News & Events

The UCSF Department of Surgery is thrilled to introduce our new General Surgery, Plastic Surgery, and Integrated Vascular Surgery residents! We are delighted to welcome this exceptional group of future surgeons to UCSF Surgery and congratulate each new intern for matching into our programs. We can’t wait to...

The UCSF Department of Surgery proudly recognizes Dr. Clara Gomez Sanchez, who has been honored by the UCSF Academic Senate with this year’s Clinical Excellence Award. Dr. Gomez-Sanchez’s work centers on complex vascular disease — where surgical precision directly impacts limb preservation, organ function, and...

UCSF Health has named Dr. Ahmed Naiem, MD RPVI FRCSC an Exceptional Physician Award Winner, recognizing a vascular surgeon whose quiet leadership shapes every room he enters. An Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Dr. Naiem pairs technical precision with uncommon...

We’re proud to share that 41 physicians from the University of California, San Francisco Department of Surgery have been named to Castle Connolly Top Doctors’s 2026 Top Doctors list—an increase from last year and a powerful reflection of sustained excellence across the department. This distinction speaks to the...

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...