July 27, 2020
UC San Diego Health is ranked first in San Diego and sixth in California, placing it among the nation’s best hospitals, according to the 2020-2021 U.S. News & World Report. Eight common procedures and conditions were also rated “high performing.”
October 10, 2022
From robots inspired by animals and even amoeba, to better algorithms for self-driving cars and robotic surgery, researchers at the University of California San Diego will be presenting a wide range of papers at IROS 2022, which returns in a hybrid format Oct. 23 to 27, 2022.
September 3, 2021
After experiencing a medical emergency, Don Cohn is giving back to the department that he credits with saving his life.
March 9, 2017
Visualizing the Future of Surgery Larry Smarr uses data-driven visualizations to turn fairly routine procedure into bold experiment Larry Smarr, director of Calit2, with 3D model of affected colon in background. Photo by Kyle Dykes, UC San Diego Health Before Dr. Sonia Ramamoorthy, chief of colon and rectal surgery at…
May 30, 2023
From robotics surgery to better algorithms for robots working in teams with humans, researchers at the UC San Diego Contextual Robotics Institute are presenting 16 papers at the ICRA 2023 conference from May 29 to June 2 in London.
April 14, 2020
Manoj Monga, MD, recognized as an international authority in endourology and stone disease, has been named chair of the Department of Urology at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and will see patients at UC San Diego Health.
August 18, 2022
New medication now available at UC San Diego Health allows for less frequent visits for patients, helping improve quality of life.
November 8, 2012
When David and Janice Katz sold their family business in Chicago, the couple looked forward to a full, active retirement in San Diego. They also planned to continue the philanthropic work that they had begun while in Chicago.
October 12, 2021
Jacobs Medical Center at UC San Diego Health marks its fifth anniversary and celebrates achievements and milestones while providing the most advanced medical and surgical care in the region.
March 10, 2022
…when she underwent open-heart surgery for the first time. A procedure she’d experience again at two years old and once more at 22 years old. She was born with a congenital heart defect, which affects one in every 100 babies born in the United States. “I was born blue,” said…
