University of California San Francisco

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James
Iannuzzi
MD, MPH

Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Department of Surgery, School of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco

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Academic Office:
400 Parnassus Ave, A581, Box 0222
San Francisco, CA 94143
Tel: 415-353-4366
Email: [email protected]
Asst: [email protected]

Vascular Surgery Clinic:
400 Parnassus Ave, A501, Box 0957
San Francisco, CA 94143
Tel: 415-353-2357
Fax: 415-353-2669

Vascular Surgery Clinic at SFVA:
4150 Clement Street, 
San Francisco, CA 94121
Tel: 415-221-4810 x25496 
Fax: 415-750-2181

    Biography

    James C. Iannuzzi, M.D., MPH is a vascular surgeon in the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at UCSF. Dr. Iannuzzi earned his MD at Icahn School of Medicine Mount Sinai, and thereafter completed a general surgery residency at University of Rochester Medical Center where he also earned an MPH. His thesis was on the pleiotropic effects of statins on perioperative outcomes.

    Dr. Iannuzzi was the inaugural research fellow at the Surgical Health Outcomes and Research Enterprise at University of Rochester. In 2018, Dr. Iannuzzi completed a clinical and research fellowship in vascular and endovascular surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School.

    Dr. Iannuzzi has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications in leading journals spanning multiple areas of surgery.

    Education

    Institution Degree Dept or School End Date
    Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Medical School, Clinical and Research Fellow in Vascular and Endovascular Surgery 2018
    University of California Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training 2018
    University of Rochester Medical Center Administrative Chief Resident 2016
    University of Rochester Medical Center General Surgery Resident 2015
    University of Rochester Master of Public Health 2013
    University of Rochester Medical Center Surgical Health Outcomes and Research Enterprise 2013
    Icahn School of Medicine Mount Sinai Doctorate of Medicine 2009
    University of Michigan B.A. Philosophy 2005

    Awards & Honors

    Award Conferred By Date
    Poster Competition Finalist: Lower Extremity Bypass Non-Home Discharge Risk Score Society of Vascular Surgeons 2018
    Best Poster- Predicting Readmission After Colorectal Surgery: A Point-Based Score American Society of Colon & Rectum Surgeons 2014
    Strengthening Professionals in Comparative Effectiveness (SPICE): Work-Force Development ARRA/NIH funded training program 2012

    Clinical Expertise

    Aortic Aneurysm

    Aortic Dissection

    Carotid Artery Disease

    Critical Limb Ischemia

    Endovascular Aneurysm Repair

    Mesenteric Artery Disease

    Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm

    Diabetic Vascular Disease

    Peripheral Artery Disease

    Clinical Trials

    1. Related Conditions: Peripheral Artery Disease| Start Date: | End Date:

    Research Narrative

    Dr. Iannuzzi research focus includes clinical outcomes research in vascular surgery, and the use of predictive analytics to identify and intervene in potentially high-risk vascular surgery patients.

    Research Interests

    Aortic Aneurysm Repair

    Clinical Effectiveness Research

    Predictive Analytics

    Population Health

    Outcomes Research

    Publications

    MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 86
    1. Development and Validation of a Novel Preoperative Risk Score to Identify Patients at Risk for Nonhome Discharge after Elective Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair (EVAR).
      Ramirez JL, Sung E, Jaramillo E, Gasper WJ, Conte MS, Boitano L, Iannuzzi JC| | PubMed
    2. Decreasing prevalence of centers meeting the Society for Vascular Surgery abdominal aortic aneurysm guidelines in the United States.
      Ramirez JL, Matthay ZA, Lancaster E, Smith EJT, Gasper WJ, Zarkowsky DS, Doyle AJ, Patel VI, Schanzer A, Conte MS, Iannuzzi JC| | PubMed
    3. Guideline Compliant Minimum Asymptomatic Carotid Endarterectomy Surgeon and Hospital Volume Cutoffs.
      Geiger JT, Fleming F, Iannuzzi JC, Stoner M, Doyle A| | PubMed
    4. Proximal Instructions for Use Violations in Elective Endovascular Aneurysm Repair in the Vascular Quality Initiative: Retrospective Analysis.
      Ramirez JL, Govsyeyev N, Sorber R, Iannuzzi JC, Schanzer AS, Hicks CW, Malas MB, Zarkowsky DS| | PubMed
    5. Low-volume surgeons can have better outcomes at certain hospital settings for open abdominal aortic repairs.
      Mehta A, Patel P, Elmously A, Iannuzzi J, Garg K, Siracuse J, Takayama H, Schermerhorn ML, O'Donnell TFX, Patel VI| | PubMed
    6. High-Risk Characteristics for Clinical Failure after Isolated Femoropopliteal Peripheral Vascular Interventions.
      Kim TI, Schneider PA, Iannuzzi J, Ochoa Chaar CI| | PubMed
    7. Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced MRI in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms as a Potential Marker for Disease Progression.
      Zhou A, Leach JR, Zhu C, Dong H, Jiang F, Lee YJ, Iannuzzi J, Gasper W, Saloner D, Hope MD, Mitsouras D| | PubMed
    8. Structured discharge documentation reduces sex-based disparities in statin prescription in vascular surgery patients.
      Sanders KM, Nacario JH, Smith EJT, Jaramillo EA, Lancaster EM, Hiramoto JS, Conte MS, Iannuzzi JC| | PubMed
    9. Cognitive Impairment is Common in aΒ Veterans Affairs Population with Peripheral Arterial Disease.
      Smith EJT, Gasper WJ, Schneider PA, Finlayson E, Walter LC, Covinsky KE, Conte MS, Iannuzzi JC| | PubMed
    10. Open revascularization approach is associated with healing and ambulation after transmetatarsal amputation in patients with chronic limb threatening ischemia.
      Gomez-Sanchez C, Werlin E, Sorrentino T, El Khoury R, Lancaster E, Parks C, Goodman B, Dini M, Iannuzzi J, Reyzelman A, Conte MS, Gasper W| | PubMed