Surgeon Michael Harrison, often called the "Father of Fetal Surgery," reflects on the prenatal procedure he pioneered at UCSF in 1981 and how the specialty has evolved over three decades.

Babies who undergo fetal surgery — pioneered at UCSF 30 years ago — to repair spina bifida while still in the womb develop better than babies who have corrective surgery after birth, according to findings from a UCSF-led trial.

UCSF celebrates the opening of an architecturally unique stem cell building, a milestone in the history of UCSF’s pioneering stem cell research program, one of the largest and most comprehensive of its kind in the United States.

UCSF Stem Cell Donor Images for Media