Victor F Tapson MD
Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Vascular Medicine
Professor of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
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8700 Beverly BlvdLos Angeles, CA 90048
Phone+1 310-967-1884
Fax+1 310-423-0120
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Education & Training
Boston University Medical CenterFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1986 - 1989
Duke University HospitalFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1983 - 1986- Duke University HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 1982 - 1983
Drexel University College of MedicineClass of 1982
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2013 - 2027
NC State Medical License 1982 - 2026
FL State Medical License 2014 - 2020
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013, 2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013, 2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Sunquest Laboratory, Sunquest Information Systems, Inc., 2013, 2017
Clinical Trials
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Systematic review of prognostic scores and individual predictor variables for short-term mortality after acute pulmonary embolism.David Jimenez, Behnood Bikdeli, Victor Tapson, Cecilia Becattini, Lisa Moores
Pulmonology. 2026-12-01 - Biological Sex Differences in the US-CTEPH-R.Meghan M Cirulis, William R Auger, Raymond L Benza, Richard N Channick, Kelly Chin
Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 2026-04-13 - 5 citationsLarge-bore mechanical thrombectomy vs standard of care for acute high-risk pulmonary embolism: Rationale and design of the PERSEVERE randomized controlled trial.Romain Chopard, Lukas Hobohm, Stefano Barco, Sripal Bangalore, Jay Giri
American Heart Journal. 2026-04-01
Journal Articles
- Baricitinib plus Remdesivir for Hospitalized Adults with Covid-19Victor Tapson, Daniel A Sweeney, Richard A Mularski, Alpesh N Amin, Joanne Billings, Marie-Carmelle Elie, The New England Journal of Medicine
- Remdesivir for the Treatment of Covid-19 — Final ReportAneesh K Mehta, Barry S Zingman, Andre C Kalil, Helen Y Chu, Robert W Finberg, Kerry Dierberg, Victor Tapson, Lanny Hsieh, Thomas F Patterson, Daniel A Sweeney, Willia..., The New England Journal of Medicine
- Comparison of 4 Acute Pulmonary Embolism Mortality Risk Scores in Patients Evaluated by Pulmonary Embolism Response TeamsGeoffrey D Barnes, Thomas M Todoran, Victor Tapson, JAMA Network Open
Other
- Treatment of acute pulmonary embolismTapson VF
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/treatment-of-acute-pulmonary-embolism
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-12-07 - Fibrinolytic (thrombolytic) therapy in acute pulmonary embolism and lower extremity deep vein thrombosisTapson VF
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/fibrinolytic-thrombolytic-therapy-in-acute-pulmonary-embolism-and-l
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-11-29
Authored Content
- Comparison of 4 Acute Pulmonary Embolism Mortality Risk Scores in Patients Evaluated by Pulmonary Embolism Response TeamsAugust 2020
- Comparison of 4 Acute Pulmonary Embolism Mortality Risk Scores in Patients Evaluated by Pulmonary Embolism Response TeamsAugust 2020
Press Mentions
13 Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Pulmonary EmbolismJuly 29th, 2022- Researchers Introduce First Artificial Intelligence Tool to Detect COVID-19 ProbabilityDecember 13th, 2020
- Study Details First Artificial Intelligence Tool to Help Labs Rule-Out Covid-19 #ThelatestnewsDecember 11th, 2020
Grant Support
- Novel α2-Antiplasmin Inactivation for Lysis of Intravascular Thrombi (NAIL-IT) TrialTRANSLATIONAL SCIENCES, INC.2021–2025
- Prospective Investigation Of Pulmonary Embolism Dx-IiNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2000–2003
Industry Relationships
- VP of Medical Affairs, Inari MedicalWorking with this novel and progressive company to help move the field of VTE treatment ahead. I continue seeing patients with pulmonary embolism at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles.2021 - Present
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