SpecialtiesGary Wayne Raff, M.D.
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Clinical/Research InterestsGary Raff is a pediatric cardiothoracic surgeon who specializes in the treatment of complex congenital heart disease and chest-wall anomalies. He treats patients of all ages, newborns to adults and has a particular interest in minimally invasive approaches for treating neurologic-related heart and chest disorders. He also is interested in international medicine and participates in Heart to Heart International Children's Medical Alliance. The Alliance is a non-profit group that provides care and training to sponsored hospitals in Russia. |
Title: |
Associate Professor |
Specialty: |
Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Surgery - Cardiothoracic |
Center/Program Affiliation: |
Heart Center, UC Davis Children's Hospital |
Address: |
Pediatric Heart Center 2315 Stockton Blvd., Suite 7133 Sacramento, CA 95617 |
Phone: |
(916) 734-2160 |
Education: |
Hahnemann University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania M.D. 1990 |
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State University of New York, Stony Brook Stony Brook, New York B.S. 1985 |
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Residency: |
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - New Jersey Medical School Newark , New Jersey 1997-98 Chief Resident, Thoracic Surgery University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - New Jersey Medical School Newark, New Jersey 1996-98 Thoracic Surgery University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - New Jersey Medical School Newark, New Jersey 1995-96 Chief Resident, Surgery |
Fellowships: |
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1999-2000 Clinical Fellow, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia , Pennsylvania 1998-99 Research Fellow, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - New Jersey Medical School Newark, New Jersey 1992-93 Research Fellow, Surgery |
Board Certifications: |
National Board of Medical Examiners, null American Board of Surgery, null American Board of Thoracic Surgery, null |
Professional Memberships: |
American Medical Association Candidate Member American College of Cardiology Candidate Member American College of Surgeons Candidate Member Society of Thoracic Surgeons |
Select Recent Publications: |
Raff GW, Geiss DM, Shah JJ, Bond LM, Carroll JA. Repair of Transposition of the Great Arteries with Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return. Ann Thorac Surg 73:655-657, 2002. Jones PL, Chapados R, Baldwin S, Raff GW, Vitvitsky EV, Spray TL, Gaynor JW. Altered hemodynamics controls matrix metalloproteinase activity and tenascin-C expression in neonatal pig lung. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 282:L26-L35, 2002. Raff GW, Gaynor JW, Weinberg PM, Spray TL, Gleason M. Membranous subpulmonic stenosis associated with ventricular septal defect and aortic insufficiency. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 13:1, 58-60, 2000. McDonnell BE, Raff GW, Gaynor JW, Rychik J, Godinez RI, DeCampli WD, Spray TL. Outcome Following Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot with Absent Pulmonary Valve. Ann Thorac Surg. 67:1391-6, 1999. Raff GW, Livingston DH, Wang M, Rameshwar P. Hemorrhagic shock abolishes the myelopoietic response to turpentine induced soft tissue injury. J Surg Res 59:75-79, 1995. Raff GW, Abel RM. Nutrition and Cardiac Surgery, J St. Michael's Med Center 5(1) 9-15, 1993. Raff GW, Spillert CR, Wilson DJ, Lazaro EJ. Procoagulant property of platelet activating factor, Agents & Actions 39,(special conference issue)C 106, 1993. Raff GW, Spillert CR, Wilson DJ, Lazaro EJ. Prothrombotic effects of endothelin-2 (ET-2), Agents & Actions 39,(special conference issue)C 104-105, 1993. |
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