Dr. Vaughn A. Starnes MD
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
1520 San Pablo St Suite 4300 Los Angeles CA, 90033Rating
5/5
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Dr. Vaughn Starnes is a cardiothoracic surgeon practicing in Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Starnes specializes in surgical procedues of vital organs in the chest such as the heart, lungs, esophagus and more. As a cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr. Starnes 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
Univ of Nc At Chapel Hill Sch of Med, Chapel Hill Nc 1977
Physician Assistant Studies, Barry University, FL 1977
Board Certification
Thoracic SurgeryAmerican Board of Thoracic SurgeryABTS- Congenital Cardiac Surgery
Thoracic SurgeryAmerican Board of Thoracic SurgeryABTS
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- RNA antisense abrogation of MAT1 induces G1 phase arrest and triggers apoptosis in aortic smooth muscle cells.
- Living donor lobar lung transplantation: the pediatric experience.
- Sirolimus (rapamycin) potentiates cyclosporine in prevention of acute lung rejection.
- Donor management and organ procurement.
- Addition of a water-soluble alpha-tocopherol analogue to University of Wisconsin solution improves endothelial viability and decreases lung reperfusion injury.
- Impact of respiratory syncytial virus infection on surgery for congenital heart disease: postoperative course and outcome.
- Indwelling catheter-induced right ventricular rupture.
- Prophylactic photopheresis and chronic rejection: effects on graft intimal hyperplasia in cardiac transplantation.
- Platelet activating factor acetylhydrolase decreases lung reperfusion injury.
- Modulation of pulmonary NA+ pump gene expression during cold storage and reperfusion.
- Isolated right ventricular outflow tract mass presenting as hemoptysis.
- Psychosocial responses of adolescent cystic fibrosis patients to lung transplantation.
- Building a clinical cardiothoracic surgical program: a multi-institutional model.
- Living donor lung transplantation.
- Bronchiolitis obliterans is not the primary cause of death in pediatric living
Clinical Trials
- Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement With the Medtronic Intrepid™ TMVR System in Patients With Severe Symptomatic Mitral Regurgitation
- The cryoICE™ CryoAnalgesia Study For Pain Management in Post thoRacic Procedures Via intercOSTal Cryoanalgesia (FROST)
- Medtronic Evolut Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Low Risk Patients
- Portico Re-sheathable Transcatheter Aortic Valve System US IDE Trial
Awards
- 2010-2012 Southern California Super Doctors
- 2009 Southern California Super Doctors 2008
- 2007 Los Angeles Super Doctors
- 2011 Dr. Starnes was voted a Top Doctor by Pasadena Magazine in .
- 2008 USC Presidential Medallion
- 2004 America's Top Doctors - New York: Castle Connolly Medical Ltd
Treatments
- Lung Cancer, Congenital Heart Disease, Thoracic Surgery
- Heart Disease
- Aneurysm
- Congenital Heart Disease
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Coronary Artery Disease (cad)
Professional Memberships
- President WESTERN - Past President
- Member AATS
- Member STS
- Member ASA
- Member ISHLT
Fellowships
- Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children, London Pediatric
- Vanderbilt University, Resident Fellow Pharmacology & Surgery, Surgery, 2000 1979
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