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Alameda Cardiothoracic Surgeon Doctors for Heart Transplant

Type of Physician: Cardiothoracic Surgeon

What is a Cardiothoracic Surgeon?

A certification by the Board of Thoracic Surgery; practitioners are skilled in patient care before, during and after surgery, and the critical care of patients with pathologic conditions within the chest. The management of the airway and injuries of the chest is within the scope of the specialty.

Specialty: Cardiothoracic Surgery

Common Name: Chest Surgeon

Cardiothoracic Surgeon Doctors in Alameda *

Kaiser Permanente Medical Center
Dennis S Durzinsky
3012 Summit St
Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery FL 2
Oakland, CA 94609
(510) 869-8660

Kaiser Permanente Medical Center
Thomas A Gonda
3012 Summit St
Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery FL 2
Oakland, CA 94609
(510) 869-8660

Kaiser Permanente Medical Center
John L Jones
3012 Summit St
Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery FL 2
Oakland, CA 94609
(510) 869-8660

Kaiser Permanente Medical Center Oakland
Steve G Granelli
280 W MacArthur Blvd
Vascular & Thoracic Surgery FL 1st
Oakland, CA 94611
(510) 752-6405

East Bay Cardiac Surgery Center
Junaid Khan
3300 Webster St
STE 500
Oakland, CA 94609
(510) 465-6600

East Bay Cardiac Surgery Center
Russell D Stanten
3300 Webster St
STE 500
Oakland, CA 94609
(510) 465-6600

Robert J Stallone MD
Robert J Stallone
2999 Regent St
Huntmont Bldg STE 622
Berkeley, CA 94705
(510) 549-9192

Raveendra Nadaraja MD
Raveendra Nadaraja
20055 Lake Chabot Rd
STE 330
Castro Valley, CA 94546
(510) 538-2146

Peter T Anastassiou MD
Peter T Anastassiou
2100 Webster St
STE STE 200
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 600-7860

California Pacific Medical Center
Michael D Black
2100 Webster St
STE 511
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 600-1543

Robert Szarnicki MD
Robert Szarnicki
2100 Webster St
STE 411
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 923-3870

UCSF The Comprehensive Cancer Center
Michael J Mann
1600 Divisadero St
FL 4
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 353-7160

Kaiser Permanente Surgery Clinic
Douglas P Grey
2238 Geary Blvd
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 833-3385

Aguedo A Retodo MD
Aguedo A Retodo
27001 Calaroga Ave
STE 3
Hayward, CA 94545
(510) 780-9790

Robert J Ellis MD
Robert J Ellis
1 Shrader St
STE 570
San Francisco, CA 94117
(415) 386-4640

Associates in Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
Anne-Marie Regal
1 Shrader St
STE 600
San Francisco, CA 94117
(415) 831-8800

San Franciso Cardiovascular Surgeons
Eddie Tang
1 Shrader St
STE STE 600
San Francisco, CA 94117
(415) 387-9992

UCSF Childrens Hospital Cardiothoracic Surgery
Anthony Azakie
513 Parnassus Ave
RM S-549
San Francisco, CA 94143
(415) 476-3501

Pacific Cardiovascular Surgeons
Naoum A Baladi
1500 Southgate Ave
STE 209
Daly City, CA 94015
(650) 991-2662

Pacific Cardiovascular Surgeons
Alexander G Yap
1500 Southgate Ave
STE 209
Daly City, CA 94015
(650) 991-2662

Murali Dharan MD
Ramesh Beeragandhan
5401 Norris Canyon Rd
STE 202
San Ramon, CA 94583
(925) 973-9000

Murali Dharan MD
Murali Dharan
5401 Norris Canyon Rd
STE 202
San Ramon, CA 94583
(925) 973-9000

Murali Dharan MD
Wilson Tsai
5401 Norris Canyon Rd
STE 202
San Ramon, CA 94583
(925) 973-9000

Pacific Coast Cardiac & Vascular Surgeons
Luis J Castro
2900 Whipple Ave
STE STE 225
Redwood City, CA 94062
(650) 366-0225

Palo Alto Veterans Hospital Surgery
Thomas A Burdon
300 Pasteur Dr
STE A265
Stanford, CA 94305
(650) 725-6954

Stanford Hospital Cardiothoracic Surgery
Walter B Cannon
300 Pasteur Dr
Stanford, CA 94305
(650) 723-5771

