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Julie Sosa, MD, General Surgery, San Francisco, CA

JulieAnnSosaMDMA

General Surgery • San Francisco, CA

Endocrine, Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast)

Leon Goldman, MD Distinguished Professor of Surgery and Chair, Department of Surgery; Professor, Department of Medicine; Affiliated faculty, Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, UCSF

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  • Office

    505 Parnassus Ave
    San Francisco, CA 94143
    Phone+1 415-476-1000
    Fax+1 415-476-1734

Summary

  • Dr. Julie Ann Sosa is a general surgeon located in San Francisco, CA, specializing in endocrine and surgical oncology. She earned her MD from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and completed her surgical residency there as well. She also holds a BA from Princeton University and an MA from the University of Oxford. Dr. Sosa is the Chair of the UCSF Department of Surgery since 2018, with past academic roles at Yale School of Medicine and Duke University School of Medicine. Her clinical experience includes managing conditions like benign and malignant diseases of the thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal glands. Dr. Sosa has contributed to a large amount of original research and participated in clinical trials, focusing her research on thyroid cancer. She has been recognized by Castle Connolly and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.

Education & Training

  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1994 - 2001
  • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 1994
  • University of Oxford
    University of OxfordMA, Human Sciences, 1988 - 1990
  • Princeton University
    Princeton UniversityBA, The Princeton School of Public and International Affaris, 1984 - 1988

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2018 - 2025
  • NC State Medical License
    NC State Medical License 2012 - 2018
  • CT State Medical License
    CT State Medical License 2002 - 2013
  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 2000 - 2003
  • Surgery
    American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2012-2014
  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
  • Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2012-2013
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • All Surgeons Are in This Together  
    Julie Sosa, MD, JAMA Surgery
  • Low- vs. High-Dose Neoadjuvant Radiation in Trimodality Treatment of Locally Advanced Esophageal Cancer  
    Sanziana A Roman, Jessica Frakes, Brian Czito, Timothy J Robinson, Julie A Sosa, Journal of gastrointestinal surgery
  • Thyroid Surgery for Differentiated Thyroid Cancer — Recent Advances and Future Directions  
    Julie Ann Sosa, Tracy S Wang, Nature
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Lectures

  • Thyroid Cancer: When Is Lobectomy Not Enough? 
    ENDO 2019 - New Orleans, LA - 3/25/2019
  • Year in Thyroid Healthcare Delivery 
    ENDO 2019 - New Orleans, LA - 3/24/2019
  • Thyroid Cancer: When Is Lobectomy Not Enough? (Repeat) 
    ENDO 2019 - New Orleans, LA - 3/25/2019
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Other

Press Mentions

  • Preview of the 93rd American Thyroid Association Annual Meeting
    Preview of the 93rd American Thyroid Association Annual MeetingJuly 1st, 2024
  • To Wait or To Cut: How to Proceed with Small Thyroid Tumors
    To Wait or To Cut: How to Proceed with Small Thyroid TumorsAugust 17th, 2022
  • Endocrinologists Turn to Social Media to Connect with Public, Colleagues During Pandemic
    Endocrinologists Turn to Social Media to Connect with Public, Colleagues During PandemicApril 21st, 2021
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Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Spanish

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