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Teen Athletes and Sudden Death — Dr. Anthony Luke, director of Primary Care Sports Medicine at UCSF Medical Center, discusses the death of an 11-year-old El Dorado County boy during football practice. Hear the Aug. 3 interview on KCBS radio, 740 AM.
Billionaire Marc Benioff: I'm Sold — Marc Benioff, Salesforce.com CEO, sold himself on giving away $100 million to UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital while trying to recruit others to contribute to the construction of a new hospital. Read the story in the July 23 issue of Forbes.com.
Q&A with Dr. Diana Farmer — Read about Dr. Diana Farmer, the world's first female fetal surgeon and the second American woman to be inducted into the prestigious Royal College of Surgeons of England, in the August issue of Marin magazine.
Benioffs Pledge $100 Million for UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital — Marc and Lynne Benioff of San Francisco pledged a $100 million gift to help build a new home for UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital at Mission Bay. Read the June 17 story in the Wall Street Journal.
Benioffs' Philanthropic Shift, In His Own Words — Salesforce.com founder Marc Benioff writes about his and his wife Lynne's shift from supporting a variety of causes to focusing solely on the new UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital at Mission Bay. Read his June 17 commentary in the Wall Street Journal.
Wachter's World: A Tale of Great Leadership in Three Acts — Dr. Robert Wachter writes about Marc Benioff and events that preceded his $100 million donation to UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital in his June 17 blog on Wachter's World.
UCSF Fetal Surgeon Helps Little Guys Everywhere — Dr. Diana Farmer, chief of Pediatric Surgery at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, is the world's first female fetal surgeon and only the second American woman to be inducted into the prestigious Royal College of Surgeons of England. She was recently profiled the San Francisco Chronicle. Read the May 23 feature online at SFGate.com.
Family's Fight to Save Son's Sight — A Marin County family was enjoying a ski trip in Tahoe when they noticed their 2-year-old son's left eye was severely dilated. A trip to the emergency room resulted in their son Crewe's diagnosis of retinoblastoma. Read about the family's fight to save Crewe's sight at UCSF Children's Hospital in the May 18 story in the Marin Independent Journal.
Compiled by UCSF Public Affairs