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Kalpana Harish, MPH, recipient of the Holly Smith Award 2023
UCSF Surgery
June 15, 2023
Kalpana Harish, MPH, is the Senior Administrative Director for the Divisions of Transplant Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Vascular Surgery & Endovascular Surgery & the Immunogenetics and Transplantation Laboratory (ITL) named the recipient of the Lloyd Holly Smith Award for exceptional services to the School of...
Celebrating National Women Physicians Day
UCSF Department of Surgery
February 03, 2023
On National Women Physicians Day, the Muriel Steele Society and the UCSF Department of Surgery honor the amazing team of women surgeons, scientists, learners, and staff that have made so many important contributions to improving the lives of our patients. About the Muriel Steele Society at UCSF The Muriel Steele...
Department of Surgery staff and faculty receive 2022 Chancellor Awards for Diversity
UCSF Department of Surgery
October 27, 2022
Committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion UCSF and the Department and Surgery are committed to building a broadly diverse community, nurturing a culture that is welcoming and supportive, and engaging diverse ideas for the provision of culturally competent education, discovery, and patient care. Chancellor...
Michael Conte, MD Awarded 4-year $1.7M NIH U01 Grant to Fund National Center in Diabetic Foot Consortium
UCSF Center for Limb Preservation
October 26, 2018
Michael S. Conte, MD , chief of the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at UCSF, and one of nation's leading vascular surgeons, was awarded a 4-year, $1.7M U01 grant by the National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), a unit of the NIH, to fund one of 6 national centers in the...
Hoping to Save Limbs and Toes, California Moves to Curtail Diabetes
Division of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
August 23, 2018
Dr. Alexander Reyzelman treats diabetes patient Michael Rubenstein. Photo by David Gorn/CALmatters The word “amputation” threw a chill down Michael Rubenstein’s spine. The 67-year-old diabetic from San Mateo still winces at the thought. “They told me I’d need to cut it off right about here,” he said, sawing his...
Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery to Host UCSF Vascular Symposium April 19-21 in San Francisco
UCSF Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
February 08, 2018
The Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery in the Department of Surgery at University of California, San Francisco will host the 2018 UCSF Vascular Symposium on April 19-21 at the Parc 55 San Francisco. The symposium includes a distinguished faculty drawn from UCSF and and other leading institutions. The...
Marlene Grenon and Greg Zahner Discuss Link Between Depression and PAD In Vascular News
UCSF Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
January 10, 2018
Marlene Grenon, M.D., C.M., and Greg Zahner, MSc discuss the link between depression and the increased risk of peripheral artery disease (PAD) in a story at Vascular News. Marlene Grenon is an associate professor in the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery and Greg J. Zahner is a fourth year medical...
Conte Lab Awarded Multiple Grants to Develop Drug-Device Preventing Restenosis in Cardiovascular Patients
UCSF Division of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
May 03, 2017
Michael S. Conte, M.D. , Professor and Chief of the Division of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery and Director of the Conte Lab, has been awarded two grants to develop a prototype medical device that will deliver bioactive lipid mediators to prevent "restenosis", the recurrent narrowing of blood vessels following...
Shant Vartanian Receives Accelerator Award to Develop Percutaneous Arteriovenous Fistula Device for Dialysis Access
UCSF Division of Vascular Surgery
April 24, 2017
Shant Vartanian, M.D. received an Accelerator Award to d evelop a Percutaneous Arteriovenous Fistula Device for Dialysis Access at the Surgical Innovations Shark Tank on Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at UCSF’s Mission Bay campus. This was the 2 nd Shark Tank hosted by Surgical Innovations, an internal incubator...
UCSF Heart & Vascular Center Opens New Clinic Offering Integrated Multidisciplinary Care
UCSF Department of Surgery
June 22, 2016
The UCSF Heart and Vascular Center recently opened a new ambulatory care clinic located on the 5th Floor of the ACC Building at 400 Parnassus Ave. in San Francisco. The multidisciplinary clinic offers outpatient care and testing , and an array medical procedures. The new clinic houses eleven UCSF cardiovascular...
Center for Limb Preservation & Wound Care Launches New Website
UCSF Center for Limb Preservation & Wound Care
June 22, 2016
The UCSF Division of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery recently launched a new website for its Center for Limb Preservation & Wound Care. The program, led by vascular surgeon Michael S. Conte, M.D. and podiatric surgeon Alexander M. Reyzelman, D.P.M. , is the first of its kind in the Bay Area — pooling the expertise...
NP Joanna DeLong Profiled in Article Highlighting Advanced Practice Nursing
UCSF Vascular Surgery / Center for Limb Preservation
June 01, 2016
The career of nurse practitioner Joanna Delong, RN, MS, NP, Clinical Director of the UCSF Heart and Vascular Center, was the subject of a recent profile in the School of Nursing's "Science of Caring". The article " Creating Opportunities for Nurse Practitioners to Help Save Limbs and More" describes her diverse...
Conceptual Artist Retains Limb Against Long Odds
UCSF Center for Limb Preservation
January 25, 2016
In his 33-year career as a conceptual artist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, John Maduell illustrated futuristic technologies few others could imagine. But he never envisioned the toll diabetes and vascular disease would take on his body—or that one day he might lose his legs because of these problems...
Short-term Inactivity Impairs Vascular Function
UCSF Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
March 25, 2014
A clinical study led by UCSF Vascular Surgeon Marlene Grenon, M.D., C.M. looked at the effects of physical inactivity on vascular endothelial function and arterial stiffness, two measures that relate to cardiovascular risk. The results showed that a short term exposure to physical inactivity leads to quantifiable...
Depression Linked with Increased Risk of Peripheral Artery Disease
UCSF Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
August 08, 2012
UCSF News reports on the link between depression and increased risk of peripheral artery disease (PAD) in a study conducted at the San Francisco VA Medical Center. The Heart and Soul Study research team was led by UCSF vascular surgeon Marlene Grenon, M.D., C.M. and included faculty at both UCSF Medical Center and...
UCSF Vascular Surgery Creates Innovative Center for Limb Preservation
UCSF Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
December 06, 2011
The UCSF Division of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery announces the opening of the UCSF Center for Limb Preservation & Wound Care. Led by vascular surgeon Michael S. Conte, M.D. (pictured left), and podiatric surgeon Alexander M. Reyzelman, D.P.M. (pictured right), the Center, the first of its kind in the Bay Area...