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Message from the Chief

Mark Ratcliffe, M.D.
Professor and Vice-Chair, Department of Surgery, UCSF

Chief of Surgery, San Francisco VA Medical Center

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Funding in Cardiothoracic Surgical Research

Parity for surgeon-scientists in research funding is critical for the development of new procedures and devices.

Honoring America's Veterans through Exceptional Patient-Centered Healthcare

The UCSF Department of Surgery at the San Francisco VA Medical Center provides surgical services for the benefit of veterans that improves their health and well-being with trust, respect, commitment, compassion and excellence through practice, innovative research and unprecedented education. 

The faculty are also pleased to offer a full range of outpatient and inpatient elective surgical services, including: specialty clinics in the fields of General Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, and Vascular Surgery. The Surgeons at the VA are dedicated to providing thoughtful consultation to our referring colleagues and state-of-the-art surgical care to our patients. We are proud of our association with UCSF and value our close cooperation in the pursuit of excellence.