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. Oxidized lipids in the diet accelerate the development of fatty streaks in cholesterol-fed rabbits.
      Staprãns I, Rapp JH, Pan XM, Hardman DA, Feingold KR| | PubMed
    2. Oxidized lipids in the diet are incorporated by the liver into very low density lipoprotein in rats.
      Staprans I, Rapp JH, Pan XM, Feingold KR| | PubMed
    3. Triglyceride-rich lipoproteins prevent septic death in rats.
      Read TE, Grunfeld C, Kumwenda ZL, Calhoun MC, Kane JP, Feingold KR, Rapp JH| | PubMed
    4. Role for circulating lipoproteins in protection from endotoxin toxicity.
      Feingold KR, Funk JL, Moser AH, Shigenaga JK, Rapp JH, Grunfeld C| | PubMed
    5. Assessment of carotid artery stenosis by ultrasonography, conventional angiography, and magnetic resonance angiography: correlation with ex vivo measurement of plaque stenosis.
      Pan XM, Saloner D, Reilly LM, Bowersox JC, Murray SP, Anderson CM, Gooding GA, Rapp JH| | PubMed
    6. Triglyceride-rich lipoproteins improve survival when given after endotoxin in rats.
      Read TE, Grunfeld C, Kumwenda Z, Calhoun MC, Kane JP, Feingold KR, Rapp JH| | PubMed
    7. Oxidized lipids in the diet are a source of oxidized lipid in chylomicrons of human serum.
      Staprãns I, Rapp JH, Pan XM, Kim KY, Feingold KR| | PubMed
    8. Triglyceride-rich lipoproteins isolated by selected-affinity anti-apolipoprotein B immunosorption from human atherosclerotic plaque.
      Rapp JH, Lespine A, Hamilton RL, Colyvas N, Chaumeton AH, Tweedie-Hardman J, Kotite L, Kunitake ST, Havel RJ, Kane JP| | PubMed
    9. Endotoxin and cytokines increase hepatic messenger RNA levels and serum concentrations of apolipoprotein J (clusterin) in Syrian hamsters.
      Hardardóttir I, Kunitake ST, Moser AH, Doerrler WT, Rapp JH, Grünfeld C, Feingold KR| | PubMed
    10. The protective effect of serum lipoproteins against bacterial lipopolysaccharide.
      Read TE, Harris HW, Grunfeld C, Feingold KR, Kane JP, Rapp JH| | PubMed