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Motherhood After Chemo: Current Approaches to Fertility Preservation
In the past, young women newly diagnosed with cancer typically received no fertility counseling or were assured they’d be fine if their periods resumed after treatment.Mitchell Rosen, MD, explains, it’s a more hopeful world for these patients, with better ways to predict the likelihood of ovarian failure or early menopause.
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Cervical and Thoracolumbar Spinal Deformity Treatment Strategies, Part II: Radiographic Parameters
Dr. Lee Tan reviews cervical deformity radiographic parameters, including cervical lordosis, C2-7 sagittal vertical axis, chin-brow vertical angle, T1 slope, thoracic inlet angle and neck tilt.
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Positive Patient Outcomes With Minimally Invasive Skull Base Surgery: UCSF Case Studies
The following case studies describe how Ezequiel (Eze) Goldschmidt, MD, PhD, and the UCSF Brain Tumor Center team used the EEA to successfully remove different types of tumors, including a pituitary adenoma, a craniopharyngioma, an epidermoid cyst and a chondrosarcoma.
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Acute Stroke Transfer Guide for Providers
Information resources for Acute Stroke Transfer Guide for Providers.
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Common Vascular Conditions: Simple Screening Rules and Better Treatment Tactics
Vascular surgeon Shant Vartanian, MD, presents an update on understanding and managing abdominal aortic aneurysms and peripheral artery disease – prevalent age-linked disorders with significant morbidity and mortality.
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Brachytherapy Improves Outcomes for Cervical Cancer Patients
Patients with locally advanced cervical cancer who receive chemoradiation therapy and brachytherapy and complete treatment within eight weeks have a superior overall survival rate compared to those who don’t receive this treatment, according to a UCSF study.
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First-line Pembrolizumab Plus Chemotherapy May Benefit Patients with Advanced Biliary Tract Cancers
The addition of pembrolizumab (Keytruda) to gemcitabine and cisplatin improved overall survival in patients with untreated metastatic or unresectable biliary tract cancer, according to results from the phase III KEYNOTE-966 clinical trial.
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Neurovascular Disease and Stroke Center
Providing initial evaluations, second opinions and follow-up care for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of stroke and other neurovascular conditions.
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Comprehensive Sarcoidosis Management and Treatment
Diagnosing sarcoidosis is a challenging process. UCSF’s team of specialists are experts in diagnosing and treating this elusive chronic condition.
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Fresh Insight on Cataracts: An Update on Evaluation and Management
Optometrist Emily Eng, OD, MS, FAAO, starts with a refresher on eye anatomy and the factors that make lenses get cloudy, then describes what patients want to know about cataract surgery (the most performed procedure in all of medicine), including pre- and post-op care.
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Response to Cancer Immunotherapy May Be Affected by Genes We Carry from Birth
A new study finds that inherited genetic variation plays a role in who is likely to benefit from checkpoint inhibitors, which release the immune system’s brakes so it can attack cancer.
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Prostate Cancer Study: More Health Benefits from Plant-Based Diet
Men with prostate cancer could significantly reduce the chances of the disease worsening by eating more fruits, vegetables, nuts and olive oil, according to new research by UC San Francisco.
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Cancer Services Referral Directory
One of the primary objectives at the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center is to be a partner in care, supporting patients’ treatments and providing physicians with efficient access to our services.
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COVID Care and Control: How to Use What We’ve Learned So Far
Pulmonologist Brian Block, MD, submits an enlightening analysis of U.S. COVID data, including his own work examining mortality in overburdened hospitals.
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Evidence-Based, Multidisciplinary Care for Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A UCSF Case Study
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) can cause long-term health problems, such as raising the risk of cardiovascular, cognitive and mental health conditions as well as poor quality of life
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150 Milestone: Robotic Procedure Changes Prostate Cancer Care
UCSF Health has performed 150 robotic focal high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) procedures for patients living with prostate cancer, becoming the first on the West Coast and the first UC Health System to reach that milestone.
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Personalized Therapy for Early-Stage Lung Cancer at UCSF
Follow the journey of a UCSF patient with early-stage, high-risk lung cancer, from history to treatment and prognosis, including how surgeons chose to do a robotic assisted VATS lobectomy and an analysis of how well chemo is likely to work for her.
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Electronic Alerts Improve Treatment Rates of Valvular Heart Disease
A new method of alerting clinical care providers holds promise for increasing treatment and improving survival for patients with severe aortic stenosis
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New Complex Neurology Program Focuses on Hard-to-Diagnose Cases
In an effort to find answers to some of the most daunting neurological puzzles frustrating patients and clinicians alike, UC San Francisco has opened the Jan and Maria Manetti Shrem UCSF Neurology Complex Diagnosis Clinic, an innovative multidisciplinary center that tackles these issues head-on.
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Telehealth Referral Leads to Diagnosis and Effective Treatment of Rare Neuropathy: Case Study
A 68-year-old man from Hawaii with acetylcholine receptor (AChR) antibody–positive myasthenia gravis and poorly controlled type 2 diabetes complicated by neuropathy had been receiving intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) and taking pyridostigmine for two years when ...
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Now Scheduling Referrals Within 24 Hours
Quan-Yang Duh, MD, Chief, Section of Endocrine Surgery, UCSF, and Sanziana Roman, MD, Medical Director, Endocrine Neoplasia Clinic, UCSF, provide an update on safe endocrine surgical patient care at UCSF.
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New Research Linking Type 1 Diabetes to Genetic Mutations May Lead to Precision Medicine
UCSF researchers have discovered specific genetic mutations that can cause type 1 diabetes. This groundbreaking work could result in effective precision treatments for patients.
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Aortic Valve Replacement: Ross Procedure
Learn more on the Aortic Valve Replacement: Ross Procedure.
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The Value of Focused Ultrasound for Essential Tremor: Safety, Precision, Sustained Results
The most common movement disorder, essential tremor often doesn’t respond to meds and depresses quality of life. As neurosurgeon Doris Wang, MD, PhD, explains in this short, information-packed presentation, focused ultrasound can bring immediate and lasting relief to many.
