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Complex Spine Surgery: Secrets of Successful Closure
Dr. Scott Hansen discusses techniques, options and strategies to stabilize soft tissues and prevent post-op wound complications, even in the most challenging cases.
Scarless Thyroidectomy: Excellent Clinical and Cosmetic Outcomes
A relatively new technique of endoscopic transoral thyroidectomy pioneered at UCSF leaves little to no trace at the skin level of the major operation performed underneath.
Clinical UCSF mNGS Assay for Diagnosis of Neurological Infections
Despite extensive conventional testing, acute neurological illness in hospitalized patients is difficult to diagnose. Charles Chiu, MD, PhD, discusses an mNGS test that identifies pathogens causing neurological infections from cerebrospinal ...
As Mysterious Coronavirus Spreads, An Infectious Disease Expert Explains What You Should Know
A new coronavirus, related to the SARS and MERS diseases that have caused epidemics, has been discovered in China and started to spread.
With high patient volumes and outstanding survival rates, UCSF Health is a leader in liver transplantation
Minimally Invasive and Robotic Thoracic Surgery
UCSF Health offers a robotic thoracic surgery program specializing in treating thoracic disease.
UCSF Headache Center: 3 Criteria for a Fast-tracked Migraine Appointment
To determine if a migraine patient qualifies for a fast-track appointment, follow this three-point checklist.
Patrick Ha, MD
Chief, Division of Head and Neck Oncologic SurgeryDr. Patrick Ha is Chief of the Division of Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery at UCSF Medical Center as well as the Irwin Mark Jacobs clinical expertise covers the full breadth of head and neck surgery...
Nina Shah, MD
Hematologist OncologistDr. Nina Shah is a hematologist who specializes in the treatment of multiple myeloma, a type of cancer affecting the blood marrow. She treats patients at the Hematology and Blood and Marrow Transplant Clinic. Shah's areas of professional interest...
Insoo Suh, MD
Endocrine SurgeonDr. Insoo Suh specializes in diseases of the thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal glands. His clinical interests include the application to endocrine surgery of minimally invasive techniques such as...
Charles Chiu, MD, PHD
Professor, Laboratory MedicineDr. Chiu obtained an MD and PhD in biophysics from UCLA and subsequently completed an internal medicine residency, infectious diseases fellowship, and postdoctoral research at UCSF....
