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Dr. Katherine A. Flores holds an award standing next to her husband Juan Flores

Kudos: UCSF Fresno Recognition (Fall 2024)

By Brandy Ramos Nikaido, UCSF Fresno Communications, [email protected] on September 30, 2024
Katherine A. Flores, MD, and husband Juan Flores PhD
Pre-med students practice stopping the bleed at UCSF Fresno Mini Med School

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

By Kathleen Smith, Development and Alumni Affairs, UCSF Fresno on September 30, 2024
Pre-med students learn to Stop the Bleed at Mini Med School 
Antonio Toribio, MD, stands in the UCSF Fresno lobby

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

By Lucero Benitez, UCSF Fresno Communications, [email protected] on September 30, 2024
Antonio Toribio, MD
A clinical research coordinator calibrates a spirometry machine

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

By Brandy Ramos Nikaido, UCSF Fresno Communications, [email protected] on September 30, 2024
Yasmine Hernandez, clinical research coordinator, calibrates a spirometry machine 
Dr. Marina Roytman sitting at a computer smiling at camera

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

By Lucero Benitez, UCSF Fresno Communications, [email protected] on September 30, 2024
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

By Talmadge E. King, Jr., MD, Dean, UCSF School of Medicine on August 26, 2024
Dear UCSF School of Medicine Community,
Medical student in white coat

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

By Brandy Ramos Nikaido, UCSF Fresno Communications, [email protected] on August 26, 2024
 
Dr. Dominic

UCSF Professor’s Surgical Skill and Compassion for Patients Elevated Burn Care in Fresno to Highest National Standards

By Barbara Anderson, UCSF Fresno Communications, [email protected] on August 19, 2024
UCSF Professor William J. Dominic, MD, a surgeon who made indelible contributions to burn care in the San Joaquin Valley, retired this summer after 32 years on the faculty at UCSF Fresno in the Department of Surgery.
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Faculty at UCSF Fresno Among Academy of Medical Educators Class of 2024 Inductees

By Brandy Ramos Nikaido, UCSF Fresno Communications, [email protected] on August 08, 2024
The Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators recently announced the Academy Class of 2024.
Student learns to use ultrasound

SJV-MedBridge, the Fresno Regional Hub of the California Medicine Scholars Program, is Currently Recruiting

By Brandy Ramos Nikaido, UCSF Fresno Communications, [email protected] on August 05, 2024
SJV-MedBridge, the Fresno Regional Hub within the California Medicine Scholars Program, is Recruiting its Third Cohort  Applications Open Through Nov. 1, 2024  

UCSF Fresno Doctors Academy Students Shadow Faculty This Summer

By Lucero Benitez, UCSF Fresno Communications, [email protected] on July 24, 2024
Dozens of rising seniors in the UCSF Fresno Doctors Academy programs at Caruthers and Sunnyside high schools in Fresno County spent five weeks of the summer shadowing physicians in the San Joaquin Valley. 

Inspire: Summer Connery, Continuing Medical Education Events Specialist (Summer 2024)

By Brandy Ramos Nikaido, UCSF Fresno Communications, [email protected] on July 01, 2024
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. In each issue of Focus on UCSF Fresno, we introduce you to the people who contribute to the greatness of UCSF Fresno...

Kudos: UCSF Fresno Recognition (Summer 2024)

By Brandy Ramos Nikaido, UCSF Fresno Communications, [email protected] on July 01, 2024
Christine Nelson, MD Congratulations to Christine Ann Nelson, MD, who was named interim Chief of the UCSF Fresno Department of Pediatrics. Dr. Nelson's appointment was effective July 1, 2024. Thank you to John Moua, MD, for effectively serving as Chief since May 2020 through June 30, 2024. 
Dr. Christine Nelson

Christine Ann Nelson, MD, Named Interim Chief of Pediatrics at UCSF Fresno

By Brandy Ramos Nikaido, UCSF Fresno Communications, [email protected] on June 28, 2024
Christine Ann Nelson, MD, has been named Interim Chief of the Department of Pediatrics at UCSF Fresno and Interim Vice Chair of
Research assistant prepares study samples

