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. Double-lumen carotid plaque: a morbid configuration.
      Yu B, Mang Pan X, Saloner D, Troyer A, Rapp JH, ACSCEPT Trialists| | PubMed
    2. Biochemical characterization of atherosclerotic plaque constituents using FTIR spectroscopy and histology.
      Li C, Ebenstein D, Xu C, Chapman J, Saloner D, Rapp J, Pruitt L| | PubMed
    3. Oxidized cholesterol in the diet is a source of oxidized lipoproteins in human serum.
      Staprans I, Pan XM, Rapp JH, Feingold KR| | PubMed
    4. Hepatic endosomal trafficking of lipoprotein-bound endotoxin in rats.
      Harris HW, Brady SE, Rapp JH| | PubMed
    5. Rupture rate of large abdominal aortic aneurysms in patients refusing or unfit for elective repair.
      Lederle FA, Johnson GR, Wilson SE, Ballard DJ, Jordan WD, Blebea J, Littooy FN, Freischlag JA, Bandyk D, Rapp JH, Salam AA, Veterans Affairs Cooperative Study #417 Investigators| | PubMed
    6. Immediate repair compared with surveillance of small abdominal aortic aneurysms.
      Lederle FA, Wilson SE, Johnson GR, Reinke DB, Littooy FN, Acher CW, Ballard DJ, Messina LM, Gordon IL, Chute EP, Krupski WC, Busuttil SJ, Barone GW, Sparks S, Graham LM, Rapp JH, Makaroun MS, Moneta GL, Cambria RA, Makhoul RG, Eton D, Ansel HJ, Freischlag JA, Bandyk D, Aneurysm Detection and Management Veterans Affairs Cooperative Study Group| | PubMed
    7. Expansion rates and outcomes for the 3.0-cm to the 3.9-cm infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm.
      Santilli SM, Littooy FN, Cambria RA, Rapp JH, Tretinyak AS, d'Audiffret AC, Kuskowski MA, Roethle ST, Tomczak CM, Krupski WC| | PubMed
    8. Major carotid plaque surface irregularities correlate with neurologic symptoms.
      Troyer A, Saloner D, Pan XM, Velez P, Rapp JH, Assessment of Carotid Stenosis by Comparison with Endarterectomy Plaque Trial Investigators| | PubMed
    9. Structure of plaque at carotid bifurcation: high-resolution MRI with histological correlation.
      Coombs BD, Rapp JH, Ursell PC, Reilly LM, Saloner D| | PubMed
    10. Endoleak after endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm.
      Chuter TA, Faruqi RM, Sawhney R, Reilly LM, Kerlan RB, Canto CJ, Lukaszewicz GC, Laberge JM, Wilson MW, Gordon RL, Wall SD, Rapp J, Messina LM| | PubMed