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Building Tomorrow’s Surgical Team at UC San Diego

At the beginning of the fall quarter, second-year physician assistant (PA) students at the UC San Diego School of Medicine Atkinson Physician Assistant Education Program prepare for their clinical rotations, including surgery.

Yuan Chen receives nearly $2 million National Cancer Institute Grant to Study Muscle Loss in Cancer

The National Cancer Institute awarded Yuan Chen, PhD, nearly $2 million over three years to identify chemicals that could lead to the development of a treatment for severe, uncontrolled muscle loss in cancer, called cachexia.

Busting Surgery Stereotypes: Ava Armani on Training Future Surgeons

Surgery rotations, also known as clerkships, are mandatory for medical students in the United States. Ava Armani, MD, associate professor of surgery, is providing hands-on surgical mentorship throughout medical school, to help medical students see surgery as an exciting and rewarding field.

UC San Diego REIMAGINE Center focuses on compassion to improve the organ transplant system

The UC San Diego Research, Education, Innovation and Transformation in Organ Donation (REIMAGINE) Center recently hosted two events in partnership with leading experts in the science of compassion, engineering and medicine.

Surgery, epidemiology and the changing landscape of global research with Stephen Bickler

Stephen Bickler, MD, was inspired to research non-communicable diseases after living abroad early in his career.

How the Anatomy Lab Became Joshua Bardin’s Second Career

Joshua Bardin, MD, was already retired when a former student reached out to him about a teaching opportunity. It was 2006, and Bardin had recently traded his 26-year-long career as a vascular surgeon in San Diego for a picturesque retirement in Incline Village in Lake Tahoe.

Connecting to Cardiothoracic: An interview with Ian Glenn

Ian Glenn, MD, didn’t have a linear path to cardiothoracic surgery. While he had an initial interest in medical school, his path deviated after his cardiothoracic surgery rotation.

Operating Across the Boundary: Tom Alsaigh’s Path to Vascular Medicine

Tom Alsaigh, MD, is a vascular medicine physician-scientist who studies vascular genomics and has built a longitudinal vascular care practice in the same city where he was raised: San Diego.

Let the Research Guide You

Cristian Puerta, MD, came to UC San Diego in 2022 to conduct research in the lab of Patricia Thistlethwaite, MD, PhD. He began researching cardiothoracic disease biomarkers and, after years of hard work, he became one of three first authors on a study about a new biomarker.

Leading the Way: Meet the Department of Surgery’s New Chiefs

The UC San Diego Department of Surgery in the School of Medicine is nationally recognized across numerous surgical specialties, offers eleven distinguished educational programs, and operates one of the world’s most advanced training facilities.

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