University of California San Francisco

Education

Education
  • 1964-68, University of Oregon, B.S., Biology
  • 1969-73, University of Oregon Medical School, M.D., Medicine
Residencies
  • 1973-74, Baltimore City Hospital, Intern, Medicine
  • 1974-79, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Resident, Surgery
Postdoctoral Training
  • 2004, Kaiser Permanente - Endovascular Mini Fellowship, Fellow, Surgery, (Vascular)

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Surgery, 1981
  • American Board of Surgery, Vascular Surgery, 1990

Clinical Expertise

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Carotid Artery Disease
Chronic Venous Insufficiency
Complex Limb Revascularization
Critical Limb Ischemia
Deep Vein Thrombosis
Diabetic Vascular Disease
Dialysis Access
Endovascular Aneurysm Repair
Mesenteric Artery Disease
Peripheral Artery Disease
Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Varicose Veins
Vascular Malformations

Clinical Trials

  1. Related Conditions: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm, Aneurysm| Start Date: | End Date:

Program Affiliations

Chief, Vascular Surgery Service - San Francisco VA Medical Center

Grants and Funding

  • LIPOPROTEIN ISOLATION FROM SURGICAL SPECIMENS AND PLASMA | NIH | 1988-07-01 - 1993-06-30 | Role: Principal Investigator
  • LIPOPROTEIN ISOLATION FROM SURGICAL SPECIMENTS AND PLASM | NIH | 1986-12-01 - 1989-11-30 | Role: Principal Investigator

Publications

MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 125
  1. The role of dietary oxidized cholesterol and oxidized fatty acids in the development of atherosclerosis.
    Staprans I, Pan XM, Rapp JH, Feingold KR| | PubMed
  2. Aortoiliac occlusive disease in patients with known or suspected peripheral vascular disease: safety and efficacy of gadofosveset-enhanced MR angiography--multicenter comparative phase III study.
    Rapp JH, Wolff SD, Quinn SF, Soto JA, Meranze SG, Muluk S, Blebea J, Johnson SP, Rofsky NM, Duerinckx A, Foster GS, Kent KC, Moneta G, Middlebrook MR, Narra VR, Toombs BD, Pollak J, Yucel EK, Shamsi K, Weisskoff RM| | PubMed
  3. Atheroemboli during renal artery angioplasty: an ex vivo study.
    Hiramoto J, Hansen KJ, Pan XM, Edwards MS, Sawhney R, Rapp JH| | PubMed
  4. Credentialing for carotid artery stenting.
    Schneider DB, Rapp JH| | PubMed
  5. Coronary-artery revascularization before elective major vascular surgery.
    McFalls EO, Ward HB, Moritz TE, Goldman S, Krupski WC, Littooy F, Pierpont G, Santilli S, Rapp J, Hattler B, Shunk K, Jaenicke C, Thottapurathu L, Ellis N, Reda DJ, Henderson WG| | PubMed
  6. Transport of contrast agents in contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography.
    Jou LD, Rapp J, Saloner D| | PubMed
  7. Current status of carotid imaging by MRA.
    Rapp JH, Saloner D| | PubMed
  8. Impact of surgeon and surgical center characteristics on choice of permanent vascular access.
    O'Hare AM, Dudley RA, Hynes DM, McCulloch CE, Navarro D, Colin P, Stroupe K, Rapp J, Johansen KL| | PubMed
  9. Cerebral ischemia and infarction from atheroemboli <100 microm in Size.
    Rapp JH, Pan XM, Yu B, Swanson RA, Higashida RT, Simpson P, Saloner D| | PubMed
  10. Contrast material-enhanced MRA overestimates severity of carotid stenosis, compared with 3D time-of-flight MRA.
    Townsend TC, Saloner D, Pan XM, Rapp JH| | PubMed