March 10, 2022
…collaboration with Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego, she now receives her cardiac care at UC San Diego Health as part of the Adult Congenital Heart Disease program, led by Dr. Laith Alshawabkeh, cardiologist and founding director (right). Adult Congenital Heart Disease Care Now Accredited at UC San Diego Health In recognition…
November 30, 2016
On November 4, 2016, surgeons at UC San Diego Health performed the region’s first combined heart-liver transplant (CHLT). During the 10-hour surgery, 54-year old Frank “Sonny” Taitano received a healthy heart and liver. This is the first successful heart-liver transplant for San Diego; less than 10 of these surgeries are…
July 30, 2012
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified a link between patients who undergo total nephrectomy - complete kidney removal - and erectile dysfunction. Results from the multi-center study were recently published online in the British Journal of Urology International.
April 30, 2020
UC San Diego scientists have launched a clinical trial to investigate whether a drug approved for treating high blood pressure might also reduce the severity of COVID-19 infections, lowering rates for intensive care unit admissions, the use of mechanical ventilators and all-cause mortality.
February 28, 2019
Pharmaceutical leader Cam Garner and his wife Wanda, a cancer workshop facilitator and philanthropic fundraiser, recently gave $2 million to establish the Garner Family Chancellor’s Endowed Chair in Blood and Marrow Transplant at UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center.
August 23, 2018
…lasting legacy in health care through a philanthropic gift of $50 million to the University of California San Diego. Inspired by his father, an ophthalmologist, Viterbi’s gift will name The Viterbi Family Department of Ophthalmology and The Viterbi Family Vision Research Center, and create six new endowed chairs for faculty.…
December 1, 2016
…offer highly specialized inpatient care Exterior view of the 10-story Jacobs Medical Center at UC San Diego Health. Photos by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications Redefining the standard of specialized inpatient care in San Diego, the long-awaited Jacobs Medical Center opened its doors to patients last week after nearly a…
December 8, 2017
…need to evacuate their homes, ensure the safety and care of their family members and pets, and/or shelter in place to avoid traveling through the fire zones.
August 18, 2022
New medication now available at UC San Diego Health allows for less frequent visits for patients, helping improve quality of life.
February 26, 2024
UC San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science and County of San Diego Emergency Medical Services launch Revive & Survive San Diego, a new initiative created to save lives by training 1 million San Diegans in hands-only CPR.
