CurtisTHunterMD

Thoracic Surgery • Los Angeles, CA

Aortic Surgery, Cardiopulmonary Transplantation, Cardiovascular Surgery

Associate Clinical Professor

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Office
757 Westwood Plz
Los Angeles, CA 90095
Phone+1 310-825-9111

Fax+1 310-825-8918
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Education & Training

Boston University Medical CenterFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2000 - 2003
University of North Carolina HospitalsResidency, Surgery, 1994 - 2000
University of Utah School of MedicineClass of 1994

Certifications & Licensure

UT State Medical License 2019 - 2026
CA State Medical License 2007 - 2024
IL State Medical License 2009 - 2011
MA State Medical License 2000 - 2007
NC State Medical License 1996 - 2002
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

4 citations
Pretransplant malignancy among lung transplant recipients in the modern era.
Sarah E. Rudasill, Amit Iyengar, Yas Sanaiha, Habib Khoury, Alexandra L. Mardock, Hanning Xing, Murray Kwon, Curtis Hunter, Peyman Benharash> ;Surgery. 2019 Jun 1
44 citations
Lung Transplant Outcomes in Systemic Sclerosis with Significant Esophageal Dysfunction. A Comprehensive Single-Center Experience
Catherine H. Miele, Kristin Schwab, Rajeev Saggar, Erin Lindsey Duffy, David Elashoff, Chi-Hong Tseng, S. Sam Weigt, Deepshikha Charan, Fereidoun Abtin, Jimmy Johannes...> ;Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 2016 Jun 13
13 citations
Lung transplantation and concomitant cardiac surgery: Is it justified?
Reshma Biniwale, David J. Ross, Amit Iyengar, Oh Jin Kwon, Curtis Hunter, Jamil Aboulhosn, David W. Gjertson, Abbas Ardehali> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2016 Feb 1
4 citations
Do preoperative β-blockers improve postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing cardiac surgery? Challenging societal guidelines.
William Toppen, Sohail Sareh, Nancy Satou, Richard J. Shemin, Curtis Hunter, Eric Buch, Peyman Benharash> ;The American Surgeon. 2014 Oct 1
64 citations
Systemic sclerosis and bilateral lung transplantation: a single centre experience
Rajeev Saggar, Dinesh Khanna, Daniel E. Furst, John A. Belperio, Grace S. Park, S. Sam Weigt, B. Kubak, Abbas Ardehali, Ariss Derhovanessian, P. J. Clements, Shelley M...> ;The European Respiratory Journal. 2010 Oct 1
25 citations
Beneficial effects of complement inhibition with soluble complement receptor 1 (TP10) during cardiac surgery: is there a gender difference?
Harold L. Lazar, Taha Keilani, Carmel Fitzgerald, Oz M. Shapira, Curtis T. Hunter, Richard J. Shemin, Henry C. Marsh, Una S. Ryan> ;Circulation. 2007 Sep 11
28 citations
Endoscopic versus conventional radial artery harvest--is smaller better?
Oz M. Shapira, Benjamin R. Eskenazi, Curtis T. Hunter, Elad Anter, Yusheng Bao, Richard E. Murphy, Harold L. Lazar, Richard J. Shemin> ;Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 2006 Jul 1
15 citations
OPCAB for Acute LAD Dissection Due to Blunt Chest Trauma
Amit Korach, Curtis T. Hunter, Harold L. Lazar, Richard J. Shemin, Oz M. Shapira> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2006 Jul 1
33 citations
Coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction--early and mid-term outcomes.
Oz M. Shapira, Curtis T. Hunter, Elad Anter, Yusheng Bao, Kolleen DeAndrade, Harold L. Lazar, Richard J. Shemin> ;Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 2006 May 1
38 citations
Endoscopic versus conventional radial artery harvest for coronary artery bypass grafting: Functional and histologic assessment of the conduit
Oz M. Shapira, Benjamin R. Eskenazi, Elad Anter, Lija Joseph, Thomas G. Christensen, Curtis T. Hunter, Harold L. Lazar, Joseph A. Vita, Richard J. Shemin, John F. Keaney> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2006 Feb 1
Dual-beam ultrasound versus transit-time flow meter for intraoperative graft flow measurement during coronary artery bypass grafting.
Oz M. Shapira, Benjamin R. Eskenazi, Curtis T. Hunter, Amit Korach, Elad Anter, Harold L. Lazar, Richard J. Shemin> ;Innovations. 2006 Jan 1
8 citations
Endoscopic radial artery harvest for coronary artery bypass grafting: initial clinical experience.
Oz M. Shapira, Benjamin R. Eskenazi, Richard E. Murphy, Elad Anter, Yusheng Bao, L. Lazar, Richard J. Shemin, Curtis T. Hunter> ;The Heart Surgery Forum. 2004 Oct 1
4 citations
Cardiopulmonary bypass: it's not the size, it's how you use it! Review of a comprehensive blood-conservation strategy.
Kevin J. Lilly, Paul O'Gara, Patrick Treanor, Deborah Reardon, Richard Crowley, Curtis T. Hunter, Oz M. Shapira, Gabriel S. Aldea, Harold L. Lazar, Richard J. Shemin> ;The Journal of Extra-Corporeal Technology. 2004 Sep 1
30 citations
Accuracy of administrative data in trauma: splenic injuries as an example.
John P. Hunt, Gregory S. Cherr, Curtis T. Hunter, Mary Jo Wright, Yi-Zarn Wang, Glen Steeb, Kennan J. Buechter, Anthony A. Meyer, Christopher C. Baker> ;The Journal of Trauma. 1999 Jul 1
29 citations
The effector component of the cytotoxic T-lymphocyte response has a biphasic pattern after burn injury.
John P. Hunt, Curtis T. Hunter, Michelle R. Brownstein, Athina Giannopoulos, C. Scott Hultman, Suzan deSerres, Lyndie Bracey, Jeffrey A. Frelinger, Anthony A. Meyer> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 1998 Dec 1
4 citations
Host Priming, Not Target Antigen Type, Decides Rejection Rate in Mice Primed with MHC II “Knockout” Cultured Keratinocytes☆
John P. Hunt, Curtis T. Hunter, Michelle R. Brownstein, Charles Scott Hultman, Suzan deSerres, L. Bracey, Jeffrey A. Frelinger, Anthony A. Meyer> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 1998 Apr 1
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Hospital Affiliations

Providence Saint John's Health CenterSanta Monica, California
St. Mark's HospitalSalt Lake City, Utah