General Surgery Applicant Interview Schedule (2025-26)
Important Links for Applicants
General Surgery Program Overview
Dr. Julie Ann Sosa, Surgery Department Chair
Dr. Matthew Lin, Interim Vice Chair for Education
Dr. Andre Campbell, Vice Chair of Opportunity & Outreach
Dr. Kenzo Hirose, Program Director
Dr. Melissa Coleman, Associate Program Director
Dr. Clara Gomez-Sanchez, Associate Program Director
Dr. Amar Nijagal, Associate Program Director
Dr. Lan Vu, Associate Program Director
Dr. Jasmine Wong, Associate Program Director
Dr. Jessica Gosnell, Surgery Clerkship Associate Director
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| UCSF Department of General Surgery Applicant Interviews Interview Agenda (subject to change) Session #1: December 3, 2025 Session #2: December 10, 2025 Session #3: January 14, 2026 (schedules will be posted at least one week prior to scheduled interview date) Please keep in mind your Program Leadership and Faculty interviews are subject to change without notice. Therefore, it is imperative you check this website and the posted interview schedule on a DAILY BASIS beginning (1) week prior to your scheduled date. All times listed below are in Pacific Standard Time | ||||
| Updated: 11/20/2025 | ||||
| Pre-recorded Presentations (to be viewed PRIOR to interview days) | ||||
| Program Director Presentation Kenzo Hirose, MD Research Program Amar Nijagal, MD Global Surgery/Health Equity at UCSF Doruk Ozgediz, MD Surgical Skills Center Shareef Syed, MD Click HERE to view presentations (or copy/paste the link below) https://tiny.ucsf.edu/Jl5ZGd | ||||
| Day | Time | Meeting | Location | |
| TUESDAY(S) December 2 December 9 January 13 | 6:00pm - 7:30pm | Applicant Welcome Reception w/ Residents | Meeting ID: 976 1532 8812 Passcode: 018770 | |
| WEDNESDAY(S) December 3 December 10 January 14 | 6:45am - 7:00am | Welcome from the Chair Julie Ann Sosa, MD, MA, FACS, FSSO | Meeting ID: 934 2798 7154 Passcode: 826215 | |
| 7:00am - 8:00am | Department of Surgery Grand Rounds Session "Residents In Research" | Meeting ID: 944 8018 0014 Passcode: 596679 | ||
| 8:15am - 3:45pm | Individual Meetings w/ Chair & Program Leadership (Must be logged into Zoom meeting ten minutes prior to scheduled interview) Session #1: December 3, 2025 Session #2: December 10, 2025 Session #3: January 14, 2026 | Meeting ID: 956 5915 7036 Passcode: 243749 | ||
| 9:00am - 3:15pm | Applicant Interviews w/ Faculty (Must be logged into Zoom meeting ten minutes prior to scheduled interview) Session #1: December 3, 2025 Session #2: December 10, 2025 Session #3: January 14, 2026 | Meeting ID: 954 0644 3632 Passcode: 708570 | ||
| 9:00am - 3:15pm | Applicant Interviews w/ Senior & Chief Residents (Must be logged into Zoom meeting ten minutes prior to scheduled interview) Session #1: December 3, 2025 Session #2: December 10, 2025 Session #3: January 14, 2026 | Meeting ID: 944 5853 8955 Passcode: 115210 | ||
| 12:00pm - 1:00pm | Lunch w/ Residents - Resident Presentations "UCSF Department of Surgery Intern Experience" Surgery Residents, PGY1 Class "Wellness Initiatives" Surgery Senior/Research Residents | Meeting ID: 916 2397 3495 Passcode: 225032 | ||
| *SAVE THE DATE* DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY SECOND LOOK (IN PERSON) - FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6th UCSF GME CORE RESIDENCY SECOND LOOK (VIRTUAL) - THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12th (additional details will be provided at your scheduled interview session) | ||||