UCSF Cardiac Surgery & Lung Transplantation

‼️Big moment. First-year @UCSFThorSurg fellow Dr. Daniel Kent (@dogawakent), is first author on a new study “Hemostatic Tough Adhesives seal tissue and control hemorrhage” published in Nature Communications (@NatureComms) 👇This is how the field moves🔗 nature.com/articles/s4146…

‼️The Department of Surgery continues to shape its next class of trainees. Dr. @waseemlutfi, from the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (@PennMedicine) → has matched into our @UCSF Thoracic Surgery (@UCSFThorSurg) Fellowship Program🥳

📢TOMORROW 4/16 @ 7:00am ET - Dr. Johannes Kratz, @UCSF Chief of Thoracic Surgery & Medical Director of Robotic Surgery, will serve as the Templeton Visiting Professor at Sidney Kimmel Medical College (@JeffersonUniv). Watch LIVE: jefferson.zoom.us/j/99108082981

Better questions lead to better care. Dr. Raghav Chandra, Cardiothoracic Surgery (@UCSFThorSurg) Fellow, has been selected for @UCSF's FAST-CaR oncology research pathway program in collaboration with @UCSF_Epibiostat. Built to question, measure, & improve how care is delivered‼️

👏 Happy #DoctorsDay to all the exceptional physicians who care for our patients every day of the year! ❤️

‼️Not everything that matters is visible - The hours no one sees. The decisions that carry weight long after the room is quiet. The discipline to show up—steady and precise—when the stakes are anything but. From @UCSFSurgery Happy #NationalDoctorsDay.. 👩🏻‍⚕️👨🏾‍⚕️🧑🏼‍⚕️👩🏿‍⚕️👨🏼‍⚕️🧑🏻‍⚕️👩🏽‍⚕️

A remarkable achievement for UCSF’s Lung Transplant Program: 3 simultaneous lung transplants and 4 completed within 48 hours. A reflection of exceptional coordination, expertise, and institutional commitment to patient care. #UCSF #TransplantSurgery #LungTransplant #Healthcare #Surgery #Medicine

🚨🗞️#UCSF completes its first artificial heart to donor heart transplant, marking a major milestone in advanced heart failure care and life-saving cardiac innovation. @jasonwsmithMD @fiedleramy WATCH: abc7news.com/videoClip/1872…

‼️Dr. @Marko_boskovski, #Cardiothoracic Surgeon + Director of Ross and Aortic Valve Preserving Surgery, has been appointed as an Associate Program Director of the @UCSF Thoracic Surgery (@UCSFThorSurg) Residency Program👏👏

We’re proud to announce that Dr. Johannes Kratz will be the inaugural chief of @UCSF’s Division of Thoracic Surgery, one of the leading academic robotic thoracic surgery programs in the western United States! Congratulations, Dr. Kratz! ucsfh.org/3ZI7X14 @UCSFSurgery

‼️Dr. Bianca Bromberger @bbrombergermd, Assistant Professor of Surgery, has been named Co-director of the CT Surgery ICU at @UCSFHospitals. Her expertise spans critical care, ECMO & transplantation, supporting patients with complex heart and lung disease👏

📣 Lung Transplant Faculty Position at UCSF The Department of Surgery is seeking a full -time academic cardiothoracic surgeon at the Assistant or Associate Professor level to join its nationally recognized Lung Transplantation program. This faculty role offers the opportunity to contribute to a high volume transplant program at a leading academic medical center known for excellence in research, education, and clinical innovation. Apply here: aprecruit.ucsf.edu/JPF05888 #UCSF #FacultyOpening #LungTransplant #CardiothoracicSurgery #AcademicMedicine #SanFrancisco

📢 Faculty Position Open at UCSF The Department of Surgery is recruiting an Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor of Surgery specializing in Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery. We are seeking an experienced surgeon to serve as the Surgical Co-Director of the Complex Aortic Surgery Program. Join a leading academic medical center dedicated to excellence in patient care, research, and education. Apply here: aprecruit.ucsf.edu/JPF05626 #UCSF #FacultyOpening #CardiothoracicSurgery #AcademicMedicine #AorticSurgery #SanFrancisco #Heart #HeartSurgery

So proud of our team @UCSFHospitals @UCSFSurgery for another successful @SynCardia total artificial heart 🫀implant. We continue to innovate and grow in the transplant/MCS space!

‼️Reminder: @UCSF Thoracic Surgeon Dr. Johannes Kratz will deliver a plenary talk this Saturday at the 2025 @AATSHQ International Thoracic Surgical Oncology Summit in Boston‼️#ThoracicSurgery #UCSF

Who says we don’t have fun training the next generation of Cardiothoracic surgeons ??! 🫀🫀🫁🫁 @UCSFSurgery @UCSFCTSurgery @UCSFHospitals

‼️ Attn heart failure and transplant enthusiasts! Join @UCSFHospitals @UCSFCardiology @UCSFCTSurgery @UCSFSurgery us for our annual “Hearts in Sonoma” conference! Gorgeous venue, exciting topics, and exceptional networking! virtualce.ucsf.edu/HeartFailureTh…

‼️Big news at @UCSF 💙 Dr. Amy G. Fiedler @FiedlerAmy, a Cardiac Surgeon and national leader advancing transplant, heart failure care & global health equity, has been named Surgical Director of Heart Transplantation & Mechanical Circulatory Support, effective July 1, 2025 🥳

‼️ Tomorrow, our very own Dr. Jasleen Kukreja—Director of the @UCSF Lung Transplant Program—will be in Boston presenting her talk, “No Lungs Left Behind: The UCSF Transplant Experience.”👇👇#UCSF

Such a privilege to be at #ISHLT2025 in Boston this week sharing our experience at @UCSFCTSurgery recovering organs via commercial flight. Have met so many giants and love every minute I get to spend with this amazing lung transplant program !! //