Deborah M. Stein, MD, MPH, FACS, FCCM Appointed Chief of Surgery at Zuckerberg San Francisco General

We are pleased to announce that Deborah M. Stein, MD, MPH, FACS, FCCM, currently the R Adams Cowley, MD Professor in Shock and Trauma at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, has been appointed Chief of Surgery at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center (ZSFG), commencing May 13, 2019. 

Dr. Stein currently serves as the Co-Director of the Neurotrauma Center for the State of Maryland and as the Chief of Trauma at the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore.  Her national service includes active participation in major trauma, critical care, and surgical societies, including as an Executive Board Member and Secretary for the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma, Geriatric Committee Chair for the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, and Chair of the Research Committee for the American College of Surgeons’ Committee on Trauma.  Dr. Stein’s research interests are in the fields of traumatic brain injury, hemorrhagic shock, biomechanics of injury, and functional outcomes following traumatic injury.  She has authored over 190 peer-reviewed articles and is currently Principal Investigator or Co-Principal Investigator for 6 federally funded grants.  

Dr. Stein earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Cornell University, her Medical Degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and her Master of Public Health from Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health with certificates in both Injury Control and Health Policy.  She completed her general surgery residency at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and a fellowship in Trauma/Surgical Critical Care at the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Dr. Stein is certified by the American Board of Surgery in General Surgery and in Surgical Critical Care. She also holds subspecialty certifications from the United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties in Neurocritical Care, and is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American College of Critical Care Medicine. 

“We are thrilled to have Dr. Stein join us at ZSFG,” said Susan Ehrlich, MD, MPP, CEO of Zuckerberg San Francisco General. “ She brings a wealth of experience, talent and leadership to our community, joining our talented team of trauma and general surgeons.  We look forward to working with her in serving our patients and the community.”  

We would also like to thank Dr. Shant Vartanian for his service as interim Chief of Surgery at ZSFG since July 2017.

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Stein on her appointment and welcoming her to UCSF!