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Department of Surgery »  Faculty »  Vascular Surgery »  Joseph Rapp, M.D.

Joseph Rapp, M.D.

Professor of Surgery
Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Chief of Vascular Surgery Service, San Francisco VA Medical Center

Contact Information

SFVAMC (112G)
4150 Clement Street
San Francisco, CA 9412
Phone: (415) 750-2115
Fax: (415) 750-2181

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

Fellowships

  • 1979-82, Oregon Health Sciences University, Fellow, Medicine
  • 1983-84, University of California, San Francisco, Fellow, Vascular Surgery
  • 1984-85, Cardiovascular Research Institute University of California, Fellow, Medicine

Postdoctoral Training

  • 2004, Kaiser Permanente - Endovascular Mini Fellowship, Fellow, Surgery, (Vascular)

Board Certification

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

Program Affiliations

  • Chief, Vascular Surgery Service - San Francisco VA Medical Center

Research Interests

Selected Publications

  1. Rapp JH, Pan XM, Sharp FR, Shah DM, Wille GA, Velez PM, Troyer A, Higashida RT, Saloner D. Atheroemboli to the brain: size threshold for causing acute neuronal cell death. J Vasc Surg. 32: 68-76, Jul/2000.
  2. Rapp JH, Pan XM, Yu B, Swanson RA, Higashida RT, Simpson P, Saloner D. Cerebral ischemia and infarction from atheroemboli <100 microm in Size. Stroke. 34: 1976-80, Aug/2003.
  3. 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. Coronary-artery revascularization before elective major vascular surgery. N Engl J Med. 351: 2795-804, Dec/30/2004.
  4. Rapp JH, Wakil L, Sawhney R, Pan XM, Yenari MA, Glastonbury C, Coogan S, Wintermark M. Subclinical embolization after carotid artery stenting: new lesions on diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging occur postprocedure. J Vasc Surg. 45: 867-72; discussion 872-4, May/2007.
  5. Rapp J, Pan X, Neumann M, Hong M, Hollenbeck K, Liu J. Miocro-emboli Composed of Cholesterol Crystals Disrupt the Blood Brain Barrier and Reduce Cognition. Stroke.
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