University of California San Francisco

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Joseph
Rapp
MD

Professor Emeritus of Surgery
Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Department of Surgery, School of Medicine
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. Atheroembolism during percutaneous renal artery revascularization.
      Edwards MS, Corriere MA, Craven TE, Pan XM, Rapp JH, Pearce JD, Mertaugh NB, Hansen KJ| | PubMed
    2. Postprocedural microembolic events following carotid surgery and carotid angioplasty and stenting.
      Tedesco MM, Lee JT, Dalman RL, Lane B, Loh C, Haukoos JS, Rapp JH, Coogan SM| | PubMed
    3. Subclinical embolization after carotid artery stenting: new lesions on diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging occur postprocedure.
      Rapp JH, Wakil L, Sawhney R, Pan XM, Yenari MA, Glastonbury C, Coogan S, Wintermark M| | PubMed
    4. MRI of geometric and compositional features of vulnerable carotid plaque.
      Saloner D, Acevedo-Bolton G, Wintermark M, Rapp JH| | PubMed
    5. Long-term outcome and reintervention after endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair using the Zenith stent graft.
      Hiramoto JS, Reilly LM, Schneider DB, Sivamurthy N, Rapp JH, Chuter TA| | PubMed
    6. The effect of magnetic resonance imaging on stainless-steel Z-stent-based abdominal aortic prosthesis.
      Hiramoto JS, Reilly LM, Schneider DB, Skorobogaty H, Rapp J, Chuter TA| | PubMed
    7. Unmasking complicated atherosclerotic plaques on carotid magnetic resonance angiography: a report of three cases.
      Wintermark M, Rapp JH, Tan J, Saloner D| | PubMed
    8. Ezetimibe inhibits the incorporation of dietary oxidized cholesterol into lipoproteins.
      Staprans I, Pan XM, Rapp JH, Moser AH, Feingold KR| | PubMed
    9. Postoperative outcomes for patients undergoing elective revascularization for critical limb ischemia and intermittent claudication: a subanalysis of the Coronary Artery Revascularization Prophylaxis (CARP) trial.
      Raghunathan A, Rapp JH, Littooy F, Santilli S, Krupski WC, Ward HB, Thottapurathu L, Moritz T, McFalls EO, CARP Investigators| | PubMed
    10. Adjunctive primary stenting of Zenith endograft limbs during endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair: implications for limb patency.
      Sivamurthy N, Schneider DB, Reilly LM, Rapp JH, Skovobogatyy H, Chuter TA| | PubMed