Dr. James I-lin Fann M.D.
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
3801 Miranda Ave Va Palo Alto Hcs Palo Alto CA, 94304About
Dr. James Fann is a cardiothoracic surgeon practicing in Palo Alto, CA. Dr. Fann specializes in surgical procedues of vital organs in the chest such as the heart, lungs, esophagus and more. As a cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr. Fann typically treats conditions like heart disease and lung disease. This class of surgeon can also include cardiac surgeons, cardiovascular surgeons, congenital heart surgeons and general thoracic surgeons.
Education and Training
Northwestern Uniiversity 1985
Board Certification
Thoracic SurgeryAmerican Board of Thoracic SurgeryABTS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Endovascular treatment of descending thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections.
- Descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms.
- Left ventricular mechanics and energetics in the dilated canine heart: acute versus chronic mitral regurgitation.
- Effects of fish oil on graft arteriosclerosis and MHC class II antigen expression in rat heterotopic cardiac allografts.
- Invited commentary.
- Successful lysis of an aortic prosthetic valve thrombosis with a dosing regimen for peripheral artery and bypass graft occlusions.
- Dose response of fish oil versus safflower oil on graft arteriosclerosis in rabbit heterotopic cardiac allografts.
- Mitral repair with the Evalve MitraClip device: histopathologic findings in the porcine model.
- Congenital coronary artery anomalies presenting in late adulthood with concurrent acquired heart disease: report of two cases.
- Invited commentary.
- Simulations of virtual PET/CT 3-D bronchoscopy imaging using a physical porcine lung-heart phantom.
- Regional epicardial and endocardial two-dimensional finite deformations in canine left ventricle.
- Heparin-induced thrombosis without thrombocytopenia.
- Percutaneous aortic valve replacement and mitral valve repair.
- Importance of mitral subvalvular apparatus in terms of cardiac energetics and systolic mechanics in the ejecting canine heart.
Publications
- ANLS OF THORACIC SURGERYBoot Camp Simulator Training in Open Hilar Dissection in Early Cardiothoracic Surgical Residency2014
- Anls of thoracic surgeryInvited commentary.2013
- JOURL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERYTeaching behaviors in the cardiac surgery simulation environment2013
- JOURL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERYHistorical perspectives of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery2012
- JOURL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERYHistorical perspectives of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery2012
- Anls of thoracic surgeryInvited commentary.2012
- JOURL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERYEvaluation of simulation training in cardiothoracic surgery: The Senior Tour perspective2012
- JOURL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERYHistorical perspectives of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery2011
- JOURL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERYHistorical perspectives of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery2011
- JOURL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERYHistorical perspectives of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery: Harold Brunn (1874-1951)2011
- Joyce, D. L., Dhillon, T. S., Caffarelli, A. D., Joyce, D. D., TsirigoSimulation and skills training in mitral valve surgery2011
- JOURL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERYSimulation in corory artery astomosis early in cardiothoracic surgical residency training2010
- JOURL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERYHeparin-induced thrombosis without thrombocytopenia2010
