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UCSF News
October 23, 2023
UCSF faculty member Sandy Feng, MD, PhD, a transplant surgeon who is trying to lessen the need for patients to take immunosuppressant drugs, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) this year, one of the most prestigious organizations in health and medicine. By studying the immune profiles of...
Congrats to Dr. Hillary J. Braun for receiving Exceptional Physician Award for the academic year 2022-23
UCSF Department of Surgery
March 30, 2023
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...
Celebrating Match Day 2023!
UCSF Department of Surgery
March 20, 2023
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...
Sandy Feng, MD, PhD Recipient of 2020 AST Clinical Science Established Investigator Award
UCSF Department of Surgery
July 01, 2020
Sandy Feng, M.D., Ph.D. , Professor of Surgery and Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Surgery, has been named the 2020 recipient of the Clinical Science Established Investigator Award from the American Society of Transplantation (AST). The award is made to a senior clinical scientist who has made...
UCSF School of Medicine
May 19, 2020
Nancy Ascher, M.D., Ph.D., world-renowned organ transplant surgeon and a former Chair of the Department of Surgery, received the Holly Smith Award for Exceptional Service to the School of Medicine for 2020. The award, now in its 21st year, recognizes exceptional service to the School of Medicine. It is the school...
Dr. Sandy Feng Named Next AJT Editor-in-Chief by ASTS and AST
UCSF Department of Surgery
February 11, 2020
The Department of Surgery congratulates transplant surgeon Sandy Feng, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Surgery and Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Surgery, on being named the next Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Transplantation (AJT). The full joint news release from ASTS and AST appears below...
Dr. Adnan Alseidi to Join Faculty and Named Inaugural Vice Chair for Education
UCSF Department of Surgery
November 18, 2019
The Department of Surgery is pleased to announce that Adnan Alseidi, MD EdM FACS has been named the inaugural Vice Chair for Education in the Department of Surgery, effective April 1, 2020. As Vice Chair, Dr. Alseidi will work collaboratively with our educators and teachers to strengthen the Department’s...
Department of Surgery Welcomes New Clinical Fellows for the 2019-2020 Academic Year
UCSF Department of Surgery
October 22, 2019
The Department of Surgery warmly welcomes our new clinical fellows for the 2019-20 academic year, a diverse group of surgeons bringing a rich array of experiences from leading institutions. Abdominal Transplant Surgery Carrie Thiessen, M.D., Ph.D. Clinical Fellow (PGY-6)Abdominal Transplant Surgery Steven Wisel, M...
Sandy Feng, M.D., Ph.D. Named Inaugural Vice Chair for Research by Department of Surgery
UCSF Department of Surgery
July 22, 2019
Sandy Feng, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Surgery at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF), has been appointed the inaugural Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Surgery. In her new role, Dr. Feng will serve as a leader in advancing the research mission of the Department, with particular focus on...
James M. Gardner, MD, PhD Awarded Appointment to Prestigious Physician-Scientist Scholar Program
UCSF Division of Transplant Surgery
July 15, 2019
James M. Gardner, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Division of Transplant Surgery, has been awarded an appointment to the prestigious Physician-Scientist Scholar Program (PSSP), part of the UCSF Sandler Fellows Program. All of the Departments in the University are invited to nominate candidates...
Diverse Group of Researchers Help Pioneer Novel Approach to Treating Type 1 Diabetes Using Pancreatic Islets and Parathyroid Gland Co-Transplantation
UCSF News Services
June 13, 2019
Researcher of the Month: Peter Stock, MD, PhD As a pivotal figure in HIV-to-HIV organ transplantation and its legalization through the passage of the HIV Organ Policy Equity (HOPE) Act , transplant surgeon Peter G. Stock, MD., PhD. , continues to strive toward breakthroughs in research. While Stock is mostly known...
Stem Cellar, The Official Blog of CIRM, California's Stem Cell Agency
May 23, 2019
The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) awarded $11.08 Million to Dr. Peter Stock at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) to conduct a clinical trial for treatment of Type 1 Diabetes (T1D)... The trial will be using parathyroid glands to aid in the success and viability of the...
Washington Post
May 11, 2019
Just 42 years old, Erosalyn Deveza was drifting toward death. Her kidneys were barely functioning. She was constantly exhausted. She had vertigo and vomited frequently. She was tethered to a home dialysis machine for eight hours each night as she slept. A kidney transplant was the only thing that could save her...
Simon N. Chu, M.S. Recipient of Association for Academic Surgery Outstanding Medical Student Award
Transplantation Research Lab
February 13, 2019
Simon N. Chu, M.S., a 4th Year UCSF medical student and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Fellow in the laboratory of Qizhi Tang, Ph.D., has been awarded the 2019 Association for Academic Surgery Outstanding Medical Student Award at the 14 th Annual Academic Surgical Congress held in Houston, Texas on...
Nancy Ascher, MD, PhD Invited to Serve on WHO Task Force on Donation and Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues
UCSF Transplant Surgery
July 10, 2018
Nancy Ascher, M.D., Ph.D., the world-renowned organ transplant surgeon and a former Chair of the UCSF Department of Surgery, has also been invited to serve on the WHO Task Force on Donation and Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues, an international multidisciplinary task force of 31 experts spanning the...
Nature Article by Willenbring Lab Demonstrates How Liver Cells Switch Identities to Grow New Tissue
Willenbring Lab
June 14, 2018
In the medieval ages, alchemists dedicated their lifetimes searching for the formula that would transform ordinary metals into gold. In our bodies, several cases of “cellular alchemy” have been reported. Known as transdifferentiation, this process consists of one specialized cell type transmuting into a different...