Rodney A White, M.D.

A Short Biography:

Dr. Rodney White is a Professor of Surgery at the UCLA School of Medicine, as well as Vice Chairman of Research, Vascular Surgery Division Chief, and Director of the Vascular Surgery Fellowship Program at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. Dr. White graduated with honors from Syracuse University where he played football. He graduated with Alpha Omega Alpha honors from the State University of New York in Syracuse. He completed his general surgery residency and Vascular Surgery Fellowship at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. Dr. White is widely recognized both nationally and internationally for his research in the field of endovascular surgery. He currently has over a dozen research grants, and is the principal investigator for several national endovascular studies. Considered a pioneer in endovascular surgery, Dr. White spearheaded the animal testing and first human deployment of the Aneurx aortic stent graft at Harbor UCLA alongside Dr. Thomas Fogarty in 1996. Dr. White is the editor of 12 surgical textbooks, including Vascular Surgery: Basic Science and Clinical Correlations. He has authored over 230 publications and 115 book chapters. He has mentored 19 postgraduate fellows in vascular surgery. Dr. White is currently focusing on endovascular applications for carotid disease and thoracic aneurysms.

Work Titles
CTSI Member, CTSI
The Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation Professor, SURGERY
UCLA Professor, Surgery Assistant Professor In-Residence, Medicine
Education:
Degrees:
M.D., Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse, New York, 1970 - 1974
B.S., Syracuse University, New York, 1967 - 1970
Residency:
1974 - 1980 Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA

Contact Information:

Fax Number:

(310) 787-1889

Work Phone Number:

(310) 222-2704

5332704

Mailing Address:

1000 West Carson Street
Torrance, CA 90502


Work Address:

Office
UCLA BOX11
Los Angeles, CA 90095


Publications:

A selected list of publications:

