News and Events Archive
2025
December 18 The Path to Research with Sean Perez
December 10 Curebound Awards $8.5 Million for 23 Cancer Research Studies, Including $1 Million Cure Prize
November 26 Data-Driven Surgical Supply Lists Can Reduce Hospital Cost and Waste
November 25 Leading the Way: Meet the Department of Surgery’s New Chiefs
October 30 Bold Ideas for Reimagining Organ Donation and Transplantation
October 28 A Physician’s Quest to Preserve the Joy in Medicine
October 1 UC San Diego Health Celebrates Top Docs Recognized in the Region
September 21 Lifesaving Surgery Leads to Generous Kidney Donation
September 17 UC San Diego Health Honored as Top Performer in Quality Care
August 26 $1.7B in Funding Fuels Research that Sparks Breakthroughs
August 21 E-bike safety at top of mind as school starts back
August 14 UC San Diego Awarded $80M to Expand Clinical Trials and Train Tomorrow's Researcher Leaders
July 28 McGrath Outpatient Pavilion Opens at UC San Diego Health
May 27 Science Prevails: The 13th Annual Department of Surgery Research Symposium
May 17 Victor Pretorius Highlighted in MSN Article on Rare Disorder Diagnosis
April 2 Life-Saving Connection: Volunteers Unite Through Kidney Donation
March 27 Breast-Conserving Therapy Linked to Breast Shrinkage, Reports Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
March UC San Diego Health Honored as 2025 Wellbeing First Champion
March 27 UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center Receives $1M Donation from Pfizer for Early Cancer Detection
March 18 A Strike Against Pancreatic Cancer: How a former MLB pitcher overcame the odds
March 10 UC San Diego Ranked Among World’s Top 10 Universities Powering Global Innovation
February 26 Heart to (Open) Heart: What the Department of Surgery Thinks About Love
February 9 From Basketball Champion to Surgeon and Leader
January 2 Enzyme Promoting Tumor Growth and Spread in Pancreatic Cancer Identified
January 2 Bionic Hand Sparks Resilience in Patient After Electrocution Accident
2024
December 18 Improvement Initiative Increased Well-Being and Reduced Inefficiencies for Surgical Residents
December 3 First Patients in U.S. Treated with Distalmotion’s Dexter Surgical Robot in the Outpatient Setting
November 26 Patient Shares Gratitude for Life-Saving Lung Cancer Treatment
November 14 The Science of Cancer Genomics and Precision Medicine
October 26 Study: Breast Cancer Drug Shows Potential for Rare Appendix Cancer
October 15 Compassionatomy: Redefining Anatomy Through Empathy and Compassion
September 26 UC San Diego Health Achieves Milestones for Lifesaving Heart and Lung Treatments
September 25 Breaking Barriers, Shattering Glass: Women in Medicine Month
September 18 UC San Diego Health Maintains Top Quality Care Status by Vizient
September 16 Clinical Trial Evaluates Spatial Computing App on Apple Vision Pro in Operating Room
August 30 At the Ready: A Day in the Life of a Trauma Surgeon
July 15 UC San Diego Health No.1 in San Diego, Top 20 in the Nation
January 8 World-Renowned Surgeon Named New Director of Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health
2023
December 12 UC San Diego Health and Navy Perform Reconstructive Jaw Surgery using 3D Printed Teeth
June 17 2023 Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM)
February 9 UC San Diego Surgery Turns Out in Full Force for Academic Surgical Congress 2023
February 8 Center for Health Innovation Expands with $22 Million in Gifts
2022
December 22 Patient Full of Graditude After Facing Cancer Three Times
July 29 UC San Diego Surgeons Visit Imperial High School
May 31 Tenth Annual Department of Surgery Research Symposium: Truth, Justice and the JEDI Way
2021
November 23 UC San Diego Health Top Ranked in Nation by Vizient
November 23 Regents Approve Phase 1 of Hillcrest Medical Center Redevelopment
August 5 Organ Transplant Recipients Significantly Protected by COVID-19 Vaccination
