DanielCruzMD

Cardiology • Los Angeles, CA

Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Heart Failure & Transplantation

Assistant Professor, Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine

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Office
UCLA Medical Center
10833 LeConte Ave. RM BH-307 CHS
Los Angeles, CA 90095
Phone+1 310-825-8816

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Education & Training

UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2001 - 2006
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1999 - 2002
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLAClass of 1999

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2001 - 2024

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Hemodynamic effects of COVID-19 vaccination in hospitalized patients awaiting heart transplantation.
Rachel E Ohman, Michael C DiVita, Meshe Chonde, Stephanie Fraschilla, Ali Nsair, Daniel Cruz, Jeffrey J Hsu> ;American Heart Journal Plus. 2022 Jun 1
8 citations
Orthotopic Heart and Combined Heart Liver Transplantation: the Ultimate Treatment Option for Failing Fontan Physiology.
Leigh C. Reardon, Jeannette Lin, Glen S VanArsdell, Fady M. Kaldas, Gentian Lluri, Weiyi Tan, Katrina M Whalen, Daniel Cruz, Ali Nsair, Mario C. Deng, Melissa A. Moore...> ;Current Transplantation Reports. 2021 Feb 4
3 citations
Heart transplantation in the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic: A single-center case series.
Jeffrey J. Hsu, Farah Al-Saffar, Reza Ardehali, A. Baas, Margrit Carlson, Daniel Cruz, Mario C. Deng, Ashley Fan, S. Fraschilla, Pryce Gaynor, M. Kamath, Bernard M. Ku...> ;Clinical Transplantation. 2020 Jul 12
39 citations
COVID-19 in a high-risk dual heart and kidney transplant recipient.
Jeffrey J. Hsu, Pryce Gaynor, M. Kamath, Ashley Fan, Farah Al-Saffar, Daniel Cruz, Ali Nsair> ;American Journal of Transplantation. 2020 Jul 1
19 citations
Discovery of non-HLA antibodies associated with cardiac allograft rejection and development and validation of a non-HLA antigen multiplex panel: From bench to bedside
Carrie Butler, Michelle J. Hickey, Ning Jiang, Ying Zheng, David W. Gjertson, Qiuheng Zhang, Ping Rao, Gregory A. Fishbein, Martin Cadeiras, Mario C. Deng, Hector L. B...> ;American Journal of Transplantation. 2020 Oct 1
2 citations
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in a lupus patient: a case of hydroxychloroquine cardiotoxicity
Amanda Chang, Gabriel Stolin, Judith Fan, Boris R. Larreta, Gregory A. Fishbein, William D. Wallace, A. Baas, Daniel Cruz, Jessica Wang> ;ESC Heart Failure. 2019 Sep 7
3 citations
Cangrelor Bridging Within 6 Months of a Drug-Eluting Stent in a Patient for Emergency Cervical Spine Surgery: A Case Report.
Tiffany Y. Hu, Sophie Peeters, Daniel T. Nagasawa, Nirav Kamdar, Rachel P. Brook, Jesse Sun, Sandy Park, Natalie C. Moreland, Daniel Cruz, Luke Macyszyn, Marcella Calf...> ;A&A Practice. 2019 Jul 15
Reply to the Editor— Bipolar ablation of refractory VT circuits: Current opportunities and limitations
Ali B.A.K. Al-Hadithi, Houman Khakpour, Daniel Cruz, Noel G. Boyle, Kalyanam Shivkumar, Jason S. Bradfield> ;Heartrhythm Case Reports. 2019 Feb 8
18 citations
Plasticity of antimicrobial and phagocytic programs in human macrophages
Dennis Montoya, Manali Mehta, Benjamin G. Ferguson, Rosane M. B. Teles, Stephan R. Krutzik, Daniel Cruz, Matteo Pellegrini, Robert L. Modlin> ;Immunology. 2019 Feb 1
4 citations
Incessant intraseptal ventricular tachycardia ablated utilizing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and bipolar ablation.
Ali B.A.K. Al-Hadithi, Houman Khakpour, Daniel Cruz, Noel G. Boyle, Kalyanam Shivkumar, Jason S. Bradfield> ;Heartrhythm Case Reports. 2018 Oct 2
37 citations
Understanding the Correlation Between DSA, Complement Activation, and Antibody-Mediated Rejection in Heart Transplant Recipients.
Qiuheng Zhang, Michelle J. Hickey, Diana Drogalis-Kim, Ying Zheng, David W. Gjertson, Martin Cadeiras, T. Khuu, A. Baas, Eugene C. DePasquale, Nancy Halnon, Gregory Pe...> ;Transplantation. 2018 Oct 1
