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margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></div><div class='news_body_item_container'><div class='news_body_item'>On National Women Physicians Day, the Muriel Steele Society and the UCSF Department of Surgery honor the amazing team of women surgeons, scientists, learners, and staff that have made so many important contributions to improving the lives of our patients. About the Muriel Steele Society at UCSF The Muriel Steele Society is an inclusive community dedicated to inspiring, supporting, and promoting women surgeons so they can thrive at all stages of their careers. We will be hosting events throughout the year to foster a strong community of allies and to achieve the goal of continued <a class='single_item_news_title ellipse' href='https://herniacenter.ucsf.edu/news--events/ucsf-news/93330/Celebrating-National-Women-Physicians-Day'><span class='bracket'>[</span>...<span class='bracket'>]</span></a></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class='newsItem news_non_featured rss_feedable' ><div class='news_content_main news_description' id='92769'><div class='news_body_content news_content_width_no_img' nodeid='92769'><div class='news_content_img_main_inner'><h2 class='new_h2'><a class='single_item_news_title' href='https://herniacenter.ucsf.edu/news--events/ucsf-news/92769/Department-of-Surgery-staff-and-faculty-receive-2022-Chancellor-Awards-for-Diversity'>Department of Surgery staff and faculty receive 2022 Chancellor Awards for Diversity</a></h2><div class='news_pub_name'>UCSF Department of Surgery <span class='the_dash'>-</span> <span class='news_pub_date'>October 27, 2022</span></div><div class='news_body_item_container'><div class='news_body_item'>Committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion UCSF and the Department and Surgery are committed to building a broadly diverse community, nurturing a culture that is welcoming and supportive, and engaging diverse ideas for the provision of culturally competent education, discovery, and patient care. Chancellor Awards for Diversity Chancellor Awards for Diversity recognize the outstanding efforts of individuals who demonstrate a strong dedication to diversity. Individuals recognized are leaders and pioneers in their respective fields and to the communities in which they serve. We are proud <a class='single_item_news_title ellipse' href='https://herniacenter.ucsf.edu/news--events/ucsf-news/92769/Department-of-Surgery-staff-and-faculty-receive-2022-Chancellor-Awards-for-Diversity'><span class='bracket'>[</span>...<span class='bracket'>]</span></a></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class='newsItem news_non_featured rss_feedable' ><div class='news_content_main news_description' id='87421'><div class='news_body_content news_content_width_no_img' nodeid='87421'><div class='news_content_img_main_inner'><h2 class='new_h2'><a class='single_item_news_title' href='https://herniacenter.ucsf.edu/news--events/ucsf-news/87421/Dr-Stanley-Rogers-Named-Interim-Chief-of-the-Division-of-General-Surgery-Succeeding-Dr-Hobart-Harris'>Dr. Stanley Rogers Named Interim Chief of the Division of General Surgery Succeeding Dr. Hobart Harris</a></h2><div class='news_pub_name'>UCSF Department of Surgery <span class='the_dash'>-</span> <span class='news_pub_date'>September 01, 2020</span></div><div class='wrap_right_img_div replacement-img news_list_image'><img src='/media/421/rogers_stanley_2.jpg'/></div><div class='news_body_item_container'><div class='news_body_item'>It is with deep gratitude that we announce Dr. Hobart Harris will be stepping down as Chief of the Division of General Surgery, effective August 31, 2020. Dr. Harris has served as Chief of General Surgery with distinction since 2002. He also served in the capacity of Vice-Chair of the Department from 2002-2008 and 2013-2018. He will continue as a Professor of Surgery and active faculty member.聽 Dr. Harris has received regional and national recognition for his clinical expertise, as evidenced by his leadership roles and reputation in the clinical field of surgery.聽 Nationally, he has a robust <a class='single_item_news_title ellipse' href='https://herniacenter.ucsf.edu/news--events/ucsf-news/87421/Dr-Stanley-Rogers-Named-Interim-Chief-of-the-Division-of-General-Surgery-Succeeding-Dr-Hobart-Harris'><span class='bracket'>[</span>...