Stanford Hospital Cardiothoracic Surgery
James B D Mark
300 Pasteur Dr
Stanford, CA 94305
(650) 723-5771

Stanford Hospital Cardiothoracic Surgery
Joseph B Shrager
300 Pasteur Dr
Stanford, CA 94305
(650) 723-5771

Stanford Hospital Cardiothoracic Surgery
Richard I Whyte
300 Pasteur Dr
Stanford, CA 94305
(650) 723-5771

Ricardo E Aguirre MD
Ricardo E Aguirre
5565 W Las Positas Blvd
STE 340
Pleasanton, CA 94588
(925) 734-0490

Delta Fair Medical Offices
Pascal R Fuchshuber
3400 Delta Fair Blvd
Department of Surgery
Antioch, CA 94509
(925) 295-4110

Sharon A Bogerty MD
Sharon A Bogerty
455 O'Connor Dr
STE 270
San Jose, CA 95128
(408) 971-4994

Napa Valley Cardiac & Thoracic
Samer Kanaan
1100 Trancas St
STE 271
Napa, CA 94558
(707) 254-9640

Gordon E Katske MD
Gordon E Katske
555 Knowles Dr
STE 109
Los Gatos, CA 95032
(408) 395-2299

John G Jacobson MD
John Garth Jacobson
Cardiothoracic & Vasculary Surgery
6 Woodland Rd STE STE 101
Saint Helena, CA 94574
(707) 963-6303

Northern California Medical Associates Inc
Keith F Korver
3536 Mendocino Ave
STE 200
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
(707) 573-6166

Santa Rosa Cardiac Surgery
Marshall V Marchbanks
3536 Mendocino Ave
STE 250
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
(707) 525-0100

Isam Felahy MD
Isam Felahy
2800 N California St
STE 15
Stockton, CA 95204
(209) 466-3457

Gordon A MacBeth MD
Gordon A MacBeth
1805 N California St
STE 310
Stockton, CA 95204
(209) 465-5688

Woodland Healthcare Clinic
Douglas B Lurie
1321 Cottonwood St
Surgery Dept
Woodland, CA 95695
(530) 668-2618

UC Davis Medical Center Surgery
David H Follette
2221 Stockton Blvd
Division of Cardiothoracic Medicine STE 2112
Sacramento, CA 95817
(916) 734-3861

Capitol Surgical Associates APC
Gregory M Graves
2800 L St
STE 200
Sacramento, CA 95816
(916) 454-6900

Sutter Transplant Service
Douglas R Schuch
5151 F St
Sacramento, CA 95819
(916) 733-8133

Sacramento Cardiovascular Surgeons
Michael T Ingram
5301 F St
STE STE 111
Sacramento, CA 95819
(916) 452-8291

Sacramento Cardiovascular Surgeons
Robert Kincade
5301 F St
STE STE 111
Sacramento, CA 95819
(916) 452-8291

Sacramento Cardiovascular Surgeons
James Longoria
5301 F St
STE STE 111
Sacramento, CA 95819
(916) 452-8291

Hisashi Kajikuri MD
Hisashi Kajikuri
167 El Dorado
Monterey, CA 93940
(831) 373-7851

Modesto Vain Center
David G Ellertson
4101 Tully Rd
STE 101
Modesto, CA 95356
(209) 524-8346

Arthur W Bikangaga MD
Arthur W Bikangaga
15230 Lakeshore Dr
Clearlake, CA 95422
(707) 263-1677

Valley Heart Surgeons
Noel L Concepcion
1540 Florida Ave
STE 206
Modesto, CA 95350
(209) 575-5833

Joseph P Garvin MD
Gregory Spowart
236 San Jose St
Salinas, CA 93901
(831) 751-0676

Juan C Calzetta MD
Juan C Calzetta
770 E Romie Ln
STE D
Salinas, CA 93901
(831) 422-8808

Lois A Bailey MD
Lois A Bailey
6450 Coyle Ave
STE 3
Carmichael, CA 95608
(916) 966-2020

Northern California Vascular Institute
Larry J Cardoza
5 Medical Plaza Dr
STE 140
Roseville, CA 95661
(916) 783-8114

