Robert C. Robbins, M. D.

Clinical Focus

• Heart and Lung Transplantation
• Cardiothoracic Surgery
• Thoracic Surgery

Administrative Appointments

• Chair,Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery Director,Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine (2005 - present)

Professional Education

• Residency: SUMC - Graduate Medical Education, CA (1992)
• Board Certification: General Surgery, American Board of Surgery (1990)
• Residency: Univ Of Mississippi Med Ctr, MS (1989)
• Fellowship: Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, NY (1985)
• Residency: Univ Of Mississippi Med Ctr, MS (1985)

Postdoctoral Advisees

Naoyuki Kimura, Maarten Lijkwan, Jeffrey Velotta

Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations

• Cardiothoracic Surgery

Research Interests

1. The investigation of the immunobiology and factors associated with the in vivo survival of mouse and human embryonic stems used for the treatment of congestive heart failure.
2. The study of genetic determinants of congestive heart failure.
3. Hemodynamic, MRI, Echocardiographic, and Molecular Imaging assessment of congestive heart failure and cell therapy in mice and rats.
4. The investigation of Apelin in congestive heart failure.
5. The study of the role of bcl-2 in cardiac allograft vasculopathy.
6. The development of automated coronary anastomotic devices.
7. The assessment of tissue engineered blood vessels.

Publications

• Pneumatic paracorporeal ventricular assist device in infants and children: initial Stanford experience. Malaisrie SC, Pelletier MP, Yun JJ, Sharma K, Timek TA, Rosenthal DN, Wright GE, Robbins RC, Reitz BA "J Heart Lung Transplant" 2008 ; 2 (27) : 173-7
• Haematopoietic stem cells adopt mature haematopoietic fates in ischaemic myocardium. Balsam LB, Wagers AJ, Christensen JL, Kofidis T, Weissman IL, Robbins RC "Nature" 2004 ; 6983 (428) : 668-73
• In vivo genetic profiling and cellular localization of apelin reveals a hypoxia-sensitive, endothelial-centered pathway activated in ischemic heart failure. Sheikh AY, Chun HJ, Glassford AJ, Kundu RK, Kutschka I, Ardigo D, Hendry SL, Wagner RA, Chen MM, Ali ZA, Yue P, Huynh DT, Connolly AJ, Pelletier MP, Tsao PS, Robbins RC, Quertermous T "Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol" 2008 ; 1 (294) : H88-98
• Short hairpin RNA interference therapy for ischemic heart disease. Huang M, Chan DA, Jia F, Xie X, Li Z, Hoyt G, Robbins RC, Chen X, Giaccia AJ, Wu JC "Circulation" 2008 ; 14 Suppl (118) : S226-33
• Comparison of different adult stem cell types for treatment of myocardial ischemia. van der Bogt KE, Sheikh AY, Schrepfer S, Hoyt G, Cao F, Ransohoff KJ, Swijnenburg RJ, Pearl J, Lee A, Fischbein M, Contag CH, Robbins RC, Wu JC "Circulation" 2008 ; 14 Suppl (118) : S121-9