<span class='bracket'>]</span></a></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class='newsItem news_non_featured rss_feedable' ><div class='news_content_main news_description' id='74154'><div class='news_body_content news_content_width_no_img' nodeid='74154'><div class='news_content_img_main_inner'><h2 class='new_h2'><a class='single_item_news_title' href='https://herniacenter.ucsf.edu/news--events/ucsf-news/74154/UCSF-Hosts-First-Advanced-Laparoscopic-Course-in-N-California-for-Senior-Residents-and-Fellows-'>UCSF Hosts First Advanced Laparoscopic Course in N. California for Senior Residents and Fellows </a></h2><div class='news_pub_name'>UCSF Gastorintestinal Surgery <span class='the_dash'>-</span> by <span class='news_pub_author'><a href="http://www.surgery.ucsf.edu/about-us/web-development/richard-n-barg,-jd,-mba.aspx">Richard Barg</a></span> <span class='the_dash'>-</span> <span class='news_pub_date'>October 02, 2017</span></div><div class='wrap_right_img_div multi_img'><div class='secondary-img'><img src='/media/10162932/image.png'/></div><div class='primary-img'><img src='/media/4321764/lin-matthew-101-144x192.jpg'/></div></div><div class='news_body_item_container'><div class='news_body_item'>The first advanced laparoscopic course in Northern California,聽dedicated to the training of Minimally Invasive Surgery fellows and surgical senior residents, was held at the UCSF Anatomy Learning Center on Saturday, August 12, 2017. The course, jointly developed by UCSF and Stanford, and co-chaired by Matthew Lin, M.D. and John Morton, MD respectively, provided a one-day comprehensive experience for senior trainees that included a formal didactic curriculum as well as a hands-on cadaver lab.聽There were over twenty participant trainees drawn from the following institutions: San Joaquin <a class='single_item_news_title ellipse' href='https://herniacenter.ucsf.edu/news--events/ucsf-news/74154/UCSF-Hosts-First-Advanced-Laparoscopic-Course-in-N-California-for-Senior-Residents-and-Fellows'><span class='bracket'>[</span>...<span class='bracket'>]</span></a></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class='newsItem news_non_featured rss_feedable' ><div class='news_content_main news_description' id='73213'><div class='news_body_content news_content_width_no_img' nodeid='73213'><div class='news_content_img_main_inner'><h2 class='new_h2'><a class='single_item_news_title' href='https://herniacenter.ucsf.edu/news--events/ucsf-news/73213/Jeffrey-Pearl-Outstanding-Surgeon-Dedicated-Teacher-and-Valued-Colleague-Passes-Away'>Jeffrey Pearl, Outstanding Surgeon, Dedicated Teacher and Valued Colleague Passes Away</a></h2><div class='news_pub_name'>UCSF Department of Surgery <span class='the_dash'>-</span> by <span class='news_pub_author'>Nancy Ascher</span> <span class='the_dash'>-</span> <span class='news_pub_date'>August 15, 2017</span></div><div class='wrap_right_img_div '><img src='/media/416/pearl.jpg'/></div><div class='news_body_item_container'><div class='news_body_item'>The UCSF Community and the Department of Surgery are saddened to announce the passing of our friend and colleague, Dr. Jeffrey Pearl,聽Professor Emeritus of Surgery. Jeffrey Pearl was raised in San Francisco, attended UC Berkeley for his undergraduate studies, and earned his M.D. at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. He completed his general surgery residency training at UC San Diego with Dr. Marshall Orloff, followed by appointments as a major in the U.S. Army and instructor in surgery at Johns Hopkins University. In 1978, Dr. Pearl began his surgical practice at Mount Zion Hospital where his <a class='single_item_news_title ellipse' href='https://herniacenter.ucsf.edu/news--events/ucsf-news/73213/Jeffrey-Pearl-Outstanding-Surgeon-Dedicated-Teacher-and-Valued-Colleague-Passes-Away'><span class='bracket'>[</span>...<span class='bracket'>]</span></a></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class='newsItem news_non_featured rss_feedable' ><div class='news_content_main news_description' id='72880'><div class='news_body_content news_content_width_no_img' nodeid='72880'><div class='news_content_img_main_inner'><h2 class='new_h2'><a class='single_item_news_title' href='https://herniacenter.ucsf.edu/news--events/ucsf-news/72880/Department-of-Surgery-Launches-Website-for-NIH-T32-Research-Training-Grant-in-GI-Surgery'>Department of Surgery Launches Website for NIH T32 Research Training Grant in GI Surgery</a></h2><div class='news_pub_name'>UCSF Department of Surgery <span class='the_dash'>-</span> by <span class='news_pub_author'><a href="http://www.surgery.ucsf.edu/about-us/web-development/richard-n-barg,-jd,-mba.aspx">Richard Barg</a></span> <span class='the_dash'>-</span> <span class='news_pub_date'>August 09, 2017</span></div><div class='wrap_right_img_div embedded_image'><img width="800" src="https://herniacenter.ucsf.edu//media/10080532/UCSF_20160630_ShuvoRoy_0459.jpg" alt="UCSF 20160630 Shuvoroy 0459"/></div><div class='news_body_item_container'><div class='news_body_item'>The UCSF Department of Surgery has launched a new website for its NIH T32 Research Training Program in Gastrointestinal聽Surgery. The program,聽led by聽Hobart W. Harris, M.D., M.P.H., Professor and Chief of the Division of General Surgery, was聽originally聽established in 1987 by聽Dr. Haile T. Debas,聽Professor Emeritus of Surgery, a past Chair of the Department of Surgery, and currently Director Emeritus of the聽UC Global Health Institute (UCGHI).