University of California San Francisco

Residency Program Faculty Leadership

Chair

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Julie Ann Sosa, MD, MA, FACS, MAMSE, FSSO

Chair, Department of Surgery   
Leon Goldman, MD Distinguished Professor of Surgery   
Professor, Department of Medicine   
Affiliated faculty, Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies   
University of California, San Francisco

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Vice-Chair

Program Director

Associate Program Directors

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Melissa H. Coleman, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery
Associate Program Director, Thoracic Surgery Residency Program
Division of Thoracic Surgery
Department of Surgery, School of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
Associate Program Director of Curriculum, General Surgery Residency Program
Director of UCSF School of Medicine Clinical Immersive Experiences (CIEx)

Amar Nijagal M.D.

Amar Nijagal, MD

Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Pediatric Surgery
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, San Francisco
Surgical Director, UCSF Pediatric Liver Center

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Lan Vu, MD

Professor of Surgery
Division of Pediatric Surgery
Director LIFE Program
Associate Director Pediatric Surgery Fellowship
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, San Francisco