AllenGraeveMDFACS
Thoracic Surgery • Tacoma, WACardiovascular Surgery
section chief, cardiothoracic surgery, Tacoma General Hospital
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Office
419 South L St
Tacoma, WA 98405Phone+1 253-403-7257Fax+1 253-403-1340
Summary
- Dr. Allen Graeve is a thoracic surgeon in Tacoma, WA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital and MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital. He received his medical degree from Creighton University School of Medicine and has been in practice 40 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including Spanish. He specializes in cardiovascular surgery.
Education & Training
University of TennesseeFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1988 - 1989
Virginia Commonwealth University Health SystemFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1982 - 1983
University of New Mexico School of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 1978 - 1982- University of New Mexico School of MedicineInternship, Surgery, 1977 - 1978
Creighton University School of MedicineClass of 1977
Certifications & Licensure
WA State Medical License 2003 - 2026
NE State Medical License 1990 - 2014
IA State Medical License 1996 - 2005
NM State Medical License 2002 - 2005
MN State Medical License 1990 - 1991
FL State Medical License 1984 - 1989
UT State Medical License 1983 - 1984- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 186 citationsReduced anticoagulation after mechanical aortic valve replacement: Interim results from the Prospective Randomized On-X Valve Anticoagulation Clinical Trial randomized...John D. Puskas, Marc W. Gerdisch, Dennis Nichols, Reed D. Quinn, Charles Anderson
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2014-04-01 - 79 citationsAnticoagulation and Antiplatelet Strategies After On-X Mechanical Aortic Valve Replacement.John D. Puskas, Marc W. Gerdisch, Dennis Nichols, Lilibeth Fermin, Birger Rhenman
Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2018-06-19 - 28 citationsApixaban or Warfarin in Patients with an On-X Mechanical Aortic Valve.Tracy Y Wang, Lars G Svensson, Jun Wen, Andrew Vekstein, Marc Gerdisch
NEJM Evidence. 2023-07-01
Professional Memberships
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Other Languages
- Spanish
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