UCSF Marks Milestone with 500th Transplant in Heart and Lung Transplant
UCSF News, CA - Apr 24, 2008
"We're glad to reach this significant point in our program because it means that a great number of patients are receiving improvements to their health that could not otherwise be achieved without an organ transplant," said Charles Hoopes, MD, director of Cardiopulmonary Transplantation at UCSF since 2002. "UCSF has a highly experienced transplant support team and is dedicated to research focused on continued improvement in patient survival and outcomes for transplanted organs."
Survival rates exceed national averages for UCSF heart, liver and lung transplant programs
UCSF News - Feb 29, 2008
"One-year survival rates for patients receiving heart, liver and lung transplants at UCSF Medical Center exceed national averages at statistically significant levels, according to new data compiled by the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR)."
Michael West, M.D. Ph.D Appointed Chief of Surgery at San Francisco General Hospital
UCSF Department of Surgery - May 15, 2008
The Department of Surgery is pleased to announce that Michael West, M.D. Ph.D. has been named Chief of Surgery at San Francisco General Hospital (SFGH). Dr. West currently serves as Chief of Trauma at Northwestern University in Chicago. His clinical and research focus, surgical sepsis and regulation of host response to abdominal surgery, will serve as an outstanding complement to the surgical program at SFGH.
Michael Conte, M.D. Appointed Chief of Division of Vascular Surgery
UCSF Department of Surgery - May 15, 2008
The Department is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Conte, M.D. as Chief of the Division of Vascular Surgery. Dr. Conte will be joining the Department of Surgery this fall. Currently on the faculty at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Dr. Conte's clinical and research expertise encompasses carotid artery disease, diabetic vascular disease, disease of the aorta/visceral vessels, and peripheral vascular disease. Dr. Conte will also play a prominent role in the evolution of the Pacific Vascular Research Laboratory and in the Heart and Vascular Center at the UCSF Medical Center.
International Stem Cell Corporation’s Human Parthenogenetic Stem Cells to be used in the Development of Treatments for Liver Disease
Business Wire - San Francisco,CA,USA - May 14, 2008
"International Stem Cell Corporation announced today that its human parthenogenetic stem cell lines will be used in studies aimed at creating liver cells to treat human liver disease. ......Holger Willenbring, MD, UCSF assistant professor of surgery, will direct the research. “The fact that Dr. Willenbring and the University of California at San Francisco are testing the ability of ISCO’s human parthenogenetic stem cells to form liver cells is a strong validation of their potential value in creating therapeutic cells that have significant immune rejection advantages and significant ethical advantages,” said Jeffrey Janus, ISCO’s President."
Dr. Diana Farmer Highlighted in UCSF Annual Report
UCSF Annual Report - May 02, 2008
As a pediatric surgeon, Diana Farmer, MD, knows the future can be changed. Her groundbreaking work has brought about brighter futures for hundreds of infants and children who might have otherwise faced a life coping with disability from spina bifida or other devastating disorders.
Orlo H. Clark, MD, former chief of surgery at UCSF Medical Center at Mount Zion, has been an early user of improved techniques and equipment throughout his 30-year career as a specialist in endocrine tumors. ...
Diana L. Farmer, MD, is featured in the Monday, February 4, episode of the Oprah Winfrey Show titled "Should a 340-pound Teen Have Gastric Bypass Surgery?" ...
Cranial Re-animation Surgery Used to Treat Mobius Syndrome
NevadaAppeal.com - Jan 22, 2008
"Last June, Ashlee underwent an eight-hour surgery at UCSF performed by Dr. William Hoffman, chief of the school's division of plastic and reconstructive surgery. The procedure was called a "cranial re-animation." Surgeons removed nerves and muscles from Ashlee's thigh and transplanted them to her face through an incision behind her ear."
Ad Campaign Raises Awareness of UCSF Medical Center’s Innovation
UCSF Today, CA - Jan 15, 2008
Dr. Harrison helped change the face of medicine. Today, UCSF is building a medical complex where scientific innovations become life-saving treatments ...
"A new surgery center at St. Mary's Hospital in San Francisco uses a teamwork approach to complex reconstructive surgeries. Specialists from St. Mary's and UCSF are partnering to offer state-of-the-art treatment for patients like Garrett La Fever, who lost part of his hand in a woodworking accident"...."Dr. Charles Lee and UCSF plastic surgeon, Scott Hansen, performed the complex, 6-hour procedure as a team at St. Mary's Plastic Reconstructive and Orthopedic Surgery Center."
Novel magnet treatment used to correct sunken chest
ABC7News.com - Nov 08, 2007 UCSF has created a groundbreaking new procedure to treat chest deformities in children and teens. This minimally invasive procedure is already transforming one 14-year-old's life.
Pierre Theodore Named Van Auken Endowed Chair in Thoracic Oncology
UCSF Today, CA - Nov 01, 2007
Dr. Pierre Theodore was named the recipient of the newly created Van Auken Endowed Chair in Thoracic Oncology. Dr.Theodore, an Assistant Professor of Surgery performs lung transplants and surgery for lung cancer, mesothelioma, esophageal cancer.
Roseville Baby Battles Rare Heart Defect at UCSF Children’s Hospital
ABC News 10 - Sacramento - Oct 08, 2007
The Smiths were referred to Anthony Azakie, MD, surgical director of the UCSF Pediatric Heart Center at UCSF Children’s Hospital, and baby Joshua Robert was delivered on September 17. Within hours of his birth, Joshua underwent the first and riskiest of several necessary open heart surgeries to reconstruct his heart. Two more open heart surgeries will be scheduled before his third birthday, and he may eventually need a heart transplant, but he is doing well after the first surgery.
UCSF Surgeons Discuss Embryonic Stem Cells as Treatment of Liver Disease on PBS NewsHour
PBS NewsHour with Jim Lehrer - Oct 08, 2007
Dr. Nancy Ascher and Dr. Holger Willenbring were interviewd by PBS NewsHour correspondent Spencer Michels about the transformation of embryonic stem cells into new liver cells as a treatment for patients.