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Heart Transplant

Introduction to heart transplant

The idea of replacing a bad organ with a good one has been documented in ancient mythology. The first real organ transplants were probably skin grafts that may have been done in India as early as the second century B.C. The first heart transplant in any animal is credited to Vladimer Demikhov. Working in Moscow in 1946, Demikhov switched the hearts between two dogs. The dogs survived the surgery. The first heart transplant in human beings was done in South Africa in 1967 by Dr. Christiaan Barnard; the patient only lived 18 days. Most of the research that led to successful heart transplantation took place in the United States at Stanford University under the leadership of Dr. Norman Shumway. Once Stanford started reporting better results, other centers started doing heart transplants. However, successful transplantation of a human heart was not ready for widespread clinical application until medications were developed to prevent the recipient from "rejecting" the donor heart. This happened in 1983 when the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a drug called cyclosporine (Gengraf, Neoral). Before the advent of cyclosporine, overall results of heart transplant were not very good.

What is a heart transplant?

Believe it or not, heart transplantation is a relatively simple operation for a cardiac surgeon. In fact, the procedure actually consists of three operations.

The first operation is harvesting the heart from the donor. The donor is usually an unfortunate person who has suffered irreversible brain injury, called "brain death". Very often these are patients who have had major trauma to the head, for example, in an automobile accident. The victim's organs, other than the brain, are working well with the help of medications and other "life support" that may include a respirator or other devices...

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Emergency Contact for Alameda

  • In case of Emergency, call 911

Nearby Alameda Hospitals *

Alameda Hospital
2070 Clinton Ave
Alameda, CA 94501
(510)522-3700

Alameda County Medical Center Highland Campus
1411 E 31st St
Oakland, CA 94602
(510)437-4800

Alta Bates Summit Medical Center Summit Campus
350 Hawthorne Ave
Oakland, CA 94609
(510)655-4000

Kaiser Permanente Medical Center at Oakland
280 W MacArthur Blvd
Oakland, CA 94611
(510)752-1000

Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland
747 52nd St
Oakland, CA 94609
(510)428-3000

Alta Bates Summit Medical Center Alta Bates Campus
2450 Ashby Ave
Berkeley, CA 94705
(510)204-4444

San Leandro Hospital
13855 E 14th St
San Leandro, CA 94578
(510)357-6500

Alta Bates Summit Medical Center Herrick Campus
2001 Dwight Way
Berkeley, CA 94704
(510)204-4444

Kindred Hospital San Francisco Bay Area
2800 Benedict Dr
San Leandro, CA 94577
(510)357-8300

John George Psychiatric Pavilion
2060 Fairmont Dr
San Leandro, CA 94578
(510)346-7500

Alameda County Medical Center Fairmont Campus
15400 Foothill Blvd
San Leandro, CA 94578
(510)895-4200

San Francisco General Hospital
1001 Potrero Ave
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415)206-8000

Chinese Hospital
845 Jackson St
San Francisco, CA 94133
(415)982-2400

Saint Francis Memorial Hospital
900 Hyde St
San Francisco, CA 94109
(415)353-6000

St Luke's Hospital
3555 Cesar Chavez St
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415)647-8600

Eden Medical Center
20103 Lake Chabot Rd
Castro Valley, CA 94546
(510)537-1234

California Pacific Medical Center Pacific Campus
2333 Buchanan St
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415)600-6000

California Pacific Medical Center Davies Campus
45 Castro St & Duboce Ave
San Francisco, CA 94114
(415)600-6000

UCSF Medical Center at Mount Zion
1600 Divisadero St
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415)567-6600

Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center
2425 Geary Blvd
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415)833-2000

California Pacific Medical Center East Campus
3698 California St
San Francisco, CA 94118
(415)600-6000

St Mary's Medical Center
450 Stanyan St
San Francisco, CA 94117
(415)668-1000

California Pacific Medical Center California Campus
3700 California St
San Francisco, CA 94118
(415)600-6000

UCSF Medical Center at Parnassus
505 Parnassus Ave
San Francisco, CA 94122
(415)476-1000

Laguna Honda Hospital & Rehabilitation Center
375 Laguna Honda Blvd
San Francisco, CA 94116
(415)759-2300

Kaiser Permanente Hayward Medical Center
27400 Hesperian Blvd
Hayward, CA 94545
(510)784-4000