- CARDIOVASCULAR PATHOLOGYMitral repair with the Evalve MitraClip device: histopathologic findings in the porcine model2009
- MOLECULAR IMAGING AND BIOLOGYSimulations of Virtual PET/CT 3-D Bronchoscopy Imaging Using a Physical Porcine Lung-Heart Phantom2009
- JOURL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERYImprovement in corory astomosis with cardiac surgery simulation2008
- Anls of thoracic surgeryInvited commentary.2008
- JOURL OF CARDIAC SURGERYCongenital Corory Artery Anomalies Presenting2008
- JOURL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERYSuccessful lysis of an aortic prosthetic valve thrombosis with a dosing regimen2008
- CATHETERIZATION AND CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONSEvolving strategies for the treatment of valvular heart disease2008
- Anls of thoracic surgeryInvited commentary.2007
- RESPIRATORY MEDICINEThe use of endobronchial valve device to elimite air leak2006
- ANLS OF THORACIC SURGERYChronic mitral valve rejection requiring replacement in a nine-year-old allograft2005
- JOURL OF CARDIAC SURGERYCardiac allograft aortic dissection2005
- Future cardiologyPercutaneous aortic valve replacement and mitral valve repair.2005
- CIRCULATIONBeating heart catheter-based edge-to-edge mitral valve procedure in a porcine model - Efficacy2004
- HEART SURGERY FORUMRepair of superior ve caval perforation during pacemaker placement with video2004
- CIRCULATIONEndovascular edge-to-edge mitral valve repair - Short-term results in a porcine model2003
- J BroncholBronchoscopic approach to lung volume reduction using a valve device2003
- CirculationEndovascular edge-to-edge mitral valve repair: Short-term results in a porcine model.2003
- JOURL OF VASCULAR SURGERYTreatment of abdomil aortic astomotic pseudoaneurysm with percutaneous coil embolization2002
- CORORY ARTERY DISEASEDescending thoracic and thoracoabdomil aortic aneurysms2002
- ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY-A JOURL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ULTRASOUND AND ALLIED TECHNAcquired left ventricular-right atrial communication - Gerbode-type defect2002
- Tibayan, F. A., Yun, K. L., Lai, D. T., Timek, T. A., Daughters, G. T.Torsion dymics in the evolution from acute to chronic mitral regurgitation2002
- SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIOL TECHNIQUESInfluence of three-dimensiol vision on surgical telemanipulator performance2001
- CURRENT OPINION IN CARDIOLOGYAre the indications for tissue valves different in 20012001
- ANLS OF THORACIC SURGERYEndoscopic computer-enhanced beating heart corory artery bypass grafting2000
- HEART SURGERY FORUMEndoscopic Doppler for detecting vessels in closed chest bypass grafting2000
- SURGICAL CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICAEndovascular treatment of descending thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections1999
- Asian Pacific Heart JMinimally invasive cardiac surgery using the Heartport technique1999
- ANLS OF THORACIC SURGERYTophaceous pseudogout of the mitral valve1998
- PERFUSION-UKPort-access cardiac surgery: a system alysis1998
- ANLS OF THORACIC SURGERYCombined heart and single-lung transplantation in complex congenital heart disease1998
- PerfusionPort-access cardiac surgery: A system alysis1998
- CirculationComposite valve graft versus separate aortic valve and ascending aortic replacement1997
- Semirs in thoracic and cardiovascular surgeryMinimally invasive mitral valve surgery.1997
- CURRENT OPINION IN CARDIOLOGYMinimally invasive corory artery bypass grafting1997
- Fann, J. I., Pompili, M. F., Stevens, J. H., Siegel, L. C., Goar, F. GPort-access cardiac operations with cardioplegic arrest1997
- Moon, M. R., Mitchell, R. S., Dake, M. D., Zarins, C. K., Fann, J. I.,Simultaneous abdomil aortic replacement1997
