Hemming's gift honors the exceptional clinical skills of Mark I. Singer, MD, the Robert K. Werbe Distinguished Professor in Head and Neck Cancer, and will enable the department to offer the Bryan Hemming Endowed Fellowship in Head and Neck Cancer annually to a promising UCSF otolaryngology resident.

Young Oh, MD, was recently named as the first Hemming Fellow. He will join the department's clinical faculty and participate in surgery with Singer and David W. Eisele, MD, professor and department chair. Additionally, Oh will conduct patient consultations, oversee an outpatient clinic and act as attending surgeon during resident training sessions.

Hemming, who moved to San Francisco from his native England in the early 1960s, says that he is "delighted to contribute to the training of outstanding and committed head and neck cancer specialists through this fellowship."

According to Singer, "Bryan Hemming's support will benefit a procession of remarkable UCSF residents with individualized, hands-on training. We are indebted to him for his vision and understanding of the importance of this fellowship."