Chief of Staff

Involves providing strategic guidance, advising and decision making on behalf of an executive, relative to strategic academic and resource planning, short and long-range policy development, communications and high level analyses of new program development. In addition to executive advising, may also manage an independent program and / or professional staff engaged in a range of administrative functions.

Under the direction of the Department Chair and the Associate Chair of Finance & Administration, the Executive Advisor Manager is a critical member of the Department of Surgery leadership team and a senior advisor to help the department determine, articulate, and execute the mission, vision and strategies of the organization. The Executive Advisor Manager works closely with the Chair, Vice Chairs and the Associate Chair of Finance & Administration, on change management, and in the development of initiatives in the operational and programmatic areas of the department; and plays a critical role in assisting all directors and managers in the supervision of over 230 staff. The Executive Advisor Manager also provides staff supervision, resource management and strategic planning, and advises senior management on matters concerning multiple functional areas, divisions and stakeholders to facilitate the development and implementation of long-term strategic decisions. 

Department Overview:

The Department of Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco is one of the leading surgical departments in the world with a rich history of scientific, educational, and clinical advancements. Although our care is primarily dedicated to the people of the San Francisco Bay Area and throughout the state of California, our reputation draws patients nationally and internationally. We are one of the largest clinical services at UCSF, performing a high volume of procedures, many among the most complex and technically challenging, and for rare conditions seldom seen in community practices. This allows our surgeons to continually improve their skills, resulting in better outcomes for patients.

To better care for patients, we have six major San Francisco Bay Area hospitals: UCSF Medical Center at Parnassus, UCSF Medical Center at Mt. Zion, UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital (ZSFG), San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC), and Highland Hospital, in Oakland through our UCSF East Bay Program. Both ZSFG and Highland are Level 1 Trauma Centers.

The Department of Surgery is comprised of eleven divisions with over 70 clinical, research and education programs. Our faculty are preeminent, nationally, and internationally, with many serving as officers of major surgical societies, specialty boards and NIH study sections. Faculty development is a high priority for the Department. Faculty are recruited based on clinical strengths, research potential, teaching interest and aptitude. Basic and clinical research is fundamental to our mission. NIH funding of departmental research has increased for most of the past decade garnering the second highest level of NIH funding among all departments of surgery nationwide. Funding from extramural sources (federal, industry, foundations, and gifts) has grown steadily.

https://surgery.ucsf.edu