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).


