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Andre Campbell, M.D., FACS, FACP, FCCM

  • Professor of Surgery
  • Division of General Surgery
  • Vice Chair for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Director, UCSF Surgical Critical Care Fellowship

Contact Information

Campus Box 0807
San Francisco, CA 94143-0807
(415) 206-8673 Appointments
(415) 206-4627 Office
(415) 206-5484 Fax
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Education

  • Harvard University, A.B., 1976-1980
  • UCSF School of Medicine, M.D., 1981-1985

Residencies

  • Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, Intern,  Internal Medicine, 1985-1986
  • Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, Resident,  Internal Medicine, 1986-1988
  • Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, Resident, General Surgery, 1988-1991
  • Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, Chief Resident General Surgery, 1991-1992

Fellowships

  • Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, Fellow, General Surgery, 1992-1993
  • University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, Fellow, Teaching Scholar, 1999-2000

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Internal Medicine, 1992
  • American Board of Surgery, 1993
  • American Board of Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, 1995

Clinical Expertise

  • General Surgery
  • Surgical Critical Care
  • Trauma Surgery

Biography

Andre Campbell, M.D. is currently professor of surgery at the University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine and an attending trauma surgeon at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center. He. is also Vice Chair for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Department of Surgery.

Campbell attended Harvard University where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology in 1980. He attended medical school at the University of California, San Francisco and received his MD degree in 1985. His formal training was at Columbia University Medical Center in New York City. Campbell is fully trained in internal medicine, general surgery, and surgical critical care. He has been on the faculty at University of California, San Francisco based at San Francisco General Hospital for the past 23 years. His research and clinical interest has been the ICU care of trauma patients, acute lung injury after trauma, the abdominal compartment syndrome, and surgical education. 

Campbell is the one of the most decorated surgical educators at UCSF. He has received numerous awards from medical school students at the School of Medicine. His educational accomplishments have been celebrated both locally at UCSF and nationally. He was recognized for his educational accomplishments as a founding member of the Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators. In addition, in 2003, he was appointed Endowed Chair of Surgical Education at University of California, San Francisco for two five year terms. He was previously the long time diirector of the third year medical student undergraduate education program all the UCSF hospitals. Campbell has directed the Surgical Critical Care Fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco for 18 years and has trained many fellows who now practice trauma, surgical critical care and acute care surgery around the United States and the World. He has also served as Medical Director of the Trauma Intensive Care Unit at San Francisco General Hospital. 

Campbell was selected to serve on the Verification Review Committee of the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma. In addition, he serves on the Board of Governors of the American College of Surgeons. He was given the honor of presenting "The Last Lecture 2016" at UCSF by a majority of students from all five graduate programs. Campbell is a master surgeon, teacher, mentor, clinical researcher, and clinical educator in the department of surgery at UCSF.

 

 

 

 

 

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Research Overview

Dr. Campbell's initial main research interest was in the basic science and clinical aspects of acute lung injury in the trauma patient. After examining the basic science aspects of the mechanism of lung injury in sheep, his research subsequently focused on the clinical aspects of lung injury in trauma patients. As part of the Traumatic Lung Injury Group, he attempted to stratify the patients who are at risk for developing ARDS by examining both systemic and local inflammatory mediators.

Currently, he is involved with research projects in the ICU evaluating the efficacy of ventilator management strategies in patients with ARDS in conjunction with the Respiratory Therapy Division at SFGH. The goal of these studies is to determine if patients benefit from pressure control ventilation over volume control ventilation if they had acute lung injury. He is now working on a number of projects examining weaning and the work of breathing patients have on different modes of ventilation.

Dr. Campbell has been a co-investigator in a study of errors reported in morbidity and mortality conference. The purpose of this study is to better characterize and understand the nature of errors and how they are presented at medical and surgical conferences. It is hoped that this study will result in improvements in the way that these conferences are conducted and analyzed.

Recently, Dr. Campbell became involved as an editorial board member of a new web based morbidity and mortality project. He was funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality for three years to develop a way to analyze nationally and report medical errors on the web. The name of the program is UCSF-DoctorQuality.com. Dr. Campbell will serve as the expert in surgery to better help systematically analyze medical and surgical errors.

