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Alden Harken, MD, Thoracic Surgery, Oakland, CA, Highland Hospital

AldenHoodHarkenMD

Thoracic Surgery • Oakland, CA

Cardiovascular Surgery

Physician

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Education & Training

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1971 - 1973
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1967 - 1970
  • Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
    Case Western Reserve University School of MedicineClass of 1967

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2003 - 2025
  • CO State Medical License
    CO State Medical License 1984 - 2005
  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 1967 - 1984
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1976 - 1984
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery
  • American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2010-2014
  • Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Press Mentions

  • Editors’ Introduction to: Toward a Unified Theory of Occurrence and Recurrence of Hiatal Hernia
    Editors’ Introduction to: Toward a Unified Theory of Occurrence and Recurrence of Hiatal HerniaSeptember 28th, 2020
  • The Bright Future of Cardiothoracic Surgery in the Era of Changing Health Care Delivery: An Update
    The Bright Future of Cardiothoracic Surgery in the Era of Changing Health Care Delivery: An UpdateMay 18th, 2017

Grant Support

  • Trauma Primes CellsNational Institute Of General Medical Sciences1993–2003
  • Myocardial Response To InjuryNational Institute Of General Medical Sciences2001–2002
  • Mechanisms Of Post-Injury Organ FailureNational Institute Of General Medical Sciences1991–2002
  • Adaptive /Maladaptive Post Injury Cardiac PrimingNational Institute Of General Medical Sciences1998–2000
  • Trauma Primes Cells SupplementNational Institute Of General Medical Sciences1999
  • Genomic Premodulation Of Post-Traumatic RecoveryNational Institute Of General Medical Sciences1993–1997
  • Cytokine Enhancement Of Postischemic Cardiac FunctionNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1994
  • Cytokine Enhancement Of Post-Ischemic Cardiac FunctionNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1990–1993

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Alden Harken, Dr. Alden Harken, MD, Dr. A Harken, Dr. Alden Hood Harken