UW Dept of Medicine, Cardiology Division

Photo of Creighton W. Don

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

1993 University of California, Berkeley, CA B.A. English Literature, minor in Computer Science

2001 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI Ph.D. in English Language and Literature

2001 University of California, San Francisco, CA Doctor of Medicine

2008 University of Washington, Seattle, WA Masters of Science—Public Health, Epidemiology

2004 University of Chicago, Chicago, IL Internal Medicine Residency

2008 University of Washington, Seattle, WA Fellowship in Cardiology

2009 Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA Interventional Cardiology Fellowship

Creighton W. Don M.D, Ph.D.

Acting Assistant Professor

Attending Physician, University of Washington Medical Center

OFFICE ADDRESS:

University of Washington Medical Center
1959 NE Pacific Street
Box 356116
Seattle, WA 98195-6116

Clinic Appointments: (206) 598-8200
Fax: (206) 598-6180

BOARD CERTIFICATION

2004 American Board of Internal Medicine

2007 American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease

AREAS OF CLINICAL EXPERTISE

Interventional Cardiology

General Cardiology

Valvular disease

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS

Acute coronary syndromes

Dyslipidemia

New interventional devices and technologies

SPECIAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

2007 Cardiology Fellowship Research Grant, Vascular Biology Working Group

2008 Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research and Policy Program Endowed Prize in Health Policy and Economics

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Don C, Kollack-Walker S, Watson SJ, Akil H. Differential expression of c-fos mRNA within neurocircuits of male hamsters exposed to acute or chronic defeat. Journal of Neuroendocrinology (1999) 11: 547-599. (Primary co-author with Dr. Kollack-Walker).

Ward RP, Don C, Furlong KT, Lang RM. Racial Differences in Complex Aortic Atheroma in Patients Undergoing Transesophageal Echocardiography for Unexplained Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack. Am J Cardiol. 2004; 94(9):129-132.

Ward RP, Don C, Furlong KT, Lang RM. Predictors of Long-Term Mortality in Patients with Ischemic Stroke Referred for Transesophageal Echocardiography. Stroke. 2006 Jan;37(1):204-8.

Kiernan T, Ruggiero N, Bernal J, Don CW, Witzke C, Kiernan G, Cubeddu R, Yan B. The No-Reflow Phenomenon in the Coronary Circulation. Cardiovascular & Hematological Agents in Medicinal Chemistry, 2009 (In Press)

Cubeddu R, Jneid H, Cruz-Gonzalez I, Don CW, Palacios I. Retrograde vs. antegrade percutaneous aortic valvuloplasty: Immediate, short- and long-term outcome at 2 years. Cardiovascular Catheterization and Interventions, 2009 (In Press)

Don CW, Longstreth WT, Maynard C, Olsufka M, Nichol G, Ray T, Kupchik N, Deem S, Copass MK, Cobb LA, Kim F. Active surface cooling protocol to induce mild therapeutic hypothermia after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A retrospective before-and-after comparison in a single hospital. Critical Care Medicine. 2009. (In Press).


Faculty Profile	Cardiology Division Faculty Creighton W. Don EDUCATION AND TRAINING 1993 University of California, Berkeley, CA B.A. English Literature, minor in Computer Science 2001 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI Ph.D. in English Language and Literature 2001 University of California, San Francisco, CA Doctor of Medicine 2008 University of Washington, Seattle, WA Masters of Science—Public Health, Epidemiology 2004 University of Chicago, Chicago, IL Internal Medicine Residency 2008 University of Washington, Seattle, WA Fellowship in Cardiology 2009 Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Creighton W. Don M.D, Ph.D. Acting Assistant Professor Attending Physician, University of Washington Medical Center OFFICE ADDRESS: University of Washington Medical Center 1959 NE Pacific Street Box 356116 Seattle, WA 98195-6116 Clinic Appointments: (206) 598-8200 Fax: (206) 598-6180 BOARD CERTIFICATION 2004 American Board of Internal Medicine 2007 American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease AREAS OF CLINICAL EXPERTISE Interventional Cardiology General Cardiology Valvular disease Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS Acute coronary syndromes Dyslipidemia New interventional devices and technologies SPECIAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS 2007 Cardiology Fellowship Research Grant, Vascular Biology Working Group 2008 Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research and Policy Program Endowed Prize in Health Policy and Economics RECENT PUBLICATIONS Don C, Kollack-Walker S, Watson SJ, Akil H. Differential expression of c-fos mRNA within neurocircuits of male hamsters exposed to acute or chronic defeat. Journal of Neuroendocrinology (1999) 11: 547-599. (Primary co-author with Dr. Kollack-Walker). Ward RP, Don C, Furlong KT, Lang RM. Racial Differences in Complex Aortic Atheroma in Patients Undergoing Transesophageal Echocardiography for Unexplained Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack. Am J Cardiol. 2004; 94(9):129-132. Ward RP, Don C, Furlong KT, Lang RM. Predictors of Long-Term Mortality in Patients with Ischemic Stroke Referred for Transesophageal Echocardiography. Stroke. 2006 Jan;37(1):204-8. Kiernan T, Ruggiero N, Bernal J, Don CW, Witzke C, Kiernan G, Cubeddu R, Yan B. The No-Reflow Phenomenon in the Coronary Circulation. Cardiovascular & Hematological Agents in Medicinal Chemistry, 2009 (In Press) Cubeddu R, Jneid H, Cruz-Gonzalez I, Don CW, Palacios I. Retrograde vs. antegrade percutaneous aortic valvuloplasty: Immediate, short- and long-term outcome at 2 years. Cardiovascular Catheterization and Interventions, 2009 (In Press) Don CW, Longstreth WT, Maynard C, Olsufka M, Nichol G, Ray T, Kupchik N, Deem S, Copass MK, Cobb LA, Kim F. Active surface cooling protocol to induce mild therapeutic hypothermia after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A retrospective before-and-after comparison in a single hospital. Critical Care Medicine. 2009. (In Press).	Home Administration Patient Care Fellowship Program Faculty Useful Links Grand Rounds Research Schedules
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