JohnC.ChenMDFACS

Thoracic Surgery • Los Angeles, CA

Cardiovascular Surgery

Physician

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Office
1520 San Pablo Street, Suite 4300
Cardiac Surgery
Los Angeles, CA 90033
Phone+1 323-442-6084
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Education & Training

University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1993 - 1995
Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1987 - 1993
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple UniversityClass of 1988

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1989 - 2024
HI State Medical License 1999 - 2022
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2011
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Clinical Trials

Prospective Randomized On-X Versus SJM Evaluation Trial Start of enrollment: 2003 Jul 01
Completed
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Vein Morphology in Endoscopic Vein Harvesting: 15-Year Outcomes.
John Y Lee, Kathryn L Pedula, Timothy O Berkley, Kamala P McNevin, John C Chen> ;Innovations. 2023 Oct 13
3 citations
PROSE: Prospective Randomized Trial of the On-X Mechanical Prosthesis and the St Jude Medical Mechanical Prosthesis Evaluation : Part 1(Patient Dynamics): Preoperative...
W.R. Eric Jamieson, John L. Ely, Johan Brink, Timothy Pennel, Paul G. Bannon, Jashvant Patel, Rajiv Kumar Gupta, Prasanna Simha Mohan Rao, Damyanti Agrawal, Lars Wiklu...> ;Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 2021 Nov 1
1 citations
Defining Complex Patient Populations: Implications for Population Size, Composition, Utilization, and Costs.
Anna C. Davis, Aiyu Chen, Thearis A. Osuji, John C. Chen, Michael K. Gould> ;Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2021 Jun 2
7 citations
Identifying Populations with Complex Needs: Variation in Approaches Used to Select Complex Patient Populations.
Anna C. Davis, Thearis A. Osuji, John C. Chen, Lindsay Joe Lyons, Michael K. Gould> ;Population Health Management. 2021 Jun 8
1 citations
Western Thoracic Surgical Association 2013 presidential address: Winning the HITECH challenge
John C. Chen> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2013 Nov 1
1 citations
Analysis of mitral valve replacement outcomes is enhanced by meaningful clinical use of electronic health records.
John C. Chen, Thomas A. Pfeffer, Shelley A. Johnstone, Yuexin Chen, Mary-Lou Kiley, Richard Richter, Hon Lee> ;The Permanente Journal. 2013 Jan 1
53 citations
Effects of C5 complement inhibitor pexelizumab on outcome in high-risk coronary artery bypass grafting: combined results from the PRIMO-CABG I and II trials.
Peter K. Smith, Stanton K. Shernan, John C. Chen, Michel Carrier, Edward D. Verrier, Peter X. Adams, Thomas G. Todaro, Lawrence H. Muhlbaier, Jerrold H. Levy> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2011 Jul 1
1 citations
A target for perioperative blood pressure during cardiac operations.
John C. Chen, Stanton K. Shernan, Cornelius M. Dyke, Solomon Aronson> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2010 Feb 1
38 citations
Myocardial infarction following coronary artery bypass graft surgery increases healthcare resource utilization.
John C. Chen, Padma Kaul, Jerrold H. Levy, Axel Haverich, Philippe Menasché, Peter K. Smith, Michel Carrier, Edward D. Verrier, Frans Van de Werf, RT Burge, Paul Finne...> ;Critical Care Medicine. 2007 May 1
25 citations
Effect of pexelizumab in coronary artery bypass graft surgery with extended aortic cross-clamp time.
Peter K. Smith, Michel Carrier, John C. Chen, Axel Haverich, Jerrold H. Levy, Philippe Menasché, Stanton K. Shernan, Frans Van de Werf, Peter X. Adams, Thomas G. Todar...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2006 Sep 1
18 citations
Pexelizumab reduces death and myocardial infarction in higher risk cardiac surgical patients.
Axel Haverich, Stanton K. Shernan, Jerrold H. Levy, John C. Chen, Michel Carrier, Kenneth M. Taylor, Frans Van de Werf, Mark F. Newman, Peter X. Adams, Thomas G. Todar...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2006 Aug 1
28 citations
Inhibition of complement activation by pexelizumab reduces death in patients undergoing combined aortic valve replacement and coronary artery bypass surgery.
Michel Carrier, Philippe Menasché, Jerrold H. Levy, Mark F. Newman, Kenneth M. Taylor, Axel Haverich, JC Chen, Stanton K. Shernan, F. Van de Werf, M. van der Laan, Tho...> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2006 Feb 1
5 citations
Pharmacologic C5-complement suppression reduces blood loss during on-pump cardiac surgery.
John C. Chen, Scott A. Rollins, Stanton K. Shernan, Steven Boyce, Keith Allen, Arthur Wallace, Kevin J. Malloy, S B S Jamie Eng, Robert W. Colman, Jane C.K. Fitch, Pex...> ;Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 2005 Jan 1
37 citations
Preliminary Report of the Effects of Complement Suppression With Pexelizumab on Neurocognitive Decline After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
Joseph P. Mathew, Stanton K. Shernan, William D. White, Jane C. K. Fitch, John C. Chen, Leonard Bell, Mark F. Newman> ;Stroke. 2004 Oct 1
138 citations
Terminal complement blockade with pexelizumab during coronary artery bypass graft surgery requiring cardiopulmonary bypass: a randomized trial.
Edward D. Verrier, Stanton K. Shernan, Kenneth M. Taylor, Frans Van de Werf, Mark F. Newman, John C. Chen, Michel Carrier, Axel Haverich, Kevin J. Malloy, Peter X. Ada...> ;JAMA. 2004 May 19
79 citations
Impact of pexelizumab, an anti-C5 complement antibody, on total mortality and adverse cardiovascular outcomes in cardiac surgical patients undergoing cardiopulmonary b...
Stanton K. Shernan, Jane C. K. Fitch, Nancy A. Nussmeier, John C. Chen, Scott A. Rollins, Christopher F. Mojcik, Kevin J. Malloy, Thomas G. Todaro, Thomas G. Filloon, ...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2004 Mar 1
86 citations
Impact of sodium-hydrogen exchange inhibition by cariporide on death or myocardial infarction in high-risk CABG surgery patients: Results of the CABG surgery cohort of...
Steven W. Boyce, Claus Bartels, Roberto Bolli, Bernard R. Chaitman, John C. Chen, Eric Chi, Andreas Jessel, Dean J. Kereiakes, John L. Knight, Lars I. Thulin, Pierre T...> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2003 Aug 1
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