聽 The T32 Research Training Grant in Gastrointestinal Surgery has聽supported the training of general surgeons treating diseases of the gastrointestinal <a class='single_item_news_title ellipse' href='https://herniacenter.ucsf.edu/news--events/ucsf-news/72880/Department-of-Surgery-Launches-Website-for-NIH-T32-Research-Training-Grant-in-GI-Surgery'><span class='bracket'>[</span>...<span class='bracket'>]</span></a></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class='newsItem news_non_featured rss_feedable' ><div class='news_content_main news_description' id='72444'><div class='news_body_content news_content_width_no_img' nodeid='72444'><div class='news_content_img_main_inner'><h2 class='new_h2'><a class='single_item_news_title' href='https://herniacenter.ucsf.edu/news--events/ucsf-news/72444/International-Symposium-on-Incisional-Hernia-Prevention-October-19-20-2017'>International Symposium on Incisional Hernia Prevention October 19-20, 2017</a></h2><div class='news_pub_name'>Center for Hernia Repair & Abdominal Wall Reconstruction <span class='the_dash'>-</span> by <span class='news_pub_author'><a href="http://www.surgery.ucsf.edu/about-us/web-development/richard-n-barg,-jd,-mba.aspx">Richard Barg</a></span> <span class='the_dash'>-</span> <span class='news_pub_date'>July 21, 2017</span></div><div class='wrap_right_img_div embedded_image'><img width="750" src="https://herniacenter.ucsf.edu//media/9932041/International-Symposium-on-Incisional-Hernia-Prevention-_750x496.jpg" alt="International Symposium On Incisional Hernia Prevention "/></div><div class='news_body_item_container'><div class='news_body_item'> Hobart W. Harris, M.D., M.P.H., Chief of the Division of General Surgery and Director of the聽UCSF聽Center for Hernia Repair and Abdominal Wall Reconstruction,聽will Chair the聽International Symposium on Incisional Hernia Prevention,聽sponsored by the UCSF Department of Surgery,聽to聽be held October 19-20, 2017 in San Francisco, CA.聽UCSF is the leading tertiary referral center in the region for hernia surgery, performing nearly 700 procedures annually, 350 of those for ventral (incisional) hernias that are frequently the most challenging.聽 Dr. Harris, a pioneer in the management of complex <a class='single_item_news_title ellipse' href='https://herniacenter.ucsf.edu/news--events/ucsf-news/72444/International-Symposium-on-Incisional-Hernia-Prevention-October-19-20-2017'><span class='bracket'>[</span>...<span class='bracket'>]</span></a></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class='newsItem news_non_featured rss_feedable' ><div class='news_content_main news_description' id='50699'><div class='news_body_content news_content_width_no_img' nodeid='50699'><div class='news_content_img_main_inner'><h2 class='new_h2'><a class='single_item_news_title' href='https://herniacenter.ucsf.edu/news--events/ucsf-news/50699/Department-of-Surgery-Launches-UCSF-Center-for-Hernia-Repair-Abdominal-Wall-Reconstruction'>Department of Surgery Launches UCSF Center for Hernia Repair & Abdominal Wall Reconstruction</a></h2><div class='news_pub_name'>Center for Hernia Repair & Abdominal Wall Reconstruction <span class='the_dash'>-</span> by <span class='news_pub_author'><a href="http://www.surgery.ucsf.edu/about-us/web-development/richard-n-barg,-jd,-mba.aspx">Richard Barg</a></span> <span class='the_dash'>-</span> <span class='news_pub_date'>July 01, 2015</span></div><div class='wrap_right_img_div '><img src='/media/5039/harris_hobart_1360.jpg'/></div><div class='news_body_item_container'><div class='news_body_item'>The Department of Surgery has launched a new program, the Center for Hernia Repair and Abdominal Wall Reconstruction. Led by聽Hobart W. Harris, M.D., M.P.H., Professor and Chief of the Division of General Surgery, and Director of the聽Infection Injury and Immunity Lab,聽the聽multidisciplinary聽program provides state-of-the-art treatment for all types of hernias, from the most common to the most technically challenging, such as giant abdominal wall hernias, hernias arising from enterocutaneous fistulas, and complicated mesh-related infections related to recurrent hernias.聽Dr. Harris is a pioneer <a class='single_item_news_title ellipse' href='https://herniacenter.ucsf.edu/news--events/ucsf-news/50699/Department-of-Surgery-Launches-UCSF-Center-for-Hernia-Repair---Abdominal-Wall-Reconstruction'><span class='bracket'>[</span>...<span class='bracket'>]</span></a></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class='pager'><a href='?start=0'><span class='pager_item page_highlite'>1</span></a> <a href='?start=0&show=all'><span class='pager_item_all'>All</span></a> </div></div>  </div>    <div 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