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Hannah Decker, M.D. Receives ZSFG Krevans Award
UCSF General Surgery Residency Program
July 14, 2020
Hannah Decker, M.D., a General Surgery PGY-2 resident, was presented with the 2020 Krevans Award in recognition of her clinical and professional excellence throughout her intern year at the Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center (ZSFG). The Krevans Award recognizes...
Dr. Jay Menaker to Join Department of Surgery Faculty at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital
UCSF Department of Surgery at Zuckerberg San Francisco General
July 08, 2020
We are pleased to announce that Jay Menaker, MD will be joining the faculty at Zuckerberg San Francisco General (ZSFG) on September 1st, providing care to patients in the ICU at the UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights, and in the Emergency Department at ZSFG. Dr. Menaker will serve as the...
Dr. Marissa Boeck to Join Department of Surgery Faculty
UCSF Department of Surgery at Zuckerberg San Francisco General
July 07, 2020
We are pleased to announce that Marissa A. Boeck, MD, MPH, currently a clinical fellow in Trauma and Emergency Surgery at ZSFG, will be joining our faculty in the fall. Dr. Boeck has been appointed as an Assistant Professor in the Division of General Surgery. She will serve as an acute care surgeon at Parnassus...
Learning Health Systems K Scholar Team Receives Multiple Grants for Research Investigating Opioids and Health Disparities
Department of Surgery at ZSFG
July 01, 2020
The team of Learning Health Systems (LHS) K12 scholars, Tasce Bongiovanni, MD, MPP, MHS, William Brown III, PhD, DrPH, MA, James Harrison, PhD, and Matt Pantell, MD (pictured above left to right) are awardees of two grants: a Clinical & Translational Science Institute (CTSI) Resource Allocation Program (RAP), and...
Lucy Kornblith, M.D. and Zachary Matthay, M.D. Awarded Two Grants for COVID-19 Research
UCSF Department of Surgery at Zuckerberg San Francisco General
July 01, 2020
UCSF Surgeon-scientist Lucy Kornblith, M.D. (PI) and her mentee, Zachary Matthay, M.D. (Co-PI) were awarded two grants for their proposed COVID-19-related research by the UCSF COVID-19 Rapid Response Pilot Grant Program, supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, and National Institutes...
UCSF Department of Surgery
May 18, 2020
"Leaders at a 150-bed community hospital in California partnered with a collective of human-centered designers to rapidly address a sudden drop in emergency department visits after a statewide stay-at-home order was issued. The initiative developed targeted messaging to assuage patient fears about safety and...
F. William Blaisdell, MD, Former Chief of Surgery at SFGH and SFVA, Passes Away
UCSF Department of Surgery
April 20, 2020
The UCSF Department of Surgery mourns the passing of F. William Blaisdell, MD. Dr. Blaisdell was a true giant of American surgery and one of the most influential figures in the history of our Department. F. William Blaisdell was born in 1927 and grew up in nearby Watsonville, California. He came from a family of...
Dr. Ronald Tesoriero Joins Department of Surgery Faculty at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital
UCSF Department of Surgery at Zuckerberg San Francisco General
March 16, 2020
We are pleased to announce that Ronald B. Tesoriero, MD, FACS has joined the Department of Surgery faculty as Associate Professor based at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital (ZSFG). Dr. Tesoriero will serve as an attending physician on the Acute Care Surgery Service as well as on the Trauma and General...
Dr. Peggy Knudson Gives Scudder Oration on Trauma at ACSCC 2019: “The Perfect Storm - The Importance of Military Civilian Partnerships"
UCSF Department of Surgery at Zuckerberg San Francisco General
December 16, 2019
M. Margaret “Peggy” Knudson, M.D., FACS gave the Scudder Oration on Trauma at American College of Surgeons ( ACS) Clinical Congress 2019: “The Perfect Storm - The Importance of Military Civilian Partnerships." Honoring Charles Locke Scudder, MD, a founding member of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and a...
Rachael Callcut, MD, MSPH and Kalpana Harish, MPH Honored with Selection to Participate in UC Women's Initiative for Professional Development
UCSF Department of Surgery
December 12, 2019
Rachael Callcut, MD, MSPH and Kalpana Harish, MPH have been honored by selection to participate in the 2020 UC Women's Initiative for Professional Development, a platform to support UCSF’s emerging leaders, from among a pool of candidates throughout the UC system. Dr. Callcut is Associate Professor of Surgery...
Lucy Kornblith, MD, Co-Investigator on $2M DOD/CDMRP 2-year Grant in Collaboration with UCSF Dept. of Lab Medicine and OHSU Trauma Surgery
UCSF Department of Surgery at Zuckerberg San Francisco General
December 12, 2019
UCSF surgeon-scientist Lucy Zumwinkle Kornblith, MD is a co-investigator on a newly awarded $2M Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program in collaboration with the UCSF Department of Laboratory Medicine, and OHSU Division of Trauma, Critical Care, and Acute Care Surgery, for the study...
Artificial Intelligence Tool for Reads Chest X-Rays Approved by FDA
UCSF News Services
December 10, 2019
New artificial intelligence-powered technology may soon help reduce delays in diagnosing a collapsed lung, or pneumothorax, which is a serious condition that can be treated with quick intervention. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm that works with...
Dr. Andre Campbell Named Inaugural Vice Chair for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
UCSF Department of Surgery
December 05, 2019
We are pleased to announce that Andre Campbell, M.D. has been named the Inaugural Vice Chair for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in the Department of Surgery. Dr. Campbell is a Professor of Surgery in the Division of General Surgery and an attending trauma surgeon at Zuckerberg San Francisco General...
Lucy Kornblith, M.D. Recipient of The Irene Perstein Award for 2019
UCSF Department of Surgery at Zuckerberg San Francisco General
July 23, 2019
Lucy Kornblith, M.D., Assistant Professor of Surgery in the UCSF Department of Surgery at ZSFG, is the 2019 recipient of The Irene Perstein Award for 2019, awarded by the UCSF School of Medicine to an outstanding, newly recruited, junior woman scientist. This unique award honors the legacy of Ms. Irene Perstein...
Tasce Bongiovanni, MD Awarded LHS K12 Career Development Grant and Named 2019 John A. Watson Scholar
Department of Surgery at ZSFG
June 20, 2019
Tasce Bongiovanni, M.D., MPP, MHS, a second-year trauma and surgical critical care fellow at ZSFG in trauma and emergency surgery and soon to be USCF faculty member, has been awarded a Learning Health Systems (LHS) K12 Career Development Grant and named to the Class of 2019 John A. Watson Faculty Scholars. D r...
Dr. Donald D. Trunkey, Renowned Trauma Surgeon and Former Chief of Surgery at SFGH, Passes Away at 81
UCSF Department of Surgery
May 02, 2019
The Department of Surgery is deeply saddened to announce the passing of our friend and colleague, Dr. Donald D. Trunkey who died on Wednesday at the age of 81. Dr. Trunkey was an internationally renowned trauma surgeon and is considered the father of modern trauma systems. He served as Chief of Surgery at San...