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

    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. Incidence of and risk factors for postoperative urinary retention in men after carotid endarterectomy.
      Boitano LT, DeBono M, Tanious A, Iannuzzi JC, Clouse WD, Eagleton MJ, LaMuraglia GM, Conrad MF| | PubMed
    2. Risk score for nonhome discharge after lower extremity bypass.
      Iannuzzi JC, Boitano LT, Cooper MA, Watkins MT, Eagleton MJ, Clouse WD, Conte MS, Conrad MF| | PubMed
    3. Preoperative Predictors of Discharge Destination after Endovascular Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms.
      Boitano LT, Iannuzzi JC, Tanious A, Mohebali J, Schwartz SI, Chang DC, Clouse WD, Conrad MF| | PubMed
    4. Predicting Postoperative Destination Through Preoperative Evaluation in Elective Open Aortic Aneurysm Repair.
      Boitano LT, Iannuzzi JC, Tanious A, Mohebali J, Schwartz SI, Clouse WD, Conrad MF| | PubMed
    5. A Regional Experience with Carotid Endarterectomy in Patients with a History of Neck Radiation.
      Boitano LT, Ergul EA, Tanious A, Iannuzzi JC, Cooper MA, Stone DH, Clouse WD, Conrad MF| | PubMed
    6. Favorable impact of thoracic endovascular aortic repair on survival of patients with acute uncomplicated type B aortic dissection.
      Iannuzzi JC, Stapleton SM, Bababekov YJ, Chang D, Lancaster RT, Conrad MF, Cambria RP, Patel VI| | PubMed
    7. The Authors Reply.
      Iannuzzi JC, Fleming FJ| | PubMed
    8. Patients With Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction Should Be Primarily Managed by a Surgical Team.
      Aquina CT, Becerra AZ, Probst CP, Xu Z, Hensley BJ, Iannuzzi JC, Noyes K, Monson JR, Fleming FJ| | PubMed
    9. The impact of surgeon volume on colostomy reversal outcomes after Hartmann's procedure for diverticulitis.
      Aquina CT, Probst CP, Becerra AZ, Hensley BJ, Iannuzzi JC, Noyes K, Monson JR, Fleming FJ| | PubMed
    10. Missed Opportunity: Laparoscopic Colorectal Resection Is Associated With Lower Incidence of Small Bowel Obstruction Compared to an Open Approach.
      Aquina CT, Probst CP, Becerra AZ, Iannuzzi JC, Hensley BJ, Noyes K, Monson JR, Fleming FJ| | PubMed