News & Events: Robotic Surgery

Victoria Lyo, M.D., MTM, a recent graduate of the UCSF General Surgery Residency and now a minimally invasive surgery and foregut fellow at OHSU, was the first trainee in the UC system to receive the Robotic Qualification Equivalency Certificate (QEC) from Intuitive Surgical. The development of the UCSF Resident Robotic Curriculum was spearheaded by senior resident Courtney A. Green, M.D., MAEd. working closely with a group of multidisciplinary academic surgeon-educators. The overall goals were to standardize and streamline robotic surgery curricula, to support advances in educational [...]

The Spring/Summer 2017 issue of Inside Surgery is now available online. Inside Surgery is a Department of Surgery brochure showcasing the clinical and research advances of our faculty. The edition highlights minimally invasive bariatric surgery to treat metabolic disease, and robotic surgery deployed across a variety of surgical specialties within the Department. The newsletter begins with a tribute to the outgoing Chair, Nancy L. Ascher, M.D., Ph.D. via a letter from the Interim Chair: UCSF Medical Center has long been at the forefront of innovation in every facet of surgery. Our [...]