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. Vascular Anastomoses and Dissection: A Six-Part Simulation Curriculum for Surgical Residents.
    Brian R, Rodriguez N, Rapp J, Chern H, O'Sullivan P, Gomez-Sanchez C| | PubMed
  2. Assessment of Surgeon Performance of Advanced Open Surgical Skills Using a Microskills-Based Novel Curriculum.
    Greenberg AL, Karimzada MM, Brian R, Yap A, Luu HY, Ahmed S, Huang CY, Waits SA, Hirose R, Alseidi A, Rapp JH, O'Sullivan PS, Chern H, Syed SM| | PubMed
  3. Eptifibatide bridging therapy for staged carotid artery stenting and cardiac surgery: Safety and feasibility.
    Caton MT, Narsinh KH, Baker A, Amans MR, Hetts SW, Rapp JH, Ianuzzi JC, Tseng E, Gasper WJ, Cooke DL| | PubMed
  4. Vascular inflammation in a growing iliac artery aneurysm.
    Hope MD, Gasper WJ, Rapp J, Owens CD, Haraldsson H, Saloner D| | PubMed
  5. Ferumoxytol-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography is a feasible method for the clinical evaluation of lower extremity arterial disease.
    Walker JP, Nosova E, Sigovan M, Rapp J, Grenon MS, Owens CD, Gasper WJ, Saloner DA| | PubMed
  6. Vitamin D deficiency is associated with mortality and adverse vascular access outcomes in patients with end-stage renal disease.
    Walker JP, Hiramoto JS, Gasper WJ, Auyang P, Conte MS, Rapp JH, Lovett DH, Owens CD| | PubMed
  7. Invited commentary.
    Rapp JH| | PubMed
  8. Inducible ApoE gene repair in hypomorphic ApoE mice deficient in the low-density lipoprotein receptor promotes atheroma stabilization with a human-like lipoprotein profile.
    Eberlé D, Luk FS, Kim RY, Olivas VR, Kumar N, Posada JM, Li K, Gaudreault N, Rapp JH, Raffai RL| | PubMed
  9. Assessing the anatomic applicability of the multibranched endovascular repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm technique.
    Gasper WJ, Reilly LM, Rapp JH, Grenon SM, Hiramoto JS, Sobel JD, Chuter TA| | PubMed
  10. Macrophage-specific apoE gene repair reduces diet-induced hyperlipidemia and atherosclerosis in hypomorphic Apoe mice.
    Gaudreault N, Kumar N, Olivas VR, Eberlé D, Rapp JH, Raffai RL| | PubMed