Surgery and Anesthesia

Active Projects: 58

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Prospective Evaluation of Elderly Deformity Surgery: A Prospective Observational, Multicenter Study Sigurd Berven, MD Surgery and Anesthesia, Aging
Cuba Clinical Research Course Theodore Miclau, MD Surgery and Anesthesia, Health Systems Strengthening, Training and Capacity Building, Training International Scholars and Clinicians
Improving the Quality of Surgical Care at a Regional Hospital in Uganda Using Appropriate Surveillance and Operative Management Tools Catherine Juillard, MD, MPH Surgery and Anesthesia, Epidemiology and Surveillance
I/UCRC for Technology Innovation for Novel Cost-Reducing and Quality-Enhancing Musculoskeletal Therapies Jeffrey Lotz, PhD Surgery and Anesthesia, Health Economics and Effectiveness
Open Tibia Research Project Theodore Miclau, MD Surgery and Anesthesia, Health Systems Strengthening, Training and Capacity Building, Training International Scholars and Clinicians
Surgical education in Rwanda Rebecca Maine, MD, MPH Surgery and Anesthesia
UCSF Pediatric Device Consortium Michael Harrison, MD Surgery and Anesthesia, Pediatrics
A National Trauma Registry to Inform Policy in Cameroon Surgery and Anesthesia, Epidemiology and Surveillance
A National Trauma Registry to Inform Policy in Cameroon Catherine Juillard, MD, MPH Surgery and Anesthesia, Epidemiology and Surveillance
Bioinspired Polymers for Fetal Membrane Pre-Sealing Michael Harrison, MD Surgery and Anesthesia, Newborn and Infant Health
Testosterone's role in sex-specific outcomes after early anesthesia Jeffrey Sall, PhD, MD Surgery and Anesthesia, Neurology and Mental Health, Dementia and Cognitive Impairment, Pediatrics, Adolescent Health
Multicenter Trial of the Sidus Stem-Free Shoulder Arthroplasty System C. Benjamin Ma, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
Pbx-Directed Control of Cellular Behaviors that Drive Midface Morphogenesis Licia Selleri, MD, PhD Surgery and Anesthesia, Oral Health
Capacity Building for minimally invasive surgery in Thailand Stanley Rogers, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
Global Anesthesia Capacity Assessment Tools Maytinee Lilaonitkul, MBBS, MRCP, FRCA Surgery and Anesthesia, Training and Capacity Building
UCSF Institute for Global Orthopaedics & Traumatology (IGOT) Harry Jergesen, MD Surgery and Anesthesia, Training and Capacity Building
Anesthesia preceptorship in Vietnam Odi Ehie, MD Surgery and Anesthesia, Training International Scholars and Clinicians
Trauma, critical care, global health, and physician well-being Krista Kaups, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
Global Orthopaedics and Traumatology (IGOT) Theodore Miclau, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
Morgan and Madison McClellan International Research Fellow Trigg McClellan, MD Surgery and Anesthesia, Residencies, Fellowships, and Postdoctoral Training
IGOT (Institute for Global Orthopedics and Traumatology) Saam Morshed, MD, MPH, PhD Surgery and Anesthesia, Training International Scholars and Clinicians
Orthopaedic trauma surgery education programs in developing nations Eric Meinberg, MD Surgery and Anesthesia, Health Systems Strengthening, Training and Capacity Building
WHO Emergency and Trauma Care Teri Reynolds, MD, MS, PhD Surgery and Anesthesia, Trauma and PTSD
Rehabilitation Medicine at Showa University, Japan Masato Nagao, PhD, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
Emergency Medicine training program in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Zlatan Coralic, PharmD, BCPS Surgery and Anesthesia, Trauma and PTSD, Labor and Delivery, Training and Capacity Building
Palatal Fistula Risk after Primary Palatoplasty George Gregory, MD Surgery and Anesthesia, Health Systems Strengthening, Risk Reduction and Prevention
Development of simulation-based anesthesia education for resource-constrained practice environments Michael Lipnick, MD Surgery and Anesthesia, Training and Capacity Building, Training International Scholars and Clinicians, Patient and Peer Education
iCORES: international Center for Osseointegration Research, Education, and Surgery Richard O'Donnell, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
Surgical care and services, including cardiothoracic surgery in Haiti Pierre Theodore, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
Surgical and cancer screening capacity building Loie Sauer, MD Surgery and Anesthesia, Cancer/Oncology, Health Systems Strengthening, Training and Capacity Building
Head and neck cancers in LMIC Rahul Seth, MD Surgery and Anesthesia, Cancer/Oncology
