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Julius Guccione "Mesmerized" by Virtual 3D Image of Beating Heart
Cardiac Biomechanics Lab
January 16, 2014
Dr. Julius Guccione, a biomedical engineer and co-director of the UCSF Cardiac Biomechanics Lab, lauded the development of technology rendering a virtual image of a beating heart by Dassault Systèmes, a French design and simulation software company. Dassault has developed a complete, three-dimensional view of the...
Heart Failure Patient Loses 100 Pounds Before Transplant Surgery
UCSF Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery
February 01, 2013
UCSF News reports on the use of a Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) as a bridge to a heart transplant allowing a patient to lose the weight needed to undergo the procedure: Suitulaga "Sugi" Hunkin has been overweight most of his life. He attributes that to his love of food and his Samoan ancestry. Because of his...
Rock Climber Exceeds Expectations After Double-Lung Transplant at UCSF
UCSF Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery
November 08, 2012
UCSF News reports on the story of Rowan Jimenez, a rock climber who underwent a double lung transplant at UCSF for treatment of scleroderma, an autoimmune disease, crediting UCSF with getting his life back and resuming his passion for climbing mountains. The 10,911-foot view from the top of Cathedral Peak in...
Molecular Test Identifies Early-Stage Lung Cancer Patients at High Risk of Death After Surgery
UCSF Thoracic Oncology Program
November 01, 2012
Building on their earlier work reported in The Lancet, two UCSF thoracic surgeons David M. Jablons, M.D. (left) and Michael Mann, M.D. (middle), and Johannes Kratz, M.D. (right) a former surgical resident in the Thoracic Oncology Lab, showed they could accurately stratify patients even with the earliest stage of...
NIH Awards $2.2m Collaborative Grant to Two UCSF Scientists
UCSF Thoracic Oncology Program
August 27, 2012
The NIH has awarded two UCF scientists, Hassan Lemjabbar-Alaoui, Ph.D and Joanna J. Phillips, M.D., Ph.D., a five-year $2.2m grant to study the clinical utility of extracellular heparan sulfate endosulfatases, or SULFs, as biomarkers for early detection of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and malignant...
Mulitgene Assay Better Predictor of Survival than Conventional Staging
UCSF Thoracic Oncology Program
January 26, 2012
In the two largest clinical studies ever conducted on the molecular genetics of lung cancer, an international team, led by UCSF thoracic surgeons David M. Jablons, M.D. and Michael Mann, M.D., demonstrated that a 14-gene prognostic molecular assay better predicted the likelihood of death in early-stage lung cancer...
UCSF-Pfizer Collaboration Project to Fast-Track Treatments for Lung Cancer
UCSF Thoracic Oncology Program
January 09, 2012
A team consisting of Hassan Lemjabbar-Alaoui, Ph.D., Assistant Adjunct Professor of Surgery and principal Investigator in the Thoracic Oncology Laboratory and Alaoui Lab, and Steven Rosen, PhD, Professor and Vice-chair of the Department of Anatomy, are developing a novel treatment for lung cancer in a unique...
2011 Porsche Race Car Classic Held with Theme of Driving Lung Cancer Off the Planet
UCSF Thoracic Oncology Program
October 20, 2011
On October 16th, the Porsche Race Car Classic was held at at the Quail Lodge in Napa, CA. The event, a collaboration with Porsche AG and Porsche Cars North America, was hosted by the UCSF Thoracic Oncology Program and Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation. Proceeds from the highly successful event benefited the...
Thoracic Oncology Lab Acquires State-of-the-Art DNA Sequencer
UCSF Thoracic Oncology Program
October 18, 2011
The UCSF Thoracic Oncology Laboratory recently acquired the 5500 Series SOLiDTM , a next-generation DNA sequencer manufactured by Life Technologies Inc. This state-of-the-art sequencer offers a level of precision previously unattainable, and empowers lab scientists to more deeply probe the underlying molecular...
Drs. Edward Kim and Pierre Theodore Honored with Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educator’s 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...
Dr. David M. Jablons Inducted into American Surgical Society
UCSF Thoracic Oncology Program
September 15, 2011
David M. Jablons, M.D., FACS, Professor and Chief of General Thoracic Surgery and Program Leader of the Thoracic Oncology Program, was recently inducted into into the American Surgical Society. The American Surgical Association was founded in 1880 and describes itself as the nation's oldest and most prestigious...
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...