Elaine Evelina Tseng MD
Adult Cardiac Surgery, Aortic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery
Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery, UCSF Medical Center; Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery at San Francisco VA
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4150 Clement StSan Francisco, CA 94121
Phone+1 415-221-4810
Fax+1 415-750-2181
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Education & Training
Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Thoracic Surgery - Independent, 1999 - 2002- Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1993 - 1999
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1993
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2002 - 2026
MA State Medical License 2006 - 2016
NY State Medical License 2006 - 2014
MD State Medical License 1995 - 2001
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow American Heart Association
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Impact of nondiameter aortic indices on surgical eligibility: Results from the Treatment in Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm: Surgery Versus Surveillance (TITAN: SvS) randomiz...Olina Dagher, Jehangir J Appoo, Eric Herget, Rony Atoui, Cristian Baeza
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2025-03-01 - Patient Selection for Surgery vs Surveillance in Moderately Dilated Ascending Aorta: Insights From Treatment in Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm: Surgery versus Surveillance (...Adham Makarem, Jehangir J Appoo, Munir Boodhwani, Ming Hao Guo, Sarah Brownlee
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2025-02-07 - In Vivo Quantification of Ascending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Wall Stretch Using MRI: Relationship to Repair Threshold Diameter and Ex Vivo Wall Failure Behavior.Huiming Dong, Henrik Haraldsson, Joseph Leach, Ang Zhou, Megan Ballweber
Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. 2024-12-01
Grant Support
- Developing Biomechanical Predictors of Ascending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Growth and DissectionVETERANS AFFAIRS MED CTR SAN FRANCISCO2022–2026
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