GERIATRIC SURGERY

Welcome to the UCSF Center for Surgery in Older Adults (CSOA). We are an interdisciplinary team of researchers, educators, and care providers at UCSF dedicated to improving surgical care for older adults. As the baby-boomers age, an increasing number of older adults will develop surgical diseases. Our goal is to discover and implement patient-centered best practices in geriatric surgery that will help older patients achieve their treatment goals and maintain independence and vitality... The UCSF Center for Surgery in Older Adults Research Collaborative includes investigators from a broad range of disciplines - surgery, anesthesia, rehabilitation services, geriatrics, palliative care, nursing, education, and health policy-who have expertise in quantitative research, qualitative research, and implementation science. Our overarching goal is to discover best practices in geriatric surgery through patient-centered outcomes assessment, comparative effectiveness analyses, and interventional..

Primary location: San Francisco United States