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Research & Innovations
UCSF wants to increase the number of survivors and to ensure that each of these survivors is completely free of disease. That is why the Endocrine Surgical Oncology Research Program was established in 1990. The Program focuses on surgical training combined with basic, clinical and translational laboratory research (using new basic science discoveries to improve patient care). Through this Program, UCSF is improving treatment, while at the same time training tomorrow's leaders in the care of patients with thyroid cancer and other endocrine tumors.
Meet the Team
Our faculty are experienced surgeons who are world-renowned leaders in endocrine surgery. They have been on the cutting edge of novel surgical techniques, setting the standard of care and writing national treatment guidelines for thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal disease. Our faculty work collaboratively with our transdisciplinary colleagues to provide the best and most equitable care possible for all patients.
Our mission is to develop the next generation of leaders in academic surgery.
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