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Warren J. Gasper, M.D.

Warren J. Gasper, M.D.

  • Associate Professor of Surgery,
  • Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
  • Chief, Vascular Surgery Section,
  • San Francisco VA Health Care System
  • Director, Vascular Integrated Physiology and
  • Experimental Therapeutics (ViperX)
  • Associate Director, Vascular Surgery Integrated Residency Program

Contact Information

Division of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
400 Parnassus Avenue, A-501
San Francisco, CA 94143-0957
Phone: (415) 353-2357
Fax: (415) 353-2669
[email protected]
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Education

  • 1995-99, Bowdoin College, A.B., Biochemistry and German
  • 1999-03, University of Maryland, M.D., Medicine

Residencies

  • 2003-04, University of California, San Francisco, Intern, Surgery
  • 2004-05, University of California, San Francisco, Resident, Surgery
  • 2009-10, University of California, San Francisco, Chief Resident, Surgery

Fellowships

  • 2010-11, University of California, San Francisco, Fellow, Vascular Surgery Research
  • 2011-13, University of California, San Francisco, Fellow, Vascular Surgery

Clinical Expertise

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Biography

Dr. Warren J. Gasper received his medical degree at the University of Maryland. He then completed a general surgery residency and vascular surgery fellowship at the University of California San Francisco. Following residency, he completed a one year research fellowship in vascular physiology and translational research at the University of California San Francisco.

Awards & Honors

  Award  
  Confired By    
  Date    
  • Lim/Thomas Excellence in Teaching Award
  • UCSF Department of Surgery Chief Residents
  • 2018
  • Excellence in Teaching Award
  • UCSF Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators
  • 2017
  • First place, Poster Competition
  • Society for Vascular Surgery Annual Meeting
  • 2011

    • Research Overview

    Dr. Gasper's clinical interests include diseases of the aorta and its major branches, aneurysms and peripheral artery disease. Dr Gasper's research has been focused on translational projects involving vascular physiology and venous remodeling after arteriovenous fistula and lower extremity bypass surgeries. He also been active in research involving pharmacologic therapies to reduce or prevent restenosis and has been involved in pre-clinical studies as well as clinical trials using a novel endovascular approach to deliver therapy to the artery adventitia.

    Research & Funding

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    ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7773-5916 Additional info
    • Transfusion Trigger after Operations in High Cardiac Risk Patients
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      Oct 2017
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      Feb 2022
      Co-local Site Investigator
    • Targeted Endovascular Treatment of Inflammation for Vascular Healing in Humans
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      Aug 2015
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      Apr 2020
      Co-Investigator
    • Imaging Substudy, part of "A Phase 2 Study for the Evaluation of Safety and Efficacy of Humacyte's Human Acellular Vessel for Use as a Vascular Prosthesis for Femoro-Popliteal Bypass in Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease"
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      Jun 2016
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      Mar 2020
      Principal Investigator
    • Randomized, Multicenter, Controlled Trial to Compare Best Endovascular versus Best Surgical Therapy in Patients With Critical Limb Ischemia (BEST-CLI)
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      Dec 2014
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      Dec 2019
      Principal Investigator

    Clinical Trials

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    Publications

    MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 93
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    1. Dong H, Leach JR, Kao E, Zhou A, Chitiboi T, Zhu C, Ballweber M, Jiang F, Lee YJ, Iannuzzi J, Gasper W, Saloner D, Hope MD, Mitsouras D. Measurement of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Strain Using MR Deformable Image Registration: Accuracy and Relationship to Recent Aneurysm Progression. Invest Radiol. 2023 Oct 19. View in PubMed
    2. Ramirez JL, Sung E, Jaramillo E, Gasper WJ, Conte MS, Boitano L, Iannuzzi JC. Development and Validation of a Novel Preoperative Risk Score to Identify Patients at Risk for Nonhome Discharge after Elective Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair (EVAR). Ann Vasc Surg. 2024 Feb; 99:341-348. View in PubMed
    3. Ramirez JL, Matthay ZA, Lancaster E, Smith EJT, Gasper WJ, Zarkowsky DS, Doyle AJ, Patel VI, Schanzer A, Conte MS, Iannuzzi JC. Decreasing prevalence of centers meeting the Society for Vascular Surgery abdominal aortic aneurysm guidelines in the United States. J Vasc Surg. 2024 Feb; 79(2):240-249. View in PubMed
    4. Dias-Neto M, Vacirca A, Huang Y, Baghbani-Oskouei A, Jakimowicz T, Mendes BC, Kolbel T, Sobocinski J, Bertoglio L, Mees B, Gargiulo M, Dias N, Schanzer A, Gasper W, Beck AW, Farber MA, Mani K, Timaran C, Schneider DB, Pedro LM, Tsilimparis N, Haulon S, Sweet MP, Ferreira E, Eagleton M, Yeung KK, Khashram M, Jama K, Panuccio G, Rohlffs F, Mesnard T, Chiesa R, Kahlberg A, Schurink GW, Lemmens C, Gallitto E, Faggioli G, Karelis A, Parodi E, Gomes V, Wanhainen A, Habib M, Colon JP, Pavarino F, Baig MS, Gouveia E Melo REC, Crawford S, Zettervall SL, Garcia R, Ribeiro T, Alves G, Gonçalves FB, Kappe KO, Mariko van Knippenberg SE, Tran BL, Gormley S, Oderich GS, International Multicenter Aortic Research Group. Outcomes of Elective and Non-elective Fenestrated-branched Endovascular Aortic Repair for Treatment of Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms. Ann Surg. 2023 10 01; 278(4):568-577. View in PubMed
    5. Khoury MK, Lancaster E, Eagleton MJ, Gasper WJ. Update of T-branch use from the US Aortic Research Consortium. J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino). 2023 Oct; 64(5):470-474. View in PubMed
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    In the News

    • BEST-CLI Landmark Trial Published in NEJM

      UCSF Division of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery - Alexandra Lee - November 09, 2022
      BEST-CLI is an international research study aimed at figuring out the best treatment for people with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) - also known as poor blood flow, and associated with Critical Limb Ischemia (CLI). It is Federally funded by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute at the National Institutes of Health.  As of November 2022, BEST-CLI enrollment ended in October of 2019, and completed a minimum of 24 months' follow-up for all patients in October of 2021. The primary [...]

    • UCSF Department of Surgery Faculty Honored with Excellence in Teaching Awards

      UCSF Department of Surgery - Richard Barg - October 02, 2017
      The Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators presented seven Department of Surgery faculty with the Excellence in Teaching Award for 2017 at a ceremony on September 11th at the UCSF School of Nursing, held in conjunction with the Academy's induction of new members. The Academy's Excellence in Teaching Awards are peer-nominated, and honor outstanding front-line teachers of medical students, residents, and fellows who often go unrecognized. These teachers create and encourage an intellectually [...]

    • Warren J. Gasper, M.D. Wins Top Prize at SVS Poster Competition

      UCSF Vascular & Endovascular Surgery - August 12, 2011
      Warren Gasper, M.D., junior fellow in the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery and a member of the research lab of Christopher Owens M.D., was awarded first prize in the poster competition at the annual meeting of the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) for the poster Percutaneous Peri-Adventitial Guanethidine Delivery Induces Renal Artery Sympathectomy: Preclinical Experience and Implication for Refractory Hypertension. One hundred researchers competed worldwide for the [...]

     

     
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