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Office
8010 Frost St
Ste 408
San Diego, CA 92123Phone+1 858-939-7471
Summary
- Dr. Karl Limmer is a thoracic surgeon in San Diego, CA and is affiliated with Sharp Memorial Hospital. He received his medical degree from Temple University School of Medicine and has been in practice 12 years. He specializes in adult cardiac surgery, cardiopulmonary transplantation, and cardiovascular surgery and is experienced in adult general thoracic surgery, minimally invasive cardiac surgery, cardiopulmonary bypass, adult cardiac surgery, and lung transplant surgery.
Education & Training
- Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2011 - 2013
- University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 2005 - 2011
- Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple UniversityClass of 2005
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2007 - 2027
- MA State Medical License 2011 - 2014
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Clinical Trials
- PROACT Xa - A Trial to Determine if Participants With an On-X Aortic Valve Can be Maintained Safely on Apixaban Start of enrollment: 2020 May 01
- The ARIES HeartMate 3 Pump IDE Study Start of enrollment: 2020 Jul 14
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 71 citationsComparative evaluation of [(99m)tc]tilmanocept for sentinel lymph node mapping in breast cancer patients: results of two phase 3 trials.Anne M. Wallace, Linda K. Han, Stephen P. Povoski, Kenneth B. Deck, Schlomo Schneebaum
Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2013-03-17 - 48 citationsA Receptor-targeted Fluorescent Radiopharmaceutical for Multireporter Sentinel Lymph Node ImagingDerek K. Emerson, Karl K. Limmer, David J. Hall, Sung-Ho Han, William C. Eckelman
Radiology. 2012-10-01 - 12 citationsCase report and review of the literatureTotal Endovascular Repair of Acute Ascending Aortic Rupture: A Case Report and Review of the LiteratureJohn McCallum, Karl K. Limmer, Anthony Perricone, Dennis F. Bandyk, Nikhil Kansal
Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. 2013-05-22
Press Mentions
- ‘There’s Hope’: New ‘Heart in a Box’ Technology Expands Reach of Donor HeartsNovember 1st, 2024
- Surgeon recruited for Heart Transplant ProgramApril 5th, 2022
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