White Rodney A   Advisory statement on clinical use of modified aortic endografts from the Society for Vascular Surgery® Journal of vascular surgery, 2013; 57(3): 832-3.
Itoga Nathan K, Kakazu Clinton Z, White Rodney A   Enhanced visual clarity of intimal tear using real-time 3D transesophageal echocardiography during TEVAR of a type B dissection Journal of endovascular therapy : an official journal of the International Society of Endovascular Specialists, 2013; 20(2): 221-2.
Khoynezhad Ali, White Rodney A   Pathogenesis and Management of Retrograde Type A Aortic Dissection After Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair Annals of vascular surgery, 2013; 20(2): .
Schermerhorn Marc L, Fokkema Margriet, Goodney Philip, Dillavou Ellen D, Jim Jeffrey, Kenwood Christopher T, Siami Flora S, White Rodney A, White Rodney A   The impact of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services high-risk criteria on outcome after carotid endarterectomy and carotid artery stenting in the SVS Vascular Registry Journal of vascular surgery, 2013; 57(5): 1318-24.
Kakazu Clinton, Augustus Jermaine, Paullin Christian, Julka Inderjeet S, White Rodney A   Acute ascending aortic intramural hematoma as a complication of the endovascular repair of a Type B aortic dissection Journal of anesthesia, 2012; .
Wang Judy Sc, Kovanecz Istvan, Vernet Dolores, Nolazco Gaby, Kopchok George E, Chow Sheryl L, White Rodney A, Gonzalez-Cadavid Nestor F   Effects of sildenafil and/or muscle derived stem cells on myocardial infarction Journal of translational medicine, 2012; 10(3): 159.
Khoynezhad Ali, Donayre Carlos E, White Rodney A   Endovascular management of acute complicated type B aortic dissection in north america Reviews in cardiovascular medicine, 2012; 13(4): e176-84.
Marrocco Christopher J, Jaber Raffat, White Rodney A, Walot Irwin, DeVirgilio Christian, Donayre Carlos E, Kopchok George   Intravascular ultrasound Seminars in vascular surgery, 2012; 25(3): 144-52.
Foley Paul J, Criado Frank J, Farber Mark A, Kwolek Christopher J, Mehta Manish, White Rodney A, Lee W Anthony, Tuchek J Michael, Fairman Ronald M, Fairman Ronald M   Results with the Talent thoracic stent graft in the VALOR trial Journal of vascular surgery, 2012; 56(5): 1214-21.e1.
Kim Karen M, Donayre Carlos E, Reynolds Tyler S, Kopchok George E, Walot Iwin, Chauvapun Joe P, White Rodney A   Aortic remodeling, volumetric analysis, and clinical outcomes of endoluminal exclusion of acute complicated type B thoracic aortic dissections Journal of vascular surgery : official publication, the Society for Vascular Surgery [and] International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, North American Chapter, 2011; 54(2): 316-24; discussion 324-5.
Donayre Carlos E, Zarins Christopher K, Krievins Dainis K, Holden Andrew, Hill Andrew, Calderas Carlos, Velez Jaime, White Rodney A   Initial clinical experience with a sac-anchoring endoprosthesis for aortic aneurysm repair Journal of vascular surgery : official publication, the Society for Vascular Surgery [and] International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, North American Chapter, 2011; 53(3): 574-82.
Dake Michael D, White Rodney A, Diethrich Edward B, Greenberg Roy K, Criado Frank J, Bavaria Joseph E, Piccolo Rebecca S, Siami Flora Sandra, Siami Flora Sandra   Report on endograft management of traumatic thoracic aortic transections at 30 days and 1 year from a multidisciplinary subcommittee of the Society for Vascular Surgery Outcomes Committee Journal of vascular surgery, 2011; 53(4): 1091-6.
White Rodney A, Miller D Craig, Criado Frank J, Dake Michael D, Diethrich Edward B, Greenberg Roy K, Piccolo Rebecca S, Siami Flora Sandra, Siami Flora Sandra   Report on the results of thoracic endovascular aortic repair for acute, complicated, type B aortic dissection at 30 days and 1 year from a multidisciplinary subcommittee of the Society for Vascular Surgery Outcomes Committee Journal of vascular surgery : official publication, the Society for Vascular Surgery [and] International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, North American Chapter, 2011; 53(4): 1082-90.
