Julie A Sosa, MD
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Surgeon/scientist determined to improve care for thyroid cancer pts; Chair @UCSFSurgery; Past-President @AmThyroidAssn; Opinions-mine
San Francisco, CA
Joined October 2013
Don't let work become a habit because you've forgotten how to live any other way. And don't judge colleagues who work less hard. The ultimate 'duty of care' is to yourself. Pinching myself to remember! @AcademicSurgery @ELAMProgram #WorkLifeBalance
There’s a better way to work — and live https://t.co/2H7yQQAPLP
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💬 Viewpoint: #MedEd costs now exceed $500 000, with median physician debt above $200 000; rising expenses and stagnant incomes threaten access and diversity in the profession. https://t.co/mbVeL9nMHY
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"The term [provider] should not be used to describe physicians, nor should physicians use it to describe themselves, their team members, or their trainees." https://t.co/8opeWnODMo
@AnnalsofIM @ACPIMPhysicians
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Kidney transplantation could dramatically reduce the global burden of chronic kidney disease—so why are fewer patients receiving transplants today than five years ago? New research in @TheLancet digs in. Proud to see @UCSF Surgery involved‼️ https://t.co/RpNZdmrNw0
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‼️The @UCSF Broad Stem Cell Center & Department of #Surgery is recruiting faculty to help advance the future of Gene Editing. This position focuses on the Development of delivery tools for Gene Editing to enable cutting-edge gene therapies. Apply below👇 https://t.co/ZE0UnxS5YP
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We’re proud to announce that Dr. Johannes Kratz will be the inaugural chief of @UCSF’s Division of Thoracic Surgery, one of the leading academic robotic thoracic surgery programs in the western United States! Congratulations, Dr. Kratz! https://t.co/UXhbeVzNYc
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On #NationalWomenPhysiciansDay, we honor women physicians who lead with excellence, compassion, and purpose—uplifting patients, advancing science, and shaping the next generation💙 — Muriel Steele Society & @UCSF Dept. of Surgery
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‼️Calling all 4⃣th-year Medical Students: @UCSFSurgery opens #VSLO Feb. 9th, 2026 & begins reviewing Sub-I applications for @UCSFGSResidency, @UCSFvascular & @UCSFPlastic Surgery on Feb. 23rd, 2026. Apply Here👉 https://t.co/sxorklcB2M
#UCSFSurgery #SubI #Match2027 @UCSF
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We’ve lost over 10,000 STEM PhDs from the federal workforce in a single year. 10,000. Never thought the U.S. would ever allow this type of brain drain to occur - but here we are.
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Breaking News: Yale will waive tuition for new undergraduate students whose families have annual incomes below $200,000.
nytimes.com
Other costs would also be waived for students whose families earn less than $100,000. Yale joins other elite schools offering more generous financial aid, including Penn, Harvard and M.I.T.
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‼️Recognition at scale‼️4️⃣1️⃣ physicians from our Department are named to @CastleConnolly’s Top Doctors of 2⃣0⃣2️⃣6️⃣ list—reflecting depth, leadership, and sustained excellence across specialties at @UCSF 💙💙💙
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The art of scientific storytelling: framing stories to get where you want to go
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Female surgeons were more likely to be cancelled or postponed to accommodate an emergency case compared with male surgeons.
journals.lww.com
e to compensation inequality, since this results in unpaid surgeon time. Methods: This retrospective cohort study used administrative health data to identify surgeries performed at 4 hospitals in...
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Personalized #BreastCancer screening can lower patients' risk of advanced cancers, a groundbreaking study (WISDOM) finds. “These findings should transform clinical guidelines for breast cancer screening & alter clinical practice,” Dr. Laura Esserman says.
medconnection.ucsfhealth.org
A pioneering study has found that an individualized approach to breast cancer screening that assesses patients’ risk, rather than automatically giving annual mammograms, can lower the chance of more...
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The most successful people I know all have an almost irrational belief that everything will work out And I just recently learned the word for it: Pronoia. It means the opposite of paranoia. The belief that the world is secretly conspiring in your favor. The funny thing about
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‼️The Residents Are Back‼️6⃣ New faces. New #research. Real momentum. Join us tomorrow, January 14th at 7:00 AM, w/ Dr. Calthorpe, Dr. Castro, Dr. Faktor, Dr. Hernandez, & Drs. Santos-Parker for our next @UCSF "Welcome Residency Applicants" Grand Rounds > https://t.co/njDsPjjsXs
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Just In‼️@UCSFBenioffOAK Pediatric Surgeon & Assistant Professor Dr. Brittany Hasty @brittnhasty steps into the role of Associate Director for the Surgical Education Fellowship, bringing an education-first approach to training surgical teams🥳🥳
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January is #Thyroid Awareness Month. Did you know the ATA offers thyroid brochures for patients, medical professionals, & the general public? Please share with patients & colleagues! https://t.co/gXklaGSIyd
#ThyroidAwarenessMonth #ThyroidEducation @thyroidjournal @clinicalthyroid
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Powerful essay from NIH scientists who quit the agency with tremendous concerns about the loss of scientific integrity
statnews.com
“We can no longer lend our credibility to an organization that has lost its integrity,” write four scientists and administrators who recently resigned from the NIH.
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