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Drs. Edward Kim and Pierre Theodore Honored with Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educatorโs Excellence in Teaching Awards
UCSF Thoracic Oncology Program
September 15, 2011
Edward Kim, M.D. and Pierre R. Theodore, M.D. will be among the recipients of 2011 Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educator's Excellence in Teaching Awards at the Academy's annual Celebration on Monday, September 19, 2011. The Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators is dedicated to creating an environment...
Landmark Study Unequivocal that CT Screening Reduces Lung Cancer Deaths
UCSF Thoracic Oncology Program
July 05, 2011
Researchers reported in the New England Journal of Medicine that screening smokers and former smokers with spiral CT scans reduced lung cancer deaths by 20%, reaffirming earlier findings in the NLST screening trial. David M. Jablons, M.D., Professor and Chief of Thoracic Surgery and Program Leader of the Thoracic...
Thoracic Oncology Program Launches Lab Collaboration in China
UCSF Thoracic Oncology Program
October 01, 2010
The UCSF Thoracic Oncology Laboratory, led by David Jablons, M.D., Professor and Chief of Thoracic Surgery and Program Leader of Thoracic Oncology, recently launched its first Lung Cancer Joint Laboratory in China, an alliance with Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Disease (China National Key Laboratory of...
Thierry Jahan Honored with Exceptional Physician Award
UCSF Thoracic Oncology Program
April 21, 2010
Thierry Jahan, M.D., an Associate Professor of Medicine Bonnie J. and Anthony Addario Endowed Chair in Thoracic Oncology, is one of four recipients of the 2010 UCSF Medical Center Exceptional Physician Award, an honor recognizing dedication to outstanding patient care and to the instiutions' values of...
Volume Growth as Criteria for Malignancy in CT Lung Cancer Screening
UCSF Thoracic Oncology Program
December 03, 2009
In a lead editorial accompanying interim results from the NELSON lung cancer screening trial, authors James L. Mulshine, M.D. (left) and David M. Jablons, M.D. (right), discuss, in the December 3rd, 2009 New England Journal of Medicine, the diagnostic utility of volume growth as a tool for determining if lung...
Opera Star Sings Praises of Targeted Lung Cancer Therapy
UCSF Thoracic Oncology Program
July 20, 2009
Last October, opera singer Zheng Cao fell during a performance and had no idea why. Later, it turned out she had advanced lung cancer. Now, as a result of treatment with a new type of targeted therapy, her cancer is retreating. Personalized medicine - that is, customizing the treatment to the patient's tumor -is...
Thierry Jahan Named Bonnie J. and Anthony Addario Endowed Chair in Thoracic Oncology
UCSF Thoracic Oncology Program
June 01, 2009
The Bonnie J. and Anthony Addario Endowed Chair in Thoracic Oncology has been created in the Department of Surgery in honor of Thierry Jahan, M.D., an Associate Professor of Medicine at UCSF, who will occupy the Chair as its first recipient. Dr. Jahan is the one of the region's most highly regarded thoracic...
UCSF Marks Milestone with 500th Transplant in Heart and Lung Transplant
UCSF Division of Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery
April 24, 2008
"We're glad to reach this significant point in our program because it means that a great number of patients are receiving improvements to their health that could not otherwise be achieved without an organ transplant," said Charles Hoopes, MD, director of Cardiopulmonary Transplantation at UCSF since 2002. "UCSF...
Former Executive Employs Skills To Fight Lung Cancer
UCSF Thoracic Oncology Program
December 30, 2007
SFGate (San Francisco Chronicle Online) reports on lung cancer survivor Bonnie J. Addario and her inspiration to start an organization, The Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation, to make strides in the fight against lung cancer. Addario received the Jefferson Award for her work. Bonnie J. Addario broke barriers...
Being Small Has Its Advantages, Especially With Minimally Invasive Lung Surgery
UCSF Thoracic Oncology Program
February 11, 2007
Dr. Jasleen Kukreja "is not the first surgeon to perform a minimally invasive lobectomy at UCSF, but she may be a pioneer in the two-finger clamp technique, because her predecessors are men who have a tougher time squeezing in both fingers. Last summer, she became the first doctor to be hired by UCSF to focus...
Lung Cancer Survivors Find Reason for Hope
UCSF Thoracic Oncology Program
December 11, 2006
Before an overflow crowd at the UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center, members of the Thoracic Oncology Program speak about the challenges of lung cancer and the progress that has been made in finding effective treatments and one day a cure.
Compassion Crosses Borders: SF VA Surgeon T. Sloane Guy Repairs Heart of 7-Year Old Afghan Boy
UCSF Department of Surgery at San Francisco VA Medical Center
May 19, 2006
Afghan Boy's U.S. Surgery A Success: 7-year old with Heart Defect Came to U.S. With Help of U.S. Army Doctor Jonas said Umer owes his life to Maj. T. Sloane Guy, an Army surgeon who took up his cause while on duty in Afghanistan. Guy and others had been working to get Umer to the United States for more than a year...
Brothers in Arms - Working Nights at UCSF to Cure Mesothelioma, Spurred by a Widower's Grief and Hard-Raised Cash
UCSF Thoracic Oncology Program
August 14, 2005
SFGate.com reports on the collaboration of David M. Jablons, M.D. and Jeff Peterson whose wife Karen and died from mesothelioma, a devastating disease. Dr. David Jablons couldn't save Karen Peterson's life or even extend it. But he could give quality to whatever life she had left. That turned out to be about nine...
Cancer Survivor Takes Fight Against Disease to the Streets
UCSF Thoracic Oncology Program
April 23, 2004
SFGate.com reports on the the journey of Mike Wooldridge after getting a devastating diagnosis and being turned away for surgery by M.D. Anderson, and being told it was incurable, only to get treatment at UCSF that enabled him to run in a marathon not long after that. Running a marathon without a third of your...
Beijing Conference To Address Lung Cancer Crisis In China
UCSF Thoracic Oncology Program
October 23, 2002
"We will discuss the most sophisticated approaches to lung cancer in the world," said David Jablons, MD, UCSF associate professor of surgery and program leader of the UCSF Thoracic Oncology Program. "Both the scope of the problem and the barriers to care in China are dramatic, but we hope this conference can help...