UCSF Fresno Research Builds Trust with Study Participants Through In-Person Visits, House Calls and Phone Follow-ups

By By Barbara Anderson, UCSF Fresno Communications, [email protected] on June 27, 2024
Renee Amavizca prepares samples in the Clinical Research Center
Man and woman sitting and talking

Second SJV PRIME Day Brings Donors Together with Students and Scholarship Recipients

By Kathleen Smith, Development and Alumni Affairs, UCSF Fresno on June 27, 2024
As a regional campus of the UCSF School of Medicine, UCSF Fresno recruits and trains future physicians to address the unique health needs of the region’s diverse and underserved populations through the UCSF San Joaquin Valley Program in Medical Education (SJV PRIME).
Graduates seated in auditorium

UCSF Fresno Celebrates Class of 2024: Physicians Stay to Care and Teach

By Brandy Ramos Nikaido, UCSF Fresno Communications, [email protected] on June 18, 2024
UCSF Fresno Class of 2024

One of the First in the Nation: Celebrating 50 Years of Emergency Medicine Residency in Fresno

By Barbara Anderson, UCSF Fresno Communications, [email protected] on June 13, 2024
 Fifty years ago, trailblazing physicians in Fresno established an Emergency Medicine Residency Program – one of the first in the country – to train doctors to respond to medical emergencies swiftly and skillfully. 
Latina doctor in white coat standing in library

From SJV PRIME medical student to practicing physician, Valley Native Fulfills Childhood Goal to Care for Underserved Communities

By Brandy Ramos Nikaido, UCSF Fresno Communications, [email protected] on June 11, 2024
Enid Picart, MD  Enid Picart, MD, grew up interpreting for her parents during their emergency room visits. With no medical insurance and no access to primary care, the Emergency Department was their only opportunity for medical care.
Doctor in white coat standing in hall

UCSF Fresno Graduate Intrigued by Infectious Diseases

By Brandy Ramos Nikaido, UCSF Fresno Communications, [email protected] on June 11, 2024
Orange County Native stays in Fresno to Join Faculty at UCSF Fresno  
Doctor in white coat in library

UCSF Fresno OB-GYN Grad and Santa Clara Native to Stay in Fresno to Doctor (and Dance)

By Brandy Ramos Nikaido, UCSF Fresno Communications, [email protected] on June 11, 2024
Bahvi Vohra, MD
Doctor in white coat

Graduating Infectious Diseases Fellow to Stay in Fresno to Address Valley Health Concerns

By Brandy Ramos Nikaido, UCSF Fresno Communications, [email protected] on June 10, 2024
Jessica McFarland, MD
Doctor in white coat

UCSF Fresno Graduate Carries on Tradition of Teaching and Healing

By Brandy Ramos Nikaido, UCSF Fresno Communications, [email protected] on June 09, 2024
Roman Roque, MD Roman Roque, DO, MPH, was born in the Philippines and moved to California’s Bay Area with his family at the age of 12. His father was a community physician in the Philippines and a maternal uncle was a physician and professor. Both were some of his earliest inspirations.
Mobile HeaL mobile clinic

UCSF School of Medicine, UCSF Fresno and Upstream USA Collaborate to Expand Access to Patient-Centered Contraceptive Care for Fresno County

By Brandy Ramos Nikaido, UCSF Fresno Communications, [email protected] on May 20, 2024
UCSF School of Medicine, UCSF Fresno, and Upstream USA Collaborate to Expand Access to Patient-Centered Contraceptive Care for Fresno County Collaboration is Upstream’s first in California 
High school students in white coats seated

UCSF Fresno Doctors Academy Programs Celebrate Graduating Students

By Brandy Ramos Nikaido, UCSF Fresno Communications, [email protected] on May 14, 2024
The UCSF School of Medicine regional campus in Fresno (UCSF Fresno) is proud to announce the upcoming graduation of students from its esteemed Doctors Academy programs at Caruthers and Sunnyside high schools. Thirty-one seniors from Caruthers High School and 30 seniors from Sunnyside High School...

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