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UCSF Neurologist to Receive Prestigious Scientific Award

Bruce Ovbiagele, MD, MSC, MAS, MBA, MLS, FAAN, UC San Francisco Professor of Neurology and Associate Dean of the San Francisco VA Healthcare System, has been chosen by the American Brain Foundation (ABF) to receive its annual Scientific Breakthrough...
13-Feb-2024 8:00 AM EST Add to Favorites

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New President to Lead Growth of UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals

UCSF Health has named Nicholas Holmes, MD, MBA, as the new president of UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals and senior vice president of UCSF Health Children’s Services.
31-Jan-2024 8:00 AM EST Add to Favorites

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Nationally Recognized Health Equity Leader Appointed as Chair of UCSF Obstetrics and Gynecology Program

Andrea V. Jackson, MD, MAS, a highly regarded obstetrician, gynecologist and diversity champion, will draw on her experience in women’s reproductive health, training the next generation of caregivers and addressing systemic racism in her role as...
24-Jan-2024 12:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

Could a drug prevent hearing loss from loud music and aging?

Researchers have found a gene that links deafness to cell death in the inner ear in humans – creating new opportunities for averting hearing loss.
8-Jan-2024 12:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

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Study Finds Paxlovid Treatment Does Not Reduce Risk of Long COVID

A team of researchers from UC San Francisco has found that Paxlovid (Nirmatrelvir-ritonavir) did not reduce the risk of developing long COVID for vaccinated, non-hospitalized individuals during their first COVID-19 infection.
4-Jan-2024 10:10 AM EST Add to Favorites

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Prominent Orthopaedic Surgeon and Researcher to Lead UCSF Orthopaedics Program

C. Benjamin Ma, MD, a highly regarded orthopaedic surgeon and advanced imaging researcher, has been appointed as chair of the UCSF Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. Ma will assume his new role on January 1, 2024.
21-Dec-2023 8:00 AM EST Add to Favorites

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UCSF Health’s Eric J. Small, MD, Elected ASCO President for 2025-2026 Term

The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has elected Eric J. Small, MD, FASCO, to serve as its president for the term beginning in June 2025. A long-time ASCO member and volunteer, Small will take office as president-elect immediately...
15-Dec-2023 10:05 AM EST Add to Favorites


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UCSF Surgical Oncologists Improve Treatment Options for Patients with Metastatic Gastrointestinal Cancers

UCSF Health’s surgical oncology team is a Bay Area leader in an innovative chemotherapy infusion pump used to treat patients with widely metastatic colorectal and bile duct cancers that have spread to the liver and are no longer considered...
26-Apr-2023 9:00 AM EDT

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