- Surgical technology intertiolPort-access cardiac surgery with cardiopulmory bypass and cardioplegic arrest.1997
- Fann, J. I., Miller, D. C., Moore, K. A., Mitchell, R. S., Oyer, P. E.Twenty-year clinical experience with porcine bioprostheses1996
- Semirs in thoracic and cardiovascular surgeryPorcine valves: Hancock and Carpentier-Edwards aortic prostheses.1996
- CIRCULATIONSURGICAL-MAGEMENT OF AORTIC DISSECTION DURING A 30-YEAR PERIOD1995
- ANLS OF THORACIC SURGERYENDOVASCULAR STENT-GRAFTING AFTER ARCH ANEURYSM REPAIR USING THE ELEPHANT TRUNK1995
- AMERICAN JOURL OF PHYSIOLOGY-HEART AND CIRCULATORY PHYSIOLOGYA METHOD TO ASSESS ENDOCARDIAL REGIOL LONGITUDIL CURVATURE OF THE LEFT-VENTRICLE1995
- ANLS OF VASCULAR SURGERYAORTIC DISSECTION1995
- ACC Current Jourl RevMagement of ascending aortic dissections1995
- JOURL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERYSYMPTOMATIC BRACHIAL-ARTERY ANEURYSM IN A CHILD1994
- CirculationSurgical magement of aortic dissection in patients with the Marfan syndrome.1994
- Anls of vascular surgeryGenetic and metabolic causes of arterial disease.1993
- SURGERY GYNECOLOGY & OBSTETRICSPSEUDOMYXOMA PERITONEI1993
- Anls of vascular surgeryExtra-atomic bypass.1993
- Semirs in vascular surgeryHeritable arteriopathy.1993
- JOURL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERYLEFT-VENTRICULAR MECHANICS AND ENERGETICS IN THE DILATED CANINE HEART1992
- CIRCULATIONMITRAL-VALVE REPLACEMENT IN DILATED CANINE HEARTS WITH CHRONIC MITRAL REGURGITATION1991
- AMERICAN JOURL OF PHYSIOLOGYREGIOL EPICARDIAL AND ENDOCARDIAL 2-DIMENSIOL FINITE DEFORMATIONS IN CANINE LEFT-VENTRICLE1991
- JOURL OF HEART AND LUNG TRANSPLANTATIONEFFECTS OF FISH OIL ON GRAFT ARTERIOSCLEROSIS AND MHC CLASS1991
- Yun, K. L., Glower, D. D., Miller, D. C., Fann, J. I., Mitchell, R. S.AORTIC DISSECTION RESULTING FROM TEAR OF TRANSVERSE ARCH - IS CONCOMITANT ARCH REPAIR WARRANTED1991
- ANLS OF SURGERYDOSE-RESPONSE OF FISH OIL VERSUS SAFFLOWER OIL ON GRAFT ARTERIOSCLEROSIS IN RABBIT HETEROTOPIC1991
- Fann, J. I., Glower, D. D., Miller, D. C., Yun, K. L., Rankin, J. S., PRESERVATION OF AORTIC-VALVE IN TYPE-A AORTIC DISSECTION COMPLICATED BY AORTIC REGURGITATION1991
- JOURL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATIONIMPORTANCE OF MITRAL SUBVALVULAR APPARATUS IN TERMS OF CARDIAC ENERGETICS1991
- ANLS OF SURGERYTREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH AORTIC DISSECTION PRESENTING WITH PERIPHERAL VASCULAR COMPLICATIONS1990
- CIRCULATIONTHE REVERSIBILITY OF CANINE VEIN-GRAFT ARTERIALIZATION1990
- CIRCULATIONIMPORTANCE OF THE MITRAL SUBVALVULAR APPARATUS FOR LEFT-VENTRICULAR SEGMENTAL SYSTOLIC MECHANICS1990
- CIRCULATIONCOMPARISON OF MEDICAL AND SURGICAL THERAPY FOR UNCOMPLICATED DESCENDING AORTIC DISSECTION1990
- CirculationGlobal and regiol left ventricular systolic performance in the in situ ejecting canine heart.1989
- CirculationMechanisms responsible for inhibition of vein-graft arteriosclerosis by fish oil.1989
- CIRCULATIONGLOBAL AND REGIOL LEFT-VENTRICULAR SYSTOLIC PERFORMANCE IN THE INSITU EJECTING CANINE HEART1989
- CIRCULATIONSURGICAL-MAGEMENT OF ACUTE AORTIC DISSECTION COMPLICATED BY STROKE1989
- CIRCULATIONMECHANISMS RESPONSIBLE FOR INHIBITION OF VEIN-GRAFT ARTERIOSCLEROSIS BY FISH OIL1989
- CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCHEFFECTS OF FISH OIL ON ARTERIOSCLEROSIS IN THE JAPANESE QUAIL1989
- ARTERIOSCLEROSISREGIOL VARIABILITY OF PROSTACYCLIN BIOSYNTHESIS1989
- JOURL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERYWATERSEAL GASTROSTOMY IN THE MAGEMENT OF PREMATURE1988
- Am J CardiolEndocardial activation mapping and endocardial pace-mapping using a balloon apparatus1985
- Surg ForumIntraoperative endocardial activation mapping1984
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