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Bruce A Reitz

Academic Appointments

Contact Information

  • Clinical Offices
    Cardiothoracic Surgery Clinic 300 Pasteur Dr. Falk CVRB ULN MC:5407 Stanford, CA 94305
    Tel Work (650) 725-4497 Fax (650) 725-7733
  • Academic Offices
    Personal Information
    Email Tel (650) 725-4497
    Administrative Contact
    Liz Pope Administrative Assistant Tel Work 650 725 4497
    Not for medical emergencies or patient use

Professional Snapshot

Clinical Focus

  • Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • Heart Valve Repair and Replacement
  • Heart and Lung Transplantation
  • Congenital Heart Disease in the Adult
  • Thoracic Surgery

Administrative Appointments

  • Cardiac Surgeon-in-Charge, Johns Hopkins Hospital (1982 - 1992)
  • Chairman, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery - Stanford (1993 - 2005)

Professional Education

Board Certification: Thoracic Surgery, American Board of Thoracic Surgery (1981)
Residency: SUMC - Graduate Medical Education, CA (1978)
Fellowship: National Institute of Health, MD (1974)
Residency: SUMC - Graduate Medical Education, CA (1972)
Internship: Johns Hopkins University, MD (1971)
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Scientific Focus

Research Interests

Mechanism of allograft rejection for the heart and, lung; late chronic effects of rejection, such as graft coronary, atherosclerosis in the heart and bronchiolitis obliterans in the, lung; treatment of rejection, including pharmacologic agents, total, lymphoid irradiation, and the induction of tolerance in fetal, animals; clinical studies include the results of lung and heart-lung, transplantation, modification of immunosuppressive protocols, and, factors contributing to late chronic rejection.

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