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Joseph Rapp, M.D.

Joseph Rapp, M.D.

Professor Emeritus of Surgery
Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Contact Information

SFVAMC (112G)
4150 Clement Street
San Francisco, CA 9412
Phone: (415) 750-2115
Fax: (415) 750-2181
Joseph.Rapp@ucsf.edu
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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

Fellowships

  • 1979-82, Oregon Health Sciences University, Fellow, Medicine
  • 1983-84, University of California, San Francisco, Fellow, Vascular Surgery
  • 1984-85, Cardiovascular Research Institute University of California, Fellow, Medicine

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

Program Affiliations

  • Chief, Vascular Surgery Service - San Francisco VA Medical Center

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

Research Activities & Funding

Publications

MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 122
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  1. Hope MD, Gasper WJ, Rapp J, Owens CD, Haraldsson H, Saloner D. Vascular inflammation in a growing iliac artery aneurysm. Clin Nucl Med. 2015 Jun; 40(6):e323-4. View in PubMed
  2. Walker JP, Nosova E, Sigovan M, Rapp J, Grenon MS, Owens CD, Gasper WJ, Saloner DA. Ferumoxytol-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography is a feasible method for the clinical evaluation of lower extremity arterial disease. Ann Vasc Surg. 2015 Jan; 29(1):63-8. View in PubMed
  3. Walker JP, Hiramoto JS, Gasper WJ, Auyang P, Conte MS, Rapp JH, Lovett DH, Owens CD. Vitamin D deficiency is associated with mortality and adverse vascular access outcomes in patients with end-stage renal disease. J Vasc Surg. 2014 Jul; 60(1):176-83. View in PubMed
  4. Rapp JH. Invited commentary. J Vasc Surg. 2013 Nov; 58(5):1243. View in PubMed
  5. Eberlé D, Luk FS, Kim RY, Olivas VR, Kumar N, Posada JM, Li K, Gaudreault N, Rapp JH, Raffai RL. Inducible ApoE gene repair in hypomorphic ApoE mice deficient in the low-density lipoprotein receptor promotes atheroma stabilization with a human-like lipoprotein profile. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2013 Aug; 33(8):1759-67. View in PubMed
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