Cardiac Surgery – University of California, San Francisco …

Outstanding Multidisciplinary Clinical Care, Pioneering Research, Educational Excellence

Cardiac Surgery is one of three sections within the Division of AdultCardiothoracic Surgery.The programwas established fifty years ago byLeon Goldman, M.D.,the then chair of the Department of Surgery and the father of the CaliforniaSenator Dianne Feinstein.Dr. Goldman recruited the lateBenson Roe, M.D.to join the faculty and establish a division for Cardiothoracic Surgery, a new subspecialty at the time.Dr. Roe's pioneering work continued through the leadership ofScot Merrick, M.D., a recent chief of the division, and now through the current interim chief,Jasleen Kukreja, M.D., M.P.H.

The Division has a fully accredited ACGME training program in cardiothoracic surgery that consists of rotations in adult cardiac surgery, pediatric cardiac surgeryand thoracic surgery.Our executive team, management staff and academic and clinical staff arededicatedto serving our community, our faculty, and our academic colleague and we pride ourselves in surgical excellence and patient care.

UCSF Medical Center earned a high performance rating the highest rating possible for lung cancer surgery, aortic value surgery, heart bypass surgery, and treatment of heart failure and COPDin theU.S. News & World Report2017-2018 Best Hospitals survey. The survey evaluated data from more than 4,500 hospitals.

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