UCSF GS Residency

Proud of Jonathan Li @UCSFGSResidency who had completed funded @UCSFMedicine year-long project as MS, now published pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40658766/ in Liver Transplant! He spent a year in our lab developing a state-of-the-art ML decision support tool that outperforms current practice…

It’s @UCSFSurgery #simulation day @UCSFSkillsLab with @UCSFGSResidency R1s on knot-tying skills and R2’s on the lap simulator with ergonomic adjustable height monitors and stations

🎉Big news‼️Recent @UCSF Surgery Graduate Dr. Ava C. Yap @avacyap has been named the 2⃣0⃣2⃣5⃣ recipient of the Dr. Hilary Sanfey Outstanding Resident Award by the Association of @WomenSurgeons. She’ll be honored at the #AWSF Gala on October 5th in Chicago. Congrats, Dr. Yap!🏅

Amazing job by @UCSFSurgery @UCSFGSResidency Dr. @hdecker731 sharing our early work with Project REACH - a partnership btw @SF_DPH WPIC & @ZSFGCare Surgery to improve surgical care access for people experiencing homelessness. Meeting people where they are, safely 🤲 #ACSQSC25

Skills Lab Director Dr. Chern showing us how it's done at today's knot tying session!

‼️We’re proud to announce Trauma Surgeon Dr. Caitlin Collins @CRCollinsMD as the new Co-Director of the Muriel Steele Society—a next-gen leader in academic surgery. She joins Dr. @LucyKornblith as we thank Dr. Mika Varma for her six-year tenure & visionary legacy🥳

🎉Huge congrats to Dr. @KaraFaktor, @UCSF General Surgery Research Resident and @UCSF_CHESA & NIH Fogarty Fellow @Fogarty_NIH, on being named a 2025–2026 Fulbright U.S. Scholar! She’ll join the Africa Regional Research Program, bringing #UCSF's mission of global health to life 🌍

We celebrated our graduating fellows and welcomed our incoming Surgical Simulation and Education Fellows! Congratulations to all 🎉🎉

One final moment ✨ A heartfelt close to our General #Surgery Chief Residents dinner series and Dr. Wen Shen‼️ Here's to the journeys ahead, the lives you'll change, and the legacy you leave behind. Congratulations again, Chiefs—you make us proud. #UCSFSurgery #medicine

‼️Part III is here‼️🥂Honoring our graduating @UCSF General Surgery Chief Residents with pride and gratitude. #UCSFSurgery #ChiefResidents

Part II‼️🎓 More moments from our @UCSF General Surgery Chief Residents graduation dinner. Pride, joy, and legacy in every frame. #UCSFSurgery #ChiefResidents #medicine

‼️The photos are in! 📸 Starting with highlights from our first round-up: the unforgettable dinner celebrating our incredible @UCSF Graduating General #Surgery Chief Residents. More moments to come—stay tuned. #UCSFSurgery #medicine #education

Super excited to work with such a young, motivated, future leaders.

‼️Meet the future of #Surgery‼️ Join us tomorrow June 18th, 2025, at 7am for Grand Rounds as our 202⃣5⃣–202⃣6⃣ @UCSFPlastic, @UCSFvascular & General Surgery @UCSFGSResidency interns give quick-shot intros. Let’s welcome the newest members of our team👉tiny.ucsf.edu/2025RRD👇

‼️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 🥳

‼️Don’t miss tomorrow’s Grand Rounds on June 11th — a special "Faculty Spotlight" featuring @UCSF's Dr. Timothy Browder, #Trauma & Surgical Critical Care Surgeon, and Trauma Medical Director at @ZSFGCare. Join us at 7AM sharp 👉tiny.ucsf.edu/2025RRD‼️

So great to spend the afternoon watching the game with some of our amazing residents! Thank you @UCSFSurgery @UCSFGSResidency @UCSFHospitals ⚾️!

‼️Looking for our Graduating General Surgery Chief Residents @UCSFGSResidency ??? Voilà, here they are ‼️

‼️We gathered to bid farewell to Dr. Wen T. Shen, a beloved member of our Department of #Surgery since 2007. As Program Director of the @UCSF Endocrine Surgery Fellowship, Dr. Shen played a pivotal role in mentoring the next generation of endocrine surgeons & advancing excellence

Tomorrow at 4pm‼️‼️