AmeliaClaireWatkinsMDMS

Thoracic Surgery • Palo Alto, CA

Adult Cardiac Surgery, Aortic Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery

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Office
300 Pasteur Dr
CVRB Bldg MC 5407
Palo Alto, CA 94305
Phone+1 650-723-5771
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Education & Training

University of MarylandResidency, Thoracic Surgery - Integrated, 2009 - 2016
University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of MedicineClass of 2009

Certifications & Licensure

OR State Medical License 2018 - 2025
CA State Medical License 2017 - 2025
NV State Medical License 2018 - 2023
MD State Medical License 2011 - 2015
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

3 citations
Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair for Chronic Type B Aortic Dissection: Pre- and Postprocedural Imaging.
Jody Shen, Domenico Mastrodicasa, Yarab Al Bulushi, Margaret C Lin, Justin R Tse, Amelia C Watkins, Jason T Lee, Dominik Fleischmann> ;Radiographics. 2022 Oct 1
4 citations
Career Progression and Research Productivity of Women in Academic Cardiothoracic Surgery.
Kiah M Williams, Hanjay Wang, Simar S Bajaj, Camille E Hironaka, Patpilai Kasinpila, Christian T O'Donnell, Mark Sanchez, Amelia C Watkins, Natalie S Lui, Leah M Backh...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2023 Apr 1
Poorly sized TEVAR: implications and lessons learned
Alex R. Dalal, Shernaz S. Dossabhoy, A. Claire Watkins> ;Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 2021 Nov 16
4 citations
60 Years After the First Women Cardiac Surgeon: We Still Need More Women in Cardiac Surgery
Sophie Weiwei Gao, Jessica Forcillo, Claire A. Watkins, Mara B. Antonoff, Jessica G.Y. Luc, Jennifer Chung, Laura Ritchie, Rachel Eikelboom, Subhadra Shashidharan, Mic...> ;CJC Open. 2021 Jul 24
4 citations
Optimal Tricuspid Regurgitation Velocity to Screen for Pulmonary Hypertension in Tertiary Referral Centers.
Bryce Montane, Andrew Fiore, Emily C. Reznicek, Christine Jellis, Haala Rokadia, Manshi Li, Xiaofeng Wang, Raed A. Dweik, Eileen Loh, A. Claire Watkins, Francois Hadda...> ;Chest. 2021 Jul 1
9 citations
Improved midterm outcomes after endovascular repair of nontraumatic descending thoracic aortic rupture compared with open surgery.
Yukihisa Ogawa, A. Claire Watkins, Bharathi Lingala, Itoga K. Nathan, Peter Chiu, Shinichi Iwakoshi, Hao He, Jason T. Lee, Michael P. Fischbein, Y. Joseph Woo, Michael...> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2021 Jun 1
57 citations
Endovascular Treatment of Post Type A Chronic Aortic Arch Dissection With a Branched Endograft: Early Results From a Retrospective International Multicenter Study.
Dorian Verscheure, Stéphan Haulon, Nikolaos Tsilimparis, Timothy Resch, Anders Wanhainen, Kevin Mani, Nuno Dias, Jonathan Sobocinski, Matthew J. Eagleton, Ferreira Mar...> ;Annals of Surgery. 2021 May 1
8 citations
CTA pulmonary artery enlargement in patients with severe aortic stenosis: Prognostic impact after TAVR.
Valery Turner, Ayman Jubran, Juyong Brian Kim, Eva Maret, Kegan J. Moneghetti, Francois Haddad, Myriam Amsallem, Marina Codari, Virginia Hinostroza, Domenico Mastrodic...> ;Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. 2021 Mar 21
2 citations
Spontaneous Bleeding from Multiple Intercostal Arteries in a Patient with Coarctation of the Aorta.
Sean C. Wightman, Yoyo Wang, Aaron M. Rohr, Christina L. Greene, Gloria L. Hwang, A. Claire Watkins, Natalie S. Lui> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2020 Aug 1
Percutaneous Pulmonary Vein Stenting to Treat Severe Pulmonary Vein Stenosis After Surgical Reconstruction.
Alex R. Dalal, Ryan Markham, Christiane Haeffele, Rahul Sharma, A. Claire Watkins> ;Innovations. 2020 Jul 8
1 citations
Current Status of Endoluminal Treatment of Descending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms.
A. Claire Watkins, Alex R. Dalal, Jason T. Lee, Michael D. Dake> ;Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology. 2020 May 24
2 citations
