UCSF Fresno Surgery Residents Win National Competition with Precision Skills
By Barbara Anderson, UCSF Fresno Communications, [email protected] on November 13, 2019
Creating recognizable images with pen and pencil in a timed game of Pictionary can challenge the artistic abilities of even aspiring Picassos, but imagine trying to draw legible figures on a camera screen using laparoscopic tools. 
2019 Lung Infection Symposium
October 14, 2019
2019 Lung Infection Symposium: 2019 Lung Infection Symposium: Valley Fever and Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM)
Join UCSF Fresno, the San Joaquin Valley’s leading provider of lung infection expertise, for a daylong symposium on Valley fever and Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM). 
2019 UCSF Fresno Liver Expo
October 11, 2019
2019 UCSF Fresno Liver Expo
RSVP by Wednesday, October 16 
Breast Cancer Surgery Saves Lives and Hides Scars
By Barbara Anderson, UCSF Fresno Communications, [email protected] on October 04, 2019
The hard lump felt like a rib underneath her left breast, but when the skin dimpled, Judi Preuss suspected something else. A mammogram, ultrasound and a needle biopsy showed breast cancer. 
Community Members Train Like Real Doctors at UCSF Fresno Mini Med School
By Brandy Ramos Nikaido, UCSF Fresno Communications, [email protected] on September 30, 2019
WHO:
UCSF Fresno’s Eighth Annual Mini Med School will conclude with “students” learning patient care skills like real doctors – on medical simulation equipment.
WHAT: 
Up Close: UCSF Fresno Doctor Studies Venomics for Snakebite Treatment
By Barbara Anderson, UCSF Fresno Communications, [email protected] on September 17, 2019
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
By Brandy Ramos Nikaido, UCSF Fresno Communications, [email protected] on September 13, 2019
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
By Brandy Ramos Nikaido, UCSF Fresno Communications, [email protected] on September 03, 2019
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
July 24, 2019
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UCSF Fresno Experts Perform Surgery for Rare Parasitic Disease
July 23, 2019
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
By Brandy Ramos Nikaido, UCSF Fresno Communications, [email protected] on July 15, 2019
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
By Brandy Ramos Nikaido, UCSF Fresno Communications, [email protected] on June 19, 2019
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
June 17, 2019
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
By Brandy Ramos Nikaido, UCSF Fresno Communications, [email protected] on June 12, 2019
Many staying in the region to provide primary care
UCSF Fresno and VA Partnership Makes Life-Saving Care Available Locally for Veterans
By Barbara Anderson, UCSF Fresno Communications, [email protected] on May 20, 2019
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
By Brandy Ramos Nikaido, UCSF Fresno Communications, [email protected] on May 09, 2019
All graduating high school students will attend colleges or universities in fall 2019
UCSF Fresno Kicks Off May with Three Continuing Medical Education Events
By Brandy Ramos Nikaido, UCSF Fresno Communications, [email protected] on April 30, 2019
Media: Wilderness Medicine, Cardiology, and Autism experts available for interviews by calling (559) 313-6539.
2019 Autism Symposium for Primary Care Providers
April 26, 2019
2019 Autism Symposium for Primary Care Providers 
UCSF Fresno Celebrates New Residents, Including Three SJV PRIME Students
By Brandy Ramos Nikaido, UCSF Fresno Communications, [email protected] on April 08, 2019
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
April 03, 2019
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
By Brandy Ramos Nikaido, UCSF Fresno Communications, [email protected] on April 02, 2019
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
By Barbara Anderson, UCSF Fresno Communications, [email protected] on April 01, 2019
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
March 19, 2019
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
By Brandy Ramos Nikaido, UCSF Fresno Communications, [email protected] on March 13, 2019
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
By Brandy Ramos Nikaido, UCSF Fresno Communications, [email protected] on March 12, 2019
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.