Khoynezhad Ali, Walot Irwin, Kruse Matthew J, Rapae Tony, Donayre Carlos E, White Rodney A   Distribution of intimomedial tears in patients with type B aortic dissection Journal of vascular surgery : official publication, the Society for Vascular Surgery [and] International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, North American Chapter, 2010; 52(3): 562-8.
Pisimisis George T, Khoynezhad Ali, Bashir Khalid, Kruse Matthew J, Donayre Carlos E, White Rodney A   Incidence and risk factors of renal dysfunction after thoracic endovascular aortic repair The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 2010; 140(6 Suppl): S161-7.
White Rodney A, Sicard Gregorio A, Zwolak Robert M, Sidawy Anton N, Schermerhorn Marc L, Shackelton Rebecca J, Siami Flora Sandra, Siami Flora Sandra   Society of vascular surgery vascular registry comparison of carotid artery stenting outcomes for atherosclerotic vs nonatherosclerotic carotid artery disease Journal of vascular surgery, 2010; 51(5): 1116-23.
Zarins Christopher K, White Rodney A, Diethrich Edward B, Shackelton Rebecca J, Siami Flora S, Siami Flora S   Carotid revascularization using endarterectomy or stenting systems (CaRESS): 4-year outcomes Journal of endovascular therapy : an official journal of the International Society of Endovascular Specialists, 2009; 16(4): 397-409.
Khoynezhad Ali, Gupta Prateek K, Donayre Carlos E, White Rodney A   Current status of endovascular management of complicated acute type B aortic dissection Future cardiology, 2009; 5(6): 581-8.
Khoynezhad Ali, Donayre Carlos E, Omari Bassam O, Kopchok George E, Walot Irwin, White Rodney A   Midterm results of endovascular treatment of complicated acute type B aortic dissection The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 2009; 138(3): 625-31.
Sidawy Anton N, Zwolak Robert M, White Rodney A, Siami Flora S, Schermerhorn Marc L, Sicard Gregorio A, Sicard Gregorio A   Risk-adjusted 30-day outcomes of carotid stenting and endarterectomy: results from the SVS Vascular Registry Journal of vascular surgery, 2009; 49(1): 71-9.
Murphy Erin H, White Rodney A, Rosenthal David, Johnson Eric D, Zarins Christopher K, Fogarty Thomas J, Arko Frank R   Evaluation of the Crux IVC Filter in an animal model Journal of endovascular therapy : an official journal of the International Society of Endovascular Specialists, 2008; 15(3): 292-9.
Fang Tony D, Lippmann Maurice, Kakazu Clayton, Donayre Carlos E, Bui Hao, Kopchok George E, White Rodney A   High-dose adenosine-induced asystole assisting accurate deployment of thoracic stent grafts in conscious patients Annals of vascular surgery, 2008; 22(5): 602-7.
Khoynezhad Ali, Donayre Carlos E, Smith Jennifer, Kopchok George E, Walot Irwin, White Rodney A   Risk factors for early and late mortality after thoracic endovascular aortic repair The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 2008; 135(5): 1103-9, 1109.e1-4.
Khoynezhad Ali, Kruse Matthew J, Donayre Carlos E, White Rodney A   Use of transcranial Doppler ultrasound in endovascular repair of a type B aortic dissection The Annals of thoracic surgery, 2008; 86(1): 289-91.
Lippmann Maurice, Kakazu Clinton, Fang Tony D, Bui Harold, Donayre Carlos, White Rodney A   Adenosine's usefulness in vascular surgery Texas Heart Institute journal / from the Texas Heart Institute of St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Texas Children's Hospital, 2007; 34(2): 258-9; author reply 259.
White Rodney A   Commentary on "Endovascular repair of the aortic arch" Perspectives in vascular surgery and endovascular therapy, 2007; 19(2): 193.
Khoynezhad Ali, Donayre Carlos E, Bui Hao, Kopchok George E, Walot Irwin, White Rodney A   Risk factors of neurologic deficit after thoracic aortic endografting The Annals of thoracic surgery, 2007; 83(2): S882-9; discussion S890-2.
