University of California San Francisco

Willieford Moses, MD
Willieford
Moses
MD

Assistant Professor, Surgery 
Division of Pediatric Surgery

Address

35 Medical Center Way, #4644
San Francisco, CA 94143
United States

Phone: 415-476-3399
Fax: 415-502-1259

    Biography

    Dr. Moses graduated from Duke University in 2006 with a BS in Psychology and received his MD from the UCSF School of Medicine in 2011. He completed his general surgery residency at UCSF, graduating in 2018. During his career at UCSF, Dr. Moses was honored with numerous awards, including the Medical Student Teaching Award and Lawrence Way Critical Thinker Award from the Department of Surgery.  During his resident research years, Dr. Moses worked in the BioDesign Lab of Dr. Shuvo Roy as a Surgical Innovations Fellow. Dr. Mosesfinished his pediatric surgery fellowship in 2020 from Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and USC.  In addition to performing the broad spectrum of surgery in infants and children, Dr.Moses has a special interest in pediatric surgical oncology and will guide the program at BCHO

    Education

    Education
    • Duke University, B.S., Psychology, 2006
    • University of California, San Francisco, M.D., 2011

     

    Residencies
    • UCSF General Surgery Residency Program, 2018
    Fellowships

    Clinical Interests

    Pediatric Surgery

    Endocrine Surgery

    Global Health

    Book Chapters

    Moses, W and Suh, I. “Surgical Approach to Primary Hyperthyroidism (unilateral approach).” Textbook of Endocrine Surgery, 3rd Edition. Ed. Orlo Clark. Philadelphia: JP Brothers Medical Publishers. In press.

    American Society for Artificial Internal Organs Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, June 2015, Oral Presentation with Dr,  Shuvo Roy: “Artificial Kidneys: The Potential Role in Pediatrics”

     

    American Society for Artificial Internal Organs Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, June 2015, Poster Presentation: “Renal artery embolization for minimally invasive induction of renal failure”

     

    Fourth Annual Academic Surgical Congress, Fort Myers, FL,  Feb 2009, Quick-shot oral presentation “Younger age at diagnosis of papillary thyroid cancer is associated with the presence of multiple somatic mutations”

     

    Harvard’s Disparities in Surgical Care: Research to Practice Conference, Boston, MA,  Oct 2008, Poster Presentation: “Characterizing Thyroid Disease and Identifying Barriers to Care and Treatment in Uganda”

     

    UCSF’s Second Annual Health Disparities Research Symposium, Oct 2008, Poster Presentation: “Barriers to Conducting Collaborative Projects in Resource-Constrained Settings: The Feasibility of Creating a Patient Database in Uganda”

     

    UCSF Dean’s Research Fellowship Poster Session, Jan 2008, Poster Presentation “Does BRAF mutation testing in thyroid fine-needle aspiration biopsy improve diagnosis and predict extent of disease?

    In the News

    July, 08, 2020 | UCSF Pediatric Surgery
    November, 18, 2016 | UCSF Surgical Innovations Program
    November, 06, 2015 | UCSF Surgical Innovations Program

    Research Interests

    BioArtificial Kidney

    BioArtificial Organs

    Medical Device Innovations

    Global Health Innovations

    Publications

    MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 16
    1. Factors associated with trauma recidivism in young children.
      Stephens CQ, Melhado CG, Shui AM, Yap A, Moses W, Jensen AR, Newton C| | PubMed
    2. In vitro and in vivo hemocompatibility assessment of ultrathin sulfobetaine polymer coatings for silicon-based implants.
      Iqbal Z, Kim S, Moyer J, Moses W, Abada E, Wright N, Kim EJ, Park J, Fissell WH, Vartanian S, Roy S| | PubMed
    3. Sterilization effects on ultrathin film polymer coatings for silicon-based implantable medical devices.
      Iqbal Z, Moses W, Kim S, Kim EJ, Fissell WH, Roy S| | PubMed
    4. Silicon Micropore-Based Parallel Plate Membrane Oxygenator.
      Dharia A, Abada E, Feinberg B, Yeager T, Moses W, Park J, Blaha C, Wright N, Padilla B, Roy S| | PubMed
    5. Correction: An intravascular bioartificial pancreas device (iBAP) with silicon nanopore membranes (SNM) for islet encapsulation under convective mass transport.
      Song S, Blaha C, Moses W, Park J, Wright N, Groszek J, Fissell W, Vartanian S, Posselt AM, Roy S| | PubMed
    6. An intravascular bioartificial pancreas device (iBAP) with silicon nanopore membranes (SNM) for islet encapsulation under convective mass transport.
      Song S, Blaha C, Moses W, Park J, Wright N, Groszek J, Fissell W, Vartanian S, Posselt AM, Roy S| | PubMed
    7. Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding & Intussusception.
      Padilla BE, Moses W| | PubMed
    8. Radiologic assessment of fetal tracheal balloon occlusion.
      Jordan EJ, Feldstein VA, Moses W, Phelps AS| | PubMed
    9. Diffusive Silicon Nanopore Membranes for Hemodialysis Applications.
      Kim S, Feinberg B, Kant R, Chui B, Goldman K, Park J, Moses W, Blaha C, Iqbal Z, Chow C, Wright N, Fissell WH, Zydney A, Roy S| | PubMed
    10. Higher rate of BRAF mutation in papillary thyroid cancer over time: a single-institution study.
      Mathur A, Moses W, Rahbari R, Khanafshar E, Duh QY, Clark O, Kebebew E| | PubMed
    11. Prevalence, clinicopathologic features, and somatic genetic mutation profile in familial versus sporadic nonmedullary thyroid cancer.
      Moses W, Weng J, Kebebew E| | PubMed
    12. A prospective study evaluating the accuracy of using combined clinical factors and candidate diagnostic markers to refine the accuracy of thyroid fine needle aspiration biopsy.
      Mathur A, Weng J, Moses W, Steinberg SM, Rahbari R, Rahabari R, Kitano M, Khanafshar E, Ljung BM, Duh QY, Clark OH, Kebebew E| | PubMed
    13. Molecular testing for somatic mutations improves the accuracy of thyroid fine-needle aspiration biopsy.
      Moses W, Weng J, Sansano I, Peng M, Khanafshar E, Ljung BM, Duh QY, Clark OH, Kebebew E| | PubMed
    14. Clinical and molecular features of papillary thyroid cancer in adolescents and young adults.
      Vriens MR, Moses W, Weng J, Peng M, Griffin A, Bleyer A, Pollock BH, Indelicato DJ, Hwang J, Kebebew E| | PubMed
    15. Clinical features and genetic predisposition to hereditary nonmedullary thyroid cancer.
      Vriens MR, Suh I, Moses W, Kebebew E| | PubMed
    16. Multiple genetic alterations in papillary thyroid cancer are associated with younger age at presentation.
      Moses W, Weng J, Khanafshar E, Duh QY, Clark OH, Kebebew E| | PubMed