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Up Close: UCSF Fresno Doctor Studies Venomics for Snakebite Treatment

Ever since he was a little boy, reptiles have fascinated UCSF Fresno emergency physician and medical toxicologist Nicklaus Brandehoff, MD.  His interest in herpetology has led to some interesting experiences, including working with venomous snakes before medical school at UC San Francisco School of...

UCSF Fresno Doctors Academy Accepting Applications, Interested Students and Parents Invited to Informational Meetings

FRESNO – The University of California, San Francisco Fresno Latino Center for Medical Education and Research (UCSF Fresno Latino Center) will hold informational meetings for its Caruthers, Selma and Sunnyside Doctors Academy programs: Thursday, Sept. 26, 6 to 7 p.m., Sunnyside High School Library...

These Future Doctors in the Valley Will Have MDs From UCSF

This back-to-school season, six freshly white-coated UC San Francisco medical students – all from the San Joaquin Valley – are pioneering a new community-focused program.

UCSF Fresno Gives Students Hands-On Biomedical Research Experience

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 18, 2019 UC San Francisco Jennifer O’Brien, Asst. Vice Chancellor/Public Affairs Source: Brandy Ramos Nikaido, Director of Media Relations and Public Affairs, UCSF Fresno Cell: (559) 313-6539 Email: [email protected]  

UCSF Fresno Experts Perform Surgery for Rare Parasitic Disease

The first time, the young man felt an intense pain in his belly, the sudden attack lasted for five minutes. The next attack came as unexpectedly as the first, and disappeared as quickly. The south San Joaquin Valley resident knew something was wrong, but examinations by doctors and blood work at...

UCSF Fresno Doctors Academy Students Take Part in Internships and Research This Summer

WHO: About 80 high school seniors from the UCSF Fresno Latino Center for Medical Education and Research Doctors Academy (DA) Program are participating in the 2019 Doctors Academy Senior Summer Clinical Internship and Research Program.  A total of 77 health professionals from 20 health institutions...

New Physicians Start Training at UCSF Fresno with Clinical Skills Boot Camp

WHO: More than 100 new physicians, who start residency and fellowship training at UCSF Fresno this week, will take part in a clinical skills orientation.  

Graduating UCSF Fresno physicians to care for patients and teach future doctors

More than 100 medical residents and fellows, along with three oral and maxillofacial surgery dental residents and five physician assistants completed training at UCSF Fresno this year. Many are staying in the Central Valley to care for patients, teach future physicians or continue their medical...

Graduating UCSF Fresno physicians to care for patients and teach future doctors

Many staying in the region to provide primary care

UCSF Fresno and VA Partnership Makes Life-Saving Care Available Locally for Veterans

At the VA Central California Health Care System, new endoscopic equipment and the skills of Shreyas Saligram, MD, MRCP, director of advanced endoscopy at UCSF Fresno, are making minimally invasive procedures available to veterans that were unthinkable only a few years ago.

UCSF Fresno Doctors Academy Programs Celebrate Graduating Students

All graduating high school students will attend colleges or universities in fall 2019

UCSF Fresno Kicks Off May with Three Continuing Medical Education Events

Media: Wilderness Medicine, Cardiology, and Autism experts available for interviews by calling (559) 313-6539.

2019 Autism Symposium for Primary Care Providers

2019 Autism Symposium for Primary Care Providers

UCSF Fresno Celebrates New Residents, Including Three SJV PRIME Students

On March 15, graduating San Joaquin Valley Program in Medical Education (SJV PRIME) medical students and medical students across the nation, simultaneously opened envelopes that revealed where they will spend the next several years conducting the postgraduate training necessary to practice medicine...

2019 UCSF Fresno Cardiology in the Valley

The UCSF Fresno Department of Internal Medicine will present the 14th Annual Cardiology in the Valley Symposium on Saturday, May 4 from 7 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the UCSF Fresno Center for Medical Education and Research, located at 155 N. Fresno St.

UCSF Fresno Informs Health Care Professionals and Public About Health Impacts of Air Pollution and Climate Change

Media: Experts will be available for interviews the day of the event (April 6) in between 10 a.m. and 10:20 a.m. or in advance by calling (559) 313-6539.

UCSF Fresno Surgeons Perform Thyroid Surgery with No Tell-Tale Scar

Rita Locke of Coalinga had taken thyroid medication for eight years but this past winter a nodule had grown so large that at night she had to change sleeping positions to swallow.

UCSF Fresno Celebrates Match Day for Medical Students and Residents

On March 15, medical school graduates in Fresno and across the nation will simultaneously open envelopes that reveal where they will spend the next several years conducting the postgraduate training necessary to practice medicine in the United States. The event is called Match Day and occurs every...

UCSF Fresno Celebrates Match Day for Medical Students and Residents

FRESNO – On March 15, medical school graduates in Fresno and across the nation will simultaneously open envelopes that reveal where they will spend the next several years conducting the postgraduate training necessary to practice medicine in the United States. The event is called Match Day and...

UCSF Fresno Brings National Expert to Fresno to Promote Physician Wellness, Invites Local Health Care Providers to Participate

Media Note: Dike Drummond, MD, CEO of TheHappyMD.com, will be available for interviews from 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. on March 20 at UCSF Fresno to discuss the importance of physician wellness and preventing burnout both of which effect patient outcomes.

UCSF Fresno Brings National Expert to Fresno to Promote Physician Wellness, Invites Local Health Care Providers to Participate

More than three-quarters (78%) of physicians reported feeling burned out, according to The Physicians Foundation’s 2018 Survey of America’s Physicians. Physician burnout is defined as long-term job stress that doesn’t go away and results in feeling overwhelmed and worn out. The physician suicide...

UCSF School of Medicine Ranks in U.S. News Best Graduate Schools’ Top Five for Ten Years Running

For the 10th consecutive year, UC San Francisco’s School of Medicine placed in the top five nationally in the U.S. News & World Report survey of best graduate and professional schools.

UP CLOSE: UCSF Fresno offers new testing and education for better diabetes management

UCSF Fresno offers new testing and education for better diabetes management

Experts Gather in Fresno to Share Latest Diagnosis and Treatment Info on Dementia, Parkinson’s, Cancer Immunotherapy and Many Other Conditions

MEDIA NOTE: Media are invited to interview experts on geriatrics on March 8 from 10:25 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. and during lunch from 12:15 p.m. to 1 p.m. On March 9, internal medicine experts will be available from 10:25 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. or in advance by calling (559) 313-6539.

UCSF Fresno Receives $3.375 Million to Support Medical Resident Education

FRESNO – UCSF Fresno was one of several medical education programs in the San Joaquin Valley that recently received funding to support medical resident education in the region. Physicians for a Healthy California (PHC) awarded more than $12 million to programs in the Valley, one of the areas in the...