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Beyond TAVR: Shaping the Next Era of Aortic Stenosis Management Video

Beyond TAVR: Shaping the Next Era of Aortic Stenosis Management

Sammy Elmariah, MD, chief of Interventional Cardiology at UCSF, discusses the latest advances in treating aortic stenosis (AS).

Memory and Cognitive Disorders: The Latest Prevention, Diagnostic and Treatment Strategies Video

Memory and Cognitive Disorders: The Latest Prevention, Diagnostic and Treatment Strategies

In this webinar, behavioral neurologist Bruce Miller, MD, director of the UCSF Memory and Aging Center, discusses Alzheimer’s disease (AD), frontotemporal dementia (FTD), Parkinson’s disease dementia (PDD) and dementia with Lewy body disease (DLB).

Breast Cancer: The Latest Evidence-Based Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment Options Video

Breast Cancer: The Latest Evidence-Based Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment Options

In this informative webinar, UCSF breast surgeon Shoko Emily Abe, MD, reviews current evidence informing breast cancer screening, diagnosis and treatment

Hematuria and Other Common Urinary Concerns: A Guide for PCPs Video

Hematuria and Other Common Urinary Concerns: A Guide for PCPs

Blood in urine is common – and stressful for patients, who want an immediate diagnosis.

High Risk for Breast Cancer: Methods and Schedules to Ensure Optimal Screening Video

High Risk for Breast Cancer: Methods and Schedules to Ensure Optimal Screening

Hematologist-oncologist Elham Vosoughi, MD, starts with an update on breast cancer stats, noting that incidence in the United States is increasing by 1% every year – with an even sharper rise for women under 50.

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Improving Diagnosis of Aortic Stenosis with Genetics and AI News

Improving Diagnosis of Aortic Stenosis with Genetics and AI

Joint UCSF and Broad Institute study investigates genetic basis for development of of Aortic Stenosis.

How Personalized, Evidence-Based Care Improves High-Risk Pregnancy Outcomes News

How Personalized, Evidence-Based Care Improves High-Risk Pregnancy Outcomes

High-risk complications occur in 6% to 8% of pregnancies in the U.S. and require specialized treatment to ensure the best possible outcomes for both the pregnant patient and the fetus.

Prominent Thoracic Surgeon to Lead New Division of Thoracic Surgery at UCSF News

Prominent Thoracic Surgeon to Lead New Division of Thoracic Surgery at UCSF

Johannes R. Kratz, MD, has been appointed as the inaugural Chief of UCSF’s Division of Thoracic Surgery, one of the leading, academic robotic thoracic surgery programs in the western United States.

Prioritizing Organ Preservation for Rectal Cancer Patients News

Prioritizing Organ Preservation for Rectal Cancer Patients

Although rectal cancer is a life-threatening disease, it is highly curable in its early stages. Depending on the location and state of the cancer, surgery may be required.

 UCSF-led Clinical Trial of Patients with Juvenile Arthritis-associated Uveitis Validates Continued Treatment with Adalimumab News

UCSF-led Clinical Trial of Patients with Juvenile Arthritis-associated Uveitis Validates Continued Treatment with Adalimumab

In a study published last January in The Lancet, UCSF researchers sought to assess efficacy and safety of discontinuing treatment in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis-associated uveitis by conducting a multicenter, randomized-controlled ...