September 30 Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center Marks Tenth Anniversary
August 24 Second Breath: Region's First Double Lung Transplant for COVID-19 Patient
September 30 UC San Diego Health Regional Burn Center Received Re-verification from the American Burn Association (ABA)
September 30 Two New Papers Published in New England Journal of Medicine
September 30 Rethinking Induction Chemotherapy for Oropharyngeal Cancer
August 24 Two Studies Seek to Go Beyond the GIST of Intestinal Tract Cancer
August 20 Researchers Develop First Steerable Catheter for Brain Surgery
July 14 GIST Location Predicts Tumor Mutation Profile and Drug Sensitivity
July 15 Regional Burn Center Receives ABA Reverification
July 15 Department of Surgery Research Symposium: Ground Truth from Bench to Bedside
April 30 Colorectal Surgery Receives Accreditation from NAPRC
April 27 “The Hand of God in the Glove”: Teresa McKeown’s Success with the I-Predict Clinical Trial
March 25 Researchers Design a Rapid, at-Home COVID-19 Saliva Test
February 23 Vascular and Endovascular Surgical Laboratories Receive IACVL Accreditation
February 23 NORD Announces This Year’s Heroes of Rare Disease: The 2021 Rare Impact Award Honorees
February 18 Chatter Between Cell Populations Drives Progression of Gastrointestinal Tumors
2020
November 30 Couple Has Open Heart Surgery, Performed by Victor Pretorius, Months Apart
November 23 Study: COVID-19 Infection Combined with Blood Clots Worsen Patient Outcomes
September 28 Genetic Testing Cost Effective for Newly Diagnosed GIST
September 15 UC San Diego Health Revives Non-Beating Donor Heart for Successful Transplantation
September 3 Surgical Team Performs San Diego's First HIV Donor to HIV Recipient Liver Transplant
August 20 A Kidney Named Lefty
August 27 Out of Thin Air
July 23 Expanding Treatment Options for Severe Brain Trauma
July 27 UC San Diego Health Ranked #1 by U.S. News & World Report
June – July Treating COVID-19 South of the Border
June 8 In Memoriam: Arnost Fronek
June 1 Jason Sicklick Appointed Executive Vice Chair for Research
April 30 UC San Diego Health Nationally Recognized with ‘A’ Grades for Safety
May 26 Mobile Life Support Delivered to Area Hospitals During COVID-19 Pandemic
May 21 Telehealth Visits Allow Patients to Connect to Care During COVID-19
April 6 Tested and Testing: UC San Diego Health Expands COVID-19 Diagnostics
January 29 New Injection Technique May Boost Spinal Cord Injury Repair Efforts
January 23 Liver Fibrosis 'Off Switch' Discovered in Mice
January 13 How Marijuana Accelerates Growth of HPV-related Head and Neck Cancer Identified
2019
December 5 Guiding Lights: UC San Diego Launches Center for Fluorescence-Guided Surgery
November 30 Orloffs Remembered at Dinner and Lecture on “Surgical Leadership: Lessons Learned”
November 30 Field Excursion to Mozambique: ‘The Best Version of Healthcare is Somewhere in Between’
October 30 Kristin Mekeel Appointed Division Chief of Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Surgery
October 30 Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Dominates Western Vascular Society Annual Meeting
October 30 UC San Diego Health Successfully Completes Joint Commission Survey
September 23 Leading the Way in Salivary Surgery
September 23 Predicting Overall Survival in Patients with Metastatic Rectal Cancer: A Machine-Learning Approach
September 23 UC San Diego Faculty Named Top Docs in San Diego Magazine Survey
July 28 UC San Diego Heart Transplant Program Boasts Nation’s Best Survival Rates
July 28 Honor Walks for Our Organ Donors
July 28 Sharona Ben-Haim Performs First-In-Kind Procedure to Treat Refractory Epilepsy
July 28 Kristin Mekeel Takes On Role as Medical Director of Surgical Quality
June 27 General Surgery Residents Take a Fond Look Back Before Graduation
