Meet the Team
Division Chief

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

Shoko Emily Abe, MD, FACS
Associate Clinical Professor

Mohamed Abdelgadir Adam, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology


Michael D. Alvarado, MD
Professor of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology
Director, Breast Surgery Oncology Fellowship

Amrita Basu, PhD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology

Julia Chandler, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology


Carlos U. Corvera, MD, FACS
Professor of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology
Chief, Section of HPB-GISS (HepatoPancreatoBiliary, GI, Skin, Sarcoma Surgery)
Maurice Galante Distinguished Professorship in Hepatobiliary Surgery

Quan-Yang Duh, MD
Professor of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology
Chief, Section of Endocrine Surgery

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

Cheryl A. Ewing, MD
Professor of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology

Emily Finlayson, MD, MS, FACS
Professor of Surgery, Medicine, and Health Policy
Vice Chair for Faculty Affairs and Development
Director, UCSF Center for Surgery in Older Adults (CSOA)

Karen Goodwin DO FACS
Associate Clinical Professor

Jessica Gosnell, MD
Professor of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology
Associate Director, UCSF Surgery Clerkship Program

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

Jordan Jackson, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology

Edward Kim, MD
Professor of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology

Kimberly Kirkwood, MD
Professor of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology

Ayemoethu (Moe) Ma, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
UCSF-East Bay Surgery Program

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

Rita Mukhtar, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology
Lobular Breast Cancer Research Program

Eric Nakakura, MD, PhD
Professor of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology

Guilin Qiao, PhD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology

Sanziana A. Roman, MD, FACS
Professor of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology
Section of Endocrine Surgery
Director of Clinical Teaching and Learning (F2 and CL)
Dean’s Diversity Leader for Leadership
Equity and Inclusion
UCSF School of Medicine

Wen T. Shen, MD, MA
Professor of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology
Director, Department of Surgery Grand Rounds Education Series
Program Director, Endocrine Surgery Fellowship

Julie Ann Sosa, MD, MA, FACS, MAMSE, FSSO
Chair, Department of Surgery
Leon Goldman, MD Distinguished Professor of Surgery
Professor, Department of Medicine
Affiliated faculty, Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies
University of California, San Francisco

Lucas Thornblade, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Surgery
UCSF-East Bay Surgery Program
Surgical Oncology

Madhulika Varma, MD
Professor of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology
Chief, Section of Colorectal Surgery
Maurice Galante, MD Distinguished Professor in Surgical Oncology
Director, UCSF Center for Pelvic Physiology

Robert S. Warren, MD
Professor of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology
Warren Lab in Surgical Oncology

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

Jasmine M. Wong, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology

Christina Yau, PhD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology
Research

Amrita Basu, PhD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology

Michael J. Campbell, PhD
Professor of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology

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

James Koh, PhD
Professor of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology
Director, Endocrine Neoplasia Research Lab

Guilin Qiao, PhD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology

Valerie M. Weaver, PhD
Professor of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology
Director, Center for Bioengineering & Tissue Regeneration

Christina Yau, PhD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology