University of California San Francisco

UCSF General Surgery Residency Program
December 15, 2015

Department of Surgery research fellows recently gave presentations at Grand Rounds (December 2nd and 9th) in conjunction with general surgery resident interviews for the Class of 2016-2017. Peter G. Stock, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Surgery, and Chair of the Research Committee moderated the sessions. The list of presenters providing updates from their labs included:

December 2, 2015

  • Ex-Vivo Lung Perfusion - Rehabilitating Marginal Donor Lungs, Barbara Hamilton, MD
  • The Benefit and Cost Effectiveness of Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Stems Largely From Resolution of Metabolic Disease, Not Just Weight Loss, Jenny Kaplan, MD
  • Bioartificial Organs, Willieford Moses, MD
  • Transplant of Human Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Beta Cells: Ongoing Efforts, Steven Wisel, MD
  • Inhibition of Neointimal Hyperplasia in a Rat Model of Arterial Injury by Local Delivery of Rvd1 Through a Biodegradable Perivascular Wrap, Bian Wu, MD
Watch Presentations at: SURGERY GRAND ROUNDS_12/2/2015

December 9, 2015

  • Transplanting Enteric Neuronal Stem Cells to Treat Hirschsprung disease, Lily Cheng, MD
  • Dynamic Multivariable prediction in Trauma; Big data, diverse settings, Ariane Christie, MD
  • SmartDerm: A Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Monitoring System, Isabelle Chumfong, MD
  • MYOSEAL: A Novel Product to Prevent Incisional Hernias, Victoria Lyo, MD
  • Intersections of Public Health and Surgery, Nicole Rich, MD
  • Resolution of Inflammation in Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease: The Role of Mononuclear Cells and Lipid Mediators, Melinda Schaller, MD
  • Esophagectomy Outcomes for Esophageal Cancer, Small Molecule Chemotherapy Drug Development for NonSmall Cell Lung Cancer, Gavitt Woodard, MD

Watch Presentations at: SURGERY GRAND ROUNDS_12/9/2015