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
Mohamed Abdelgadir Adam, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology
Shoko Emily Abe, MD, FACS
Associate Clinical Professor
Adnan Alseidi, MD, EdM
Professor of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology
Vice Chair for Education
Department of Surgery
Michael D. Alvarado, MD
Professor of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology
Director, Breast Surgery Oncology Fellowship
Amrita Basu, PhD
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
Assistant Adjunct Professor
Division of Surgical Oncology
UCSF Carol Franc Buck Breast Care Center
Administrative Director
T32 Training Grant in 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 Clinical Professor
Highland Hospital campus
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, 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
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology
Michael J. Campbell, PhD
Professor of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology
Gillian L Hirst, PhD
Assistant Adjunct Professor
Division of Surgical Oncology
UCSF Carol Franc Buck Breast Care Center
Administrative Director
T32 Training Grant in Surgical Oncology
James Koh, PhD
Associate 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