It is with a heavy heart that we share the sad news that emeritus professor W. Richard “Rick” Webb, MD passed away on Friday, September 30, 2022, at his home in Novato after a long illness. A San Francisco native and world-renowned radiologist who spent the greater part of his illustrious career at UCSF, Dr. Webb retired from the UCSF Department of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging in 2009 after serving for 37 years on the department’s faculty and transforming the practice of thoracic radiology.
Born October 26, 1945, in San Francisco, Dr. Webb grew up in Kentfield with his parents Wayne and Norma and his sister Judith. He attended Stanford University for his undergraduate degree and then UCSF for medical school, graduating in 1971. At UCSF, he also went on to complete his diagnostic radiology residency, where he served as Chief Resident, and his thoracic imaging…