Hirsch Alan T, Haskal Ziv J, Hertzer Norman R, Bakal Curtis W, Creager Mark A, Halperin Jonathan L, Hiratzka Loren F, Murphy William R C, Olin Jeffrey W, Puschett Jules B, Rosenfield Kenneth A, Sacks David, Stanley James C, Taylor Lloyd M, White Christopher J, White John, White Rodney A, Antman Elliott M, Smith Sidney C, Adams Cynthia D, Anderson Jeffrey L, Faxon David P, Fuster Valentin, Gibbons Raymond J, Hunt Sharon A, Jacobs Alice K, Nishimura Rick, Ornato Joseph P, Page Richard L, Riegel Barbara, Riegel Barbara, Riegel Barbara, Riegel Barbara, Riegel Barbara, Riegel Barbara, Riegel Barbara, Riegel Barbara, Riegel Barbara, Riegel Barbara, Riegel Barbara, Riegel Barbara   ACC/AHA 2005 Practice Guidelines for the management of patients with peripheral arterial disease (lower extremity, renal, mesenteric, and abdominal aortic): a collaborative report from the American Association for Vascular Surgery/Society for Vascular Surgery, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Society for Vascular Medicine and Biology, Society of Interventional Radiology, and the ACC/AHA Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Develop Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease): endorsed by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Society for Vascular Nursing; TransAtlantic Inter-Society Consensus; and Vascular Disease Foundation Circulation, 2006; 113(11): e463-654.
Hirsch Alan T, Haskal Ziv J, Hertzer Norman R, Bakal Curtis W, Creager Mark A, Halperin Jonathan L, Hiratzka Loren F, Murphy William R C, Olin Jeffrey W, Puschett Jules B, Rosenfield Kenneth A, Sacks David, Stanley James C, Taylor Lloyd M, White Christopher J, White John, White Rodney A, Antman Elliott M, Smith Sidney C, Adams Cynthia D, Anderson Jeffrey L, Faxon David P, Fuster Valentin, Gibbons Raymond J, Halperin Jonathan L, Hiratzka Loren F, Hunt Sharon A, Jacobs Alice K, Nishimura Rick, Ornato Joseph P, Page Richard L, Riegel Barbara, Riegel Barbara, Riegel Barbara, Riegel Barbara, Riegel Barbara, Riegel Barbara, Riegel Barbara, Riegel Barbara, Riegel Barbara, Riegel Barbara, Riegel Barbara, Riegel Barbara   ACC/AHA 2005 guidelines for the management of patients with peripheral arterial disease (lower extremity, renal, mesenteric, and abdominal aortic): executive summary a collaborative report from the American Association for Vascular Surgery/Society for Vascular Surgery, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Society for Vascular Medicine and Biology, Society of Interventional Radiology, and the ACC/AHA Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Develop Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease) endorsed by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Society for Vascular Nursing; TransAtlantic Inter-Society Consensus; and Vascular Disease Foundation Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2006; 47(6): 1239-312.
Hirsch Alan T, Haskal Ziv J, Hertzer Norman R, Bakal Curtis W, Creager Mark A, Halperin Jonathan L, Hiratzka Loren F, Murphy William R C, Olin Jeffrey W, Puschett Jules B, Rosenfield Kenneth A, Sacks David, Stanley James C, Taylor Lloyd M, White Christopher J, White John, White Rodney A, Antman Elliot M, Smith Sidney C, Adams Cynthia D, Anderson Jeffrey L, Faxon David P, Fuster Valentin, Gibbons Raymond J, Hunt Sharon A, Jacobs Alice K, Nishimura Rick, Ornato Joseph P, Page Richard L, Riegel Barbara, Riegel Barbara, Riegel Barbara, Riegel Barbara, Riegel Barbara, Riegel Barbara   ACC/AHA Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease (lower extremity, renal, mesenteric, and abdominal aortic): a collaborative report from the American Associations for Vascular Surgery/Society for Vascular Surgery, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Society for Vascular Medicine and Biology, Society of Interventional Radiology, and the ACC/AHA Task Force on Practice Guidelines (writing committee to develop guidelines for the management of patients with peripheral arterial disease)--summary of recommendations Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR, 2006; 17(9): 1383-97; quiz 1398.
Lee Jason T, Fang Tony D, White Rodney A   Applications of intravascular ultrasound in the treatment of peripheral occlusive disease Seminars in vascular surgery, 2006; 19(3): 139-44.
