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University of California (San Francisco) Plastic Surgery

Residency · San Francisco, CA

Sponsored by University of California (San Francisco) School of Medicine · Director Scott Hansen

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Class size
3
Visas
J-1
PGY-4 salary
$111k2026 to 2027
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Getting in

How it chooses

  • Residents are chosen through the NRMP Match, and positions are offered outside the Match only through SOAP during Match Week.

Who started, by class

Started 20266 on record · 6 US MD · 6 published before starting
  • Santiago GonzalezUAMS College of Medicine29 papers · 11 first author · 5 case reports · 3 reviews
  • Nancy QinCornell University22 papers · 9 first author · 1 case report · 1 review
  • Greta DavisUC San Diego School of Medicine16 papers · 5 first author · 2 case reports · 3 reviews
  • Alan DiazGrossman School of Medicine14 papers · 5 first author · 2 reviews
  • Matthew McLaughlinUniversity of California, San Francisco School of Medicine10 papers · 5 first author · 2 reviews
  • Ashley ChangUniversity of Pennsylvania9 papers
Started 20254 on record · 3 US MD · 4 published before starting
  • Joseph MocharnukUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine13 papers · 3 first author · 1 case report · 4 reviews
  • Israel FaladeUCSF Medical Center10 papers · 7 first author · 1 review
  • Aileen GozaliUniversity of California, San Francisco5 papers · 1 first author
  • Shannon SuEmory & Henry University1 paper
Started 20241 on record · 1 published before starting
  • Elizabeth Danial2 papers · 1 first author

Training

9 training sites.

Months at each site

  • UCSF Health Mission Bay10 mo
  • San Francisco General Hospital Medical Center8 mo
  • UCSF Health Parnassus7 mo
  • UCSF Health Mount Zion5 mo
  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center (San Francisco)2 mo
  • California Pacific Medical Center2 mo

Where graduates work now

  • Old Dominion University1

Research

91% of current residents have a paper since 2023

21 of 23, 204 papers between them

  • Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques
  • Breast Implant and Reconstruction
  • Nasal Surgery and Airway Studies
  • Intraocular Surgery and Lenses
  • Craniofacial Disorders and Treatments

People

Leadership

  • Scott HansenProgram Director, Plastic Surgery Residency; Professor and Chief, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
  • Pablo LeonChief and Residency Site Director, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, San Francisco VA Medical Center

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Faculty, residents, graduates and the people residents publish with.

Place

Summers reach 70°, winters fall to 47°.

Weather by month

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Commute

1.1M people live within 20 minutes of UCSF Health Parnassus by car with no traffic.

Cost of living

A one bedroom rents for about $2,730 a month within 10 miles of UCSF Health Parnassus.

Hazards

  • Earthquakes
  • River flooding
  • LNDS
  • Heat waves

Publishes with residents

  • Merisa PiperPlastic Surgery, 6 residents
  • Scott HansenSurgery, 6 residents
  • Esther KimSurgery, 5 residents
  • Nisha ParmeshwarPlastic Surgery, 5 residents