Research Innovation & Invention Impactful Research DEI, Collaborative, & Basic & Translation Research Research by Condition Clinical Trials Seed Grants Resources Research UC Irvine Department of Surgery Home About Campus & Community Resources Surgery: Research Discover — UC Irvine Department of Surgery Research The Department of Surgery’s robust research program is committed to innovation and invention. Our faculty experts are dedicated to investigative efforts that foster diversity, feature strong collaboration and move new treatments from the bench to the bedside. Research Highlights The department’s prolific research program results in more than 150 peer-reviewed publications each year, many of which are high-impact studies. Our research portfolio includes more than $1.8 million in total funding from extramural — federal, industry and foundation — and intramural sources. 150+ Peer-Reviewed Publications Produced Per Year $1.8M In Total Extramural and Intramural Research Funding Our faculty and trainees present at regional and national meetings held by organizations such as: Society of Asian Academic Surgeons The American Association for the Surgery of Trauma American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress Southern California Chapter of the American College of Surgeons Pacific Coast Surgical Association Society of Surgical Oncology Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons Southwestern Surgical Congress American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons Surgical Infection Society Explore Our Research Our faculty, students, and trainees are involved in cutting-edge research, working together across the department, School of Medicine, UCI and with federal organizations and industry to transform inventions in the laboratory into life-saving treatments and cures. Innovation & Invention Impactful Research Clinical Trials Seed Grants Surgery Research Symposium The UC Irvine Department of Surgery has hosted an annual Research Symposium since 2021. The symposium allows residents, fellows and students who work with Department of Surgery faculty to showcase their outstanding research. The top three presentations are selected by a panel of judges for the best research presentation award and a cash prize. The symposium also features research presentations from faculty who recently received surgery seed grants. The fourth annual symposium was held on August 22, 2024, at UC Irvine Medical Center. Jeffry Nahmias, MD, and Maheswari Senthil, MD, were the program facilitators. Cristina Ferrone, MD, professor of surgery and chair of the Jim and Eleanor Randall Department of Surgery at Cedars Sinai Medical Center, was the keynote speaker. We look forward to sharing more information about the 2025 symposium soon! Resources Department of Surgery researchers have access to UC Irvine-wide core facilities, centers and institutes, and research infrastructure to conduct clinical and translational research. Find Resources