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UCSF Department of Urology is committed to the best urologic care, the most productive and innovative research endeavors, and outstanding educational programs.

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Dept. of Urology appoints Dr. Sima Porten as Urologic Oncology Fellowship Program Director! Congratulations @SimaPorten !! 🎉 Read more here:
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Dr. Tom Chi's Gold Cystoscope Award arrives! @thomaschi8
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CONGRATULATIONS @ben_breyer on promotion to Professor, Department of Urology. Well deserved!
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Congratulations to @ben_breyer named Program Director for the UCSF Urology Residency Program and Associate Chair of Education
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Congratulations Dr. Goodarzi, recipient of the Chan Zuckerberg Investigator Award! @genophoria He will join the CZ Biohub Investigators in building & sustaining a community for fostering collaboration & inspiring visionary, innovative ideas in biomed.
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Thrilled to announce Samuel L. Washington, III, MD, MAS joins UCSFUrology as Assistant Professor! @SamWashUro
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Congratulations Dr. Marshall Stoller on receiving the Karl Storz Lifetime Achievement Award! @Endo_Society Read More Here
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CONGRATS to Dr. Anne Suskind on her updated roles as Chief, Neurourology, Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery AND Director of Faculty Development @Uro_KIND
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Raj S. Pruthi, MD, MHA, FACS appointed new Chair of UCSF Urology effective January 1, 2020. WELCOME!
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CONGRATULATIONS to @SimaPorten on your promotion to Associate Professor in residence -- this is tremendous!
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Dr. Lindsay Hampson named Residency Program Director and the Frank Hinman, Jr, MD Endowed Professor in Urologic Education! @lindsayahampson Read more here:
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We are thrilled to welcome our incoming class of residents! Welcome to the @UCSFUrology Family!!
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Welcome Dr. Christi Butler to the UCSF Urology Team!
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Congratulations to Dr. Anna Faris for matching with UCSF Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship program. #AnnaFaris Welcome to the UCSF Urology family! @ben_breyer @lindsayahampson @SocietyGURS
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Thrilled to welcome Dr. Carissa Chu to the @UCSFUrology team!! @CChuMD
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Huge congratulations to Tom Chi for his 2020 Gold Cystoscope Award for "outstanding research into the cause of urolithiasis and innovations in surgical techniques for kidney stone removal." Whoo hooo
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We are proud to announce that Dr. Thomas Chi has been awarded the 2023 Arthur Smith Award. @thomaschi8 Read more here:
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New year, new decade, new chair. Welcome Raj Pruthi, MD, MHA, FACS
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UCSF Urology has a PGY2 opening! Non-urology applicants are welcome to apply. Apply Now!
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Exciting News!! Benjamin Breyer, MD, MAS, FACS, has been appointed as the Chair of the UCSF Department of Urology! 🎉🎉 @UCSFMedicine @ucsfhealth @UCSF
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Some personal news. I'll be taking over for this legend July 1 as the next Chair of @UCSFUrology . Grateful to my family, friends, colleagues, and mentors. Excited to get to work!
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Welcome Class of 2028! James Nie, MD, MBA @jamesnie93 Leah Ibrahim Puri, MD, MA @leahipuri Grace Lee, MD @grace_syl Emily Hacker, MD @hacker_emc
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Congratulations @lindsayahampson , recognized by @AmerUrological as Young Urologist of the Year!!! Read More Here
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The Department of Urology is pleased to announce expansion of its program in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery with the addition of Michelle Van Kuiken, MD, to the faculty. Read More Here
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Dr. Breyer is now a member of the distinguished UCSF Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators. Congratulations @ben_breyer !! Read more here:
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It's official! Congratulations Tom Chi, MD "Promotion to Full Professor In Residence, Step 1" @thomaschi8
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San Francisco VA Health Care System announced the 2021 Grunfeld Scholars. Among the four recipients is UCSF Dept. of Urology’s Dr. Samuel Washington. @SFVAMC Congratulations @SamWashUro !!! Read More Here
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10 Black urologists from around the country speak on their experiences and what's needed to promote diversity in urology: @TMDownsmd @DrEnemchukwu @ctleeuro @Drkelvinmoses06 @yawnyame #DrIsaacJPowell #DrHeinricWilliams @randy_vincejr @shene11e @SamWashUro
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Rising star, Dr. Christi Butler will serve as site PI for a 7 million dollar research fund from nonprofit @PCORI for a multi-site transgender study led by @OHSUurology #GeolaniDy #ChristiButler @TransLifeline Read more here
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The Residents voted! This years William R. Smart Teaching award and Peter R. Carroll Mentorship award goes to... Dr. Lindsay Hampson and Dr. Max Meng!! Congratulations and Thank you for all that you do!!! @lindsayahampson @Uro_Max
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Congratulations to Hiren Patel matching with the UCSF GURS fellowship. 🎉🎉🎉 Welcome to the UCSFUrology family! @hirenpMD
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Cheers to the graduating Chief Residents!!! @CChuMD @ClaireDlc @UrologYiLi Read More Here
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We're relaunching the UReTER Mentorship Program! It aims to match resident/fellow mentors with BIPOC & Latinx medical students interested in Urology Residency for the 2021 application cycle. Sign-up as a mentor: Learn more: .
