Mission Statement UCSF OHNS

• To provide the highest quality care and service for all patients in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disorders of the head and neck.
• To provide international leadership in the education of medical students, physicians, and medical scientists in the application of medical knowledge for disorders of the head and neck.
• To conduct the highest quality biomedical research education for medical students, physicians, and medical scientists.
• To attract and support physicians, scientists, and other health care professionals of the highest character and greatest skills.
• To provide educational resources and opportunities for patients, family members, and community physicians.
• To promote the highest quality medical care and enhance the community.

The Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco combines superior resident and medical student training with the highest quality of patient care. Beyond our offices, clinics, and laboratories within the 107-acre UCSF Parnassus campus above Golden Gate Park, our Department reaches into the Moffitt Long Hospital, the Ambulatory Care Center, the Medical Center at Mount Zion, and shares UCSF’s partnerships with San Francisco General Hospital and the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

Under the leadership of our Chairman, David W. Eisele, MD, the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery’s expertise encompasses all aspects of the field of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery including head and neck surgical oncology, laryngology, rhinology, otology, neurotology, skull base surgery, pediatric otolaryngology, and facial plastic surgery. In addition, we provide innovative technologies and options for communication and swallowing disorders, voice disorders, and sleep disorders. The Department prides itself on being a vital resource for the medical community by providing state-of-the-art care for patients.

Head and Neck Surgery being performed at the
UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center

We offer an outstanding five-year residency training program, whereby, housestaff are mentored and guided by our internationally recognized clinical and research faculty. Third year medical students from all over the U.S. and Canada are invited to participate in our clerkships. Additionally, our Department offers fellowship training in head and neck oncological surgery.

Medical research scientists in our esteemed research laboratories are among the most sought after geneticists and physiologists in the world. From development of the cochlear implant to defining mechanisms underlying the origins of functional brain illnesses and disabilities, advances in research at the Coleman Memorial Laboratory, the Epstein Laboratory, and the Center for Clinical Research In Otolaryngology, are transforming head and neck challenges into treatment possibilities.