Center for Aortic Disease
The UCSF Center for Aortic Disease cares for patients with conditions involving the aorta, the large artery that carries oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the rest of the body. These conditions include aneurysms (weakness in the artery wall that leads to a bulge), tears and blockages.
Our team includes vascular and cardiothoracic surgeons, cardiologists, anesthesiologists, radiologists, rheumatologists and geneticists. Together, we provide the full range of services, from the most advanced treatment techniques to monitoring and long-term follow-up care.
Our surgeons have expertise in both traditional and minimally invasive procedures, including endovascular techniques, in which the aorta is reached through a small incision near the hip. Our team has pioneered endovascular repair of aortic aneurysms using stent grafts, which are tubes made of metal mesh and fabric that reinforce the artery wall.
UCSF is the only medical center in California that can treat certain complex aneurysms using branched stent grafts, which have branched limbs that deliver blood flow directly to the organs that need it. This experimental technique is available at UCSF through a clinical trial.
Coronavirus update
FAQ Coronavirus and Cardiovascular PatientsOur providers are available for patient appointments throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and shelter-in-place order. Appointment options for new and current patients include:
- Video visits
- In-person visits at UCSF locations for urgent cardiovascular symptoms, diagnostic evaluation and urgent lab work. If you are having an emergency, call 911.
The health, safety and well-being of our patients remains our top priority. Accordingly, UCSF has infection prevention practices and protocols in place at all of our facilities.
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Our team
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Jade Hiramoto
MD
Vascular surgeon -
Teng C. Lee
MD, FACS
Heart and lung surgeon -
Ramin Beygui
MD, FACS
Heart and lung surgeon -
Michael S. Conte
MD
Vascular surgeon -
Tobias Deuse
MD
Heart and lung surgeon -
Charles M. Eichler
MD
Vascular surgeon -
Warren Gasper
MD
Vascular surgeon -
Arthur Hill
MD, FACC, FACS
Heart and lung surgeon -
James C. Iannuzzi
MD, MPH
Vascular surgeon -
Kai Ihnken
MD
Heart and lung surgeon -
Adam Oskowitz
MD, PhD, MPH
Vascular surgeon -
Linda Reilly
MD
Vascular surgeon -
Shant Vartanian
MD
Vascular surgeon -
Georg Wieselthaler
MD
Heart and lung surgeon
Clinical trials
THE OMEGA-SPM-DOSE and OMEGA-SPM-PAD: Specialized Pro-Resolving Mediators in Patients With Peri...
The smallest dose administered in Phase 1a participants which results in an increase in Resolution Index at least 3 times that of baseline, or the subsequent larger dose resulting in a Resolution Index greater than 2 times that of...
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