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Office
447 Old Newport Blvd. #200
Newport Beach, CA 92663Phone+1 708-856-7014
Education & Training
- University of Illinois College of Medicine at ChicagoFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2002 - 2004
- Loma Linda University Health Education ConsortiumResidency, Surgery, 2000 - 2002
- Good Samaritan Hospital of MarylandResidency, Internal Medicine, 1996 - 1997
- University of Ghana Medical SchoolClass of 1994
- University of Illinois College of Medicine at ChicagoResidency, Thoracic Surgery
- Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Surgery
- University of Toronto Fellowship, Cardiovascular Surgery
- Arizona Heart InstituteFellowship, Endovascular /Vascular Surgery
- Northwestern University The Feinberg School of MedicineFellowship, Advanced Cardiac Surgery
Certifications & Licensure
- MA State Medical License 2013 - 2026
- CA State Medical License 2008 - 2024
- AZ State Medical License 2006 - 2021
- IL State Medical License 2002 - 2011
- DC State Medical License 2005 - 2006
- MD State Medical License 2005 - 2006
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
- American Board of Vascular MedicineEndovascular medicine
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 14 citationsSurgery for aortic arch thrombosis.Alexander S. Geha, C. el-Zein, Malek G. Massad, J. Bagai, F. Khoury
The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon. 2004-06-01 - 59 citationsCardiac Surgery in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A State-of-the-Art Review.Dominique Vervoort, JaBaris D. Swain, A. Thomas Pezzella, Jacques Kpodonu
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2021-04-01 - 16 citationsHeart murmur detection from phonocardiogram recordings: The George B. Moody PhysioNet Challenge 2022.Matthew A Reyna, Yashar Kiarashi, Andoni Elola, Jorge Oliveira, Francesco Renna
PLOS Digital Health. 2023-09-01
Journal Articles
- Procurement-related cellular apoptosis in autologous saphenous vein grafts is amplified by aerobic but not anaerobic short-term storage.Evans A, Massad MG, Silari P, Zhang W, Jarzembowski, Kpodonu J, Geha AS, Benedetti E, J Applied Research 2004; 4(3): 453-463
- An unusual adrenal mass invading the Inferior vena cava.Kpodonu J, Warso M A, Massad MG, Urology. 2005 Jun;65(6):1226
- Tuberculosis of the Thymus.Kpodonu J, Cook J, Massad MG, Snow NJ, Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews June 2005, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 123-126(4)
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Retrograde dissection of the aorta following thoracic aortic endografting: Is the risk real?Kpodonu J, Preventza O, Ramaiah VG, Williams JP, Wheatley GHIII, Rodriguez-Lopez JA, and Shennib H, Diethrich EB, Abstract book XX1 European Society of Cardiothoracic Surgery meeting, Geneva Switzerland
- Endovascular of aortic coarctations and complications.Shennib H,Williams J,Kpodonu J,Peterson MD,Ramaiah,V,Rodriguez-Lopez JA,Diethrich EB, Thoracic Endografting and Beyond, Scottsdale, Phoenix AZ
- An unusual cause of syncope.Kpodonu J, Rodriguez-Lopez JA, Cardiology Catheterization Conference Rounds, Arizona Heart Institute
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Lectures
- Outcome of heart transplant for cardiac amyloidosis.Division of Cardiovascular Surgery Grand Rounds. Toronto General Hospital.Toronto
- Chondrosarcoma with cardiac and pulmonary artery extension.Department of Surgery Grand Rounds, University of Illinois, Chicago
- Aortic valve replacement after othortopic heart transplantation.University of Illinois, Chicago and Rush University Medical Center. Chicago, IL
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Press Mentions
- Risk of Sudden Cardiac Arrest Rises Sharply in Ventura CountyMarch 31st, 2023
- Socioeconomic Disparities Associate with Epigenetics and Heart Failure OutcomesApril 26th, 2021
- Tracking Cardiovascular Health Population Health Trends Using Consumer WearablesFebruary 14th, 2020
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Other Languages
- French
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