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HUGE CONGRATS to UCSF's Annika Herlemann, MD who received the prestigious inaugural Dora Teleky women's award by the German Society of Urology for excellent achievements in urology. #dgu19 @DGUrologie @dgukongress @aherlema @dr_coops
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Congratulations UCSF Department of Urology nominees for the fourth annual Muriel Steele Society Honor Roll! This award celebrates influential and inspiring women in surgery and surgical sub-specialties. @MeeraChappidi #MaryFakunle @lindsayhampson @SimaPorten @UCSFMSS
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Shoutout to our wonderful Urology Residents!!! Thank you for all that you do!!!🥳🥳🥳 #ThankaResidentDay #UroRes
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We're launching another #MedEd series! Lead by @copph , the Pediatric Urology Fellowship Lectures Online #PedsUroFLO starts on 4/14 4PM PST. This series is geared toward peds fellows but everyone is welcome to join. Learn more at:
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Congratulations to Dr. Carroll for receiving Société Internationale d’Urologie SIU-Mostafa M. Elhilali Award "in recognition of his excellent scientific and ethical standing and outstanding contribution to the field of urology..."
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Dr. Christi Butler selected as a John A. Watson Faculty Scholar for the 2022-23 academic year & a recipient for the Dean's Diversity Fund for her commitment to diversity & service to culturally diverse & medically underserved populations. @UCSFMedicine
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Thrilled to welcome Dr. Yi Li to the @UCSFUrology team!! @UrologYiLi
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"These gifted faculty allow us to be one of the leading urology department's. We are grateful to the Grinold’s, Goldberg's & Benioff's for their support of our mission of advancing urologic care." Dr. Pruthi, Chair @haognguyen @SamWashUro
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Congratulations @JorgeMena for receiving the ZSFG Krevans Award!!! 🎉🎉 “Being able to connect personally and culturally with these patients is incredibly fulfilling and is one of the reasons why I chose to pursue Urology training at UCSF.” Dr. Mena.
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Thrilled to welcome Dr. John Lindsey II to the @UCSFUrology team!! @jplindseyii
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Congratulations to Dr. Alex Jang for matching with UCSF Pediatric Urology fellowship. #AlexJang Welcome to the UCSF Urology family! @lindsayahampson @copph
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Muriel Steele Society Honor Roll Nominates Six UCSFUrology Members! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
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Congratulations Maria Camila Velasquez Escobar for matching with the UCSF Endourology fellowship. 🎉🎉🎉 Welcome to the UCSFUrology family! #MariaCamilaVelasquezEscobar
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Dr. Samuel L. Washington among the Class of 2021 John A. Watson Faculty Scholars! @SamWashUro Recognized for his dedication and commitment to diversity and the action he has taken to care for underserved and vulnerable populations. Read more here
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Congratulations to Dr. Uday Mann for matching with UCSF Endourology and Laparoscopy Fellowship program. @Endo_Society Welcome to the UCSF Urology family! @UdayMannMD @thomaschi8 #MarshallStoller
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Dr. Max Bowman, UCSF Urology Chief Resident, honored with 2022-23 GME Award for Excellence & Innovation for his commitment to educational & clinical quality improvement, service excellence & innovation. Congratulations @FloMaxBowman !
