Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

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4150 Clement Street
San Francisco, CA 94121
Phone: 415-221-4810

Alexis Dang MD

Assistant Professor in Residence

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Career

September 2011 – present, Assistant Professor in Residence, University of California San Francisco, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery.
September 2011 – present, Staff Surgeon, San Francisco Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery.

Publications

Tatevossian RG, Shoemaker WC, Wo CC, Dang AB, Velmahos GC, Demetriades D. “Noninvasive hemodynamic monitoring for early warning of adult respiratory distress syndrome in trauma patients. J Crit Care. 2000, Dec; 15(4); p151-9.
Dang C, Aguilera P, Dang A, Salem L. “Acute Abdominal Pain. Four classifications can guide assessment and management.” Geriatrics 2002, Mar;57(3) p30.
Costouros, JC., Dang AC., Kim HT. “Inhibition of Chondrocyte Apoptosis In Vivo Following Acute Osteochondral Injury.” Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 2003, 11(10) 756-759.
Costouros JC, Dang AC, Kim HT. “Comparison of Chondrocyte Apoptosis In Vivo and In Vitro Following Acute Osteochondral Injury,” 2004. J Orthop Res. 2004 May;22(3): p678-83.
Nicholls TP, Shoemaker WC, Wo CC, Gruen JP, Amar A, Dang AB. “Survival, hemodynamics, and tissue oxygenation after head trauma.” Journal American College of Surgeons. 2006 Jan; 202(1):120-30.
Dang AC, Warren AP, Kim HT. “Beneficial effects of intra-articular caspase inhibition therapy following osteochondral injury.” Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 2006 Jun;14(6):526-32
Belzberg H, Shoemaker WC, Nicholls TP, Dang AB, Zelman V, Gruen JP, Berne TV, Demetriades D, “Hemodynamic and Oxygen transport patterns after head trauma and brain death: implications for the management of the organ donor.” J Trauma. 2007 Nov;63(5):1032-42
Kim HT, Teng MS, Dang AC. “Chondrocyte apoptosis: Implications for osteochondral implantation,” CORR, 2008 Aug; 466(8)
Dang AC, Tay B, Kim HT, Nauth A, Alfonso-Jaume M, Lovett D. “Inhibition of MMP2/MMP9 after spinal cord trauma reduces apoptosis.” Spine. August 2008.
Dang, AC., Kim HT. “Chondrocyte apoptosis after simulated intra-articular fracture: a comparison of detection methods.” CORR, July 2009.
Dang, AC., Hu,SS. “Pre- and perioperative Medical Considerations in the Spinal Surgery Patient,” The Textbook of Operative Spine Surgery. Editor: Bridwell, Keith H. 2009.
Dang, AB, McCarthy, MB, Dang, AC., Chowaniec, D, Mazzocca, AD. “Effects of adding epinephrine to arthroscopic irrigation fluid on cultured chondrocyte survival in vitro.” Arthroscopy. August 2011.

Presentations

Dang, AC., Kim, HT. “Intra-articular Caspase Inhibition Preserves Cartilage Thickness and Decreases Chondrocyte Loss Following Articular Cartilage Injury In-vivo.” Inman-Abbott Orthopaedic Society Lectureship, San Francisco, CA. May 1, 2003.
Dang, AC., Tay, BK., et al. “Temporal and Spatial Expression of Gelatinase A in Spinal Cord Injury.” Inman-Abbott Orthopaedic Society Lectureship, San Francisco, CA. May 2, 2003.
Dang, AC, Tay BK, et al. “Inhibition of Gelatinase activity following acute spinal cord injury reduces neuron and glial apoptosis.” February 2003, Orthopaedic Research Society
Dang, AC., Tay, BK., et al. “Inhibition of Gelatinase activity following acute spinal cord injuty reduces neuron and glial apoptosis.” Inman-Abbott Orthopaedic Society Lectureship, San Francisco, CA. May 2004.
Costouros, JC., Dang, AC., Kim HT. “Comparison of Chondrocyte Apoptosis In Vivo and In Vitro Following Acute Osteochondral Injury.” Presented at the Orthopaedic Research Society 2003, New Orleans, LA. February 2003.
Tay, B; Kim, H T; Nauth, A; Dang, AC., Alexandra, M; Lovett, D H. “Temporal and Spatial Expression of Gelatinase-A in Spinal Cord Injury.” Presented at the Orthopaedic Research Society 2003, New Orleans, LA. February 2003.
Costouros, JG., Dang, AC., Kim, HT. “Inhibition of Chondrocyte Apotosis Following Isolated Chondral Injury In Vivo.” Presented at the Arthroscopy Association of North America 2003, Phoenix, AZ. April 2003
Dang, AC., Costouros, JG., Kim, HT. “Intra-articular Caspase Inhibition Preserves Cartilage Thickness and Decreases Chondrocyte Loss Following Articular Cartilage Injury In-vivo.” Presented at the Orthopaedic Research Society 2004, San Francisco, CA, February 2004.
Dang, AC., Kim HT. “Comparison of four independent methods of programmed cell death detection in Human chondrocytes.” Presented at the Orthopaedic Research Society 2004, San Francisco, CA, February 2004.
Warren, A., Yamamoto, A., Dang, AC., Kim, HT. “Condrocyte apoptosis in inhibited by minocycline following experimental cartilage injury in vivo.” Presented at the Orthopaedic Research Society 2005, Washington DC, February 2005.
Dang, AC., Lee, DJ., Chang, W., Long, R., Weng, K., Shin, B., Kim, HT. “Osteoarthritis after non-invasive, in-vivo impact injury, a murine model.” Submitted to the Orthopaedic Research Society 2009.
Shin, B., Dang, AC., Lee, DJ., Weng, K., Wang, A., Li, S., Kim, HT. “Enhanced DRG neurite outgrowth with aligned nanofiber scaffolds and neurotropins.” Orthopaedic Research Society 2009, Las Vegas, NV, February 2009.
Gabr, MA., Dang, AC., Kim, HT. “Comparison methods for determining viability of osteochondral allografts.” Submitted to the Orthopaedic Research Society 2009.
Gabr, MA., Dang, AC., Kim, HT. “Green tea catechin inhibits chondrocyte death induced by collagenase in-vitro.” Submitted to the Orthopaedic Research Society 2009.
Doan, R., Dang, AC., Kim, HT. “Evaluation of in-vitro chondrocyte viability following exposure to arthrographic contrast agents.” Orthopaedic Research Society 2009, Las Vegas, NV, February 2009.
Doan, R., Taylor, C., Dang, AC., Majumdar, S., Ma, C B. “Longitudinal in-vivo evaluation of articular cartilage injuries in rabbit using quantitative MR imaging.” Orthopaedic Research Society 2009, Las Vegas, NV, February 2009.
Dang, AC., McCarthy, MB., Dang, AC., Chowaniec, DM., Tate, JP., Mazzocca, AD. “Chondrocyte death following 1 hour exposure to arthroscopic irrigation containing low-doses of epinephrine.” Submitted to the Orthopaedic Research Society 2009.
Dang, AC., Lee, DJ., Chang, W., Shin B., Long, R., Weng, K., Kim, HT. “A non-invasive impact injury model of osteoarthritis.” Orthopaedic Research Society 2010, New Orleans, MS, February 2009.
Shin, B., Dang, AC., Lee, DJ., Weng, K., Wand, A., Li, S., Diao, E., Kim, HT. “Enhanced DRG Neurite Outgrowth with Aligned nanofiber scaffolds and neurotropins.” Orthopaedic Research Society 2010, New Orleans, MS, February 2009.

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