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Wife Gives Husband Battling Kidney Disease Sweet Valentine's Gift
UCSF Transplant Surgery
February 20, 2015
KGO ABC 7 News reports on Sarah Brewster's gift of a kidney to her husband, Jesse Brewster, the latter who suffers from polycystic kidney disease (PKD). Jesse received the kidney in an a living donor kidney transplant performed by UCSF transplant surgeons in mid-February, 2015 at UCSF Medical Center. A Bay Area...
Walnut Creek Man Receives Gift of Life From Family --- For a Second Time
UCSF Transplant Surgery
February 09, 2015
The Contra Costa Times reports on the heartrending story of Chris Schroeder (pictured center), who received a donated kidney at age 50 from his wife, and then eight years later after the transplant failed, a second donated kidney from his son. Mr. Schroeder underwent successful surgery at UCSF Medical Center in...
Dr. M. Margaret Knudson Named Medical Director of ACS-MHS Partnership
UCSF Department of Surgery at Zuckerberg San Francisco General
February 02, 2015
The American College of Surgeons recently announced that M. Margaret Knudson, MD, FACS , Professor of Surgery and trauma surgeon at the San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center , has joined the Division of Member Services of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) as Medical Director for the Military Health...
"Turning Over a New Leaf" - Youth Grow Trees and Themselves
San Francisco Wraparound Project at Zuckerberg San Francisco General
January 06, 2015
Dan Flanagan, Executive Director of Friends of the Urban Forest (FUF), writing in the December, 2014 issue, of "Tree Scapes", the organization's newsletter, talks about the recent successes of Junior and Orlando, young survivors of violence who came to FUF by way of the San Francisco Wraparound Project: Meet...
Department of Surgery to Create Center for Global Surgical Studies
UCSF Department of Surgery
January 06, 2015
The Department of Surgery has announced the creation of a new program, Center for Global Surgical Studies at UCSF, led by trauma surgeons, Rochelle Dicker, M.D.and Catherine Juillard, M.D., M.P.H.. T he Center's mission is to address the significant global burden of surgical disease, in which trauma alone is...
Department of Surgery Launches UCSF Center for Surgery in Older Adults
UCSF Department of Surgery
January 05, 2015
The Department of Surgery has launched a new program, the UCSF Center for Surgery in Older Adults (CSOA). Led by Emily Finlayson, M.D., M.S., an Associate Professor of Surgery and Health Policy, the program seeks to discover and implement patient-centered best practices in geriatric surgery that will help older...
Surgery Wellness Program Newsletter - Winter 2015
UCSF Center for Surgery in Older Adults (CSOA)
January 05, 2015
The UCSF Center for Surgery in Older Adults (CSOA) has published its inaugural Winter 2015 Newsletter: Greetings from the UCSF Surgery Wellness Program. As 2015 draws to a close, we would like to thank our patients, families, and supporters for all they have contributed to this exciting new initiative. We are...
Daughter Donates Liver to Save Mom's Life Called A Miraculous Opportunity
UCSF Transplant Surgery
December 21, 2014
The St. Helena Star tells the story of a daughter who donated a portion of her liver to save her mother's life, part of a living donor liver transplant procedure performed by transplant surgeons at UCSF Medical Center . Kimberly St. Clair-Davis calls donating a portion of her liver to her mother, Sandy Zablosky, a...
New AASLD Video Showcases UCSF Liver Transplant Program
UCSF Transplant Surgery
December 20, 2014
A new video on AASLD TV (American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases) features the UCSF Liver Transplant Program and faculty John P. Roberts, M.D. , Norah A. Terrault, M.D., M.P.H. and Francis Y.K. Yao, M.D. A s a leader in the treatment of liver disease and transplantation, UCSF has performed more than 2...
Study Shows Excellent Post-Transplant Outcomes Following Down-Staging of HCC Patients
UCSF Transplant Surgery
December 10, 2014
Successful downstaging of selected patients with HCC (hepatocellular carcinoma) before liver transplantation leads to excellent 5-year recurrence-free and overall survival rates post-transplant, according to a just-reported multicenter study led by UCSF Transplant Program investigators. Medscape Medical News...
Department of Surgery Launches Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Program
UCSF Department of Surgery
December 08, 2014
The Depatment of Surgery has launched the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) program. Led by Ankit Sarin, M.D., MHA , Assistant Professor of Surgery and Lee-Lynn Chen, M.D. Associate Professor of Anesthesia, ERAS is focused on the improvement of surgical outcomes, development of best practices in perioperative...
Tim Chuter Lauded For Invention of Life-Saving Stent to Repair Aortic Aneurysms
UCSF Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
December 03, 2014
The pioneering work of Timothy Chuter, M.D., a Professor of Vascular Surgery at UCSF, was recently profiled in the San Francisco Chronicle. The story cited his major accomplishments and important discoveries in the field: The aortic aneurysms and areas he’s worked on are preventing people from dying from ruptured...
Blood Test Predicts Signs of Acute Rejection in Kidney Transplants
Sarwal Lab
December 01, 2014
UCSF News reports on research led by Minnie Sarwal, MD, PhD, Director of the Sarwal Lab, in developing a test for diagnosing and predicting acute rejection (AR) in kidney transplants, a finding that eventually could replace the need for biopsies and lead to earlier detection of AR and treatment. 'We have found a...
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...
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...
New Drugs from Fish Oil Could Aid Coronary and Peripheral Artery Repair
UCSF Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
November 27, 2014
Every year, more than a half-million Americans undergo procedures to have a narrowed coronary artery propped open with a small metal mesh tube, or stent. The procedure is common for certain patients who’ve experienced a heart attack or other arterial blockages, and it helps to restore blood flow. But in about one...