Publications

MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 29
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  1. Salesky M, Kaur G, Weiser L, Thompson A, Kim EH, Campbell AR, Sosa JA, Gosnell J, Alseidi A, Lin MYC, Roman SA. Surgical support team: Lessons learned after piloting a near peer support program for medical students during their core surgery clerkship. Am J Surg. 2023 02; 225(2):429-431. View in PubMed
  2. Badiee RK, Hernandez S, Valdez JJ, Nnamani Silva ON, Campbell AR, Alseidi AA. Corrigendum to "Advocating for a New Residency Application Process: A Student Perspective". J Surg Educ. 2022 January-February; 79(1): 20-24. J Surg Educ. 2022 Jul-Aug; 79(4):1082. View in PubMed
  3. Hernandez S, Song S, Nnamani Silva ON, Anderson C, Kim AS, Campbell AR, Kim EH, Alseidi A, Wick EC, Sosa JA, Gosnell J, Lin MYC, Roman SA. Third year medical student knowledge gaps after a virtual surgical rotation. Am J Surg. 2022 07; 224(1 Pt B):366-370. View in PubMed
  4. Badiee RK, Hernandez S, Valdez JJ, NnamaniSilva ON, Campbell AR, Alseidi AA. Advocating for a New Residency Application Process: A Student Perspective. J Surg Educ. 2022 Jan-Feb; 79(1):20-24. View in PubMed
  5. Hernandez S, Nnamani Silva ON, Conroy P, Weiser L, Thompson A, Mohamedaly S, Coe TM, Alseidi A, Campbell AR, Sosa JA, Gosnell J, Lin MYC, Roman SA. Bursting the Hidden Curriculum Bubble: A Surgical Near-Peer Mentorship Pilot Program for URM Medical Students. J Surg Educ. 2022 Jan-Feb; 79(1):11-16. View in PubMed
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In the News

  • Dr. Andre Campbell Completes his Service as the 28th President of the Society of Black Academic Surgeons

    UCSF Department of Surgery - October 03, 2023
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    Congratulations to Dr. Andre Campbell on serving as the 28th President of the Society of Black Academic Surgeons (SBAS) The Department of Surgery is delighted to extend its heartfelt congratulations to Dr. Andre Campbell on serving as the 28th President of the Society of Black Academic Surgeons (SBAS). He concluded his term this weekend. Dr. Campbell holds the esteemed position of Professor of Surgery and Vice Chair of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion within our department. Throughout his [...]

  • Dr. Campbell is a speaker at UCSF Gun Violence Prevention Town Hall

    UCSF Department of Surgery at Zuckerberg San Francisco General - August 05, 2022
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    Dr. Campbell is a speaker at UCSF Gun Violence Prevention Town Hall Dr. Campbell joined UCSF's top experts in gun violence prevention and intervention at a special town hall, Gun Violence: A Public Health Crisis. This virtual town hall, open to the public, includes experts from a variety of fields, including emergency medicine, research, social and behavioral sciences.  A recording of the special town hall on Gun Violence: A Public Health Crisis is available for viewing here. During this [...]

  • Dr. Campbell is featured on billboard

    UCSF Department of Surgery - August 03, 2022
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    Dr. Campbell is featured on San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center billboard. Learn more about SFGHF »

  • Dr. Andre Campbell Named Inaugural Vice Chair for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

    UCSF Department of Surgery - Richard Barg - December 05, 2019
    We are pleased to announce that Andre Campbell, M.D. has been named the Inaugural Vice Chair for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in the Department of Surgery. Dr. Campbell is a Professor of Surgery in the Division of General Surgery and an attending trauma surgeon at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center (ZSFG). As Vice Chair for DEI, Dr. Campbell will provide vision and leadership for diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives across the department's clinical, [...]

  • Andre Campbell, M.D. Elected to Board of Governors Executive Committee of the American College of Surgeons

    UCSF Department of Surgery at Zuckerberg San Francisco General - December 17, 2018
    UCSF trauma surgeon Andre R. Campbell, MD, FACS, FACP, FCCM has been elected to the Board of Governors Executive Committee for the American College of Surgeons, a prestigious honor. His election was announced at the 2018 Annual Meeting of American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress in October. Dr. Campbell is professor of surgery, division of general surgery; director of the surgery clerkship; and director of the surgical critical care fellowship at UCSF. He will be the Education Pillar [...]

  • UCSF Trauma Surgeons Among Leading Voices Working to Stem Tide of Gun Violence in the U.S.

    Department of Surgery at Zuckerberg San Francisco General - December 05, 2018
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    Trauma surgeons at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center have been among the strongest proponents for physicians speaking out on the issue of gun violence and conducting research to reduce suffering and prevent needless and tragic deaths. They have harnessed the power of Twitter in the service of community outreach and effecting social change. Notably, Rachael A. Callcut, M.D., MSPH was among the group that created the Twitter handle, @ThisIsOurLane and Andre Campbell, [...]

