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ERAS and High Risk Colorectal Surgery Among 11 UC Awards to Improve Surgical Care
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Program
December 14, 2013
The University of California has awarded 11 grants totaling $5.4 million for multi-site projects designed to improve patient care and reduce the risk of clinical harm to UC surgery patients. About 110,000 patients undergo surgery each year at UC medical centers. The risk fellowship grants include projects to...
Ankit Sarin Joins Department of Surgery Faculty
UCSF Department of Surgery
October 08, 2013
Ankit Sarin, M.D., MHA recently joined the Department as a member of the Division of General Surgery and Section of Colorectal Surgery. Dr. Sarin is colorectal surgeon specializing in the surgery of the colon, rectum, anus and related GI tract. His surgical practice is based primarily at the UCSF Helen Diller...
Avoiding Surgery in the Elderly
January 25, 2012
The New York Times reports in its "The New Old Age - Caring and Coping Blog" on the high-risk of performing surgery in older adults, even for otherwised routine operations. Even operations considered fairly routine in younger patients, like appendectomies, become high-risk for nursing home residents. “Something...
Drs. Edward Kim and Pierre Theodore Honored with Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educator’s Excellence in Teaching Awards
UCSF Thoracic Oncology Program
September 15, 2011
Edward Kim, M.D. and Pierre R. Theodore, M.D. will be among the recipients of 2011 Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educator's Excellence in Teaching Awards at the Academy's annual Celebration on Monday, September 19, 2011. The Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators is dedicated to creating an environment...
Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery (TEM) for Removal of Rectal Tumors
UCSF Colorectal Surgery
September 23, 2010
UCSF colorectal surgeons offer a minimally invasive procedure called Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery (TEM) for removal of rectal tumors including early stage rectal cancers.TEM is available only at a select group of instiutions nationwide. Previously, surgery to remove rectal tumors always required an abdominal...
Team UCSF Participates in "Take Steps"
UCSF Colorectal Surgery
June 12, 2010
Take Steps for Crohn's & Colitis is an evening walk and fundraiser supporting the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America. Team UCSF, led by the Section of Colorectal Surgery's nurse practitioner Lois Anne Indorf, placed second, raising over $7,500. Chief of the Section, Madhulika Varma, M.D., pictured left...
Section of Colorectal Surgery Participates in "Take Steps"
UCSF Colorectal Surgery
July 01, 2009
Take Steps for Crohn's & Colitis is an evening walk and fundraiser supporting the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America. .......The UCSF team raised over $3,500 for CCFA - dollars that will support important research and our shared mission to improve the lives of people with colorectal conditions.......
Madhulika G. Varma Appointed Chief, Section of Colorectal Surgery
UCSF Department of Surgery
March 10, 2009
The Department of Surgery at UCSF is pleased to announce the appointment of Madhulika G. Varma M.D. as Chief of the Section of Colorectal Surgery, Division of General Surgery. Dr. Varma specializes in the surgical treatment of diseases of the colon, rectum and anus. Dr. Varma is also director of the UCSF Center...