Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center

Thoracic Surgery

James Fann is an expert in the field of Thoracic Surgery. He studied medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine has a rank of 19 in research and a 29 in primary care He received awards:"Fellow (FACS)". James Fann is a published doctor. He has 26 papers published. The most current publication "Introduction to the STS National Database Series: Outcomes Analysis, Quality Improvement, and Patient Safety."

Publications

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• Introduction to the STS National Database Series: Outcomes Analysis, Quality Improvement, and Patient Safety.
• "Top gun" competition: motivation and practice narrows the technical skill gap among new cardiothoracic surgery residents.
• "Boot Camp" Simulator Training in Open Hilar Dissection in Early Cardiothoracic Surgical Residency.
• The joint council on thoracic surgery education coronary Artery assessment tool has high interrater reliability.
• Teaching behaviors in the cardiac surgery simulation environment.
• Historical perspectives of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery: Norman E. Shumway, Jr (1923-2006).
• Historical perspectives of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery: Paul C. Samson (1905-1982).
• Historical perspectives of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery: Lyman A. Brewer III (1907-1988).
• Cardiopulmonary bypass simulation at the Boot Camp.
• Simulation and skills training in mitral Valve surgery.
• Simulation in coronary Artery anastomosis early in cardiothoracic surgical residency training: the Boot Camp experience.
• Heparin-induced thrombosis without thrombocytopenia.
• Mitral repair with the EValve MitraClip device: histopathologic findings in the porcine model.
• Simulations of virtual PET/CT 3-D bronchoscopy imaging using a physical porcine lung-Heart phantom.
• Improvement in Coronary anastomosis with cardiac surgery simulation.
• Congenital coronary artery anomalies presenting in late adulthood with concurrent acquired heart Disease: report of two cases.
• Successful lysis of an Aortic prosthetic valve thrombosis with a dosing regimen for peripheral artery and bypass graft occlusions.
• Evolving strategies for the treatment of valvular heart disease: Preclinical and clinical pathways for percutaneous Aortic valve replacement.
• Cardiac allograft Aortic dissection: successful repair using a composite valve graft and modified-Cabrol coronary reconstruction.
• Beating heart catheter-based edge-to-edge mitral Valve procedure in a porcine model: efficacy and healing response.
• Repair of Superior Vena Caval Perforation during Pacemaker Placement with Video-Assisted Limited Thoracotomy.
• Endovascular edge-to-edge mitral Valve repair: short-term results in a porcine model.
• Treatment of abdominal Aortic anastomotic pseudoaneurysm with percutaneous coil embolization.
• Acquired left ventricular-right atrial communication: Gerbode-type defect.
• Integrated surgical residency initiative: implications for cardiothoracic surgery.

Schools

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• Northwestern University The Feinberg School Of Medicine

• Stanford University School Med Hospital

Conditions Treated

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• Aortic Aneurysm
• Aortic Valve Disease
• Cardiomyopathy
• Carotid Artery Disease
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Doctors Specialties

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• Cardiac Surgery
• Thoracic Surgery

Accepted Insurances

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• Aetna HMO
• Choice Plus POS II
• Blue Card PPO
• Advantage Preferred DirectAccess Plus PPO
• Blue Cross Blue Shield of California PPO
• Select PPO
• Access Plus Savenet
• Basic Exclusive PPO for Small Business
• Basic PPO
• Cigna HMO
• Cigna PPO
• Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
• LocalPlus
• Open Access Plus
• First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
• GEHA
• Medicare Advantage PFFS
• Mail Handlers Benefit Plan (MHBP)
• Medicare MCR
• Kaiser PHCS Network PPO
• MultiPlan PPO
• PHCS Network PPO
• Heritage Signature
• Choice Plus POS
• Navigate HMO
• Navigate POS
• Options PPO
• PacifiCare HMO

Awards

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• Fellow (FACS)

Education

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• Stanford University
• Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Hospital

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• VA Palo Alto Health Care System
• Stanford Health Care

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