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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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A gift to the Department of Surgery helps us discover new treatments and cures.

Funding in Cardiothoracic Surgical Research

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

Research at the SFVA

 The SFVA is fortunate enough to have an association with the largest non-profit research institute out of the 86 or so connected to the all VAs accross the nation.  NCIRE is a self-funded, nonprofit organization that complements a base of individual donors' giving by seeking support from a variety of sources, such as the National Institutes of Heath (NIH) and the Department of Defense. With NCIRE, the Northern California Institute for Research and Education, the surgeons of the SFVA have a chance to conduct research alongside practice,  Advancing Veterans Health Through Research.  Below are links including labs affiliated with our accomplished surgery unit. 

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