Institute for Global Orthopaedics and Traumatology Nicole Schroeder, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
Access to anesthesia care in underserved regions Gabriel Sarah, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
Addressing the surgical burden and pain aspect of global health Marc Steurer, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
Acute and Emergency Care Health Systems Development and Disaster Preparation Andrea Tenner, MD, MPH, FACEP Surgery and Anesthesia, Trauma and PTSD, Access or Barriers to Care
International Toxicology and Global Emergency Medicine education Rais Vohra, MD Surgery and Anesthesia, Occupational and Environmental Disease, Residencies, Fellowships, and Postdoctoral Training
Institute for Global Orthopedics and Traumatology (IGOT) Richard Coughlin, MD Surgery and Anesthesia, Health Systems Strengthening, Training and Capacity Building, Training International Scholars and Clinicians
Orthopedic Surgery and Anesthesia access in underserved areas John Feiner, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
Training global scholars in orthorthopaedic techniques Meir Marmor, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
Reconstructive Surgery Red Cross Richard Gosselin, MD, MPH Surgery and Anesthesia
Developing pain management curricula Ramana Naidu, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
Global Partners in Anesthesia and Surgery Gerald Dubowitz, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
Training pediatric cardiac surgeons in South East Asia Shunji Sano, MD, PhD Surgery and Anesthesia, Cardiovascular Disease, Training International Scholars and Clinicians
Institute for Global Orthopedics and Traumatology (IGOT) Richard Gosselin, MD, MPH Surgery and Anesthesia
Training Orthopedic providers in Tanzania Rosanna Wustrack, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
Anesthesia education in settings with limited resources Matthias Behrends, MD Surgery and Anesthesia, Training International Scholars and Clinicians
Education in Orthopedic Surgery Safa Herfat, PhD Surgery and Anesthesia, Training International Scholars and Clinicians
International Centre for Osseointegration Research Education and Surgery (iCORES) Rickard Branemark, MD, PhD Surgery and Anesthesia
PILLAR III: A Randomized, Controlled, Parallel, Multicenter Study Assessing Perfusion Outcomes with PINPOINT Near Infrared Fluorescence Imaging in Low Anterior Resection Madhulika Varma, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
Access to surgical care in LMIC Hubert Luu, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
To expand and evaluate trauma center-based violent injury recidivism prevention program Surgery and Anesthesia, Health Economics and Effectiveness
A Randomized Comparison of NeoCart® to Microfracture for the Repair of Articular Cartilage Injuries in the Knee - A Phase III Study C. Benjamin Ma, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
Prophylactic Antibiotic Regimens in Tumor Surgery (PARITY) Rosanna Wustrack, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
Reintegration intervention for psychosocial and physical recovery after obstetric fistula Alison El Ayadi, ScD, MPH Surgery and Anesthesia, Women's Health, Labor and Delivery, Stigma and Discrimination
Phase 2a Escalating Dose Study to Assess the Safety, Tolerability and Clinical Activity of 3 Concentrations of Locally Applied MBN-101 to Infected Osteosynthesis Site Saam Morshed, MD, MPH, PhD Surgery and Anesthesia
Immune Tolerance Network - OPTIMAL Sandy Feng, MD, PhD Surgery and Anesthesia, Immunology
PREVENT II - PREVENTion of Non-Surgical Bleeding by Management of HeartMate II Patients without Antiplatelet Therapy Georg Wieselthaler, MD Surgery and Anesthesia, Cardiovascular Disease
University of California Global Health Institute Program for Fellows and Scholars Craig Cohen, MD, MPH Infectious Disease, HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Malaria, Surgery and Anesthesia, Cancer/Oncology, Chronic Respiratory Disease, Diabetes, Occupational and Environmental Disease, Eye Disease and Blindness, Oral Health, Dementia and Cognitive Impairment, Trauma and PTSD, Women's Health, Pediatrics, Policy and Standards of Care, Epidemiology and Surveillance

Active Projects: 85

Project Investigator All Topics Start date End date
Sprint: Study to Prospective Evaluated Reamed Intramedullary Nails in Tibial Fractures Theodore Miclau, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
Medical-Surgical Co-management: Evaluating a New Award Surgery and Anesthesia
Surveillance for Invasive Fungal Infections in Transplant Recipients: The Transplant Infections Network Peter Chin-Hong, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
