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Thomas Raffin, MD, Pulmonology, Stanford, CA

ThomasA.RaffinMD

Pulmonology Stanford, CA

Professor Emeritus, Medicine - Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center

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  • Office

    300 Pasteur Dr
    Stanford, CA 94305
    Phone+1 650-498-7103

Education & Training

  • Stanford Health Care
    Stanford Health CareFellowship, Respiratory Medicine, 1975 - 1978
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1974 - 1975
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1973 - 1975
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Brigham and Women's HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 1973 - 1974
  • Stanford University School of Medicine
    Stanford University School of MedicineClass of 1973
  • Stanford University
    Stanford UniversityAB, Biological Sciences, Great Distinction, 1964 - 1968

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License Active through 2013

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Award for Excellence in Preclinical Teaching Henry J. Kaiser Foundation, 1997
  • Award for Excellence in the Teaching of Clinical Medicine Arthur L. Bloomfield, 1981
  • Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching Henry J. Kaiser Foundation, 1980, 1984, 1988
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Recurrent pulmonary emboli with duplication of inferior vena cava.  
    Miller SW, Baker AR, Raffin TA, van Houten FX, N Engl J Med
  • Separating cardiac from pulmonary dyspnea.  
    Raffin TA, Theodore J, JAMA
  • Paraquat ingestion and pulmonary injury.  
    Raffin TA, Robin ED, Pickersgill J, Theodore J, Laman PD, Simon LM, West J Med
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Dose response relationship between PO2 and the lack of tolerance.
    Raffin TA, Braun D, Simon LM, Theodore J, Robin ED, Clin Res, WFCR
  • Effects of hyperoxia on ultrastructure and superoxide dismutase activity in cultured Type II pneumocytes.
    Raffin TA, Douglas W, Simon LM, Theodore J, Robin ED, Clin Res, AFCR
  • Impairment of phagocytosis produced by relatively low level O2 exposure (40%) in alveolar macrophages.
    Raffin TA, Braun D, Simon LM, Theodore J, Robin ED, Clin Res, AFCR
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Lectures

  • New Therapeutic Strategies in the Treatment of ARDS. 
    Society for Critical Care Medicine, Annual Meeting of Society for Critical Care Medicine, Washington
  • Intensive Care Course. 
    American College of Physicians Annual Meeting, Meeting-the-Professor Sessions, San Francisco, CA
  • Withholding and Withdrawing Life Support in Ventilated Patients. 
    Sequoia Hospital Conference on Care of the Ventilated Patient, Burlingame, CA
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Other

  • Internal Medicine Respiratory Emergencies: Status Asthmaticus. 
    Raffin TA
  • Extraordinary life support and the right to die. 
    Raffin TA
  • Arterial blood gas interpretation: A practical approach. 
    Raffin TA
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Press Mentions

  • Ernlé Young, Co-Founder of Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics, Dies at 88
    Ernlé Young, Co-Founder of Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics, Dies at 88March 22nd, 2021