38 citations
Heart and heart-liver transplantation in adults with failing Fontan physiology.
Leigh C. Reardon, Eugene C. DePasquale, Jana Tarabay, Daniel Cruz, Hillel Laks, Reshma Biniwale, Ronald W. Busuttil, Fady M. Kaldas, Sammy Saab, Robert S. Venick, Jean...> ;Clinical Transplantation. 2018 Aug 1
1 citations
Left ventricular assist device patient maintained on home hemodialysis: A novel class of patients to the home dialysis population
Ramy M Hanna, Daniel Cruz, Umut Selamet, Huma Hasnain, Murray Kwon, A. Baas, James F. Wilson> ;Hemodialysis International. International Symposium on Home Hemodialysis. 2018 Jul 1
8 citations
Clinical phenomapping and outcomes after heart transplantation.
M. Bakir, Nicholas Jackson, Simon X. Han, Alex A. T. Bui, E. Chang, David A. Liem, Abbas Ardehali, Reza Ardehali, A. Baas, Marcella Calfon Press, Daniel Cruz, Mario C....> ;The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2018 Mar 22
47 citations
Cardiac Amyloidosis: Diagnosis and Treatment Strategies
Mirela Tuzovic, Eric H. Yang, A. Baas, Eugene C. DePasquale, Mario C. Deng, Daniel Cruz, Gabriel Vorobiof> ;Current Oncology Reports. 2017 Jul 1
23 citations
Jagged1 Instructs Macrophage Differentiation in Leprosy.
Jon Kibbie, Rosane M. B. Teles, Zhiming Wang, Patrick Hong, Dennis Montoya, Stephan R. Krutzik, Seung J. Lee, Ohyun Kwon, Robert L. Modlin, Daniel Cruz> ;Plos Pathogens. 2016 Aug 17
10 citations
Successful Use of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in an Adult Patient With Toxic Shock-Induced Heart Failure
Eilon Gabel, Vadim Gudzenko, Daniel Cruz, Abbas Ardehali, Mitchell P. Fink> ;Journal of Intensive Care Medicine. 2015 Feb 1
1 citations
Action potential-evoked calcium release is impaired in single skeletal muscle fibers from heart failure patients
Marino DiFranco, Marbella Quinonez, Perry B. Shieh, Gregg C. Fonarow, Daniel Cruz, Mario C. Deng, Julio L. Vergara, Holly R. Middlekauff> ;Plos One. 2014 Oct 13
8 citations
Radiation coronary arteritis refractory to surgical and percutaneous revascularization culminating in orthotopic heart transplantation.
Richard Cheng, Michael S. Lee, Atsuko Seki, Richard J. Shemin, Daniel Cruz, Gentian Lluri, Eric H. Yang> ;Cardiovascular Pathology. 2013 Jul 1
29 citations
Diversity through phosphine catalysis identifies octahydro-1,6-naphthyridin-4-ones as activators of endothelium-driven immunity
Daniel Cruz, Zhiming Wang, Jon Kibbie, Robert L. Modlin, Ohyun Kwon> ;Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2011 Apr 26
132 citations
Divergence of Macrophage Phagocytic and Antimicrobial Programs in Leprosy
Dennis Montoya, Daniel Cruz, Rosane M. B. Teles, Delphine J. Lee, Maria Teresa Ochoa, Stephan R. Krutzik, Rene F. Chun, Mirjam Schenk, Xiaoran Zhang, Benjamin G. Fergu...> ;Cell Host & Microbe. 2009 Oct 22
125 citations
Host-derived oxidized phospholipids and HDL regulate innate immunity in human leprosy.
Daniel Cruz, Andrew D. Watson, Christopher S. Miller, Dennis Montoya, Maria Teresa Ochoa, Peter A. Sieling, Miguel A. Gutierrez, Mohamad Navab, Srinivasa T. Reddy, Jos...> ;The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2008 Aug 1
87 citations
Identification of Prostaglandin E2 Receptor Subtype 2 As a Receptor Activated by OxPAPC
Rongsong Li, Kevin Mouillesseaux, Dennis Montoya, Daniel Cruz, Navid Gharavi, Martin Dun, Lukasz Koroniak, Judith A. Berliner> ;Circulation Research. 2006 Mar 17
13 citations
Subacute stent thrombosis associated with a heparin-coated stent and heparin-induced thrombocytopenia.
Daniel Cruz, Ronald P. Karlsberg, Yuzuru Takano, Devandra Vora, Jonathan M. Tobis> ;Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 2003 Jan 1
56 citations
An Opposite Pattern of Selection of a Single T Cell Antigen Receptor in the Thymus and among Intraepithelial Lymphocytes
Daniel Cruz, Beate C. Sydora, Kristine Hetzel, Gian Yakoub, Mitchell Kronenberg, Hilde Cheroutre> ;The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 1998 Jul 20
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