Biography
Jessica Gosnell, M.D. is an Associate Professor of Surgery in the Division of General Surgery. Dr. Gosnell earned her BA in Biology and French Studies at Wellesley College, and her medical degree at the University of Washington in Seattle. She then completed a residency in general surgery at the UCSF-East Bay program. She received a Gastrointestinal Research Training Grant from the National Institutes of Health as a research fellow at San Francisco General Hospital (now Zuckerberg San Francisco General). She thereafter was appointed the TS Reeve International Fellow in Endocrine Surgery at the University of Sydney in Australia, later joining the Department of Surgery faculty at UCSF.
Dr. Gosnell’s clinical practice in endocrine surgery focuses on diseases of the thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal glands. She is one of the founding members of the Acute Surgical Case Service at Parnassus. She is also the Director of the Endocrine Surgery Parathyroid Cryopreservation and Autotransplantation Lab. In her research, Dr. Gosnell studies new treatments for thyroid cancer through translational work and clinical trials, with a particular focus on multiple endocrine neoplasia and medullary thyroid cancer.
Dr. Gosnell is also Associate Surgery Clerkship Director to which she brings a wealth of experience in mentorship and surgical education. As a resident, she received the Hunicutt Resident Award for Excellence in Teaching for two consecutive years. In 2019, she was the recipient of the Haile T Debas Academy of Medical Educators teaching award. She was a longtime PISCES preceptor before becoming a UCSF School of Medicine Bridges Coach in 2016. As clinical educators, Coaches provide formal instruction in clinical skills as well as mentorship and support to a small group of students throughout their medical school curriculum.
Dr. Gosnell’s clinical practice in endocrine surgery focuses on diseases of the thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal glands. She is one of the founding members of the Acute Surgical Case Service at Parnassus. She is also the Director of the Endocrine Surgery Parathyroid Cryopreservation and Autotransplantation Lab. In her research, Dr. Gosnell studies new treatments for thyroid cancer through translational work and clinical trials, with a particular focus on multiple endocrine neoplasia and medullary thyroid cancer.
Dr. Gosnell is also Associate Surgery Clerkship Director to which she brings a wealth of experience in mentorship and surgical education. As a resident, she received the Hunicutt Resident Award for Excellence in Teaching for two consecutive years. In 2019, she was the recipient of the Haile T Debas Academy of Medical Educators teaching award. She was a longtime PISCES preceptor before becoming a UCSF School of Medicine Bridges Coach in 2016. As clinical educators, Coaches provide formal instruction in clinical skills as well as mentorship and support to a small group of students throughout their medical school curriculum.
Education
Institution | Degree | Dept or School | End Date |
---|---|---|---|
University of Washington | M.D. | School of Medicine | 1995 |
University of California, San Francisco | Clinical Fellowship | School of Medicine - Surgery |
Board Certifications
- American Board of Surgery, 2004
Clinical Expertise
Adrenal Tumors
Adrenocortical Carcinoma
Conn's Syndrome
Cushing's Syndrome
Gastrointestinal Surgery
Hyperparathyroidism
Hyperthyroidism
Adrenalectomy
Parathyroidectomy
Thyroidectomy
Multinodular Goiter
Neuroendocrine (Islet Cell) Tumors
Pheochromocytoma
Thyroid Cancer
Thyroid Nodules
Publications
MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 98
- A cost-utility analysis of 18F-fluorocholine-positron emission tomography imaging for localizing primary hyperparathyroidism in the United States.| | PubMed
- Bursting the Hidden Curriculum Bubble: A Surgical Near-Peer Mentorship Pilot Program for URM Medical Students.| | PubMed
- Implications of radiofrequency ablation in patients undergoing thyroid surgery for benign disease in the United States.| | PubMed
- Superior sensitivity of 18F-fluorocholine: PET localization in primary hyperparathyroidism.| | PubMed
- Screening for primary aldosteronism in the hypertensive obstructive sleep apnea population is cost-saving.| | PubMed
- Accuracy of the Lymph Node Yield in Surgery for Papillary Thyroid Cancer in Children.| | PubMed
- Paying it forward: A pilot program for near-peer support for medical students during the surgery clerkship.| | PubMed
- Accuracy of 18F-Fluorocholine PET for the Detection of Parathyroid Adenomas: Prospective Single-Center Study.| | PubMed
- Where Do We Go From Here? Assessing Medical Students' Surgery Clerkship Preparedness During COVID-19.| | PubMed
- Intraoperative nerve monitoring is associated with a lower risk of recurrent laryngeal nerve injury: A national analysis of 17,610 patients.| | PubMed