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UCSF Transplant 2016 Building Bridges to Excellence Symposium
UCSF Transplant Surgery
September 15, 2016
September 29 - 30th at Hotel Nikko - San Francisco, CA Course Chair John P. Roberts, M.D.Professor and Chief, Division of Transplantation, UCSF Course Co-Chairs Michelle McMahan, BA Helen Christensen, RN, BSN, MHA, CPTC Heart • Lung • Liver • Kidney • Pancreas The two-day conference is designed to provide a unique...
Thierry Jahan, M.D. Discusses Clinical Trial Using CRS-207 Vaccine in Mesothelioma
UCSF Thoracic Oncology Program
July 28, 2016
Former professor Thierry Jahan, M.D ., discussed clinical data from the study, Safety and Efficacy of Listeria in Combination With Chemotherapy as Front-line Treatment for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma , at the ESMO/IASLC European Congress on Lung Cancer in Geneva in April 2016. This is a Phase Ib trial of CRS...
Legendary Thoracic Oncologist Thierry Jahan, M.D. Inducted into Council of Master Clinicians
UCSF Thoracic Oncology Program
July 01, 2016
Thierry Jahan, M.D. was recently inducted into the Council of Master Clinicians by the UCSF Department of Medicine. Dr. Jahan, Clinical Professor of Medicine and Bonnie J. and Anthony Addario Endowed Chair in Thoracic Oncology at UCSF, is a renowned medical oncologist specializing in the treatment lung cancer...
UCSF Heart & Vascular Center Opens New Clinic Offering Integrated Multidisciplinary Care
UCSF Department of Surgery
June 22, 2016
The UCSF Heart and Vascular Center recently opened a new ambulatory care clinic located on the 5th Floor of the ACC Building at 400 Parnassus Ave. in San Francisco. The multidisciplinary clinic offers outpatient care and testing , and an array medical procedures. The new clinic houses eleven UCSF cardiovascular...
Tobias Deuse, M.D., Internationally Renowned Cardiac Surgeon appointed Director, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery at UCSF
UCSF Division of Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery
June 01, 2016
Tobias Deuse, M.D., an internationally renowned cardiac surgeon, recently joined the UCSF Department of Surgery Faculty as Associate Professor of Surgery in the Division of Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery. Dr. Deuse has also been appointed Director of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery. Dr. Deuse has done pioneering...
Legendary Coach John Madden Undergoes Successful Open-Heart Surgery at UCSF Medical Center
UCSF Division of Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery
December 14, 2015
The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports on legendary coach John Madden's open-heart surgery performed at UCSF Medical Center on November 30, 2015: Pro Football Hall of Fame coach John Madden is "fine and feisty" and already well along the road to a full recovery from open-heart surgery at the UCSF Medical Center on...
Second Wind - Double-Lung Transplant Gives Local Man New Life
UCSF Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery
November 05, 2015
The Chico News and Review reports on the journey of Richard Wodrich to the double lung transplant he received at UCSF Medical Center for treatment of irreversible and incurable chronic lung disease. The transplant was performed by Dr. Jasleen Kukreja, Surgical Director of the UCSF Lung Transplant Program. Longtime...
In Memoriam - Sam Bastani, DO (1975-2014) - Heart/Lung Transplant Clinical Fellow
UCSF Department of Surgery
December 01, 2014
The Department of Surgery is deeply saddened to report the recent passing of Sam Bastani, DO, the Heart/Lung Transplant Clinical Fellow in the Division of Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery for 2013-2014. Jai Jhulelal of the Sindhu Center in Norwalk California has provided the following memoriam in Dr. Bastani's honor...
Mission in a Minute: 3D Modeling to Help Treat Cardiovascular Disease
Cardiac Biomechanics Lab
December 01, 2014
Julius M. Guccione, Jr., Ph.D., a biomedical engineer and co-director of the UCSF Cardiac Biomechanics Lab , was recently featured in the “new look” return of the popular video series featuring researchers, clinicians and educators at UCSF. The Mission in a Minute Series showcases the best of UCSF. Professor...
Study Suggests Prognostic Molecular Assay More Accurate than Conventional NCCN Criteria in Stratifying Risk in Early-Stage NSCLC Patients
UCSF Thoracic Oncology Program
November 07, 2014
Building on earlier retrospective validation studies , a team of Thoracic Oncology Program researchers, demonstrated in a small prospective study the clinical utility of a 14-gene expression assay in stratifying risk among non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. In a recently published paper in the journal...
Expanding the Options for Treating Complex Aortic Aneurysms
UCSF Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
February 07, 2014
Advances in the treatment of complex aortic aneurysms — especially novel endovascular devices and hybrid procedures — make it possible to choose the right procedure for the right patient at the right time to minimize risk and maximize long-term benefit, says Michael Conte, M.D. , chief of the Division of Vascular...
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, UCSF thoracic surgeon Michael Mann, M.D. (left), 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 lung cancer into groups at low-...
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...