UCSF GS Residency

Welcome to all these superstars, and congratulations!!!

Nice @alison_baskin @UCSFSurgery @KPDOR @KPMedSchool @LoriSakoda @kpbscu showing that 3 N2 + 1 N1 is linked to better outcomes for sublobar resections. Outcomes Linked to 3N2+1N1 Sampling by Surgery Type: A COC Lung Cancer Quality Metric - annalsthoracicsurgeryshortrep.org/article/S2772-…

‼️Tomorrow, March 11th at 7AM — Two Surgeons. One Faculty Spotlight for #GrandRounds featuring talks by Dr. Sarah Cairo, from our #Pediatric Division & @UCSFvascular Surgeon Dr. @ClaraGomezSanc1. Join us in HSW-303 (Parnassus) or on Zoom 👉 visit tiny.ucsf.edu/SurgeryRSS

‼️Some residents master surgery. Others shape how it’s taught. Dr. Jessica Santos-Parker (@JSantosParker), a @UCSF General Surgery Resident, has received the Outstanding Resident Teacher Award from the Association for Surgical Education (@Surg_Education) 🥳🥳

⭐️ Excellence in #surgery is measured in judgment, precision, and care. Today, on International Women’s Day, @UCSFSurgery recognizes the women whose expertise and leadership bring those qualities to life across our department and beyond every day‼️

‼️@UCSFGSResidency Chief Resident Dr. Karen Trang has been announced as a UCSF Health (@UCSFHospitals) Exceptional Physician Award Winner, for her emphasis on strengthening patient safety and equity through clinical informatics and surgical excellence 🥳 #FutureOfSurgery

‼️Tomorrow, March 4th at 7 AM, we welcome our Rishwain Visiting Speaker Dr. Beatriz Domínguez-Gil (@BDGuezGil) Director of @ont_esp, for Grand Rounds. Her talk: “Normothermic Regional Perfusion in DCDD: Evidence and Ethical Challenges.” Join us 👉👉tiny.ucsf.edu/SurgeryRSS

‼️Honored by the @UCSF Academic Senate. Celebrated by @UCSFSurgery. Congratulations to Vascular Surgeon, Dr. ClaraGomez-Sanchez (@ClaraGomezSanc1), recipient of the 2026 Clinical Excellence Award - recognized for exceptional patient care, leadership, and surgical excellence…

💫In observance of #WomensHistoryMonth, @UCSFSurgery honor's the generations of women whose contributions — in #science, service, #education, #medicine and beyond — have transformed our understanding of health and expanded what’s possible for the future 💙💙💙 #CelebrateWomen

‼️Dr. @MariaRoseCastro, a research resident in our General Surgery (@UCSFGSResidency) program, has been named to the 2026–2027 Surgical Education Research Fellowship (SERF), a prestigious national program preparing the next generation of surgeon-educators👏

‼️Our General Surgery (@UCSFGSResidency) research resident Dr. Chelsie Anderson has been selected for the 2026–2027 Surgical Education Research Fellowship through the Association for @Surg_Education, joining a national group working to rethink how surgeons are trained🥳

‼️Tomorrow, Feb. 18th at 7AM our Grand Rounds will feature Drs. Matthew Lin, Michael Ou, Alexander Lin (@AlexLinPlastic) & Vincent Liu as they jointly present their talk "The Ghost in the Machine: Navigating the Al Avalanche in Modern Surgery," Join us 👉tiny.ucsf.edu/SurgeryRSS

‼️@UCSF Surgery was well represented at the Pacific Coast Surgical Association (@PCSAsurg) meeting (Feb. 4–8), with trainees and faculty presenting research...

Great work by our @UCSFSurgery resident Alan Zambeli-Ljepović!

.@UCSFMedicine grad @UCSFGSResidency @PhoebsNM from @NijagalLab 🗣️ on hepatoblastoma TME w/ TAMs & Tregs: -🚫 in normal liver -Co-clusters favor viable HB tissue -Create TME suppressing immune signals & promote HB Next: link pt clinical data & 🔬lung met markers #ASC2026

Congratulations to superstar ⭐️ @PhoebsNM on great presentation @STS_CTsurgery #STS2026 and winning the @WomenInThoracic Scanlan Fellowship! So proud of her! cc: @UCSFSurgery @UCSFHospitals

‼️Tomorrow, Feb. 4th at 7 AM, Dr. Kerri Woodberry, Associate Professor & Division Chief of Plastic Surgery at @WestVirginiaU, joins us as our Plastic Surgery Visiting Speaker for Grand Rounds to discuss “Challenges of Panniculectomy Surgery.” Join us 👉tiny.ucsf.edu/SurgeryRSS

On #NationalWomenPhysiciansDay, we honor women physicians who lead with excellence, compassion, and purpose—uplifting patients, advancing science, and shaping the next generation💙 — Muriel Steele Society & @UCSF Dept. of Surgery

‼️Calling all 4⃣th-year Medical Students: @UCSFSurgery opens #VSLO Feb. 9th, 2026 & begins reviewing Sub-I applications for @UCSFGSResidency, @UCSFvascular & @UCSFPlastic Surgery on Feb. 23rd, 2026. Apply Here👉tinyurl.com/2m7eszca #UCSFSurgery #SubI #Match2027 @UCSF

🎉 Major‼️Dr. Natalie Escobar has been awarded a $155,284 @American_Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship supporting 2⃣ years of research in Dr. @LucyKornblith’s lab + her project “The Role of P-selectin in the Development of Venous Thromboembolism in Injured Patients.”🥳🥳