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. He has an international reputation for his contributions to the surgical treatment of aortic aneurysm and aortic dissection and in heart transplantation and lung transplantation. He has to date received nearly $8 million in grants from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI).
He is currently a Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City.
Life and career
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.
Children's Heart Fund Precious Heart Award, 2003
Distinguished Scientist Award, Bicuspid Aortic Foundation
Partial list:
Etz CD, Plestis KA, Kari FA, Luehr M, Bodian CA, Spielvogel D, Griepp RB. Staged repair of thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms using the elephant trunk technique: a consecutive series of 215 first stage and 120 complete repairs. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2008 Jun 12;. PMID 18555692
Etz CD, Homann TM, Silovitz D, Spielvogel D, Bodian CA, Luehr M, Di Luozzo G, Plestis KA, Griepp RB. Long-term survival after the Bentall procedure in 206 patients with bicuspid aortic valve. Ann Thorac Surg 2007 Oct; 84(4): 1189-1193. PMID 17888968
Etz CD, Homann TM, Rane N, Bodian CA, Di Luozzo G, Plestis KA, Spielvogel D, Griepp RB. Aortic root reconstruction with a bioprosthetic valved conduit: a consecutive series of 275 procedures. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007 June; 133(6): 1455-1463. PMID 17532939
Spielvogel D, Etz CD, Silovitz D, Lansman SL, Griepp RB. Aortic arch replacement with a trifurcated graft. Ann Thorac Surg 2007 Feb; 83(2): 3791-3795. PMID 17257928
Etz CD, Halstead JC, Spielvogel D, Shahani R, Lazala R, Homann TM, Weisz DJ, Plestis K, Griepp RB. Thoracic and thoracoabdominal aneurysm repair: is reimplantation of spinal cord arteries a waste of time? Ann Thorac Surg 2006 Nov; 82(5): 1670-1677. PMID 17062225
Carroccio A, Spielvogel D, Ellozy SH, Lookstein RA, Chin IY, Minor ME, Sheahan CM, Teodorescu VJ, Griepp RB, Marin ML. Aortic arch and descending thoracic aortic aneurysms: experience with stent grafting for second-stage. Vascular 2005 Jan-Feb; 13(1): 5-10. PMID 15895668
Hagl C, Strauch JT, Spielvogel D, Galla JD, Lansman SL, Squitieri R, Bodian CA, Griepp RB. Is the Bentall procedure for ascending aorta or aortic valve replacement the best approach for long-term event-free survival? Ann Thorac Surg 2003 Sep; 76(3): 698-702. PMID 12963181
Griepp RB, Ergin MA, Galla JD, Lansman S, Khan N, Quintana C, McCollough J, Bodian C. Looking for the artery of Adamkiewicz: a quest to minimize paraplegia after operations for aneurysms of the descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aorta. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1996 Nov; 112(5): 1202-1213. PMID 8911316
Griepp RB, Stinson EB, Bieber CP, Reitz BA, Copeland JG, Oyer PE, Shumway NE. Human heart transplantation: current status. Ann Thorac Surg 1976 Aug; 22(2): 171-175. PMID 788661
Griepp RB, Stinson EB, Hollingsworth JF, Buehler D. Prosthetic replacement of the aortic arch. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1975 Dec; 70(6): 1051-1063. PMID 1186283
