Leadership
Research Committee Chairs

Jason H. Pomerantz, MD
Professor of Surgery
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Co-Director, Craniofacial Center Benioff Children’s Hospitals
Co-chair, Department of Surgery research Committee
Director, Pomerantz Laboratory

Elizabeth C. Wick, MD
Professor of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology
Vice Chair of Quality and Safety
Co-chair, Department of Surgery Research Committee
Research Committee Members


Kyle Cromer, PhD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Pediatric Surgery

Pamela Derish, MA
Director, Scientific Writing Core
UCSF Department of Surgery

Rochelle A. Dicker, MD
Section Chief of Acute Care Surgery in the Division of General Surgery at UCSF Surgery
Co-Director of the Surgical Intensive Care Units at UCSF Health
Professor of Surgery and Anesthesia
Affiliated faculty member, Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies

Laura J. Esserman, MD, MBA
Professor of Surgery and Radiology
Chief, Section of Breast Care Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology
Alfred A. de Lorimier Endowed Chair in General Surgery
Director, UCSF Breast Care Center

Warren J. Gasper, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery,
Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Department of Surgery, School of Medicine
Chief, Vascular Surgery Section,
San Francisco VA Health Care System
Director, Vascular Integrated Physiology and
Experimental Therapeutics (ViperX)
Associate Director, Vascular Surgery Integrated Residency Program

Scott L. Hansen, MD, FACS
Professor and Chief, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Stephen J. Mathes Endowed Chair
Program Director, Plastic Surgery Residency
Chief, Hand and Microvascular Surgery, University of California, San Francisco
Director, UCSF Microsurgery Fellowship

Kenzo Hirose, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology
Director, General Surgery Residency Program

Gillian L Hirst, PhD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology
UCSF Carol Franc Buck Breast Care Center
Administrative Director
T32 Training Grant in Surgical Oncology

Daniel B. Hoffman, MD
Chief Resident (PGY-5)
General Surgery

James C. Iannuzzi, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Department of Surgery, School of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco

Aaron R. Jensen, MD, MEd
Associate Professor of Surgery
Associate Director, Pediatric Surgery Fellowship
University of California San Francisco
Associate Trauma Medical Director
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland

Lucy Kornblith, MD, FACS
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of General Surgery
Trauma and Surgical Critical Care
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital
The Director of Gender Equity
Co-chair, Muriel Steele Society
Director of Research, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital

Johannes R. Kratz, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Interim Chief of Thoracic Surgery
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Van Auken Endowed Chair in Thoracic Oncology
Director, Minimally Invasive and Robotic Thoracic Surgery
Director, Thoracic Surgery Residency Program
Medical Director of Robotic Surgery, UCSF Health

Hanmin Lee, MD
Professor & Chief, Division of Pediatric Surgery
Michael R. Harrison, MD, Endowed Chair in Fetal Surgery
Surgeon in Chief, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, San Francisco
Director, Fetal Treatment Center
Clinical Lead, Surgical Innovations UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, San Francisco

Alexander Y. Lin, MD, MBA, FACS
Professor and Director of Surgical Innovations, UCSF Plastic Surgery
Co-Director, Craniofacial Center at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals (BCH)
Co-Director, Center for Advanced 3D+ Technologies at UCSF Health

Tippi MacKenzie, MD
Professor of Surgery
Benioff UCSF Professor of Children’s Health
Director, Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCSF
Co-Director, Center for Maternal-Fetal Precision Medicine
John G. Bowes Distinguished Professor of Stem Cell and Tissue Biology

Ajay V. Maker, MD, FACS, FSSO
Professor of Surgery
Chief, Division of Surgical Oncology
Maurice Galante Distinguished Professor in Surgical Oncology

Amar Nijagal, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Pediatric Surgery
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, San Francisco
Surgical Director, UCSF Pediatric Liver Center

Patricia O'Sullivan, EdD
Professor, Departments of Medicine and Surgery
Director, Office of Research and Development in Medical Education (RaDME)
Endowed Chair in Surgical Education

Doruk Ozgediz MD, MSc
Professor of Surgery
Division of Pediatric Surgery
Director, Center for Global Surgery and Health Equity

Amanda Sammann, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of General Surgery
Trauma and Surgical Critical Care
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital
Founder and Director of The Better Lab
Director of the Wraparound Program

Peter G. Stock, MD, PhD
Professor of Surgery
Surgical Director, Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Program
Surgical Director, Pediatric Renal Transplant Program
Co-Director, Pancreatic Islet Cell Transplant Program
Program, Director, T32 Training Program in Transplant Surgery

Holger Willenbring, MD, PhD
Professor of Surgery
Member, Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research
Associate Director, Liver Center