Song Tae K, Donayre Carlos E, Walot Irwin, Kopchok George E, Litwinski Roman A, Lippmann Maurice, Sarkisyan Grant E, Omari Bassam, White Rodney A   Endograft exclusion of acute and chronic descending thoracic aortic dissections Journal of vascular surgery : official publication, the Society for Vascular Surgery [and] International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, North American Chapter, 2006; 43(2): 247-58.
Sicard Gregorio A, Zwolak Robert M, Sidawy Anton N, White Rodney A, Siami Flora S, Siami Flora S   Endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair: long-term outcome measures in patients at high-risk for open surgery Journal of vascular surgery, 2006; 44(2): 229-36.
Zarins Christopher K, Crabtree Tami, Bloch Daniel A, Arko Frank R, Ouriel Kenneth, White Rodney A   Endovascular aneurysm repair at 5 years: Does aneurysm diameter predict outcome? Journal of vascular surgery, 2006; 44(5): 920-29; discussion 929-31.
Yaghoubian Arezou, de Virgilio Christian, White Rodney A, Sarkisyan Grant   Increased incidence of renal cysts in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms: a common pathogenesis? Annals of vascular surgery, 2006; 20(6): 787-91.
White Rodney A, Donayre Carlos E, Walot Irwin, Kopchok George E   Intraprocedural imaging: thoracic aortography techniques, intravascular ultrasound, and special equipment Journal of vascular surgery, 2006; 43 Suppl A(6): 53A-61A.
Song Tae K, Donayre Carlos E, Kopchok George E, White Rodney A   Intravascular ultrasound use in the treatment of thoracoabdominal dissections, aneurysms, and transections Seminars in vascular surgery, 2006; 19(3): 145-9.
Kopchok George E, Donayre Carlos E, White Rodney A   Principles and devices Seminars in vascular surgery, 2006; 19(3): 128-31.
Litwinski Roman A, Donayre Carlos E, Chow Sheryl L, Song Tae K, Kopchok George, Walot Irwin, White Rodney A   The role of aortic neck dilation and elongation in the etiology of stent graft migration after endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair with a passive fixation device Journal of vascular surgery, 2006; 44(6): 1176-81.
White Rodney A   Commentary on "What is the latest in inventory for carotid stenting and cerebral protection?" Perspectives in vascular surgery and endovascular therapy, 2005; 17(2): 142-3.
Zarins Christopher K, Bloch Daniel A, Crabtree Tami, Matsumoto Alan H, White Rodney A, Fogarty Thomas J   Aneurysm enlargement following endovascular aneurysm repair: AneuRx clinical trial Journal of vascular surgery, 2004; 39(1): 109-17.
Lee Jason T, White Rodney A   Basics of intravascular ultrasound: an essential tool for the endovascular surgeon Seminars in vascular surgery, 2004; 17(2): 110-8.
Hansen Christopher J, Bui Hao, Donayre Carlos E, Aziz Ihab, Kim Benjamin, Kopchok George, Walot Irwin, Lee Jason, Lippmann Maurice, White Rodney A   Complications of endovascular repair of high-risk and emergent descending thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections Journal of vascular surgery, 2004; 40(2): 228-34.
Lee Jason T, White Rodney A   Current status of thoracic aortic endograft repair The Surgical clinics of North America, 2004; 84(5): 1295-318, vi-vii.
Kim Benjamin, Donayre Carlos E, Hansen Christopher J, Aziz Ihab, Walot Irwin, Lippmann Maurice, Kopchok George E, White Rodney A   Endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair using the AneuRx stent graft: impact of excluding accessory renal arteries Annals of vascular surgery, 2004; 18(1): 32-7.
Zarins Christopher K, Arko Frank R, Crabtree Tami, Bloch Daniel A, Ouriel Kenneth, Allen Robert C, White Rodney A   Explant analysis of AneuRx stent grafts: relationship between structural findings and clinical outcome Journal of vascular surgery, 2004; 40(1): 1-11.
Hansen Christopher J, Kim Benjamin, Aziz Ihab, Enriquez Ivan A, Donayre Carlos, Kopchok George, Walot Irwin, Lippmann Maurice, White Rodney A   Late-onset type II endoleaks and the incidence of secondary intervention Annals of vascular surgery, 2004; 18(1): 26-31.
Aziz Ihab, Lee Jason, Lee James T, Donayre Carlos E, Walot Irwin, Kopchok George, Mirahashemi S, Esmailzadeh H, White Rodney A   Accuracy of three-dimensional simulation in the sizing of aortic endoluminal devices Annals of vascular surgery, 2003; 17(2): 129-36.