High-Quality, High Volume Cataract Surgery at Aravind as a Model for Male Circumcision James Kahn, MD, MPH HIV/AIDS, Surgery and Anesthesia, Risk Reduction and Prevention
American College of Surgeons's Advanced Trauma Life Support Course William Schecter, MD Surgery and Anesthesia, Patient and Peer Education
Bone and Joint Surgery Resident Journal Club Program Thomas Vail, MD Surgery and Anesthesia, Residencies, Fellowships, and Postdoctoral Training
Immunomodulation of Transplant Rejection by Anti-CD3 mAb Jeffrey Bluestone, PhD Surgery and Anesthesia
Hemoprotein Oxidation and Heme Catabolism Paul Ortiz De Montellano, PhD Noncommunicable and/or Chronic Disease, Surgery and Anesthesia
Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation for Residency Enhancement Awards Thomas Vail, MD Surgery and Anesthesia, Residencies, Fellowships, and Postdoctoral Training
Rhbmp2 vs. AutograpH for Critical Size Tibial Defects: a Multi-Center Randomized Trial Amir Matityahu, MD Surgery and Anesthesia, Drug and Diagnostics Development
OMeGA Orthopaedic educational grants for fellowship and residency programs Thomas Vail, MD Surgery and Anesthesia, Residencies, Fellowships, and Postdoctoral Training
Orthopaedic Research Education Foundation for 2010-2011 Residency Enhancement Grants Thomas Vail, MD Surgery and Anesthesia, Residencies, Fellowships, and Postdoctoral Training
Orthopaedic Surgery 2010-2011 Thomas Vail, MD Surgery and Anesthesia, Residencies, Fellowships, and Postdoctoral Training
Advisory Task Group for the Development of a Palliative Care Protocol Anu Agrawal, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
Orthopaedic Resident Journal Club Grant 2011-2012 Thomas Vail, MD Surgery and Anesthesia, Residencies, Fellowships, and Postdoctoral Training
Orthopaedic Research Education Foundation for 2011-2012 Residency Enhancement Grants Thomas Vail, MD Surgery and Anesthesia, Residencies, Fellowships, and Postdoctoral Training
Synthes Tuition/Travel Grant Robert Kersten, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
Sedation management in pediatric patients with acute respiratory failure Linda Franck, RN, PhD, FAAN Surgery and Anesthesia, Pediatrics
HLA-A Low Resolution Typing Surgery and Anesthesia, Immunology
Orthopaedic Research Education Foundation for 2012-2013 Residency Enhancement Grants Thomas Vail, MD Surgery and Anesthesia, Residencies, Fellowships, and Postdoctoral Training
Philips Mra Research Plan B-9 (Dose Aware) Saam Morshed, MD, MPH, PhD Surgery and Anesthesia, Drug and Diagnostics Development
Biomechanical Evaluation of Three Intramedullary Nail Designs for Intertrochanteric Femur Fracture Fixation Meir Marmor, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
Timing and Mechanism of Traumatic Coagulopathy Surgery and Anesthesia, Trauma and PTSD
SFGH Surgical Faculty to Provide ICU Service Coverage at the San Francisco VAMC Mary Knudson, MD Surgery and Anesthesia, Residencies, Fellowships, and Postdoctoral Training
Trial to Evaluate Ultrasound in the Treatment of Tibial Fractures (Trust) Theodore Miclau, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
Planning Grant: I/UCRC for Technology Innovation for Novel Cost-Reducing and Quality-Enhancing Musculoskeletal Therapies Jeffrey Lotz, PhD Surgery and Anesthesia, Occupational and Environmental Disease, Health Economics and Effectiveness
Models for Optimal Liver Transplant Outcomes Norah Terrault, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
Global Orthopedics: caring for musculoskeletal conditions and injuries in austere settings Richard Coughlin, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
OREF 2013-2014 GME Fellowship Grant Sigurd Berven, MD Surgery and Anesthesia, Residencies, Fellowships, and Postdoctoral Training, UCSF Professional Education
Patient reported outcome based performance measures following total hip and/or knee arthroplasty Thomas Vail, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
Intramedullary Nailing Versus Plates for Femoral Shaft Fractures in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania with Minimum 1-year Follow-Up David Shearer, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
Global Health Fellows and Scholars Research Training Surgery and Anesthesia, Trauma and PTSD
Solved and Impress Saam Morshed, MD, MPH, PhD Surgery and Anesthesia
Quality of data collection on women who received obstetric fistula repair surgery at Mulago National Referral Hospital in Kampala, Uganda Breanna Calhoun, MS Surgery and Anesthesia, Labor and Delivery
