University of California San Francisco

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

Dr. Willieford Moses to Join Department of Surgery Faculty
July, 08, 2020 | UCSF Pediatric Surgery
Surgical Innovations Projects Receive Top Honors at ASAIO Conference
November, 18, 2016 | UCSF Surgical Innovations Program
Artificial Kidney Research Advances Through UCSF Collaboration
November, 06, 2015 | UCSF Surgical Innovations Program
Importance of Surgical Innovations Highlighted in Q&A with General Surgery Research Fellows
September, 24, 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