News & Events

The Department of Surgery is thrilled to introduce our new General Surgery, Plastic Surgery, and Integrated Vascular Surgery residents for 2025-2026! We proudly welcome these talented future surgeons to UCSF Surgery and congratulate each new intern for matching into our programs. We look forward to welcoming our...

We are excited to commence our exchange program with Dr. Paolo Zamboni and the University of Ferrara. This month, we welcomed our first visiting resident! Visitors will have the opportunity to observe UCSF vascular surgeons during a range of OR procedures, clinic hours, and divisional meetings and conferences. We...

The Department of Surgery and the Division of Vascular Surgery are proud to announce a major milestone for Alameda Health System: the successful performance of our first TransCarotid Artery Revascularization (TCAR) procedure at the state-of-the-art Highland Hospital Cardiovascular Catheterization Laboratory. One...

Dr. Adam Oskowitz has secured a substantial R21 award of $451,000 from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute for his groundbreaking project titled “Photodynamic Therapy for Aortic Aneurysms.”

Dr. Iris Liu has been awarded the prestigious NIH F32 Fellowship, worth $158,648 from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. This fellowship supports her research project "Cardiometabolic Disease and Vascular Aging: Klotho Regulation of Medial Arterial Calcification."

Dr. Jade Hiramoto is our new Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs in the Department of Surgery! In her role as Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs, Dr. Hiramoto will work closely with the Department Chair and Division Chiefs to promote high-quality, efficient, and accessible patient care within the growing UCSF Health...

We are thrilled to welcome our new class of incoming residents to the UCSF Department of Surgery! This diverse, accomplished group includes a total of 29 surgical interns, two returning preliminary general surgery PGY-2 residents, and one new categorical general surgery PGY-4 resident. All new residents officially...

Vascular Surgeon, Dr. Allan Conway and MarinHealth’s vascular surgical team successfully completed their first aneurysm repair using advanced AI technology with Cydar Maps. This innovative approach marks a significant milestone in enhancing surgical precision and patient outcomes. Congratulations to the team for...

Clara Gomez-Sanchez, MD, FACS, was appointed associate program director of compliance and logistics for the General Surgery Program in the Department of Surgery. Featured on ACS - read article

"UC San Francisco Medical Center (UCSF) is among the first four hospitals in the U.S. to be verified as part of the American College of Surgeons’ (ACS) Vascular Verification Program (Vascular-VP), a quality program recently launched in partnership with the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS)." (Vascular Online...

Kalpana Harish, MPH, is the Senior Administrative Director for the Divisions of Transplant Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Vascular Surgery & Endovascular Surgery & the Immunogenetics and Transplantation Laboratory (ITL) named the recipient of the Lloyd Holly Smith Award for exceptional services to the School of...

It is our pleasure to announce this year's recipients of the annual Holly Smith Award for Exceptional Service to the School of Medicine. Please join me in congratulating the recipents from the Department of Surgery: Lucy Zumwinkle Kornblith, MD Kalpana Harish, MPH The award, which recognizes exceptional service to...

The UCSF Department of Sugery is very pleased to introduce our new General Surgery, Plastic Surgery, and Integrated Vascular Surgery residents! We warmly welcome this extraordinary, diverse group to UCSF Surgery and congratulate each incoming intern for matching into our programs. We are honored to partner with...

On National Women Physicians Day, the Muriel Steele Society and the UCSF Department of Surgery honor the amazing team of women surgeons, scientists, learners, and staff that have made so many important contributions to improving the lives of our patients. About the Muriel Steele Society at UCSF The Muriel Steele...

BEST-CLI is an international research study aimed at figuring out the best treatment for people with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) - also known as poor blood flow, and associated with Critical Limb Ischemia (CLI). It is Federally funded by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute at the National Institutes...