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Office
1802 Yakima Ave Ste 102
Tacoma, WA 98405Phone+1 253-272-7777Fax+1 253-426-4142
Summary
- Dr. Craig Hampton is a thoracic surgeon based in Tacoma, WA, with a subspecialty in cardiovascular surgery. He earned his medical degree from the University of Minnesota Medical School before completing both his residency and fellowship in surgery at the University of Washington. Dr. Hampton has published numerous well-cited papers in prestigious journals, with the most prominent focus being on cardiac remodeling, myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury, and related treatments. He's also a recognized Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.
Dr Hampton's clinical expertise is on minimally invasive valve surgery, and has focused on minimally invasive mitral valve repair and replacement, and has done > 1000 minimally invasive mitral valve operations.
Education & Training
- University of WashingtonFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2004 - 2006
- University of WashingtonResidency, Surgery, 1997 - 2004
- University of Minnesota Medical SchoolClass of 1997
Certifications & Licensure
- WA State Medical License 2001 - 2026
- MN State Medical License 2006 - 2011
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 119 citationsProtease-Activated Receptor-1 Contributes to Cardiac Remodeling and HypertrophyRafal Pawlinski, Michael Tencati, Craig R. Hampton, Tetsuro Shishido, Tara A. Bullard
Circulation. 2007-11-13 - 228 citationsInhibition of Toll-like receptor 4 with eritoran attenuates myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury.Akira Shimamoto, Albert J. Chong, Masaki Yada, Shin Shomura, Hiroo Takayama
Circulation. 2006-07-04 - 32 citationsSpecific inhibition of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase with FR167653 attenuates vascular proliferation in monocrotaline-induced pulmonary hypertension in rats.Jun Lu, Hideto Shimpo, Akira Shimamoto, Albert J. Chong, Craig R. Hampton
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2004-12-01
Press Mentions
- Dr. Aileen Mickey: The 2020 Leaders in Health Care Gold Award Winner for Outstanding Medical Director/Chief Medical OfficerFebruary 28th, 2020
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