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Melissa H. Coleman, MD -- New Director of UCSF Medicine Clinical Immersive Experience (CIEx)
UCSF Department of Surgery
September 13, 2022
Melissa H. Coleman, MD accepted a new Medical Leadership position and is now the Director of UCSF Medicine's Clinical Immersive Experiences (CIEx). CIExes are elective opportunities meant for career exploration or skills building in areas of clinical interest. Medical students will have six 2-week blocks during...
Andrew Wisneski, MD won the Lawrence W. Way Critical Thinking Award
UCSF Department of Surgery
September 13, 2022
Andrew Wisneski, MD, recent General Surgery Residency graduate class of 2022 and firs t -year Thoracic Surgery Resident won the Lawrence W. Way Critical Th inking Award. The Lawrence W. Way Critical Thinking Award, chosen by faculty only, recognizes the chief re sident who has demonstrated a notable ability to...
Day in the Life of a UCSF heart surgeon: Dr. Tom Nguyen
UCSF Department of Surgery
August 05, 2022
Featured Video: "Day in the Life of a UCSF heart surgeon: Dr. Tom Nguyen"Follow along on a typical day with UCSF Medical Center cardiac surgeon Dr. Tom Nguyen who is the chief of the Division of Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery, UCSF Department of Surgery. To learn more about Dr. Nguyen on UCSFHealth, visit: https:/...
Johannes Kratz, M.D. Recipient of the UCSF Thoracic Surgery Residency Program Teaching Award for AY21-22
UCSF Thoracic Surgery Residency Program
July 29, 2022
In recognition of Johannes Kratz.’s professionalism, excellence, dedication, and contribution to the teaching of the Thoracic Surgery Residents, Dr. Kratz was selected to be the recipient of the UCSF Thoracic Surgery Residency Program Teaching Award for AY21-22. Johannes R. Kratz, M.D. Associate Professor of...
UCSF Performs First Robotic Cardiac Surgery in San Francisco
July 13, 2022
Innovation Means Shorter Hospital Stays, Fewer Complications Cardiothoracic surgeons at UC San Francisco have performed the first robotically assisted mitral value surgery in San Francisco. The surgery was recently performed on a 63-year-old patient who had mitral valve prolapse. Mitral valve surgery is performed...
Saving Lives One Transplant at a Time - Recording Break Month in June!
July 01, 2022
Recording Break Month! In June, we've had our busiest month yet! Our Heart Transplant team performed six heart transplants beween June 1 and June 30! Give thanks and save Lives! Be an organ donor! Register here.
Meet Amy G. Fiedler, M.D., New Cardiac Surgeon at UCSF
UCSF Department of Surgery
June 23, 2022
Amy G. Fiedler, M.D., will be joining our faculty as a Cardiac Surgeon and Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery in the Department of Surgery. Dr. Fiedler comes to UCSF from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, where her clinical practice is focused in heart failure and transplantation and mechanical...
Meet Jason W. Smith, M.D., New Cardiac Surgeon at UCSF
UCSF Department of Surgery
May 16, 2022
Dr. Jason Smith , a native of San Francisco, has joined our department as a Professor of Clinical Surgery and as the Surgical Director of Heart Failure and Mechanical Circulatory Support. He is a cardiac surgeon with experience in ischemic and valvular heart disease, complex aortic surgery, endocarditis, and...
Congratulations on the 1000th Lung Transplant!
UCSF Department of Surgery
April 13, 2022
On Wednesday, April 13th, Dr. Kukreja and her team conducted our 1000th lung transplant. This is an enormous milestone and congratulations to Dr. Jasleen Kukreja and her team, the UCSF Lung Transplant program, and the UCSF Division of Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery. Their relentless dedication, selfless...
Happy 30th Anniversary to our Lung Transplant Program
UCSF Health
April 07, 2022
The UCSF Lung Transplant Program provides comprehensive care for patients before and after lung transplantation. Since our founding in 1991, we have given more than 700 patients with advanced lung disease the chance at a longer, more active life. We perform about 50 transplants each year. Our program has...
Tom C. Nguyen, M.D., performs the first beating heart mitral valve repair on the West Coast
UCSF Division of Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery
March 21, 2022
The first beating heart mitral valve repair on the West Coast was performed by Tom C. Nguyen , MD, chief of UC San Francisco’s Division of Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery, and his surgical team in September 2021. The HARPOON™ Beating Heart Mitral Valve Repair System was used for the procedure as part of the RESTORE...
Tobias Deuse, M.D. and Sonja Schrepfer, M.D., Ph.D., awarded the UH3 Supplement Grant
UCSF Division of Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery
March 07, 2022
Tobias Deuse, M.D. and Sonja Schrepfer, M.D., Ph.D., were awarded the UH3 Supplement Grant worth $260,009 to continue their work on how spaceflight changes the immune system and stem cell niche. To better understand the relevance of the astronauts’ experience to human health — both on the ground and beyond — NIH’s...
Meet Barbara C.S. Hamilton, M.D., M.A.S, New Cardiac Surgeon at UCSF
UCSF Department of Surgery
February 25, 2022
We are delighted to announce that Barbara C.S. Hamilton, M.D.,M.A.S. will join the Division of Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery as a Clinical Instructor starting March 1st, 2022. Dr. Hamilton completed her undergraduate work at McGill University, where she majored in music, followed by additional training at the...
Melissa H. Coleman, M.D., the Recipient of the Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educator’s Excellence in Teaching Award 2021
UCSF Department of Surgery
September 17, 2021
Dr. Melissa H. Coleman is one of the seventh faculty members in the UCSF Department of Surgery to receive the Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educator’s Excellence in Teaching Award 2021. The Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators is dedicated to creating an environment that enhances the status of teachers...
Meet Marko Boskovski, MD, New Cardiac Surgeon at UCSF
UCSF Department of Surgery
September 01, 2021
We are delighted to announce that Dr. Marko Boskovski joined our faculty as an assistant professor of surgery in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery. Dr. Boskovski received his BA in physics at Washington University in St. Louis and his MD and MHS at the Yale University School of Medicine. He relocated to...
Laura Scrimgeour, M.D. New UCSF Thoracic Surgery Resident
UCSF Division of Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery
August 01, 2021
Welcome to Dr. Laura Scrimgeour, our new thoracic surgery fellow, to the Division of Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery! Dr. Scrimgeour earned her medical degree from the University of Colorado School of Medicine in 2014. Recently, she has completed her general surgery training at Brown University Providence in Rhode...