St Rose Hospital
27200 Calaroga Ave
Hayward, CA 94545
(510)264-4000

Kaiser Permanente South San Francisco Medical Center
1200 El Camino Real
South San Francisco, CA 94080
(650)742-2000

Kaiser Permanente Walnut Creek Medical Center
1425 S Main St
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
(925)295-4000

Seton Medical Center
1900 Sullivan Ave
Daly City, CA 94015
(650)992-4000

Doctor's Medical Center San Pablo
2000 Vale Rd
San Pablo, CA 94806
(510)970-5000

San Francisco VA Medical Center
4150 Clement St
San Francisco, CA 94121
(415)221-4810

Mills Hospital
100 S San Mateo Dr
San Mateo, CA 94401
(650)696-4400

John Muir Medical Center Walnut Creek Campus
1601 Ygnacio Valley Rd
Walnut Creek, CA 94598
(925)939-3000

Mills-Peninsula Health Services
1501 Truesdale Dr
Burlingame, CA 94010
(650)696-5400

San Ramon Regional Medical Center
6001 Norris Canyon Rd
San Ramon, CA 94583
(925)275-9200

San Mateo Medical Center
222 W 39th Ave
San Mateo, CA 94403
(650)573-2222

VA Northern CA Healthcare System at Martinez
150 Muir Rd
Martinez, CA 94553
(925)372-2000

Contra Costa Regional Medical Center
2500 Alhambra Ave
Martinez, CA 94553
(925)370-5000

John Muir Behavioral Health Center
2740 Grant St
Concord, CA 94520
(925)674-4100

John Muir Medical Center Concord Campus
2540 East St
Concord, CA 94520
(925)682-8200

Kaiser Permanente Redwood City Medical Center
1150 Veterans Blvd
Redwood City, CA 94063
(650)299-2000

Sequoia Hospital
170 Alameda de las Pulgas
Redwood City, CA 94062
(650)369-5811

ValleyCare Health System Pleasanton
5555 W Los Positas Blvd
Pleasanton, CA 94588
(925)847-3000

Marin General Hospital
250 Bon Air Rd
Greenbrae, CA 94904
(415)925-7000

Washington Hospital
2000 Mowry Ave
Fremont, CA 94538
(510)797-1111

Kentfield Rehabilitation & Specialty Hospital
1125 Sir Francis Drake Blvd
Kentfield, CA 94904
(415)456-9680

Fremont Hospital
39001 Sundale Dr
Fremont, CA 94538
(510)796-1100

Menlo Park Surgical Hospital
570 Willow Rd
Menlo Park, CA 94025
(650)324-8500

Seton Medical Center Coastside
600 Marine Blvd
Moss Beach, CA 94038
(650)563-7100

Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
725 Welch Rd
Palo Alto, CA 94304
(650)497-8000

Stanford Hospital & Clinics
300 Pasteur Dr
Stanford, CA 94305
(650)723-4000

Kaiser Permanente San Rafael Medical Center
99 Montecillo Rd
San Rafael, CA 94903
(415)444-2000

St Helena Hospital Center for Behavioral Health
525 Oregon St
Vallejo, CA 94590
(707)648-2200

Kaiser Permanente Vallejo Medical Center
975 Sereno Dr
Vallejo, CA 94589
(707)651-1000

Sutter Solano Medical Center
300 Hospital Dr
Vallejo, CA 94589
(707)554-4444

VA Palo Alto Health Care System
3801 Miranda Ave
Palo Alto, CA 94304
(650)493-5000

Valley Memorial Hospital
1111 E Stanley Blvd
Livermore, CA 94550
(925)447-7000

Sutter Delta Medical Center
3901 Lone Tree Way
Antioch, CA 94509
(925)779-7200

Livermore Division of the VA Palo Alto Healthcare System
4951 Arroyo Rd
Livermore, CA 94550
(925)373-4700

Novato Community Hospital
180 Rowland Way
Novato, CA 94945
(415)209-1300

El Camino Hospital
2500 Grant Rd
Mountain View, CA 94040
(650)940-7000

Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Center
700 Lawrence Expy
Santa Clara, CA 95051
(408)851-1000

Telecare Solano Psychiatric Health Facility
2101 Courage Dr
Fairfield, CA 94533
(707)784-2130

O'Connor Hospital
2105 Forest Ave
San Jose, CA 95128
(408)947-2500

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