ThomasKleisliMD

Thoracic Surgery • Pomona, CA

Cardiovascular Surgery

Physician

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Office
1798 N Garey Ave
Pomona, CA 91767
Phone+1 909-623-8796

Fax+1 909-623-3076
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Education & Training

University of Southern California/LAC+USC Medical CenterFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2012 - 2015
Creighton University School of Medicine/Maricopa Medical Center (Phoenix)Residency, Surgery, 2005 - 2012
University of California, Irvine, School of MedicineClass of 2004

Certifications & Licensure

IA State Medical License 2023 - 2025
TN State Medical License 2021 - 2025
CA State Medical License 2012 - 2024
NE State Medical License 2019 - 2024
CO State Medical License 2021 - 2023
VT State Medical License 2021 - 2022
IL State Medical License 2015 - 2017
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

3 citations
Neonatal surgical reconstruction and peri-operative care for hypoplastic left heart syndrome: current strategies.
Stephanie Fuller, Nancy S. Ghanayem, Paul J. Chai, John J. Nigro, Thomas Kleisli, Sarah Tabbutt> ;Cardiology in the Young. 2011 Dec 1
23 citations
A traveling team concept to expedite the transfer and management of unstable patients in cardiopulmonary shock
Dawn E. Jaroszewski, Thomas Kleisli, Linda L. Staley, Christopher N. Pierce, Robert E. Scott, D.E. Steidley, Patrick A. DeValeria, Francisco A. Arabia> ;The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2011 Jun 1
54 citations
BMP promotes motility and represses growth of smooth muscle cells by activation of tandem Wnt pathways
Vinicio A. de Jesus Perez, Ziad A. Ali, Tero-Pekka Alastalo, Fumiaki Ikeno, Hirofumi Sawada, Ying Ju Lai, Thomas Kleisli, Edda Spiekerkoetter, Xiumei Qu, Laura H. Rubi...> ;The Journal of Cell Biology. 2011 Jan 10
5 citations
Closure of a Penetrating Ulcer of the Descending Aorta Using an Amplatzer Occluder
Thomas Kleisli, Grayson H. Wheatley> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2009 Sep 1
4 citations
Cavo-Atrial Tumor Resection Under Total Circulatory Arrest Without a Sternotomy
Thomas Kleisli, Sharo Raissi, Nicholas N. Nissen, Wen Cheng, Louis Cohen, Stephen A. Sacks, Alfredo Trento> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2006 May 1
89 citations
Prevalence and control of dyslipidemia among persons with diabetes in the United States
Milagros J. Jacobs, Thomas Kleisli, Jose R. Pio, Shaista Malik, Gilbert L'Italien, Roland Chen, Nathan D. Wong> ;Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 2005 Dec 1
88 citations
Intramyocardial injection of allogenic bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells without immunosuppression preserves cardiac function in a porcine model of myocardial...
Raj Makkar, Matthew J. Price, Michael Lill, Malka Frantzen, Kaname Takizawa, Thomas Kleisli, Jie Zheng, Saibal Kar, Robert McClelan, Takeshi Miyamota, Justin Bick-Forr...> ;Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 2005 Oct 1
6 citations
Preservation of bowel and urinary continence in the management of locally recurrent rectal cancer.
Nir Wasserberg, Andreas M. Kaiser, Joseph W. Nunoo-Mensah, Peter Biernacki, Thomas Kleisli, Robert W. Beart> ;Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2005 Oct 1
118 citations
In the current era, complete revascularization improves survival after coronary artery bypass surgery.
Thomas Kleisli, Wen Cheng, Milagros J. Jacobs, James Mirocha, Michele DeRobertis, Robert M. Kass, Carlos Blanche, Gregory P. Fontana, Sharo Raissi, Kathy E. Magliato, ...> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2005 Jun 1
16 citations
Total Circulatory Arrest for the Replacement of the Descending and Thoracoabdominal Aorta
Harmik J. Soukiasian, Sharo Raissi, Thomas Kleisli, Gregory P. Fontana, Lawrence S.C. Czer, Alfredo Trento, Alan T. Lefor> ;Archives of Surgery. 2005 Apr 1
6 citations
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a patient with a biventricular cardiac assist device.
Nicholas N. Nissen, Jeremy Korman, Thomas Kleisli, Kathy E. Magliato> ;JSLS. 2005 Oct 1
17 citations
Use of high-dose-rate brachytherapy in the management of locally recurrent rectal cancer.
Jonathan P. Kuehne, Thomas Kleisli, Peter Biernacki, Michael Girvigian, Oscar E. Streeter, Marvin L. Corman, Adrian E. Ortega, Petar Vukasin, Rahila Essani, Robert W. ...> ;Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 2003 Jul 1
29 citations
Decompressive craniectomy in trauma patients with severe brain injury
Harmik J. Soukiasian, Thomas Hui, Itzhak Avital, Joseph B. Eby, Reid C. Thompson, Thomas Kleisli, Daniel R. Margulies, Scott A. Cunneen> ;The American Surgeon. 2002 Dec 1
30 citations
5'-alkyl-benzothiadiazides: a new subgroup of AMPA receptor modulators with improved affinity.
Dean Phillips, Jennifer Sonnenberg, Amy C. Arai, Rishi G. Vaswani, Peter O. Krutzik, Thomas Kleisli, Markus Kessler, Richard Granger, Gary Lynch, A. Richard Chamberlin> ;Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 2002 May 1
52 citations
Biventricular support in patients with profound cardiogenic shock: a single center experience.
Kathy E. Magliato, Thomas Kleisli, Harmik J. Soukiasian, Robert Tabrizi, Bernice Coleman, Ann Hickey, Lawrence S.C. Czer, Carlos Blanche, Wen Cheng, Gregory P. Fontana...> ;ASAIO Journal. 2002 Mar 1
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