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Department of Surgery

Daren S. Danielson, M.D.

Clinical/Research Interests

Dr. Danielson's clinical interests focus on mitral valve repair; surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation; minimally invasive valvular surgery. His research focus on 3D echocardiographic analysis of mitral valve repair; impact of lesion sets on outcomes for atrial fibrillation surgery; bicupid aortic valve imaging; association of bicuspid aortic valves and aortic aneurysms.

Title:

 Assistant Clinical Professor

Specialty:

 Surgery - Cardiothoracic, Surgery - Thoracic

Address:

 UC Davis Medical Center - Cypress Building
2221 Stockton Blvd., Suite 2124A
Sacramento, CA 95817

Phone:

 (916) 734-7261

Education:

 University of Minnesota Medical School
Minneapolis, Minnesota
M.D. 1997

U.S. Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs, Colorado
B.S. 1993

Internships:

 Hennepin County Medical Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota
1998
Department of Surgery

Residency:

 Hennepin County Medical Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota
2002
Department of Surgery

Fellowships:

 Hennepin County Medical Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota
2001
Department of Surgery

Board Certifications:

 American Board of Surgery, 2004

Professional Memberships:

 American College of Cardiology
American College of Chest Physicians
American College of Surgeons
Aust Surgical Society
Cardiothoracic Surgery Network
Hitchcock Surgical Society
Society of Air Force Clinical Surgeons

Select Recent Publications:

Stewart RM, Johnston J, Geoghan K, Anthony T, Myers JG, Dent DL, Cornielle MG, Danielson DS, Root HD, Pruitt BA Jr, Cohn SM. Trauma surgery malpractice risk: perception versus reality. Ann Surg 2005;241(6):969-75.

Liao L, Myers J, Johnston J, Cornielle M, Danielson D, Dent D, Stewart R, Pruitt B, Root HD, Cohn S. Percutaneous tracheostomy: one center's experience with a new modality. Am J Surg 2005;190(6):923-6.

Heagy W, Niemann K, Hanson C, Cohen M, Danielson DS, West MA. Lower levels of whole blood LPS-stimulated cytokine release are associated with poorer clinical outcomes in surgical intensive care unit patients. Surg Infect (Larchmt) 2003;4(2):171-180.

Danielson DS, Heagy W, Nieman KM, West MA. Relative hyperoxia augments lipopolysaccharide-stimulated cytokine secretion by murine macrophages. Surgery 2003;133(5):538-546.

Danielson DS, West MA. Gastric and proximal small bowel. In: Schein M and Marshall JC (eds.), Source Control. New York, Springer, 2002;pp. 93-102.

Danielson DS, West MA. Recent developments in the clinical management of surgical sepsis. Curr Opin Crit Care 2001;7(5):367-370.

Zera RT, Danielson DS, Schmidt-Steinbrunn B, Mung JK, McCoy M, Anderson WR, Linzie BM, Rodriguez JL. Atypical hyperplasia, proliferative fibrocystic change and exogenous hormone use. Surgery 2001;130(4):732-737.