Lippmann Maurice, Rubin Sonny, Ginsburg Richard, White Rodney A, Lee Jason, Lee James, Aziz Ihab   An alternative anesthetic technique for the morbidly obese patient undergoing endovascular repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm Anesthesia and analgesia, 2003; 97(4): 981-3, table of contents.
Aziz Ihab N, Lee Jason T, Kopchok George E, Donayre Carlos E, White Rodney A, de Virgilio Christian   Cardiac risk stratification in patients undergoing endoluminal graft repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm: a single-institution experience with 365 patients Journal of vascular surgery, 2003; 38(1): 56-60.
Veith Frank J, Abbott William M, Yao James S T, Goldstone Jerry, White Rodney A, Abel Dorothy, Dake Michael D, Ernst Calvin B, Fogarty Thomas J, Johnston K Wayne, Moore Wesley S, van Breda Arina, Sopko George, Didisheim Paul, Rutherford Robert B, Katzen Barry T, Miller D Craig, Miller D Craig   Guidelines for development and use of transluminally placed endovascular prosthetic grafts in the arterial system Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR, 2003; 14(9 Pt 2): S405-17.
Hansen Christopher J, Aziz Ihab, Kim Benjamin B, Donayre Carlos E, White Rodney A, White Rodney A   Results from the Endologix PowerLink multicenter trial Seminars in vascular surgery, 2003; 16(2): 166-70.
Zarins Christopher K, Bloch Daniel A, Crabtree Tami, Matsumoto Alan H, White Rodney A, Fogarty Thomas J   Stent graft migration after endovascular aneurysm repair: importance of proximal fixation Journal of vascular surgery, 2003; 38(6): 1264-72; discussion 1272.
Lee Jason T, Aziz Ihab N, Lee James T, Haukoos Jason S, Donayre Carlos E, Walot Irwin, Kopchok George E, Lippmann Mauricio, White Rodney A   Volume regression of abdominal aortic aneurysms and its relation to successful endoluminal exclusion Journal of vascular surgery, 2003; 38(6): 1254-63.
Lee James T, Donayre Carlos E, Walot Irwin, Kopchok George E, White Rodney A   Endovascular exclusion of abdominal aortic pathology in patients with concomitant malignancy Annals of vascular surgery, 2002; 16(2): 150-6.
Woody Jonathan D, Walot Irwin, Donayre Carlos E, Eugene John, Carey Joseph S, White Rodney A   Endovascular exclusion of leaking thoracic aortic aneurysms Journal of endovascular therapy : an official journal of the International Society of Endovascular Specialists, 2002; 9 Suppl 2(5): II79-83.
Lee James T, White Rodney A   Endovascular management of blunt traumatic renal artery dissection Journal of endovascular therapy : an official journal of the International Society of Endovascular Specialists, 2002; 9(3): 354-8.
Veith Frank J, Baum Richard A, Ohki Takao, Amor Max, Adiseshiah Mohan, Blankensteijn Jan D, Buth Jacob, Chuter Timothy A M, Fairman Ronald M, Gilling-Smith Geoffrey, Harris Peter L, Hodgson Kim J, Hopkinson Brian R, Ivancev Krassi, Katzen Barry T, Lawrence-Brown Michael, Meier George H, Malina Martin, Makaroun Michel S, Parodi Juan C, Richter Götz M, Rubin Geoffrey D, Stelter Wolf J, White Geoffrey H, White Rodney A, Wisselink Willem, Zarins Christopher K   Nature and significance of endoleaks and endotension: summary of opinions expressed at an international conference Journal of vascular surgery, 2002; 35(5): 1029-35.
White Rodney A, Donayre Carlos, Walot Irwin, Lee James, Kopchok George E   Regression of a descending thoracoabdominal aortic dissection following staged deployment of thoracic and abdominal aortic endografts Journal of endovascular therapy : an official journal of the International Society of Endovascular Specialists, 2002; 9 Suppl 2(5): II92-7.
Lee James T, Lee Jason, Aziz Ihab, Donayre Carlos E, Walot Irwin, Kopchok George E, Heilbron Mauricio, Lippmann Maurice, White Rodney A   Stent-graft migration following endovascular repair of aneurysms with large proximal necks: anatomical risk factors and long-term sequelae Journal of endovascular therapy : an official journal of the International Society of Endovascular Specialists, 2002; 9(5): 652-64.

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