The epidemiology and geographic distribution of trauma injuries presenting to Muhimbili National Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Winnie Chan, MS Surgery and Anesthesia, Trauma and PTSD
Barriers to and facilitators of essential surgical care delivery in Soroti Regional Hospital, Uganda; a mixed methods approach Obieze Nwanna – Nzewunwa, MD, MS Surgery and Anesthesia
Design and feasibility of a procedure to collect geospatial information on injury for trauma patients presenting to the Emergency Medicine Department at Muhimbili National Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Mackensie Yore, MS Surgery and Anesthesia
Longitudinal Morphologic and Biochemical Characterization of the Knee after Tibial Plateau Fracture Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging Saam Morshed, MD, MPH, PhD Surgery and Anesthesia
The Major Extremity Trauma Research Consortium Theodore Miclau, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
Viral Pathogen Discovery in Opportunistic Infections in the Post-Transplant Setting Peter Chin-Hong, MD Infectious Disease, Opportunistic Infection, Surgery and Anesthesia
Puregen Osteoprogenitor Cell Allograft ACDF Clinical Study Sigurd Berven, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
Puregen Osteoprogenitor Cell Allograft PLIF Clinical Study Sigurd Berven, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
Puregen Osteoprogenitor Cell Allograft PlIF TLIF Clinical Study Sigurd Berven, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
A Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study of Sacral Fractures Using Patient Based and Objective Outcomes Saam Morshed, MD, MPH, PhD Surgery and Anesthesia
Does Thermal Stress Potentiate Bupivacaine Cytotoxicity in Human Articular Cartilage in vitro Samantha Piper, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
Hemophilia Liver Transplantation OLTX Observational Study (HOTS) Peter Stock, MD, PhD Surgery and Anesthesia
Everest II Endovascular Valve Edge to Edge Repair Study Lab Elyse Foster, MD Surgery and Anesthesia, Cardiovascular Disease
Caregiver Burden of Obstetric Fistula Alison El Ayadi, ScD, MPH Surgery and Anesthesia, Women's Health, Labor and Delivery
Impact of Postoperative Management on Outcomes and Healing of Rotator Cuff Repairs C. Benjamin Ma, MD Surgery and Anesthesia, Trauma and PTSD
Cost Analysis of Intra-medullary Nailing and Traction for treatment of femoral shaft fractures in Malawi Mohamed Mustafa, MS Surgery and Anesthesia
Access to Prostheses in Tanzania: A Mixed Methods Study Sabrina Serrano, MS Surgery and Anesthesia
International Pediatric Surgical Mission Trips: A Mixed Methods Study Yalda Toofan, MS Surgery and Anesthesia
Utility, Feasibility, and Perceptions of a Context Specific, Advanced Trauma Clinical Course Offered at Soroti Regional Referral Hospital in Uganda: A Mixed Methods Evaluation Kersti Bellardi, MS Surgery and Anesthesia
Palliative Care Services for Children with Terminal Illness in sub-saharan Africa: A Systematic Review Catherine Boland, MS Surgery and Anesthesia, Pediatrics
Tracking development assistance for injury care in low and middle-income countries Sara Hollis ,MS Surgery and Anesthesia, Trauma and PTSD
Tanzania Emergency Medicine Partnership Teri Reynolds, MD, MS, PhD Surgery and Anesthesia, Trauma and PTSD, Training and Capacity Building
A multicenter feasibility trial establishing imaging and biochemical technologies as measures of knee cartilage composition following acute ACL injury. Sharmila Majumdar, PhD Surgery and Anesthesia
The Major Extremity Trauma Research Consortium Theodore Miclau, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
Streamlining Trauma Research Evaluation with Advanced Measurement (STREAM Study) Theodore Miclau, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
Proximal Junctional Kyphosis Following Long Instrumented Spinal Fusion: The Effect of Implant Selection Sigurd Berven, MD Surgery and Anesthesia, Aging
METRC 2 Theodore Miclau, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
A Murine Model of Polytrauma: Understanding the molecular basis of accelerated bone repair with concomitant traumatic brain injury Theodore Miclau, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
Impact of everolimus on HIV persistence post kidney (and kidney/pancreas) or liver transplant Peter Stock, MD, PhD Infectious Disease, Surgery and Anesthesia
Bioelectrical Impedance in the assessment of Fracture Healing Meir Marmor, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
Impact of everolimus on HIV persistence post kidney or liver transplant Peter Stock, MD, PhD Infectious Disease, Surgery and Anesthesia