Acute Type A Dissection Causing Impending Rupture of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Previously Treated with EVAR.
Yukihisa Ogawa, A. Claire Watkins, Anson M. Lee, Shinichi Iwakoshi, Anahita Dua, Albert J. Pedroza, Michael D. Dake, Jason T. Lee> ;Annals of Vascular Surgery. 2020 May 1
2 citations
Endovascular Aortic Repair After Proximal Stent Graft Migration of a Modified Frozen Elephant Trunk
Alex R. Dalal, Albert J. Pedroza, Shinichi Iwakoshi, Jason T. Lee, Dominik Fleischmann, A. Claire Watkins> ;Innovations. 2020 Apr 30
Aortic treatment in connective tissue disease.
Giovanni Tinelli, Marco Ferraresi, A.C. Watkins, Adrien Hertault, Raphael Soler, Richard Azzaoui, Dominique Fabre, Jonathan Sobocinski, Stéphan Haulon> ;The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery. 2019 Aug 1
6 citations
Conformability and Efficacy of the Zenith Spiral Z Leg Compared with the Zenith Flex Leg in Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair.
Shinichi Iwakoshi, Takahiro Nakai, Shigeo Ichihashi, Takashi Inoue, Shoji Sakaguchi, Tomoaki Hirose, Nobuoki Tabayashi, Amelia Clair Watkins, Kimihiko Kichikawa> ;Annals of Vascular Surgery. 2019 Aug 1
Thoracic endovascular aortic repair for type B intramural hematoma
A. Claire Watkins, Andreas R. de Biasi, Shinichi Iwakoshi, Yukihisa Ogawa, Michael D. Dake> ;Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 2019 Jul 1
Endovascular Neck Stabilization Before EVAR for Infrarenal Aortic Aneurysm in Chronic Aortic Dissection
Yukihisa Ogawa, Hiroshi Nishimaki, Tomotaka Iraha, Nathan K. Itoga, Kiyoshi Chiba, Akiyuki Kotoku, Takaaki Maruhashi, Hidefumi Mimura, A.C. Watkins, Takeshi Miyairi> ;Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology. 2019 Jun 28
Renal Stent Migration Following TEVAR for Complicated Type B Aortic Dissection.
Shinichi Iwakoshi, Shoji Sakaguchi, Bunpachi Kakii, Takeshi Yoshida, A.C. Watkins, Takeshi Inoue, Shigeo Ichihashi, Kimihiko Kichikawa> ;Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. 2019 Apr 22
3 citations
Endovascular Aortic Repair for Early Complications After Implantation of the Thoraflex Hybrid Graft.
A. Claire Watkins, A. Bella Huasen, Andrew Hill, Parma Nand, Andrew Holden> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2019 Mar 1
Some further considerations regarding preoperative ECMO for recovery of end-organ function (Reply)
A. Claire Watkins, James S. Gammie> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2019 Mar 1
12 citations
A modified procedure for percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation of the Edwards SAPIEN 3 valve.
Sébastien Hascoët, Clément Karsenty, Marine Tortigue, A. Claire Watkins, Jean-Yves Riou, Angèle Boet, Nabil Tahhan, Dominique Fabre, Stéphan Haulon, Philippe Brenot, J...> ;Eurointervention. 2019 Jan 20
18 citations
Preoperative Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Slashes Risk Score in Advanced Structural Heart Disease
A. Claire Watkins, Nathan L. Maassel, Mehrdad Ghoreishi, Murtaza Y. Dawood, Si M. Pham, Zachary N. Kon, Bradley S. Taylor, Bartley P. Griffith, James S. Gammie> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2018 Dec 1
26 citations
A novel all-retrograde approach for t-Branch implantation in ruptured thoracoabdominal aneurysm.
A. Claire Watkins, Alla Avramenko, Raphael Soler, Dominique Fabre, Stéphan Haulon> ;Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques. 2018 Dec 1
13 citations
Programmatic and Surgeon Specialization Improves Mortality in Isolated Coronary Bypass Grafting.
A. Claire Watkins, Mehrdad Ghoreishi, Nathan L. Maassel, Brody Wehman, Filiz Demirci, Bartley P. Griffith, James S. Gammie, Bradley S. Taylor> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2018 Oct 1
Frozen elephant trunk and arch endografts for chronic thoracoabdominal aortic dissections.
Giovanni Tinelli, Marco Ferraresi, A. Claire Watkins, Raphael Soler, Elie Fadel, Dominique Fabre, Stéphan Haulon> ;The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery. 2018 May 22
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