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. Detection of clinically silent infarcts after carotid endarterectomy by use of diffusion-weighted imaging.
      Feiwell RJ, Besmertis L, Sarkar R, Saloner DA, Rapp JH| | PubMed
    2. Atheroemboli to the brain: size threshold for causing acute neuronal cell death.
      Rapp JH, Pan XM, Sharp FR, Shah DM, Wille GA, Velez PM, Troyer A, Higashida RT, Saloner D| | PubMed
    3. Oxidized cholesterol in the diet accelerates the development of atherosclerosis in LDL receptor- and apolipoprotein E-deficient mice.
      Staprans I, Pan XM, Rapp JH, Grunfeld C, Feingold KR| | PubMed
    4. Endovascular aneurysm repair in high-risk patients.
      Chuter TA, Reilly LM, Faruqi RM, Kerlan RB, Sawhney R, Canto CJ, LaBerge JM, Wilson MW, Gordon RL, Wall SD, Rapp J, Messina LM| | PubMed
    5. Oxidized cholesterol in the diet accelerates the development of aortic atherosclerosis in cholesterol-fed rabbits.
      Staprans I, Pan XM, Rapp JH, Feingold KR| | PubMed
    6. Secretory sphingomyelinase, a product of the acid sphingomyelinase gene, can hydrolyze atherogenic lipoproteins at neutral pH. Implications for atherosclerotic lesion development.
      Schissel SL, Jiang X, Tweedie-Hardman J, Jeong T, Camejo EH, Najib J, Rapp JH, Williams KJ, Tabas I| | PubMed
    7. Exposure to cigarette smoke delays the plasma clearance of chylomicrons and chylomicron remnants in rats.
      Pan XM, Staprans I, Hardman DA, Rapp JH| | PubMed
    8. A blinded trial of local recombinant tissue factor pathway inhibitor versus either local or systemic heparin in a vein bypass model.
      Rapp JH, Pan XM, Ghermay A, Gazetas P, Brady SE, Reilly LM| | PubMed
    9. Rabbit aorta and human atherosclerotic lesions hydrolyze the sphingomyelin of retained low-density lipoprotein. Proposed role for arterial-wall sphingomyelinase in subendothelial retention and aggregation of atherogenic lipoproteins.
      Schissel SL, Tweedie-Hardman J, Rapp JH, Graham G, Williams KJ, Tabas I| | PubMed
    10. Sepsis increases endocytosis of endotoxin into hepatocytes.
      Ghermay AP, Brady S, Havel RJ, Harris HW, Rapp JH| | PubMed