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Division Chief

Michael Conte

Michael S. Conte, MD

Interim Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Professor and Chief, Division of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Edwin J. Wylie, M.D. Chair in Vascular Surgery
Co-Director, UCSF Heart and Vascular Center
Co-Director, UCSF Center for Limb Preservation
Director, Vascular Surgery Integrated Residency Program
Director, Vascular Surgery Fellowship Program

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Cardiac Surgeons

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Tobias Deuse, MD

Professor of Surgery, UCSF
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
The Julien I.E. Hoffman, M.D. Endowed Chair in Cardiac Surgery
Director, Minimally-invasive Cardiac Surgery
Surgical Director, Transcatheter Valve Program
Principal Investigator, TSI lab

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Amy G. Fiedler, MD

Associate Professor of Surgery
Program Leader, Cardiac Surgery Program
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Co-Director of Cardiac Intensive Care Units
Medical Director of Quality and Safety 
Heart and Vascular Center

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Cardiac Researchers

Cardiothoracic Surgeons at SF VA Medical Center

Cardiothoracic Surgeons at Washington Hospital

Critical Care Specialists

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Melissa H. Coleman, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Associate Program Director, Thoracic Surgery Residency Program
Director of UCSF School of Medicine Clinical Immersive Experiences (CIEx)

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Lung Transplant Surgeons

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Tobias Deuse, MD

Professor of Surgery, UCSF
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
The Julien I.E. Hoffman, M.D. Endowed Chair in Cardiac Surgery
Director, Minimally-invasive Cardiac Surgery
Surgical Director, Transcatheter Valve Program
Principal Investigator, TSI lab

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Jasleen Kukreja, MD, MPH

Professor of Surgery 
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery 
Doris F. and Donald G. Fisher Distinguished Professor 
Director, Lung Transplantation 
Director, Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion 
Director, Advanced Lung Disease ECMO Support

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Heart Transplant Surgeons

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Amy G. Fiedler, MD

Associate Professor of Surgery
Program Leader, Cardiac Surgery Program
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Co-Director of Cardiac Intensive Care Units
Medical Director of Quality and Safety 
Heart and Vascular Center

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Thoracic Surgeons

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Melissa H. Coleman, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Associate Program Director, Thoracic Surgery Residency Program
Director of UCSF School of Medicine Clinical Immersive Experiences (CIEx)

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Johannes Kratz

Johannes R. Kratz, MD

Associate Professor of Surgery
Interim Chief of Thoracic Surgery
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Van Auken Endowed Chair in Thoracic Oncology
Director, Minimally Invasive and Robotic Thoracic Surgery
Director, Thoracic Surgery Residency Program
Medical Director of Robotic Surgery, UCSF Health
 

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Jasleen Kukreja, MD, MPH

Professor of Surgery 
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery 
Doris F. and Donald G. Fisher Distinguished Professor 
Director, Lung Transplantation 
Director, Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion 
Director, Advanced Lung Disease ECMO Support

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Thoracic Researchers

Emeritus Faculty

Advanced Practice Providers

Clinic Administration

Joanna Delong

Joanna Delong RN, MS, NP

Clinical Nurse Manager
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Center for Limb Preservation
Director of Advanced Practice Nursing
Heart & Vascular Center

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Clinical Staff

Clinical Research Administration

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Lea Daran

Senior Clinical Research Coordinator
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

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Donna Liu

Research Supervisor
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

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Division Administration

Kalpana Harish

Kalpana Harish, MPH

Senior Director
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Division of Transplant Surgery
Division of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Immunogenetics and Transplantation Laboratory (ITL)
Biostatistics Core
 

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