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. @UCSFUrology stands in solidarity with #blacklivesmatter . We may be small but we are mighty, and we stand for equality and justice for all in the Black community. Our mission to represent and serve the health needs of all, without bias or prejudice, has never felt more clear
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Congratulations to Dr. Stacey Kenfield for her promotion to full Professor within the UCSF Department of Urology! @staceykenfield @ben_breyer @UCSFCancer @UCSF_Epibiostat Read more here:
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Join us Wednesday for the Urology Grand Rounds with our honored Jack W. McAninch Visiting Professor, Dr. Hadley Wood! @doc_h_wood 🗓️ Wednesday, September 21, 2022 ⏰ 7:00 AM-8:00 AM PST 💻 Register here:
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Pioneers in minimally invasive robotic surgery, UCSF Dept. of Urology's Dr. Raj Pruthi and Team, performed their first single port robotic case today -- a single port robotic radical cystoprostatectomy.
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Dr. Emily Hacker awarded the 2023 Krevans Award for her clinical excellence, professionalism and commitment to patient care. @ZSFGCare @hacker_emc Congratulations!! 🎉🎉
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Congratulations to David B. Bayne, MD, MPH newly recruited as Assistant Professor, UCSF Urology! @pcarroll_ @thomaschi8 @ben_breyer
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Congratulations to Dr. Scott Bauer ( @scottryanbauer ) for receiving a R03 GEMSSTAR award from the NIA @Alzheimers_NIH to study the longitudinal relationship between frailty and urinary symptoms in older adults! @ucsf @ucsfdgim @ucsfgeriatrics @sfvamc
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Congratulations Dr. Alan Shindel honored with the UCSF School of Medicine Excellence in Teaching Award!! @AShindelGHI Read more here:
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Alan Shindel, MD, MAS named Interim Vice Chair for Education.
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Kirstie Cruz, UCSF Urology, Academic Program Coordinator, Wins 2020-21 GME Innovation and Excellence Award. @_sity07_ Congratulations Kirstie!!! 🎉🎉 Read More
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Best of Luck to the UCSF Department of Urology Graduating Chiefs! #MayaOverland #JohnLindsey @HeikoYangMDPhD
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Congratulations to Dr. Brendan Raizenne for matching with UCSF UroOnc fellowship. @UroOnc #BrendanRaizenne Welcome to the UCSF Urology family!
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Our mentee sign-up for the 2022 UReTER Mentorship Program is open! If you're a BIPOC or Latinx medical student interested in applying to Urology Residency, sign-up for a mentor by clicking this link: Learn more here:
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UReTER Mentorship Program has relaunched! Our goal is to match resident/fellow mentors with BIPOC & Latinx medical students interested in Urology Residency for the 2022 application cycle. Sign-up as a mentor: Learn more here:
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Congratulations Dr. Scott Bauer, recipient of @AmerGeriatrics Health in Aging Foundation New Investigator Award for his research on the role of frailty in lower urinary tract symptoms among older adults! @scottryanbauer @SFVAMC @UCSFMedicine
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Happening Tomorrow! #UCSFUrologyGrandRounds feat. Dr. Kate Kraft @khkraft from @UMUroResidency “Teaching How to Teach: Surgical Education in Urology Residency" ✍️Register/Join here: learn more at
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Congratulations Dr. Lindsay Hampson on receiving the NIH K76 Grant!! @lindsayahampson Read more here:
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We're delighted to announce the establishment of the UroCORE Scholarship Program for Visiting Students! 4th year students from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Visit our website: @SamWashUro @SimaPorten #UroSoMe
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Please join us for our next Grand Rounds with Dr. Sarah Psutka! @spsutkaMD @uwurology 🗓️ Wednesday, April 10, 2024 ⏰ 7AM-8AM PDT 💻
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Welcome to our new 2022 UCSF Dept of Urology Fellows! @avery_e_braun @UroJones @HeikoYangMDPhD #WilsonSui
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CONGRATULATIONS to UCSF Urology's David Bayne, MD who has been selected as a recipient of a Dean’s Diversity Fund award effective July 1, 2020. YAY!
