UCSF Benioff Oakland Neurosurgeon Dr. Peter Sun is the First Recipient of the Chen Chair
Oakland, CA (May 16, 2016) – UCSF Benioff Oakland Neurosurgeon Dr. Peter Sun has become the first recipient of the John S. and Sherry H. Chen Endowed Chair in Clinical Neurosurgery at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland. This new endowed chair will initially be held by the Medical Director of the Division of Neurosurgery at UCSF Benioff Oakland, Dr. Sun. It will serve, in perpetuity, to honor excellence in the field of neurosurgery at the hospital, and to support recruitment and retention of world-class neurosurgeons.
“UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland is a very important institution,” said John Chen, BlackBerry’s Chief Executive Officer and Executive Chairman of its Board of Directors. “They help all kids in need and I am lucky enough to be able to give back and support such a worthy cause. My wife and I are East Bay residents; it means a great deal that we have a program of this caliber in our region—and that all children are cared for, regardless of ability to pay, is admirable and important.”
“We are grateful not only for what this endowed chair will enable us to accomplish clinically through the dedicated and gifted work of its chair holder, but also for the example and standard it sets,” said Dr. Bertram Lubin, President and CEO of UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland. “We are confident it will set the stage for more endowed chairs and philanthropic investments.”
The Chens’ gift was recently celebrated at the Research Institute of UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland.
“John and Sherry Chen are true visionaries. I am very grateful to them for this gift, which is an important investment in our hospital,” said Dr. Sun.
Neurosurgeons at UCSF Benioff Oakland perform up to 450 neurosurgeries each year, with families coming from across the U.S. for this care. Because Children’s is the only Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center in the Bay Area, and only one of five in the state, the neurosurgery team works at all hours of the day and night to transform and save the lives of children in northern California and beyond. The team not only operates on children with severe head trauma, but also those with other types of pediatric neurosurgical care, including brain tumors, spinal disorders, congenital anomalies, craniosynostosis, spasticity, and hydrocephalus. Neurosurgery at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals is ranked among the best in the country.
About UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland (formerly Children’s Hospital & Research Center Oakland) is a premier, not-for-profit medical center for children in Northern California, and is the only hospital in the East Bay 100% devoted to pediatrics. UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland affiliated with UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital San Francisco on January 1, 2014. UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland is a national leader in many pediatric specialties including cardiology, hematology/oncology, neonatology, neurosurgery, orthopedics, and sports medicine. The hospital is one of only five ACS Pediatric Level I Trauma Centers in the state, and has one of largest pediatric intensive care units in Northern California. UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland has 190 licensed beds, over 500 physicians in 43 specialties, and more than 2,600 employees. UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland is also a leading teaching hospital with an outstanding pediatric residency program and a number of unique pediatric subspecialty fellowship programs.
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland’s research arm, Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute (CHORI), is internationally known for its basic and clinical research. CHORI is at the forefront of translating research into interventions for treating and preventing human diseases. CHORI has 250 members of its investigative staff, a budget of about $50 million, and is ranked among the nation’s top ten research centers for National Institutes of Health funding to children’s hospitals. For more information, go to www.childrenshospitaloakland.org and www.chori.org.
Oakland, CA (May 16, 2016) – UCSF Benioff Oakland Neurosurgeon Dr. Peter Sun has become the first recipient of the John S. and Sherry H. Chen Endowed Chair in Clinical Neurosurgery at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland. This new endowed chair will initially be held by the Medical Director of the Division of Neurosurgery at UCSF Benioff Oakland, Dr. Sun. It will serve, in perpetuity, to honor excellence in the field of neurosurgery at the hospital, and to support recruitment and retention of world-class neurosurgeons.
“UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland is a very important institution,” said John Chen, BlackBerry’s Chief Executive Officer and Executive Chairman of its Board of Directors. “They help all kids in need and I am lucky enough to be able to give back and support such a worthy cause. My wife and I are East Bay residents; it means a great deal that we have a program of this caliber in our region—and that all children are cared for, regardless of ability to pay, is admirable and important.”
“We are grateful not only for what this endowed chair will enable us to accomplish clinically through the dedicated and gifted work of its chair holder, but also for the example and standard it sets,” said Dr. Bertram Lubin, President and CEO of UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland. “We are confident it will set the stage for more endowed chairs and philanthropic investments.”
The Chens’ gift was recently celebrated at the Research Institute of UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland.
“John and Sherry Chen are true visionaries. I am very grateful to them for this gift, which is an important investment in our hospital,” said Dr. Sun.
Neurosurgeons at UCSF Benioff Oakland perform up to 450 neurosurgeries each year, with families coming from across the U.S. for this care. Because Children’s is the only Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center in the Bay Area, and only one of five in the state, the neurosurgery team works at all hours of the day and night to transform and save the lives of children in northern California and beyond. The team not only operates on children with severe head trauma, but also those with other types of pediatric neurosurgical care, including brain tumors, spinal disorders, congenital anomalies, craniosynostosis, spasticity, and hydrocephalus. Neurosurgery at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals is ranked among the best in the country.
About UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland (formerly Children’s Hospital & Research Center Oakland) is a premier, not-for-profit medical center for children in Northern California, and is the only hospital in the East Bay 100% devoted to pediatrics. UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland affiliated with UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital San Francisco on January 1, 2014. UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland is a national leader in many pediatric specialties including cardiology, hematology/oncology, neonatology, neurosurgery, orthopedics, and sports medicine. The hospital is one of only five ACS Pediatric Level I Trauma Centers in the state, and has one of largest pediatric intensive care units in Northern California. UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland has 190 licensed beds, over 500 physicians in 43 specialties, and more than 2,600 employees. UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland is also a leading teaching hospital with an outstanding pediatric residency program and a number of unique pediatric subspecialty fellowship programs.
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland’s research arm, Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute (CHORI), is internationally known for its basic and clinical research. CHORI is at the forefront of translating research into interventions for treating and preventing human diseases. CHORI has 250 members of its investigative staff, a budget of about $50 million, and is ranked among the nation’s top ten research centers for National Institutes of Health funding to children’s hospitals. For more information, go to www.childrenshospitaloakland.org and www.chori.org.