  • Trauma Surgeon Andre Campbell, M.D. Vents Frustration over Toll of Pervasive Daily Gun Violence in Nation’s ERs

    UCSF Department of Surgery at Zuckerberg San Francisco General - June 29, 2018
    UCSF trauma surgeon Andre Campbell, M.D., who was on the trauma team that treated victims injured in the shooting at the YouTube headquarters in California, vented his frustration over decades of gun violence in a press conference about the shooting.  As reported by CNN, Campbell challenged the news media to look beyond the sensational events and address the pervasive omnipresent gun violence that is a daily occurrence in the U.S. Campbell was widely praised in social media for stance as well [...]

  • USNWR Ranks UCSF No. 4 Nationally for Surgical Education of Medical Students

    Department of Surgery - Richard Barg - April 12, 2018
    UCSF was recently ranked No. 4 nationally for the surgery curriculum taught in medical school, placing it in the top 2.5% of the 177 medical and osteopathic schools surveyed in the U.S. News & World Report survey of best graduate and professional schools.   The curriculum, developed by highly acclaimed Department of Surgery faculty, encompasses didactic in-class learning fused with early longitudinal immersion in clinical teams, and an inquiry-focused learning environment that encourages [...]

  • Department of Surgery Launches New Medical Student Portal for Surgical Clerkships

    UCSF General Surgery Residency Program - Richard Barg - February 16, 2018
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    The Department of Surgery has launched a new medical student portal designed as a resource and comprehensive dashboard for medical students during their surgical clerkships. The program is led by Director Andre Campbell, M.D. and Associate Director Matthew Y.C. Lin, M.D. The site course coordinators are Heidi Crist and Wenia Lee.  The Department of Surgery Clerkship provides UCSF medical students with a solid, enduring surgical foundation, offering diverse training opportunities including [...]

  • Last Lecture: Andre Campbell Highlights Social Justice, Diversity

    UCSF Department of Surgery at Zuckerberg San Francisco General - May 24, 2016
    UCSF News reports on the inspirational lecture given by Andre Campbell, M.D., Professor of Surgery at the UCSF Department of Surgery at Zuckerberg SFGH, about the importance of social justice and diversity at the annual "UCSF Last Lecture" event, in which Dr. Campbell spoke of his experiences at UCSF dating back to his graduation from the UCSF School of Medicine. It's OK to not know what you want to do when you grow up – even if you're already a famous trauma surgeon. That and many other [...]

  • SF General Hospital’s Trauma Unit Responds to Region’s Biggest Disasters

    UCSF Department of Surgery at Zuckerberg San Francisco General - July 12, 2013
    UCSF News reports on the efforts of the trauma  team at San Francisco General Hospital that treated victims of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 that crashed while landing in San Francisco in July 2013. The team included UCSF Department of Surgery trauma surgeons M. Margaret Knudson, M.D. and Andre Campbell, M.D., and Rachael A. Callcut, M.D., M.S.P.H.. They arrived at SFGH within hours of the disaster: On the morning of July 6, M. Margaret Knudson, MD, chief of surgery at SFGH, worked with Campbell [...]

  • Campbell Receives Honors for Contributions as Trauma Surgeon at SFGH

    UCSF Department of Surgery at Zuckerberg San Francisco General - April 01, 2011
    "Andre Campbell, MD, a UCSF professor of surgery, was recognized on March 29 by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors for his outstanding service as a trauma and acute care surgeon at San Francisco General Hospital (SFGH)."

  • Andre Campbell Presented with Martin Luther King, Jr. Award For Diversity Efforts

    UCSF Department of Surgery at Zuckerberg San Francisco General - January 15, 2010
    UCSF celebrated the life and legacy of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., with a series of events  beginning January 15th. At the Awards Ceremony in Cole Hall, Dr. Andre Campbell was one of several individuals  recognized for extraordinary leadership in promoting and advancing mutual respect, understanding and appreciation for all types of diversity at UCSF.

  • Life and Death at San Francisco's Hospital of Last Resort

    UCSF Department of Surgery at Zuckerberg San Francisco General - December 10, 2006
    "After 13 years doing trauma surgery at San Francisco General Hospital, Dr. Andre Campbell knows just about everything there is to know about calamity, mayhem and long nights.  "........."For as long as he has been at General, Campbell has worked beside the head of trauma surgery, Bill Schecter, who is 10 years older than the 48-year-old Campbell. Schecter embodies the work ethic and the mission of the hospital."

 

 
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