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Warren S. Grundfest, MD FACS
Co-Chair, Biomedical Engineering IDP
Professor of Electrical Engineering
Professor of Surgery
The Henry Samueli School of Engineering & Applied Science
7523 Boelter Hall
University of California
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1600
fax (310)794-5956
email warrenbe@seas.ucla.edu

Educational Background:

Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PAColumbia University, New York, NY B.A.M.D. 19741980 Biology and ChemistryCollege of Physicians and Surgeons

Honors

1996-2001 Chairman, Medallions Charitable Fund, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
2000-2002 Chair, Biomedical Optics (BIOS) 2000-OE Lase Conference (SPIE)
1997-1998 Selected for 4 year term, Surgery Bioengineering Study Section, Center for Scientific Review, National Institute of Health.
1996 Elected Fellow, American Institute of Medical & Biologic Engineers (AIMBE), for pioneering work in development and dissemination of minimally invasive surgery.
Elected Fellow, SPIE, in recognition of distinguished and valuable contributions to the field of optical engineering in medicine and biology.
1995 Selected as Chair, SPIE Health Care Engineering & Technology Policy
1994 Selected as Vice Chair, Health Care Engineering Policy Committee, IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers). Inducted into NASA Space Technology Hall of Fame for NASA Technology Transfer.

Selected Publications

1. W.S. Grundfest, F. Litvack, T. Goldenberg, T. Sherman, L. Morgenstern, R. Carroll, M. Fishbein, J. Forrester, J. Margitan, S. McDermid, T.J. Pacala, D.M. Rider, J.B. Laudenslauger "Pulsed ultraviolet lasers and the potential for safe laser angioplasty," Am J Surg 150:220-226, 1985.

2. W.S. Grundfest, F. Litvack, T. Sherman, R. Carroll, M. Lee, A. Chaux, R. Kass, J. Matloff, G. Berci, H.J.C. Swan, L. Morgenstern, J. Forrester, "Delineation of peripheral and coronary detail by intraoperative angioscopy," Ann Surg 202:394-400, 1985.

3. C. Sherman, F. Litvack, W.S. Grundfest, M. LeE, A. Hickey, A.Chaux, R. Kass, C. Blanch, J. Matloff, L. Morgenstern, W. Ganz, H.J.C Swan, J. Forrester, "Coronary angioscopy in patients with unstable angina pectoris," New Engl J Med 315:913-19, 1986.

4. F. Litvack, W.S. Grundfest, N.L. Eigler, D. Tsoi, T. Goldenberg, J. Laudenslauger, J. Forrester, "Percutaneous excimer laser coronary angioplasty," Lancet2:102-103, 1989.

5. E. Brand, H. Choi, G. Braunstein, W.S. Grundfest, L. Lagasse, "Photodynamic therapy of human choriocarcinoma transplanted to the hamster cheek pouch. II. Intra-lesional photosensitization," Gynecol Oncol 34:289-293, 1989.

6. F. Litvack. W.S. Grundfest, J. Segalowitz, T. Papaioannou, T. Goldenberg, J. Laudenslauger, L.F. Hestrin, J.S. Forrester, N.A. Eigler, S. Cook, "Interventional cardiovascular therapy by laser and thermal angioplasty," Circulation 81:1099-116, 1990.

7. J. Kerin, L. Daykhovsky, W.S. Grundfest, E. Surrey, "Falloposcopy: A microendoscopic transvaginal technique for diagnosing and treating endotubal disease incorporating guide wire cannulation and direct balloon tuboplasty," J Repro Med 35:606-612, 1990.

8. J. Segalowitz, W.S. Grundfest, R.L. Treiman, W.H. Wagner, R.M. Carroll, R.F. Foran, P.M. Levin, J.L. Cohen, D.V. Cossman, W. Gradman, A. Spigelman, E. Shore, "Angioscopy for intraoperative management of thromboembolectomy," Arch Surg 125:1357-1361, 1990.

9. T. Papazoglou, T. Papaioannou, K. Arakawa, M. Fishein, V. Marmarelis, W. Grundfest, "Control of excimer laser aided tissue ablation via laser-induced fluorescence monitoring," Appl Optics 29(33):4950-4955, 1990.

10. L. Adler, F. Litvack, W. Grundfest, "Excimer laser-assisted balloon angioplasty of peripheral vascular stenosis and occlusions," Sem Intervent Radiol 8:135-144, 1991.

11. J. Forrester, F. Litvack, W. Grundfest, "Initiating events of acute coronary arterial occlusion," Ann Rev Med, 42:35-45, 1991.

12. W. Fein, L. Daykhovsky, T. Papaioannou, C. Beeder, W.S. Grundfest, "Endoscopy of the lachrymal outflow system," Arch Ophthalmol, 110:1748-1750, 1992.

13. M. Martinez, E. Maguen, D. Bardenstein, M. Duffy, S. Yoser, T. Papaioannou, W. Grundfest, "A comparison of excimer laser (308 nm) ablation of the human lens nucleus in air and saline with a fiber optic delivery system," Refrac Corneal Surg, 8:368-374, 1992.

14. M. Domanski, W.S. Grundfest, "Evaluation of emerging technologies for coronary revascularization," (Editorial) Circulation, 85:357-361, 1992.

15. W.S. Grundfest, "Credentialing in an era of change (Editorial), J. Am Med Assoc., 270:2725, December 1993.

16. F. Litvack, N. Eigler, J. Margolis, D. Rothbaum, J.F. Bresnahan, D. Holmes, W. Untereker, M. Leon, K. Kent, A. Pichard, S. King, Z. Ghazzal, F. Cummins, D. Krauthamer, I. Palacios, P. Block, G.O. Hartzler, W. O'Neill, M. Cowley, G. Roubin, L.W. Klein, P.S. Frakel, C. Adams, T. Goldenberg, J. Laudenslauger, W.S. Grundfest, J.S. Forrester, "Percutaneous excimer laser coronary angioplasty: Results of the first consecutive 3000 patients."

17. K. Strobl, S.G. Vari, T.G. Papazoglou, W. Grundfest, D.M. Brenner, "Fluorescence-Based tissue Biopsy Needle: in vivo optical diagnosis in rat model with low cost, arc lamp based system," SPIE Proc 1892: 148-157, 1993.

18. L. Daykhovsky, W. S. Grundfest, T. Papaioannou, "Biliary Laser Lithotripsy," Laparosc Cholecystec Surg Endosc, 3:343-351, 1993.

19. W.S. Grundfest, "Is laparoscopic surgery safe and effective: An overview of laparoscopic surgery," J Laparoendosc Surg, 3:243-246, 1993.

20. B. Carroll, M. Chandra, T. Papaioannou, L. Daykhovsky, W. Grundfest, E. Phillips, "Biliary lithotripsy as an adjunct to laparoscopic common bile duct stone extraction," Surg Endosc, 7:356-359, 1993.

21. W. Shi, S.G. Vari, M.J. van der Veen, M.C. Fishbein, W.S. Grundfest, "Effect of varying laser parameters on pulsed Ho: YAG ablation of bovine knee joint tissues," Arthroscopy, 9:96-102, 1993.

22. J. Marcus, E. Glassberg, L. Dimino-Emme, R. Yamamoto, R.L. Moy, S.G. Vari, T. Papaioannou, V. Pergadia, W.J. Snyder, W.S. Grundfest, G. Lask, "Photodynamic therapy for the treatment of squamous cell carcinoma using benzoporphyrin derivative," J. Dermatol Surg Oncol, Vol. 20, No. 6, pp. 375-382, 1994.

 

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