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Research Fellow Johannes Kratz, M.D. Leaves Lasting Mark on Lab
Johannes Kratz, M.D., a research fellow in the Thoracic Oncology Lab from 2008-11, played a pivotal role in the development of a prognostic assay for early-stage lung cancer patients, reported on in The Lancet and JAMA.
Pierre R. Theodore, M.D.
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery
Van Auken Endowed Chair in Thoracic Oncology
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BiographyEducation
- Princeton University A.B. Philosophy, Molecular Biology, 1990
- University of Virginia School of Medicine, M.D., 1995
- University of Virginia School of Medicine, M.D., 1995
Residencies
- Johns Hopkins Hospital, General Surgery, 1995-2001; Chief Resident, 2001-02
- Johns Hopkins Hospital, Chief Resident, Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2003-04
Fellowships
- Transplant Biology, Harvard Medical School, 1997-99
- Cardiothoracic Surgery, La Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital, Paris, France, 2002
- Johns Hopkins Hospital, Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2001-04
Board Certification
- American Board of Surgery
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery
Program Affiliations
- Medical Center Heart and Lung Transplantation Program
- Thoracic Oncology Program
- UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
Clinical Expertise
- Bronchioloalveolar Carcinoma (BAC)
- Carcinoid Tumors
- Chest Wall Tumors
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophagectomy
- Lung Metastases
- Lung Transplantation
- Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
- Malignant Mesothelioma
- Mediastinal Masses
- Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery
- Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Sarcomas
- Small-Cell Lung Cancer
- Tracheal Tumors
- Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS)
Research Interests
- Early inflammatory invents in lung transplantation
- Lung transplantation for multifocal BAC
- Novel therapeutics in lung cancer
- Pulmonary Integrins
Biography
Dr. Pierre Theodore received his medical degree from the University of Virginia School of Medicine. He went on to complete his residency in general surgery and a cardiothoracic surgery fellowship at Johns Hopkins Hospital. He also completed fellowships in transplant biology fellowship at Harvard Medical School and in cardiothoracic surgery at La Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital, Paris, France. In 2004, Dr. Theodore joined the UCSF faculty as an Assistant Professor of Surgery. In November 2007, he was named as the first recipient of the Van Auken Endowed Chair in Thoracic Oncology.
Dr. Theodore has extensive experience in minimally invasive
thoracic surgery, a surgical technique that shortens hospitals
stays, reduces pain and allows lung cancer patients to better
tolerate adjuvant (post-surgical) chemotherapy treatment, if
required. Dr. Theodore is an experienced lung transplant surgeon,
the first in California to perform a non-heart-beating lung donor
(NHBD) harvest, a breakthrough that holds great promise for
alleviating organ shortages. Dr. Theodore is currently
investigating lung transplants as a therapy for lung cancer
patients with multifocal bronchioalveolar carcinoma (BAC).
Dr. Theodore is a member of the Stanley J. Sarnoff Endowment, the
American Association for the Advancement of Science, the
International Society for Heart Lung Transplant, The
Transplantation Society, and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons. He
also served as a Lieutenant Commander in the United States Naval
Reserve Medical Corps.
Selected Publications
- Warrens AN, Simon AR, Theodore PR, Sachs DH, Sykes M. Function of porcine adhesion molecules in a human marrow microenvironment. Transplantation. 66: 252-9, Jul/27/1998.
- Warrens AN, Simon AR, Theodore PR, Sachs DH, Sykes M. Cross-species compatibility of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (CD54) with its ligands. Transplantation. 69: 394-9, Feb/15/2000.
- Theodore PR, Simon AR, Warrens AN, Sackstein R, Sykes M. Porcine mononuclear cells adhere to human fibronectin independently of very late antigen-5: implications for donor-specific tolerance induction in xenotransplantation. Xenotransplantation. 9: 277-89, Jul/2002.
- Vu L, Theodore PR. Localization of a corticotropin-secreting tumor by thoracoscopic pulmonary venous sampling. N Engl J Med. 353: 851-2, Aug/25/2005.
- Sweet M, Marco P, Leard L, Golden J, Hays SF, Hoopes C, Theodore PR. Gastroesophageal Reflux in Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Referred for Lung Transplantation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. In press Ed
In the News
Drs. Edward Kim and Pierre Theodore Honored with Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educator’s Excellence in Teaching Awards
UCSF Department of Surgery - Sep 15, 2011Edward Kim, M.D. and Pierre R. Theodore, M.D. will be among the recipients of 2011 Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educator's Excellence in Teaching Awards at the Academy's annual Celebration on Monday, September 19, 2011. The Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators is dedicated to creating an environment that enhances the status of teachers at UCSF, promotes and rewards teaching excellence, fosters curricular innovation and encourages scholarship in medical education.
Pierre Theodore Named Van Auken Endowed Chair in Thoracic Oncology
UCSF Today, CA - Nov 01, 2007Dr. Pierre Theodore was named the recipient of the newly created Van Auken Endowed Chair in Thoracic Oncology. Dr.Theodore, an Assistant Professor of Surgery performs lung transplants and surgery for lung cancer, mesothelioma, esophageal cancer.
