There is a tremendous opportunity for you to make a significant difference today by supporting the Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery.
A History of Service & Innovation
The Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at UCSF has a long tradition of providing excellent care and service. The program, established in 1951, is one of the oldest and most respected in the country. The surgeons and investigators have a history of innovative research and patient care programs that are models of excellence in academic medicine.
Pioneering Research
The program is a leader in improving clinical outcomes through the advancement of science, translating novel research into effective therapies for their patients. In keeping with UCSF's academic mission, researchers within the Division are investigating a wide range of pursuits in tumor biology, wound healing, hemangiomas, stem cell and bone biology, as well as ongoing clinical research to evaluate and improve surgical outcomes. These findings will form the basis for new and novel treatments.
State-of-the-Art Care
The clinical practice provides top-notch care for patients with a wide range of problems arising from congenital deformity, cancer, trauma and burns. Faculty within the Division perform numerous highly specialized surgical procedures including breast reconstruction, craniofacial and cleft lip surgery, hand surgery, microvascular reconstruction, and treatment of complex wounds.
The treatment of children with cleft lip and cleft palate, and other congenital disorders, includes interdisciplinary clinics that provide numerous areas of expertise in a single visit by a patient and their family. Pediatric specialists within the Division are recognized for some of the most successful outcomes in the country. They also have an active practice devoted to hand surgery, encompassing problems such as congenital malformations, lacerations, nerve injuries and fractures, to name a few. Restoration of form and function is the cornerstone of surgical efforts.
Ways to Contribute
- Major gifts- both outright and endowed, provide our faculty with the funds needed to pursue their important investigations, purchase equipment, or establish a lecture fund- to name a few. Amid drastic cutbacks in funding from the NIH, personal philanthropy is more important now than ever before. Many donors choose to establish both current and endowed funds that will benefit an area of personal or intellectual interest. Outright support allows our faculty members the flexibility to support projects that need funding immediately, while endowed funds create an enduring, highly visible link between the donor or honoree for whom the endowment is named and further, provide our donors the opportunity to share in the pleasures of the program's successes in perpetuity. Private philanthropy is essential- it is the catalyst for success as our physicians tirelessly investigate new, more effective treatments for our patients.
- Endowments such as Distinguished Professorship and Chairs will allow the Department to grow and enrich the program in many ways. These gifts help to facilitate our faculty members to enhance existing programs and to create fellowships and lectureships. They also support promising new programs that might otherwise go unfunded. Additionally, endowed funds are powerful recruiting tools for attracting and retaining the most talented and sought after health scientists and teachers. With such first-rate faculty come the brightest graduate students, the most accomplished colleagues and the public and private support that contribute to an intellectually challenging environment. Naming opportunities are often available with endowments.
- Additional Opportunities include unrestricted funds to support priorities such as faculty initiatives, research efforts and capital projects, just to name a few.
We thank you in advance for your interest. Please contact Regan Botsford, our Director of Development. In her role with the Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Regan works with our friends and supporters to encourage philanthropic giving to our programs. Historically, private philanthropy has played a crucial role in the advancement of teaching, education and research. With the financial support of those whose lives have been touched by our faculty and staff, the Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery will continue to make pioneering discoveries that will improve the lives of our patients.
If you would like to support the Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery at UCSF, or know of someone that would, please contact:
Regan
Botsford
Director of Development
Department of Surgery
University of California San Francisco
(415) 502-1573 Voice
(415) 476-1590 Fax
rbotsford@support.ucsf.edu