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01/07/2026

A UCSF milestone: We had an all-woman team of surgeons and other physicians taking care of our liver transplant patients on Christmas!
In 1988, Dr. Nancy Ascher, the first woman to perform a liver transplant, founded our Liver Transplant Program. In the nearly 40 years since that day, our transplant and surgery programs have welcomed more and more women doctors, making this moment possible.

01/05/2026

Welcome to the world, June! She was the first baby born at our hospital in 2026, arriving at 5:01 a.m. on Jan. 1, weighing 7 pounds, 8 ounces, and measuring 20.5 inches.
Congratulations to proud parents, Lila and James, on their healthy New Year’s baby! 🥳

01/01/2026

🎆 Happy New Year from everyone at our hospitals! 🥂

12/24/2025

Happy holidays from everyone at our hospitals! ☃️❄️

12/17/2025

We're proud be a Top Hospital for 2025, according to health care safety org, The Leapfrog Group!
Our Parnassus and Mount Zion adult hospitals and UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland all received the highest marks for their outstanding commitment to patient safety and quality care! 🎉

Three UCSF Health hospitals have been named to the Leapfrog list of Top Hospitals for safety and quality.

12/16/2025

👏 We're so proud to receive American College of Surgeons recognition for meritorious outcomes in surgical patient care!
The prestigious award "underscores UCSF Health’s unwavering commitment to advancing the science and practice of surgery while prioritizing patient safety and exceptional outcomes."
Thank you to our outstanding surgical team for their incredible work!
More about the award ➡️ https://ucsfh.org/3KMylDg

12/14/2025

Audrey is celebrating the 31st anniversary of her kidney and pancreas transplants — please congratulate her!
Audrey joined the transplant list in 1989 after her kidneys began to fail due to type 1 diabetes. She started dialysis in 1993, and in October 1994, she received a call that changed her life: Donor organs were available for a kidney/pancreas transplant.
Since her surgery with Dr. Peter Stock, Audrey has lived life to the fullest! Some of her top memories over the past three decades include running the Bay to Breakers (and winning the centipede contest with fellow transplant recipients and donors!); working in health care and becoming an advocate for organ and tissue donation; and completing The San Francisco Marathon as part of a relay team.
Now retired, Audrey lives in Florida with her husband and cherishes spending time with her grandson!

12/13/2025

Congratulations to our cardiology team on their first procedure using a Javelin device! The Javelin is a specialized catheter that helps prepare patients with narrowed, calcified heart arteries for stent placement. �
The new procedure was both a UCSF and a Bay Area first!

12/10/2025

🎊 We're proud to rank among the nation's best hospitals for maternity care, according to U.S. News and World Report!
We received the highest possible rating of “high performing." Thank you to our incredible Birth Center team for all their hard work in supporting our patients!
More about the rankings ➡️ https://ucsfh.org/4a6lfed

12/06/2025

Please congratulate Leslie — she's doing great and living life to the fullest after three open-heart surgeries as a child!
As a newborn in 1990, Leslie went to the doctor with flu-like symptoms. Her pediatrician believed there might be a hole in her heart and sent the family to UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, where our team diagnosed her with multiple congenital heart defects, including a ventricular septal defect, atrial septal defect and a complete atrioventricular canal defect.
She had three heart surgeries with us as a baby, toddler and young child to correct the defects. Since her surgeries, Leslie has been doing great!
“I had such good surgeons,” she says.
Leslie loves hiking, paddle-boarding and enjoying the outdoors with her husband, an aerial firefighter for CAL FIRE. She also serves on the patient and family advisory board of the Adult Congenital Heart Association: “My passion is advocating for people like me.”

11/26/2025

Please send your best wishes to Amanda! She's doing great after brain surgery, radiation and chemo for a glioblastoma brain tumor.
Last year Amanda experienced headaches and problems with her legs while training for an ultra-endurance race. Local doctors in San Luis Obispo suspected a brain tumor and transferred her to UCSF, where our team diagnosed her with a grade 4 glioblastoma, an aggressive, malignant brain tumor.
After brain surgery to remove the growth with Dr. Edward Chang, Amanda underwent physical therapy, rehab, speech therapy, six weeks of radiation and six months of chemotherapy, under the care of neuro-oncologist Dr. Jennie Taylor.
Amanda is now done with treatment and doing great! She returns to UCSF every eight weeks for follow-up scans, which have remained clear. She and her husband recently took their first trip since her diagnosis to Sedona, where Amanda enjoyed hiking and reconnecting with nature. Amanda also completed her first half marathon, a goal she set for herself after watching a video of UCSF nurse practitioner Jonathan Pascual competing in an Ironman triathlon with terminal cancer!

11/20/2025

Edith is celebrating the 10-year anniversary of her double lung transplant —please congratulate her!
In 2015, Edith’s lung collapsed, and doctors diagnosed her with a rare disease that primarily affects women called lymphangioleiomyomatosis. The condition unfortunately causes progressive lung damage.
Edith spent five months in our hospital hooked up to machines and on oxygen waiting for a transplant.
Since her successful transplant, Edith has been living life to the fullest, and she has developed a special bond with her donor’s family.
To celebrate her 10-year transplant-iversary, Edith hosted a pool party with her donor’s family in attendance. She also has continued her yearly tradition of running the Donor Network West 5K with her mom!