Miraculous Opportunity
UCSF Transplant Surgery
December 21, 2014
The St. Helena Star tells the story of a daughter who donated a portion of her liver to save her mother's life, part of a living donor liver transplant procedure performed by transplant surgeons at UCSF Medical Center . Kimberly St. Clair-Davis calls donating a portion of her liver to her mother, Sandy Zablosky, a...
New AASLD Video Showcases UCSF Liver Transplant Program
UCSF Transplant Surgery
December 20, 2014
A new video on AASLD TV (American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases) features the UCSF Liver Transplant Program and faculty John P. Roberts, M.D. , Norah A. Terrault, M.D., M.P.H. and Francis Y.K. Yao, M.D. A s a leader in the treatment of liver disease and transplantation, UCSF has performed more than 2...
Study Shows Excellent Post-Transplant Outcomes Following Down-Staging of HCC Patients
UCSF Transplant Surgery
December 10, 2014
Successful downstaging of selected patients with HCC (hepatocellular carcinoma) before liver transplantation leads to excellent 5-year recurrence-free and overall survival rates post-transplant, according to a just-reported multicenter study led by UCSF Transplant Program investigators. Medscape Medical News...
Department of Surgery Launches Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Program
UCSF Department of Surgery
December 08, 2014
The Depatment of Surgery has launched the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) program. Led by Ankit Sarin, M.D., MHA , Assistant Professor of Surgery and Lee-Lynn Chen, M.D. Associate Professor of Anesthesia, ERAS is focused on the improvement of surgical outcomes, development of best practices in perioperative...
Tim Chuter Lauded For Invention of Life-Saving Stent to Repair Aortic Aneurysms
UCSF Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
December 03, 2014
The pioneering work of Timothy Chuter, M.D., a Professor of Vascular Surgery at UCSF, was recently profiled in the San Francisco Chronicle. The story cited his major accomplishments and important discoveries in the field: The aortic aneurysms and areas he’s worked on are preventing people from dying from ruptured...
Mission in a Minute: 3D Modeling to Help Treat Cardiovascular Disease
Cardiac Biomechanics Lab
December 01, 2014
Julius M. Guccione, Jr., Ph.D., a biomedical engineer and co-director of the UCSF Cardiac Biomechanics Lab , was recently featured in the “new look” return of the popular video series featuring researchers, clinicians and educators at UCSF. The Mission in a Minute Series showcases the best of UCSF. Professor...
In Memoriam - Sam Bastani, DO (1975-2014) - Heart/Lung Transplant Clinical Fellow
UCSF Department of Surgery
December 01, 2014
The Department of Surgery is deeply saddened to report the recent passing of Sam Bastani, DO, the Heart/Lung Transplant Clinical Fellow in the Division of Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery for 2013-2014. Jai Jhulelal of the Sindhu Center in Norwalk California has provided the following memoriam in Dr. Bastani's honor...
Blood Test Predicts Signs of Acute Rejection in Kidney Transplants
Sarwal Lab
December 01, 2014
UCSF News reports on research led by Minnie Sarwal, MD, PhD, Director of the Sarwal Lab, in developing a test for diagnosing and predicting acute rejection (AR) in kidney transplants, a finding that eventually could replace the need for biopsies and lead to earlier detection of AR and treatment. 'We have found a...
New Drugs from Fish Oil Could Aid Coronary and Peripheral Artery Repair
UCSF Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
November 27, 2014
Every year, more than a half-million Americans undergo procedures to have a narrowed coronary artery propped open with a small metal mesh tube, or stent. The procedure is common for certain patients who’ve experienced a heart attack or other arterial blockages, and it helps to restore blood flow. But in about one...
Study Suggests Prognostic Molecular Assay More Accurate than Conventional NCCN Criteria in Stratifying Risk in Early-Stage NSCLC Patients
UCSF Thoracic Oncology Program
November 07, 2014
Building on earlier retrospective validation studies , a team of Thoracic Oncology Program researchers, demonstrated in a small prospective study the clinical utility of a 14-gene expression assay in stratifying risk among non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. In a recently published paper in the journal...
Google Glass Delivers New Insight During Surgery
UCSF Thoracic Oncology Program
October 30, 2014
UCSF News reports on the uses of the Google Glass in the operating room and the pioneering efforts of Pierre Theodore, M.D. in deploying the technology: Cardiothoracic surgeon Pierre Theodore, MD, goes into the operating room with one main goal: getting his patient in and out of surgery safely and efficiently...
UCSF General Surgery Residency Program Ranked Among Top 2 Percent in Country
UCSF General Surgery Residency Program
October 27, 2014
The online physician network Doximity and U.S. News & World Report ranked UCSF's General Surgery Residency Program, led by Linda M. Reilly, M.D., among the top 2% in the U.S. out of more than 250 accredited general surgery residency programs. The goals of the surgical residency program are two-fold. The first is...
Most Liver Transplant Candidates Receive Donation Offers
UCSF Transplant Surgery
October 22, 2014
UCSF News reports on a study that found that the vast majoirty of liver transplant candidates who died or were delisted from the transplant list had previously received one or more liver donation offers: Most liver transplant candidates who died or were removed from the transplant list actually received one or...
Sarwal Lab Demonstrates Association Between Pre-Transplant Antibody Levels and Recurrence of FSGS
Sarwal Lab
October 06, 2014
UCSF News recently reported on research of the Sarwal Lab demonstrating pre-transplant antibody levels were associated with recurrence of FSGS. Researchers at UC San Francisco and Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, may have found a predictor for a disorder affecting kidney transplant recipients that can...
19th Annual Chris Mudge Pediatric Transplant Picnic Marin Profiled in Marin IJ & UCSF News
UCSF Transplant Surgery
August 27, 2014
" Dr. Phil Rosenthal looked around at the gaggles of happy kids playing together at the 19th annual Chris Mudge UCSF Pediatric Transplant Picnic at McNears Beach Park in San Rafael on Saturday and issued a challenge: 'I defy you to tell me who has a transplant and who doesn't have a transplant," he said. "You can...
Toward Personalized Medicine for Kidney Transplant Recipients
UCSF Transplant Surgery
August 27, 2014
Flavio Vincenti, M.D., UCSF Professor of Medicine and Surgery and a kidney and pancreas transplant specialist, is the principal investigator on a new seven-year, $17 million multicenter study funded by the National Institutes of Health. The goal of the study is to determine if certain immune system cells...