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Randall B. Griepp is an American cardiothoracic surgeon who collaborated with Norman Shumway in the development of the first successful heart transplant procedures in the U.S.〔(''This House of Noble Deeds'' by Barbara Niss )〕 He has an international reputation for his contributions to the surgical treatment of aortic aneurysm and aortic dissection〔(Bicuspid Foundation )〕 and in heart transplantation and lung transplantation.〔(Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine )〕 He has to date received nearly $8 million in grants from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI).〔(Research Crossroads )〕〔(Authoratory )〕 He is currently a Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. ==Biography== Griepp earned his medical degree from Stanford University Medical School, then completed residencies at both Stanford Hospital and Bellevue Hospital Center. A fellowship in cardiothoracic surgery was also completed at Stanford Hospital. In 1985, Griepp succeeded Robert S. Litwak as Chief of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the The Mount Sinai Hospital. Under Griepp's direction, Cardiothoracic Surgery was made an independent Department at both the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the The Mount Sinai Hospital; Griepp was its first Chairman. A heart and lung transplant program commenced in 1990. Griepp stepped down as Chairman in 2001 to pursue research and clinical interests; he was succeeded by David H. Adams. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Randall B. Griepp」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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