Meet the Team
Division Chief
Ajay V. Maker, MD, FACS, FSSO
Professor and Chief, Division of Surgical Oncology
Maurice Galante Distinguished Professor in Surgical Oncology
Surgical Oncology
Shoko Emily Abe, MD, FACS
Associate Clinical Professor
Division of Surgical Oncology
Mohamed Abdelgadir Adam, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology
Michael D. Alvarado, MD
Professor of Surgery
Interim Chief, Section of Breast Care Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology
Director, Breast Surgery Oncology Fellowship
Kimberly Badal, PhD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology
Amrita Basu, PhD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology
Julia Chandler, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology
Hueylan Chern, MD
Professor of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology
Director, Surgical Skills Center

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
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 and Chief, Division of Surgical Oncology
Maurice Galante Distinguished Professor in Surgical Oncology
Rita Mukhtar, MD
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)
UCSF School of Medicine

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
Professor of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology
B. Mark Zhao, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Section of Colorectal 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
Professor of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology