Marc and Lynne Benioff have announced a generous $100 million gift to UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, bringing pledges to $320 million for a new hospital complex at Mission Bay.

Dr. Mel Heyman, chief of pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition, has special interest in the care of children with inflammatory bowel disease. He was also one of the first to reveal the importance of nutrition support in sickle cell anemia.

Dr. Amy Houtrow is a pediatrician who is also a physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist, or "rehab doctor", who helps kids with disabilities function better with the everyday task of getting around at school or play or with whatever it is they'd like to do.

After suffering from seizures for most of his early teen years, Zac was ready to explore a new option that could relieve him from his debilitating, epileptic disorder. Experts at the Pediatric Epilepsy Center were able to provide such relief with an innovative, two-stage surgery procedure.

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital has been ranked among the nation's best children's hospitals in eight pediatric specialties, making it one of the top-ranked facilities in California, according to the new 2010–11 "America's Best Children's Hospitals" survey conducted by U.S. News & World Report.