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Don Grandis, MD

Volunteer Clinical Professor

Donald Grandis, M.D., is Clinical Professor in the Division of Cardiology at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). He earned his B.A. degree from the University of Virginia and his M.D. degree from Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. He completed his medical internship, residency, and cardiology fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Education
MD, 1985 - Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University
BA, 1980 - Philosophy, University of Virginia
Honors and Awards
  • Master Clinician, UCSF, 2022
  • Edward and Pearl Fein Endowed Professorship in Cardiology, UCSF, 2019
Publications
  1. Durstenfeld MS, Peluso MJ, Kaveti P, Hill C, Li D, Sander E, Swaminathan S, Arechiga VM, Lu S, Goldberg SA, Hoh R, Chenna A, Yee BC, Winslow JW, Petropoulos CJ, Kelly JD, Glidden DV, Henrich TJ, Martin JN, Lee YJ, Aras MA, Long CS, Grandis DJ, Deeks SG, Hsue PY. Reduced exercise capacity, chronotropic incompetence, and early systemic inflammation in cardiopulmonary phenotype Long COVID. The Journal of infectious diseases 2023. PMID: 37166076


  2. Oclaman JM, Murray ML, Grandis DJ, Beatty AL. The Association Between Mobile App Use and Change in Functional Capacity Among Cardiac Rehabilitation Participants: Cohort Study. JMIR cardio 2023. PMID: 37184917


  3. Durstenfeld MS, Peluso MJ, Kaveti P, Hill C, Li D, Sander E, Swaminathan S, Arechiga VM, Sun K, Ma Y, Zepeda V, Lu S, Goldberg SA, Hoh R, Chenna A, Yee BC, Winslow JW, Petropoulos CJ, Win S, Kelly JD, Glidden DV, Henrich TJ, Martin JN, Lee YJ, Aras MA, Long CS, Grandis DJ, Deeks SG, Hsue PY. Inflammation during early post-acute COVID-19 is associated with reduced exercise capacity and Long COVID symptoms after 1 year. 2015 Year Book of Pediatrics. Ed. Cabana MD. (Elsevier; Philadelphia, PA) 2022. PMID: 35677073


  4. Durstenfeld MS, Sun K, Tahir P, Peluso MJ, Deeks SG, Aras MA, Grandis DJ, Long CS, Beatty A, Hsue PY. Use of Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing to Evaluate Long COVID-19 Symptoms in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. JAMA network open 2022. PMID: 36223120


  5. Durstenfeld MS, Sun K, Tahir PM, Peluso MJ, Deeks SG, Aras MA, Grandis DJ, Long CS, Beatty A, Hsue PY. Cardiopulmonary exercise testing to evaluate post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 ("Long COVID"): a systematic review and meta-analysis. medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences 2022. PMID: 35734081


  6. Ganeshan S, Jackson H, Grandis DJ, Janke D, Murray ML, Valle V, Beatty AL. Clinical Outcomes and Qualitative Perceptions of In-person, Hybrid, and Virtual Cardiac Rehabilitation. 2015 Year Book of Pediatrics. Ed. Cabana MD. (Elsevier; Philadelphia, PA) 2022. PMID: 35420563


  7. Rosenthal DG, Vittinghoff E, Tison GH, Pletcher MJ, Olgin JE, Grandis DJ, Marcus GM. Assessment of Accelerometer-Based Physical Activity During the 2017-2018 California Wildfire Seasons. JAMA network open 2020. PMID: 32997120


  8. Mulliken JS, Langelier C, Budak JZ, Miller S, Dynerman D, Hao S, Li LM, Crawford E, Lyden A, Woodworth MH, DeRisi JL, Desmond E, Browne C, Luu A, Grandis DJ, Grossman W, Deuse T, Melcher GP. Bergeyella cardium: Clinical Characteristics and Draft Genome of an Emerging Pathogen in Native and Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis. Open forum infectious diseases 2019. PMID: 31024974


  9. Grandis DJ, Nah G, Whitman IR, Vittinghoff E, Dewland TA, Olgin JE, Marcus GM. Wilson's Disease and Cardiac Myopathy. Volume 120 of Issue 11. The American journal of cardiology 2017. PMID: 28947309


  10. Grandis DJ, MacGowan GA, Koretsky AP. Comparison of the effects of ORG 30029, dobutamine and high perfusate calcium on function and metabolism in rat heart. Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology 1998. PMID: 9990532


  11. Grandis DJ, DelNido PJ, Koretsky AP. Functional and energetic effects of the inotropic agents EMD-57033 and BAPTA on the isolated rat heart. The American journal of physiology 1995. PMID: 7653529


  12. Wolz DE, Flores AR, Grandis DJ, Orie JE, Schulman DS. Abnormal left ventricular ejection fraction response to mental stress and exercise in cardiomyopathy. Journal of nuclear cardiology : official publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology 1995. PMID: 9420779


  13. Schulman DS, Grandis DJ, Deloplaine KA, Orie JE, Flores AR. Relationship between hemodynamics and right ventricular function in patients with cardiomyopathy. Important role of tricuspid regurgitation. Chest 1995. PMID: 7813265


  14. Detre JA, Zhang W, Roberts DA, Silva AC, Williams DS, Grandis DJ, Koretsky AP, Leigh JS. Tissue specific perfusion imaging using arterial spin labeling. NMR in biomedicine 1994. PMID: 8068529


  15. Lazar JM, Flores AR, Grandis DJ, Orie JE, Schulman DS. Effects of chronic right ventricular pressure overload on left ventricular diastolic function. The American journal of cardiology 1993. PMID: 8237810


  16. Schulman DS, Lazar JM, Ziady G, Grandis DJ, Flores AR, Orie JE. Right ventricular thallium-201 kinetics in pulmonary hypertension: relation to right ventricular size and function. Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine 1993. PMID: 8410284


  17. Williams DS, Grandis DJ, Zhang W, Koretsky AP. Magnetic resonance imaging of perfusion in the isolated rat heart using spin inversion of arterial water. Magnetic resonance in medicine 1993. PMID: 8412609


  18. Grandis DJ, Uretsky BF, Verbalis JG, Chong TK, Puschett JB. Relationship of the renin-angiotensin system and systemic arterial pressure to sodium excretion during atrial natriuretic peptide infusion in men. American journal of hypertension 1992. PMID: 1457079


  19. Grandis DJ, Uretsky BF, Ray SM, Vassilaros L, Verbalis JG, Puschett JB. Differential effects of atrial natriuretic peptide infusion at physiological doses in different postures in humans. American journal of hypertension 1991. PMID: 1828350


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