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Inspire: Claire Gibson, MD, and Joe Sanford, MD

UCSF Fresno’s success and growth are a direct result of the dedication and inspiration of our faculty, staff, residents, fellows, students, alumni, partners, donors and friends.

UCSF Fresno Health Career Pathways Program and a UCSF Family and Community Medicine Faculty Member Recognized for Education Partnerships

A UCSF Fresno health career pathways program and a UCSF assistant professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the Fresno regional campus are being recognized for their contributions to the community by the Fresno Compact, a non-profit focused on community-wide efforts to prepare...

Kudos: UCSF Fresno Recognition (Spring 2025)

 

UCSF Fresno Obesity Expert Provides Guidance on New Weight-loss Drugs

Tulsi Sharma, MD Weight-loss medications that regulate blood sugar levels and reduce appetite have offered new hope for many people struggling with obesity and those with diabetes.

UCSF Fresno Fills All Available Residency Positions, Ready to Welcome 100 Physicians for Training This Summer

UCSF Fresno, once again, filled all available residency and fellowship positions, matching with applicants from near and far, including from California Health Sciences University in Clovis, UC Davis, UC Riverside and UCSF medical schools, and Weill Cornell University in New York, and University of...

UCSF Fresno Celebrates 50 Years of Training Local Doctors

Mobile HeaL Recognized in Partnership with the Fresno County Department of Public Health for Providing Rural Care

In two years, over 200 mobile health events have been held in rural areas and agricultural workplaces in Fresno County and almost eight thousand patients have received essential health care services at the rural sites.

UCSF Fresno Sleep Research Finds Steep Decline in Sleep Quality for Women Over 50

Sleep researchers know that overall sleep quality decreases with age for men and women, but a UCSF Fresno study found a surprising steep decline in sleep quality for women after age 50, and the abrupt drop is likely related to menopause. 

UCSF Appoints José M. Barral Sánchez, MD, PhD, as Vice Dean for the UCSF Fresno Regional Campus

 

Inspire: Stacy Sawtelle-Vohra, MD (Winter 2025)

Stacy Sawtelle Vohra, MD

UCSF Fresno: 50 Years Origins Story

 

Honoring Excellence in Medical Training

Over the last 50 years, UCSF Fresno has trained thousands of dedicated physician leaders to provide innovative and excellent patient care and advance patient-centered research. 

Kudos: UCSF Fresno Recognition (Winter 2025)

Leigh Ann O'Banion, MD

Biostatistical Support Takes UCSF Fresno Research Projects From Start to Publication

Partnership with UC Merced boosts successful grant applications, publications and presentations

UCSF Fresno Marks 35 Years of Caring for Alzheimer’s Patients and Supporting Their Families

Loren Alving, MD

UCSF Fresno: 2024 Year in Review

With 2024 coming to an end, now is an ideal time to highlight how UCSF Fresno improves health in the San Joaquin Valley and Central California through teaching, patient care, research and service to community through partnerships. This year, we built on long-standing programs while also introducing...

UCSF Fresno Cystic Fibrosis Center Is Only Combined Adult-Pediatric Center in the Valley

Paul Do, MD, and a Pediatric resident speak with a patient In 2016, UCSF Fresno opened a cystic fibrosis center where adults are as welcome as newborns.  

Ask an Expert: Is Bird Flu A Threat to Humans?

Kudos: UCSF Fresno Recognition (Fall 2024)

Katherine A. Flores, MD, and husband Juan Flores PhD

Investing in Health Career Pathway Programs Helps Inspire and Prepare Valley Youth for Careers in Medicine

Pre-med students learn to Stop the Bleed at Mini Med School 

Inspire: Antonio Toribio, MD, Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine (Fall 2024)

Antonio Toribio, MD

UCSF Fresno Recruiting Study Participants for Clinical Trials Involving Viral Lung Infections and Lung Disease

Yasmine Hernandez, clinical research coordinator, calibrates a spirometry machine 

Training in Liver Disease Teaches Clinicians to Manage Broad Spectrum of Liver Problems

Marina Roytman, MD At UCSF Fresno, the Hepatology Fellowship Program introduces fellows to inpatient and outpatient management of patients with a wide range of acute and chronic liver diseases.

Stacy Sawtelle Vohra, MD, Appointed UCSF Fresno Assistant Dean for GME and DIO

Dear UCSF School of Medicine Community,

Incoming SJV PRIME Learners and Graduates Start New Chapters in Medical Education