Frank Litvack MD

Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Interventional Cardiology

Professor, Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine

8700 Beverly BlvdLos Angeles, CA 90048
Phone+1 310-967-1884
Fax+1 310-967-1744

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Education & Training

Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1982 - 1985
McGill University Faculty Medicine HospitalInternal Medicine, 1979 - 1982
McGill University Faculty of MedicineClass of 1979

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Certifications & Licensure

OR State Medical License 1988 - Present
CA State Medical License 1982 - 2027
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

12 citations
Pimecrolimus and dual pimecrolimus‐paclitaxel eluting stents decrease neointimal proliferation in a porcine model
Ryan Berg, Joseph Aragon, Vladimir Royter, John F. Shanley, Greg Cogert
Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 2007-11-15
6 citations
Cobalt chromium stent with antiproliferative for restenosis trial in India (COSTAR I).
Upendra Kaul, R. K. Gupta, Mathur A, Sameer Dani, Rakesh Sapra
Indian Heart Journal. 2007-03-01
9 citations
The effect of variable release kinetics on Paclitaxel efficacy from a drug eluting stent in a porcine model.
Joseph Aragon, Saibal Kar, Fermin O. Tio, Brett Trauthen, Alexander Parisky
Eurointervention. 2005-08-01

Press Mentions

V-wave Raises $98m to Support Further Development of Cardiac ShuntSeptember 23rd, 2020
Billionaire Efrem Kamen Pulled Cash from Otonomy Inc (OTIC) and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (ADR) (TEVA), Welcoming Gilead Sciences, Inc. (GILD)September 5th, 2017
V-wave Scores $28 Mln Series BJanuary 11th, 2016