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Dr. Patricia A Thistlethwaite MD/PHD
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
9434 Medical Center Drive La Jolla CA, 92037About
Dr. Patricia Thistlethwaite is a cardiothoracic surgeon practicing in San Diego, CA. Dr. Thistlethwaite specializes in surgical procedues of vital organs in the chest such as the heart, lungs, esophagus and more. As a cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr. Thistlethwaite 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
Harvard Medical School, Boston, Ma Medical Degree
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA Other Degree
University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA Other Degree
Cardiothoracic Surgeon Medical Degree
Professor of Surgery Medical Degree
Board Certification
Thoracic SurgeryAmerican Board of Thoracic SurgeryABTS
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Early expression of angiogenesis factors in acute myocardial ischemia and infarction.
- Role of capacitative Ca2+ entry in bronchial contraction and remodeling.
- Signaling molecules in nonfamilial pulmonary hypertension.
- Direct comparison of efficiency and stability of gene transfer into the mammalian heart using adeno-associated virus versus adenovirus vectors.
- Induction of pulmonary hypertension by an angiopoietin 1/TIE2/serotonin pathway.
- A new animal model for pulmonary hypertension based on the overexpression of a single gene, angiopoietin-1.
- Dexmedetomidine and cardiac arrest.
- Molecular biology of primary pulmonary hypertension.
- Differential myocardial gene delivery by recombinant serotype-specific adeno-associated viral vectors.
- Gene transfer of a TIE2 receptor antagonist prevents pulmonary hypertension in rodents.
- Breaking the barriers to global gene delivery.
- Hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha reduces infarction and attenuates progression of cardiac dysfunction after myocardial infarction in the mouse.
- Divergent effects of BMP-2 on gene expression in pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells from normal subjects and patients with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension.
- Lung cancer and radiofrequency ablation.
- Expression and activity of cAMP phosphodiesterase isoforms in pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells from patients with pulmonary hypertension: role for PDE1.
Dr. Patricia A Thistlethwaite MD/PHD's Practice location
Practice At 200 West Arbor Drive Mc 8892
200 West Arbor Drive Mc 8892 -San Diego, CA 92103Get Direction
Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center at UC San Diego Health - Heart Surgery
9434 Medical Center Drive -La Jolla, CA 92037Get Direction
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- Dr. Erik L Owens MD9434 Medical Center Drive La Jolla CA 92037
- John Joseph Lamberti M.D.9434 Medical Center Drive La Jolla CA 92037
- Michael M Madani MD9434 Medical Center Drive La Jolla CA 92037
- Dr. Michael John Sasevich M.D.9850 Genesee Ave La Jolla CA 92037
- Dr. Scot A Brewster MD9850 Genesee Ave La Jolla CA 92037
- Dr. Leland B. Housman M.D.10666 N Torrey Pines Rd La Jolla CA 92037
Nearest Hospitals
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO MEDICAL CENTERl
200 WEST ARBOR DRIVE SAN DIEGO CA 92103SCRIPPS MERCY HOSPITALl
4077 5TH AVE SAN DIEGO CA 92103SHARP MEMORIAL HOSPITALl
7901 FROST ST SAN DIEGO CA 92123SCRIPPS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LA JOLLAl
9888 GENESEE AVENUE LA JOLLA CA 92037SCRIPPS GREEN HOSPITALl
10666 NORTH TORREY PINES ROAD LA JOLLA CA 92037