June 27 Undergraduates Delve into Library Collections to Develop Award-Winning Research
May 30 2019 Research Symposium in Surgical Sciences: “Sparking Partnerships, Potentials and Inspiration”
March 1 FDA approves tumor localization device based on UC San Diego microparticle technology
February 26 Joseph Califano Named Physician-In-Chief, Moores Cancer Center
February 19 SPECIAL REPORT: Engineering the Future of Surgery
February 18 Expanding Surgical Services at Hillcrest Medical Center
February 5 Changing Lives Through Living Donor Kidney Transplant
2018
November 20 Grant for Pancreatic Cancer Research and Opening of Prevention Clinic
November 16 UC San Diego Health Heart Transplant Program Grows with Community
November 7 In Memoriam: Marshall Orloff
October 10 UC San Diego Hosts SAGES Flexible Endoscopy Course
October 5 Leveraging NSQIP for Better Surgical Outcomes: The IBD Collaborative
September 12 Minimally Invasive Lung Cancer Surgery Performed by Thoracic Surgeons as Effective as Thoracotomy
September 1 Finding New Cures for Cancer
August 12 Photo Essay: ACAPS West Coast Plastic Surgery Boot Camp
July 1 New Faculty Hires and Promotions
May 16 Point of Care Test to Detect Risk of Oropharyngeal Cancer
May 5 Highlights from the Trauma Workshop: Firearm Injury, REBOA, and More
May 1 Symposium in Surgical Sciences
April 16 Innovations in Endovascular Aneurysm Repair
April 15 Center for the Future of Surgery is Expanding
April 10 Surgery Clinics Recognized for Exceptional Care
March 14 On the Move: HIPEC for Ovarian Cancer
March 5 Opening of Outpatient Pavilion Enhances Surgical Programs
March 5 New Lecture Series Signals Growing Focus on Alumni
February 15 Pancreatic Cancer Consortium Meets at UC San Diego
January 24 Jason Sicklick Receives James IV Traveling Fellowship
January 26 In Memoriam: Michael Peter Kaye
January 22 Bringing Better Health Care to El Centro
January 19 Training Bystanders to Stop the Bleeding
2017
December 12 Being a Surgeon: It’s (Still) Not the Same for Men and Women
November 16 Team HIPEC: Expanding Use of Heated Intraperitoneal Chemoperfusion
November 17 Rare Chest Mass Managed by Oncoplastic Approach to Treatment and Reconstruction
November 15 Society of Clinical Surgery Meets at UC San Diego
November 12 Three Cheers for Nurse Practitioners
October 26 UC San Diego Health Researchers Help Launch Second Pancreas Cancer “Dream Team”
October 23 UC San Diego Surgeons Present at ACS Clinical Congress, Host International Scholars
October 15 Ostomy Complications: Parastomal Pyoderma Gangrenosum
September 29 Center for the Future of Surgery Hosts Advancements in MIS: A Comprehensive Hands-On Symposium
August 30 David Hoyt Returns to San Diego for ACS Clinical Congress
August 18 GIST Tumors Linked to NF1 Mutations, Genetic Testing Needed
August 14 Profile: Surgical Oncology Team
August 11 Rick Friedman and Marc Schwartz to Lead UC San Diego Acoustic Neuroma Center
August 10 Living Donor Liver Transplantation
August 7 Fighting Pancreatic Cancer: Work Done, Work Begun
July 14 UC San Diego's Lung Cancer Program Takes Off
July 1 New Faculty Hires and Promotions
July 1 Welcoming Our New Residents and Fellows
June 21 Richard Kagan Reviews 45 Years of Pediatric Burn Care
June 16 Dalai Lama Tours Center for the Future of Surgery
June 14 John Lane Assumes Presidency of Vascular Surgery Society, Launches Clinical Challenges Series
June 14 Surgery Chair Launches Department E-Newsletter
June 1 Celebrating Our 2017 Graduating Residents and Fellows
May 27 UC San Diego Hosts Robotics Collaborative Annual Meeting
May 5 Are Surgeons Turning Their Backs on Research?
April 24 Opening of Voice and Swallowing Center
April 21 Clinical Trial to Improve Early Identification of Mouth and Throat Cancer Kicks Off
March 28 Prestigious Pioneer Award to Stuart Jamieson
March 20 Jeanne Lee appointed Director, UC San Diego Regional Burn Center