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We review the year with infographics, a video, and messages from leadership, including Department Chair Dr. Mary Hawn! Read here.
- Surgery
Dr. Ahmad Receives Sarafan ChEM-H Grant
Dr. Usman Ahmad was awarded a $50K intramural grant from Sarafan ChEM-H for his proposal: “Assessing Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Intratumoral Microbiome to Develop a Biomarker Predictive of Long-term Outcomes and Response to Chemotherapy.”
- Division of General Surgery
Dr. Kin Promoted to Associate Professor
Dr. Cindy Kin has been promoted to Associate Professor effective January 1, 2023. Dr. Kin is a colorectal specialist in the Division of General Surgery.
- Healthier, Happy Lives Blog
‘He Saved My Life’: Honoring a Pioneer Transplant Surgeon for 35 Years of Saving Lives
A patient describes how a pediatric liver transplant pioneer saved her life twice. She and other families honored Dr. Carlos Esquivel for his service.
- Surgery
Dr. Maggio Appointed Clinical Professor
Dr. Paul Maggio has been appointed Clinical Professor in Surgery in the School of Medicine effective December 1, 2022.
- Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Reyes Elected ACAPS Program Coordinators President
Christine Reyes-Santa assumed office as the President of the American Council of Academic Plastic Surgeon (ACAPS) Program Coordinators Board this past weekend at their annual meeting in Boston.
- Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Dr. Hu Wins PRS Go Best Paper Award
Dr. Allison Hu, a PHY2 in the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Residency Program, won the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (PRS) Go Best Paper Award in the Gender-Affirming Surgery Category at the society's annual meeting in Boston this past weekend. Her paper was titled: Facial Feminization Surgery Under Insurance: The University of California Los Angeles Experience."
- Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Dr. Januszyk Promoted to Instructor
Michael Januszyk, MD, PhD has been promoted to the rank of Instructor in Surgery in the School of Medicine effective December 1, 2022. Dr. Janusyyk is a biomedical informatics specialist in the Longaker Lab.
- Surgery
General Surgery Residency Leadership team Updates
Drs. John Gahagan and Cara Liebert have joined the General Surgery Residency Program's leadership team as Associate Program Directors (APDs).