In a heartfelt goodbye to her colleagues at UCSF and in the community, former Surgeon in Chief Diana Farmer, M.D., recounts 25 years of remarkable advances in the care of children.
A dedicated, expert team at UCSF partners with patients, families and primary care providers to optimize treatment advances for type 1 diabetes that offer patients improved quality of life.
A new generation of pediatric radiologists, imaging technology and techniques is enabling more child-focused imaging that can reduce radiation exposure while better detecting and monitoring disease.
Doctors at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital are among the few in the country using sialendoscopy – a minimally invasive treatment using a tiny endoscope to effectively diagnose and treat the rare, recurrent inflammation and infection of the salivary glands known as juvenile recurrent sialadenitis.
As increasing numbers of young people who identify as transgender seek pubertal suppression or hormonal transition, UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital has created a comprehensive center and clinic that offer medical and psychological care, as well as advocacy, support and legal services for a widely misunderstood condition.
In 2011, the California Legislature passed a bill to make the current pilot screening for severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) permanent for all California newborns. UCSF immunologist Jennifer Puck, M.D., played a prominent role in the development and implementation of statewide SCID screening, which she hopes will save the lives of 20 or more California newborns each year.
See information on upcoming continuing medical education courses in pediatrics.
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The Physician Liaison Service offers a communication link and referral coordination for referring physicians, medical groups and health plans. Liaison can assist with the referral process or provide information about programs and services at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospita.
Phone: (877) UC–CHILD or (877) 822–4453
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital has established a single phone number that now serves as the gateway for all inpatient services provided by UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital and the Center for Mothers and Newborns. The new toll-free number (877) UC–CHILD, was created in an effort to make it easier for physicians throughout the region to transport and admit patients to UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital.
