Message from the Chiefs

Welcome to the UCSF Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Sleep Medicine Program. We are proud to be part of a terrific team of physicians, scientists, nurses and staff who are dedicated to delivering outstanding care to patients with critical illness, lung, allergic and sleep disorders and to innovation in patient care, teaching and research.

Our program encompasses 5 sites: UCSF Medical Center, UCSF Medical Center at Mount Zion, San Francisco General Hospital, the San Francisco Veteran’s Administration Hospital, and the UCSF Mission Bay campus. Our programs at all of these sites work closely together on our shared missions of outstanding patient care, research and teaching.

Our program has a more than 50-year tradition of shared leadership across our major clinical sites. A central component of our division is the Pulmonary and Critical Care fellowship program, which has trained many of the world’s leaders in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and Biology. Our training program includes physicians and basic scientists and incorporates clinical training at each of our 4 hospitals and scientific research in all major centers, graduate programs, and departments at UCSF. The program is funded by a large NIH T32 grant awarded in 1977. We are continually working to improve all aspects of our program to maintain its standing as the world’s leader in Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Sleep.