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Step Inside UCSF’s Newly Opened Pride Hall: A Cutting-Edge Hub for Orthopaedic Innovation, Research, and Education Video

Step Inside UCSF’s Newly Opened Pride Hall: A Cutting-Edge Hub for Orthopaedic Innovation, Research, and Education

The UCSF Department of Orthopaedic Surgery is pleased toshare a new video tour of the state-of-the-art Orthopaedic Floors of Pride Hall, part of the Orthopaedic Trauma Institute at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital.

UCSF Musculoskeletal Center is Redefining Pain Management and Non-surgical Treatments for Complex Conditions Video

UCSF Musculoskeletal Center is Redefining Pain Management and Non-surgical Treatments for Complex Conditions

At the UCSF Musculoskeletal Center, innovative research is changing how we approach musculoskeletal conditions. By going beyond traditional treatments and exploring cutting-edge technology, the center is pioneering new solutions to complex ...

Ross Procedure for Aortic Valve Disease: Why It's the Superior Option in Younger Patients Video

Ross Procedure for Aortic Valve Disease: Why It's the Superior Option in Younger Patients

Cardiac surgeon Marko T. Boskovski, MD, MHS, MPH, provides compelling data on the ultimate failure of traditional valve replacements to support the lifespan of physically active non-elderly adults and describes the value of the Ross procedure.

Getting Ahead of Anal Cancer: Assess Risk and Screen Appropriately to Prevent Advanced Disease Video

Getting Ahead of Anal Cancer: Assess Risk and Screen Appropriately to Prevent Advanced Disease

“Don’t assume it's just a hemorrhoid,” says infectious disease specialist Cristina Brickman, MD, MSCE, in her talk on protecting high-risk patients from anal and perianal cancer

Down to Earth: Lowering Blood Pressure With Evidence-Based Natural Techniques Video

Down to Earth: Lowering Blood Pressure With Evidence-Based Natural Techniques

Taking an integrative approach, Dr. Jennifer Ashby, DAOM, MS, discusses how to educate patients on hypertension and its consequences, including by providing accessible definitions (such as for systolic and diastolic) and straight talk ...

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Lauren Shapiro, MD, MS Secures Research Funding to Tackle Spanish-Speaking Patient Care Disparities News

Lauren Shapiro, MD, MS Secures Research Funding to Tackle Spanish-Speaking Patient Care Disparities

 UCSF Department of Orthopaedic Surgery is pleased to announce that  Lauren Shapiro, MD MS, an orthopaedic hand surgeon and medical researcher, has been awarded a prestigious K23 grant.

One Million Dollar Gift Advances Patient Recovery Research with Groundbreaking Digital Tools News

One Million Dollar Gift Advances Patient Recovery Research with Groundbreaking Digital Tools

 Jeannie Bailey, PhD, director of the Digital Orthopaedic Biomechanics Lab, and Bobby Tay, MD, chief of the UCSF Orthopaedic Spine Service, have been awarded a $1 million gift to support the development of digital tools designed to track ...

UCSF Prostate Cancer Program Awarded SPORE Grant by National Cancer Institute News

UCSF Prostate Cancer Program Awarded SPORE Grant by National Cancer Institute

The UCSF Prostate Cancer Program of the Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center is the recipient of the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Specialized Programs of Research Excellence (SPORE) grant for prostate cancer.

UCSF Researcher Recognized for Excellence in Osteoarthritis Research and Regenerative Medicine News

UCSF Researcher Recognized for Excellence in Osteoarthritis Research and Regenerative Medicine

Kelsey H. Collins, PhD UCSF investigator Kelsey H. Collins, PhD, has been awarded the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director’s “New Innovator Award” for her exceptional contributions to the fields of osteoarthritis research and regenerative medicine.

UCSF’s Anbukkarasi Muniyandi Accepted into Prestigious Emerging Vision Scientist Program News

UCSF’s Anbukkarasi Muniyandi Accepted into Prestigious Emerging Vision Scientist Program

UCSF vision researcher Anbukkarasi Muniyandi, PhD, has been selected as an “Emerging Vision Scientist (EVS)” by the National Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (NAEVR)