Fresno - UCSF Department of Surgery

2024 UCSF Fresno Surgery Graduates! So proud of all of you. ❤️. Congratulations. Time to celebrate all your hard work and dedication. Repost

UCSF Fresno Surgery Graduation Festivities Day #1

Last month chief resident Dr Jose Covarrubias challenged us all to embody the principles of surgeon athletes - always striving for excellence. He ended with a step challenge, and it is not surprising to see Dr Davis take the lead

It’s Picture Day! 😊 UCSF Fresno Surgery.

UCSF Fresno past, present (and future!) representing at Southwestern Surgical Congress, including quick shot presentations by resident Dr Justin Van Hooerebeke and faculty Dr Jordan Lilienstein

Ibironke Adelaja, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery at UCSF Fresno.

Inspire: Ibironke Adelaja, MD, Breast Cancer Surgeon, Teacher and Community Advocate UCSF Fresno’s success and growth are a direct result of the dedication and inspiration of our faculty, staff, residents, fellows, students, alumni, partners, donors and friends. In each issue of Focus, we introduce you to the people who contribute to the greatness of UCSF Fresno. Ibironke Adelaja,...

An apt post for our social media accounts- Chief resident Dr Amna Ali highlights social media interactions with modern surgical practice and education

Listening to experienced and inspirational speakers about how to impact and inprove health care disparities that have been systematically built in to our medical systems at the UCSF Fresno Health Care Disparities Summit

Congratulations to Dr. Ambati and Dr. Garry!

Narayana S. Ambati MD, FACS, urologist and volunteer faculty in the UCSF Fresno Department of Surgery, was recognized with the 2022-2023 Charlotte C. Baer Memorial Award presented by UCSF School of Medicine .

John E. Garry, MD, FACS, a colon and re**al surgeon and volunteer faculty with the Department of Surgery at UCSF Fresno since 2007, was selected by the Volunteer Clinical Professors Advisory Board at the UCSF School of Medicine as a recipient of the 2022-2023 Special Recognition Teaching Award.


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This week the Fresno Madera Medical Society celebrated Dr. Bill Dominic’s 31 years at UCSF Fresno with the Lifetime Achievement Award. Congratulations and thank you for all you have done Dr Dominic

Family, friends and colleagues gathered tonight at UCSF Fresno to celebrate the appointment of Lawrence Sue, MD, FACS, as the James W. and Amy Davis Endowed Chair in Trauma. UCSF School of Medicine Dean Talmadge King presented the endowed chair plague. Dr. Sue has been a core faculty member in the Department since 2007. Dr. Sue’s focus areas include: general surgery, trauma, surgical critical care, medical education, trauma prevention, laparoscopy, tactical medicine and prehospital trauma care. James W. Davis, MD, FACS, is Chief of Surgery for the UCSF Fresno Department of Surgery and currently holds the Steven N. Parks Endowed Chair of Surgery. Amy Boardman Davis, BSN, worked as a nurse for 39 years and was one of four nurses who wrote the policies and procedures to open the Kaiser Permanente Post Anesthesia Care Unit in Fresno. An endowed chair is one of the highest recognitions a university can bestow on a faculty member.

Presenters and moderators and discussants oh my! To another (educationally) fun year at

We cannot say enough about how awesome our administrative professional staff are!!! Thank you for all you do.

Welcome back Dr David Jeffcoach! After completing his Acute Care Surgery Fellowship in Fresno, Dr Jeffcoach was the Program Director of General Surgery at Soddo Christian Hospital in Ethiopia for four years.
He now rejoins our department as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery.

Dr Farah Karipineni, endocrine surgeon, dedicates time to help Fresno community- in and out of the operating room
https://www.fresno.ucsf.edu/2023/04/11/poverello2023/

Kicking off the 2023 Intentional Recruitment Coalition Health Disparities Summit - looking forward to an educational morning!

We are excited to welcome our new group of residents!

March 25 is the 2nd annual fundraiser for our Intentional Recruitment pre-med surgical internship. Come support our amazing pre-med students!
To register: https://ircgolftournament.com/product/golfer-registration/

Several of our surgeons were honored for their years of service at UCSF Fresno this week. Thank you for all you do!

Today and every day we celebrate the AWESOME physician assistants who make this hospital run! You are truly appreciated

Chief resident Dr Leah Lucero got the opportunity to present at on endovascular devices in trauma

Dr. Leah Lucero for the first feature:

I grew up in northeastern New Mexico and am now in my fifth year of general surgery residency at UCSF Fresno. I will be starting an Acute Care Surgery fellowship at the University of New Mexico in August 2023.

📚 Favorite Quote: “What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” Ralph Waldo Emerson

   

Dr David Jeffcoach returns as volunteer faculty, and shares his experience training residents in Soddo, Ethiopia.
5 billion people do not have access to basic surgical care, and initiatives to support SUSTAINABLE surgical care are helping to correct that

Chief residents receive their chairs, first of many graduation rites to come these next few weeks. Last call as a resident, last case, last trauma activation for many … but so much more to look forward to and a lifetime of firsts

National Burn Awareness Week is a great time to introduce Dr. Sara Higginson as the new Director of the Leon S. Peters Burn Center.

Dr. Higginson earned a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences at UCLA. She then joined the United States Navy where she served as a helicopter pilot flying the mighty SH-60B. After time in the Navy, she had the opportunity to be an EMS helicopter pilot for Medflight of Ohio and discovered her love of medicine and specifically assisting trauma patients. She then attended the Ohio State University College of Medicine where she completed her Medical Doctorate and a Post Baccalaureate Program. Dr. Higginson is an alumna of the UCSF Fresno Surgery Residency program. Following residency, she completed a Burn Surgery Fellowship and a Critical Care Fellowship both at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Dr. Higginson leaves a faculty position at the University of California, San Diego to return home to her dream job at the UCSF Fresno Leon S Peters Burn Center. She currently serves on the EAST Burn committee, the EAST Injury Control and Violence Prevention Committees, as co-chair of the education committee, and is a member of the ABA, Quality and Burn Registry Committee.

Dr. Dominic and Dr. Higginson will work closely to ensure an optimal transition, and the continued development and growth of the Burn Center

The Department of Surgery would like to recognize and thank Dr. William Dominic for his outstanding tenure as Director of Burns. During this period, in addition to his burn, trauma, and critical care duties, Dr. Dominic served as Chairman of Quality Patient Safety Committee, the Sub-Specialty Chief of the CRMC Surgery Advisory Committee, member of the Multi-Specialty Peer Review Committee, and for seven years served on the board of directors of the Central California Blood Center. In addition to providing clinical training to fellows, residents, and medical students, for the last 15 years Dr. Dominic has also been actively involved with providing mentorship to high school students participating in the Doctors Academy and Volunteer Research programs. We will be forever grateful for Dr. Dominic’s passion to teach, his vision, and deep commitment to the Burns Center. After 30 years of dedication to the Burn Center, Dr. Dominic will transition to the position of Associate Director of Burns.

Fundraiser for our Pre-Medical Surgical Internship (PSI) Program, a seven-month intensive program designed to prepare current pre-medical students from groups traditionally underrepresented in medicine and from economically disadvantaged backgrounds to successfully matriculate into medical school.
For more information check out website:
https://www.treffresno.org/golf-tournament/
For information on PSI:
https://www.fresno.ucsf.edu/intentional-recruitment-coalition/

Our own Dr Krista Kaups on “Common Challenges Faced by Leaders” panel hosted by AAST Women in Trauma Surgery. Our other favorite from panel, “No is a complete sentence”