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Congratulations to Dr. Heiko Yang, a recipient of the Urology Care Foundation Research Award of Distinction! 2024 Outstanding Graduate Scholar Award! 🎉 @HeikoYangMDPhD #MarshallStoller @thomaschi8 @UrologyCareFdn
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Dr Pruthi just signed the "Urologists for Equity" letter We've committed to impacting change with our UReTER (UnderRepresented Trainees Entering Residency) Mentorship Program. Residents please join us in training new leaders.
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UReTER Mentorship Program is Launched and Growing! | UCSF Department of Urology @ben_breyer @lindsayahampson @michazheng8 @UrologYiLi @_ashwin_bala
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Congratulations to our superstar Kirstie Cruz who received a UCSF SPOT AWARD!!! This award recognizes significant employee achievements and contributions, as they occur, for a specific project or task over a relatively short period of time. WHOOO HOOO!
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Showing some extra love and appreciation to our amazing residents and fellows! Thank you for all that you do! Happy Residents and Fellows Appreciation Day! 🥳🥳🥳 @ben_breyer @lindsayahampson @AShindelGHI @thomaschi8 @copph @SimaPorten @Uro_Max
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Thrilled to honor two of our esteemed physicians recognized this year as UCSF Health Exceptional Physicians, Dr. Avi Baskin & Dr. Katsuto Shinohara for their extraordinary work. @UCSFHospitals Congratulations!!!! 🎉 @AviUro #KatsutoShinohara
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Congratulation to Hao Nguyen, MD, PhD on Promotion to Associate Professor In Residence, Step 1. Go forth!!!
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Officially announcing our #UrologyMatch2021 virtual interview dates: 🗓️11/19/2020 🗓️12/01/2020 🗓️12/07/2020 A virtual meet-the-resident event will take place the night before each interview date. We look forward to meeting you soon! #ERAS2021 #UrologyMatch #Match2021 #UroSoMe
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Dr. Carroll et al in @JUrology on "The Long-Term Risks of Metastases in Men on Active Surveillance for Early Stage Prostate Cancer" @pcarroll_ @SamWashUro @PeterLonergan @haognguyen
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Dr Chi et al in @urogoldjournal on "Ultrasound-guided Access and Dilation for Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy in the Supine Position: A Step-by-Step Approach"
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Check out some pics from our UCSF Urology Fellowship Mixer this past Saturday at Classic Bowl! We love having our Urology family together ❤️
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Join us for Urology Grand Rounds with our Jack W. McAninch Visiting Professor, Dr. Jeremy B. Myers! @jeremybmyers @UtahUrology 🗓️ Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023 ⏰ 7:00AM-8:00AM PST 💻 Zoom registration: 🏛️ Attend in person:
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Drs Chu, Lonergan and Washington covered in @renalandurology News for their paper in @EUplatinum on how MRI alone cannot replace #ProstateCancer AS biopsies. @CChuMD @SamWashUro
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Congrats Jenna Winebaum for matching with the UCSF UroOnc fellowship. 🎉🎉🎉 Welcome to the UCSF Urology family!
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The dates are set! UCSF Urology residency interview dates: 11/18/19 and 12/2/19 #uromatch @AmerUrological #AUAMatch #urologymatch
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This Friday! Join us for Urology Grand Rounds with our Emil A. Tanagho Visiting Professor, Dr. Cheryl T. Lee. @ctleeuro @OSU_Urology 🗓️ Friday, June 9, 2023 ⏰8:00AM-9:00AM PST 💻Register for this free zoom webinar here:
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Now access Urologic Cancer services at UCSF Cancer Center Redwood City. Make an appointment with Dr. Carissa Chu✨
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Join us for the upcoming Grand Rounds with Dr. Phillip Pierorazio discussing “Walking Through the Cemetery: A Mindful Approach to Surgery and Complications” @drphil_urology @PennUrology 🗓️ Wed. Jan. 11, 2023 ⏰ 7AM-8AM PST 💻 Register here:
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Please join us for our next Grand Rounds with Dr. Carissa Chu! @CChuMD 🗓️ Wednesday, December 13, 2023 ⏰ 7AM-8AM PST 💻 Zoom registration:
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