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Office
1411 E 31st St
Qic 22134
Oakland, CA 94602Phone+1 510-437-4091Fax+1 510-437-5127
Education & Training
- Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1971 - 1973
- Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1967 - 1970
- Case Western Reserve University School of MedicineClass of 1967
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2003 - 2025
- CO State Medical License 1984 - 2005
- OH State Medical License 1967 - 1984
- PA State Medical License 1976 - 1984
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2010-2014
- Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 113 citationsXanthine oxidase produces hydrogen peroxide which contributes to reperfusion injury of ischemic, isolated, perfused rat hearts.James M. Brown, Lance S. Terada, Michael A. Grosso, G J Whitmann, Stephen E. Velasco
The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 1988-04-01 - 91 citationsIron depletion or chelation reduces ischemia/reperfusion-induced edema in gerbil brainsAnita Patt, Irene R. Horesh, Elaine M. Berger, Alden H. Harken, John E. Repine
Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 1990-02-01 - 64 citationsBody surface late potentials: effects of endocardial resection in patients with ventricular tachycardia.N H Marcus, R A Falcone, Alden H. Harken, M E Josephson, M B Simson
Circulation. 1984-10-01
Press Mentions
- Editors’ Introduction to: Toward a Unified Theory of Occurrence and Recurrence of Hiatal HerniaSeptember 28th, 2020
- The Bright Future of Cardiothoracic Surgery in the Era of Changing Health Care Delivery: An UpdateMay 18th, 2017
Grant Support
- Trauma Primes CellsNational Institute Of General Medical Sciences1993–2003
- Myocardial Response To InjuryNational Institute Of General Medical Sciences2001–2002
- Mechanisms Of Post-Injury Organ FailureNational Institute Of General Medical Sciences1991–2002
- Adaptive /Maladaptive Post Injury Cardiac PrimingNational Institute Of General Medical Sciences1998–2000
- Trauma Primes Cells SupplementNational Institute Of General Medical Sciences1999
- Genomic Premodulation Of Post-Traumatic RecoveryNational Institute Of General Medical Sciences1993–1997
- Cytokine Enhancement Of Postischemic Cardiac FunctionNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1994
- Cytokine Enhancement Of Post-Ischemic Cardiac FunctionNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1990–1993
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