The Unit

Description

Level 1 Trauma Center

Research Activities

The San Francisco Injury Center is one of 11 centers of excellence in injury control funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). A major focus of the San Francisco Injury Center is traumatic brain injury, with research activities that include the entire injury spectrum, from the basic cellular response to brain injury, to outcomes research following brain injury. Other research activities of the Center include basic and clinical resuscitation studies, the use of ultrasound in trauma, training for trauma in simulation, and surveillance for pedestrian and violent injuries.

Fellowship Program

Clinical Responsibilities

None, full time research position.

Research Opportunities

This is an NIH-sponsored Trauma Training Grant research position.The NIH Trauma Training Grant Fellow will participate all areas of scientific research, including a structured research curriculum.

Teaching Responsibilities

None

Certifications

None

Applicant Requirements

This research position would be appropriate for a mid-level resident in neurosurgery, surgery, neurology or critical care who has a career interest in trauma.

Contact

M. Margaret Knudson, MD; Geoffrey T. Manley, MD, PhD

San Francisco Injury Center
Ward 3A, San Francisco General Hospital
1001 Potrero Avenue
San Francisco, California 94110
United States

Phone: (415) 206 4623
Fax: (415) 206-5484

Email:

URL: www.surgery.ucsf.edu/sfic

Feb 06, 2007