People
Core Members

Quan-Yang Duh, MD
Professor of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology
Chief, Section of Endocrine Surgery

Jessica Gosnell, MD
Professor of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology
Associate Director, UCSF Surgery Clerkship Program

James Koh, PhD
Professor of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology
Director, Endocrine Neoplasia Research Lab

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, 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
Affiliated Faculty

Wenhan Chang, PhD
Professor, Medicine
School of Medicine

Liz Holt, MD, PhD
Professor, Medicine
School of Medicine

Elham Khanafshar, MD, MS
Director, Cytopathology Division of the Department of Pathology
Pathologist

Chienying Liu, MD
Endocrinologist
Travel lover who loves to solve medical challenges

Jennifer Perkins, MD, MBA
Associate Chair of Ambulatory Care
Executive Medical Director, Ambulatory
Co-Director, Endocrine Neoplasia Program
Endocrinologist

Shareef Syed, MBChB, MRCS, FACS, MAEd
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Transplant Surgery
Associate Director, UCSF Surgical Skills Center
Director, Abdominal Transplant Fellowship Program

Shareef Syed, MBChB, MRCS, FACS, MAEd
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Transplant Surgery
Associate Director, UCSF Surgical Skills Center
Director, Abdominal Transplant Fellowship Program
Clinical Fellows

Jessica W. Thiesmeyer, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Albany Medical College
Albany, NY
Clinical Research Coordinator
Curt Johanson
Clinical Research Coordinator, Surgery

Samira Torna
Senior Clinical Research Coordinator
Brandon Yap
Clinical Research Coordinator, Surgery
Research Associates
Timofei Glinin, PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar, Surgery
In Memoriam

Orlo Clark, MD
Professor Emeritus of Surgery
Division of General Surgery