John Giacomini, MD
Academic Appointments
- Professor - Med Center Line, Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine
Key Documents
Contact Information
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Clinical Offices
Palo Alto Veteran's Hospital 3801 Miranda Ave Ste 111C Palo Alto, CA 94304 Tel Work (650) 858-3932 Fax (650) 852-3473
- Academic Offices
Personal Information Email Tel (650) 858-3932Not for medical emergencies or patient use
Professional Overview
Clinical Focus
- Cardiology (Heart)
- Cardiovascular Disease
Administrative Appointments
- Chief, Cardiology Section, VA Palo Alto Health Care System (1983 - present)
- Associate Chief (Veterans Affairs), Division of Cardiovascular Medicine (1995 - present)
Professional Education
| Fellowship: | SUNY Medical School - Buffalo NY (1978) |
| Residency: | SUNY Medical School - Buffalo NY (1977) |
| Board Certification: | Cardiovascular Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine (1989) |
| Board Certification: | Cardiology, American Board of Internal Medicine (1978) |
| Fellowship: | Stanford University Medical Center CA (1978) |
| Internship: | SUNY Medical School - Buffalo NY (1975) |
Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
Calcium channel blockers; membrane pharmacology;, coronary physiology; antiarrhythmic drugs; cardiac hemodynamics;, cellular mechanisms of myocyte hypertrophy.
Publications
- Successful lysis of an aortic prosthetic valve thrombosis with a dosing regimen for peripheral artery and bypass graft occlusions. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2008; (3): 691-3
- Same-day discharge after elective percutaneous coronary intervention was noninferior for safety to staying overnight in hospital. ACP J Club. 2007 Sep-Oct; (2): 35
- Statin therapy in heart failure. Curr Opin Lipidol. 2005; (6): 630-4
- Antiarrhythmic agent amiodarone possesses calcium channel blocker properties. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol. 1994; (5): 707-14
- Anger report predicts coronary artery vasomotor response to mental stress in atherosclerotic segments. Am J Cardiol. 1993; (18): 1361-5
- Coronary occlusion following diagnostic angiography: salvage by intracoronary stenting. Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn. 1991; (4): 294-6
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