Patient Experiences

A

• Arthritis and Joint Replacement
  • Vicki McCulley
    Partial Knee Replacement Put Grandmother Back in Action
  • Bill Slavin
    Patient Tees Off Again Without Knee Pain
  • Kevin Stroh
    Hip Replacements Put Doctor-Athlete Back in Action

B

• Bariatric Surgery
  • Lindsey Friedberg
    Young Woman Reinvents Herself After Weight-loss Surgery
  • Jeffrey Grubbs
    "Ticking Time Bomb" Regains Health After Bariatric Surgery
  • Sandy Raffi-Rashed
    Surgery Ends Lifetime of Obesity, New Life Begins

• Bladder Control
  • Ali Weinhouse
    Incontinence No Longer Keeps Her on the Sidelines

• Brain Tumors
  • Jennifer Alden
    Actress with Brain Tumor Benefits from Brain-Sparing Surgery Technique
  • Sasha Cano
    Brain Tumor Patient Benefits from Technology

• Breast Cancer
  • Dipti Anderson
    Once a Patient, She Now Guides Others through Treatment
  • Kelly Corrigan
    Survivor Shares Advice About Breast Cancer to Others
  • Susan Foley
    Breast Cancer Survivor Empowered by Information
  • Jessica Galloway
    Breast Cancer Turns San Francisco Mom into Advocate
  • Sarah Morse
    Overcoming a Frightening Family History and Her Own Doubts
  • Doris Ward
    Former San Francisco Supervisor Beats Breast Cancer

C

• Cancer
  • Bonnie Addario
    A Cancer Victim Finds New Hope
  • Dipti Anderson
    Once a Patient, She Now Guides Others through Treatment
  • Kate Brown
    Life After Tongue Cancer and Total Glossectomy
  • Sasha Cano
    Brain Tumor Patient Benefits from Technology
  • Chris Carmichael
    Radiation Therapy Preserves Quality of Life
  • Kelly Corrigan
    Survivor Shares Advice About Breast Cancer to Others
  • Gina Danford
    Cancer Doesn't Mean Sacrificing Your Desire to Be a Mother
  • Jim Dennis
    Brachytherapy Keeps Patient Free of Prostate Cancer
  • Sandra deQuant
    Anal Cancer Patient Becomes Advocate
  • Doreen DeSalvo
    Writing Her Own History
  • Susan Foley
    Breast Cancer Survivor Empowered by Information
  • Jessica Galloway
    Breast Cancer Turns San Francisco Mom into Advocate
  • Sandra Hearn
    Lung Cancer Survivor Reunites with Her Daughter
  • Selena Martinez
    Lynch Syndrome: A Family Affair
  • Stuart Rickerson
    Finding the Best Care for Pancreatic Cancer
  • Corazon Rico
    Advanced Ultrasound Technique Detects Cancer
  • John Shoemaker
    When Treating Prostate Cancer, Sometimes Less Is More
  • Elaine Taylor
    A Family Tree Riddled with Cancer
  • Doris Ward
    Former San Francisco Supervisor Beats Breast Cancer
  • Lydia Zipp
    Ovarian Cancer Survivor Spreads Awareness

D

• Diabetes
  • Ivan Barriga
    Islet Transplant Frees Patient of Diabetes
  • Michael Schofield
    Islet Transplant Like a "Cure" for Diabetes Patient

E

• Eye Care
  • Margaret Ames
    Seeing Life Differently

H

• Heart Center
  • Walter Hollis
    UCSF Navigates Patient Through Each Diagnosis
  • Wes Lange
    Genetic Medicine Goes Heart-Core
  • Kathi Sigona
    Treatment Puts Arrhythmia Patient Back in School

• High-Risk Pregnancy
  • Josh and Laurie Anderson
    Taking the Mystery Out of Multiple Births
  • Meghann Bauer
    With Twins' Lives at Stake, Fetal Surgery Was Only Option

I

• Incontinence
  • Ali Weinhouse
    Incontinence No Longer Keeps Her on the Sidelines

• Islet Cell Transplant
  • Ivan Barriga
    Islet Transplant Frees Patient of Diabetes
  • Kim Mendes
    Insulin Free for the First Time in 40 Years
  • Susie Rember
    Insulin-Free Patient Grateful for Islet Transplant
  • Michael Schofield
    Islet Transplant Like a "Cure" for Diabetes Patient

K

• Kidney Transpalnt
  • Sheila FitzPatrick
    Due Diligence Pays Off

• Kidney Transplant
  • Simone Chou
    When Her Kidneys Failed, a Friend Made an Unusual Offer
  • Jim Hom
    Wanderlust Continues After Kidney Transplant
  • Frank Jimenez
    Daughter Donates Kidney to Father
  • Diana Mansfield
    New Hope for Kidney Transplant Patients
  • Kana Kornsawad and Daniel Ranch
    In Sickness and in Health: UCSF Doctor Donates Kidney to Ailing Wife

L

• Liver Transplant
  • Amy Baghdadi
    The Gift of a Lifetime
  • Patrick Caldie and Stephen Fowler
    Work of Love

• Lung Transplant
  • Clare Dowling
    Back in the Saddle
  • Ashley Ramirez
    Teen Receives Life-Saving Lung Transplant
  • Carrie Shellhammer
    Double-lung Transplant Patient Looking Forward to Ski Season

N

• Neurology
  • Julie Milanese Jensen
    Stroke Serves as "Wake-Up Call" for Young Woman
  • Rhonda Savitch
    Deep Brain Stimulation Helps Her Manage Parkinson's Disease
  • Susie Stephan
    Aneurysm Patient Undergoes Rare Procedure

O

• Orthopedics
  • Grant Bailey
    Athlete Seeks Help for Recurring Shoulder Injury
  • Richard Banthin
    Patient Heads Back to the Slopes
  • Corey Capozziello
    Knee Surgery Doesn't Slow Down Soccer Player
  • Jeff Clark
    Hip Surgery Gives Surfer a Second Chance
  • Jane Lindsay
    Shoulder Surgery Patient Hits the Waves Again
  • Kristi Martinez
    Back on the Playing Field
  • Tom Scoville
    Back on Track After Multiple Surgeries
  • Kevin Stroh
    Hip Replacements Put Doctor-Athlete Back in Action

P

• Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation
  • Norris Clement
    Osteoarthritis Patient Plays the Piano Pain Free

S

• Spine Care
  • Virginia Hunt
    Back Pain Swapped With Backpacking After Surgery
  • Evelyn Williams
    UCSF Surgeons Accomplish What Others Deemed Impossible
  • Timothy Wrenn
    When Others Gave Up, UCSF Spine Surgeons Save Patient's Life

• Sports Medicine
  • Grant Bailey
    Athlete Seeks Help for Recurring Shoulder Injury
  • Richard Banthin
    Patient Heads Back to the Slopes
  • Corey Capozziello
    Knee Surgery Doesn't Slow Down Soccer Player
  • Jane Lindsay
    Shoulder Surgery Patient Hits the Waves Again
  • Kristi Martinez
    Back on the Playing Field

• Stop Smoking Program
  • Bill Evans
    Group Classes Helped Kick His Smoking Habit
  • Ron Russell
    The Trek That Saved His Life
  • Landa Williams
    Overcoming Addiction with Support

• Stroke
  • Julie Milanese Jensen
    Stroke Serves as "Wake-Up Call" for Young Woman

V

• Voice and Swallowing Center
  • Amy Gutierrez
    Regaining Her Voice Before the First Pitch