University of California San Francisco

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James
Iannuzzi
MD, MPH

Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Department of Surgery, School of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco

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Academic Office:
400 Parnassus Ave, A581, Box 0222
San Francisco, CA 94143
Tel: 415-353-4366
Email: [email protected]
Asst: [email protected]

Vascular Surgery Clinic:
400 Parnassus Ave, A501, Box 0957
San Francisco, CA 94143
Tel: 415-353-2357
Fax: 415-353-2669

Vascular Surgery Clinic at SFVA:
4150 Clement Street, 
San Francisco, CA 94121
Tel: 415-221-4810 x25496 
Fax: 415-750-2181

    Biography

    James C. Iannuzzi, M.D., MPH is a vascular surgeon in the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at UCSF. Dr. Iannuzzi earned his MD at Icahn School of Medicine Mount Sinai, and thereafter completed a general surgery residency at University of Rochester Medical Center where he also earned an MPH. His thesis was on the pleiotropic effects of statins on perioperative outcomes.

    Dr. Iannuzzi was the inaugural research fellow at the Surgical Health Outcomes and Research Enterprise at University of Rochester. In 2018, Dr. Iannuzzi completed a clinical and research fellowship in vascular and endovascular surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School.

    Dr. Iannuzzi has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications in leading journals spanning multiple areas of surgery.

    Education

    Institution Degree Dept or School End Date
    Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Medical School, Clinical and Research Fellow in Vascular and Endovascular Surgery 2018
    University of California Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training 2018
    University of Rochester Medical Center Administrative Chief Resident 2016
    University of Rochester Medical Center General Surgery Resident 2015
    University of Rochester Master of Public Health 2013
    University of Rochester Medical Center Surgical Health Outcomes and Research Enterprise 2013
    Icahn School of Medicine Mount Sinai Doctorate of Medicine 2009
    University of Michigan B.A. Philosophy 2005

    Awards & Honors

    Award Conferred By Date
    Poster Competition Finalist: Lower Extremity Bypass Non-Home Discharge Risk Score Society of Vascular Surgeons 2018
    Best Poster- Predicting Readmission After Colorectal Surgery: A Point-Based Score American Society of Colon & Rectum Surgeons 2014
    Strengthening Professionals in Comparative Effectiveness (SPICE): Work-Force Development ARRA/NIH funded training program 2012

    Clinical Expertise

    Aortic Aneurysm

    Aortic Dissection

    Carotid Artery Disease

    Critical Limb Ischemia

    Endovascular Aneurysm Repair

    Mesenteric Artery Disease

    Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm

    Diabetic Vascular Disease

    Peripheral Artery Disease

    Clinical Trials

    1. Related Conditions: Peripheral Artery Disease| Start Date: | End Date:

    In the News

    October, 09, 2019 | UCSF Division of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery

    Research Narrative

    Dr. Iannuzzi research focus includes clinical outcomes research in vascular surgery, and the use of predictive analytics to identify and intervene in potentially high-risk vascular surgery patients.

    Research Interests

    Aortic Aneurysm Repair

    Clinical Effectiveness Research

    Predictive Analytics

    Population Health

    Outcomes Research

    Publications

    MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 86
    1. Validation of nonhome discharge risk score after elective infrainguinal bypass surgery.
      Raby EE, Gutierrez RD, Matthay ZA, Gasper WJ, Hiramoto J, Conte MS, Iannuzzi JC| | PubMed
    2. Vascular Quality Initiative assessment of compliance with Society for Vascular Surgery Practice Guidelines for the endovascular management of claudication.
      Iannuzzi JC, Animilli S, Simons JP, Tonnessen BH, Koleilat I, Indes JE, Conte MS, Eldrup-Jorgensen J| | PubMed
    3. A Novel Preoperative Risk Score to Identify Patients at High Risk for Nonhome Discharge after Elective Open Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair.
      Ramirez JL, Sung E, Gasper WJ, Conte MS, Boitano LT, Ulloa JG, Iannuzzi JC| | PubMed
    4. Assessing the Readability of English and Spanish Online Patient Educational Materials for Deep Venous Thrombosis.
      Wang KM, Ramirez JL, Iannuzzi JC, Ulloa JG| | PubMed
    5. Early Opioid Use and Postoperative Delirium Following Open Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair.
      Gutierrez RD, Pepic L, Lancaster EM, Gasper WJ, Hiramoto JS, Conte MS, Bongiovanni T, Iannuzzi JC| | PubMed
    6. Mapping the Discharge Process After Surgery.
      Graham LA, Illarmo S, Gray CP, Harris AHS, Wagner TH, Hawn MT, Iannuzzi JC, Wren SM| | PubMed
    7. Predictors of amputation-free survival and wound healing after infrainguinal bypass with alternative conduits.
      Matthay ZA, Pace WA, Smith EJ, Gutierrez RD, Gasper WJ, Hiramoto JS, Reilly LM, Conte MS, Iannuzzi JC| | PubMed
    8. Readability of Spanish-Language Online Patient Educational Materials for Peripheral Artery Disease Do Not Meet Recommended Standards and Represent a Literacy Barrier to Care.
      Ramirez JL, Wang K, Sung E, Hernandez S, Le M, Avra TD, Talutis S, Iannuzzi JC, Ulloa JG| | PubMed
    9. Risk factors and associated outcomes of postoperative delirium after open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.
      Gutierrez RD, Smith EJT, Matthay ZA, Gasper WJ, Hiramoto JS, Conte MS, Finlayson E, Walter LC, Iannuzzi JC| | PubMed
    10. Measurement of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Strain Using MR Deformable Image Registration: Accuracy and Relationship to Recent Aneurysm Progression.
      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| | PubMed