Intramedullary Nailing Versus Plates for Femoral Shaft Fractures in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania with Minimum 1-year Follow-up David Shearer, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
Polyclonal Tregs to Promote Tolerance in Pediatric Liver Transplant Recipients Sandy Feng, MD, PhD Surgery and Anesthesia, Immunology
Fixation using Alternative Implants for the Treatment of Hip Fractures (FAITH-2) Saam Morshed, MD, MPH, PhD Surgery and Anesthesia
Reaching Consensus: Developing Feasible Guidelines to Strengthen Trauma Care in Cameroon Nancy Wu, MS Surgery and Anesthesia
Live Unrelated Kidney Donor and Sibling Follow-Up Study (LURDS) Andrew Posselt, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
University of California Global Health Institute Program for Fellows and Scholars Craig Cohen, MD, MPH Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs), Zoonosis, Emerging Disease, and Drug Resistance, Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), HIV/AIDS, Opportunistic Infection, Tuberculosis, Malaria, Noncommunicable and/or Chronic Disease, Surgery and Anesthesia, Cancer/Oncology, Cardiovascular Disease, Chronic Respiratory Disease, Diabetes, Occupational and Environmental Disease, Diet, Exercise, and Obesity, Malnutrition, Micronutrients, Food Insecurity, Eye Disease and Blindness, Oral Health, Drug and Diagnostics Development, Immunology, Genetics, Pharmacology and Drug Treatment, Neurology and Mental Health, Dementia and Cognitive Impairment, Trauma and PTSD, Women's Health, Aging, Labor and Delivery, Family Planning, Pediatrics, Newborn and Infant Health, Adolescent Health, Health Economics and Effectiveness, Access or Barriers to Care, Immigration and Migration, Stigma and Discrimination, Smoking and Tobacco, Policy and Standards of Care, Systematic Reviews and Guideline Development, Epidemiology and Surveillance, Triangulation, Global Strategic Information, Implementation and Behavioral Science, Engagement in Care, Substance Abuse, Treatment Adherence, Health Systems Strengthening, Risk Reduction and Prevention, Residencies, Fellowships, and Postdoctoral Training
Multi-Institutional Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating Use of Arista Absorbable Surgical Hemostatic Powder Rahul Seth, MD Surgery and Anesthesia, Drug and Diagnostics Development
Central Sensitization in Post-Knee Replacement Pain and Relation to Osteoarthritis (OA) Pathology Michael Nevitt, PhD Surgery and Anesthesia
Knee Osteoarthritis (OA): Predictors/Outcomes From Transitions Between Physical Inactivity and Activity Michael Nevitt, PhD Surgery and Anesthesia
Clinical Trial of the Infuse/Mastergraft Delayed Healing Device with Rigid Internal Fixation in the Treatment of Tibial Delayed Healing ("Tibia Study") Saam Morshed, MD, MPH, PhD Surgery and Anesthesia, Drug and Diagnostics Development
Prosthetic Fit Assessment in Transtibial Amputees Secondary to Trauma (ProFit) Saam Morshed, MD, MPH, PhD Surgery and Anesthesia
The Pillar II Multi-Center Study (Perfusion Assessment in Laparoscopic Left Anterior Resection) Madhulika Varma, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
Intramedullary Nailing Versus Plates for Femoral Shaft Fractures in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania with Minimum 1-year Follow-up, David Shearer, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
Pilot Study of Symptom Relief in Patients with Medial Knee Osteoarthritis (OA) Treated with the Kinespring® Knee Implant for Load Reduction C. Benjamin Ma, MD Surgery and Anesthesia, Drug and Diagnostics Development
Improving the Quality of Surgical Care at a Regional Hospital in Uganda Using Appropriate Surveillance and Operative Management Tools Surgery and Anesthesia, Epidemiology and Surveillance
Health navigation & emergency response for isolated island populations in Africa Lily Muldoon, MD, MPH Surgery and Anesthesia, Trauma and PTSD, Women's Health, Pediatrics, Newborn and Infant Health
Rhbmp2 vs. autograph for Critical Size Tibial Defects: A Multi-Center Randomized Trial Amir Matityahu, MD Surgery and Anesthesia
Multimodal imaging of cognitive networks in epilepsy: Implications for surgery Brianna Paul, PhD Surgery and Anesthesia, Neurology and Mental Health
Development and evaluation of anesthesia teaching tools to support educators in resource-limited learning environments Maytinee Lilaonitkul, MBBS, MRCP, FRCA Surgery and Anesthesia, Training International Scholars and Clinicians
HealthLoop - Development and Piloting of the UCSF Arthroplasty Care Coordination Process Utilizing the Health Loop Digital Health Technology Platform 20140908 RB Thomas Vail, MD Surgery and Anesthesia