CURRICULUM VITAE

Robert C. Feldman, M.D.

Dr. Feldman received his A.B. from Harvard, his M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania, and completed his cardiology training at Stanford. He initiated programs in electrophysiology, coronary angioplasty, and aortic and mitral valvuloplasties in the East Bay. Dr. Feldman is Chief of Cardiology at Eden Medical Center in Castro Valley.

 


Office Address:
365 Hawthorne Avenue, Suite 201
Oakland, California 94609-3102
(510) 452-1345 FAX (510) 452-1102

20126 Stanton Avenue, Suite 100
Castro Valley, California 94546-5367
(510)537-3556 FAX (510)537-3610

Degrees and Training:

1967 - 1971 A.B., Physics. Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts

1971 - 1975 M.D., University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1975 - 1977 Intern and Junior Assistant Resident in Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1977 - 1978 Senior Assistant Resident in Medicine, Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut

1978 - 1980 Postdoctoral Fellow in Cardiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California

1980 -1981 Physician Specialist in Medicine (Cardiology), Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California

Honors:

1968 Edwards Whittaker Prize Scholarship, Harvard University
1968 John Harvard Honorary Scholarship, Harvard University
1969 Detur Prize Book, Harvard University
1970 Phi Beta Kappa, Harvard University
1971 Magna Cum Laude, Harvard University
1974 Alpha Omega Alpha, University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine

Certification:

1976 Pennsylvania State Medical Board License
1978 California State Medical Board License
1978 Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine
1981 Diplomate, American Board of Cardiovascular Disease
1983 Clinical Instructor, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
1984 Fellow, American College of Cardiology
1985 Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Publications:

1. Feldman RC, Horowitz LN and Josephson ME. Two-to-one AV block with four-to-three nodal Wenckebach, a form of spontaneous multilevel block. J Electrocardiology 1978; 11:118-184.

2. Feldman RC, Ball RM, Winchester MA, Jaillon P, Harrison DC. Beneficial hemodynamic response to long-term prazosin therapy for congestive heart failure. Amer Heart J 1981; 101:534-540.

3. Echt DS, Griffin JC, Ford AJ, Knutti JW, Feldman RC, Mason JW. Nature of inducible ventricular tachyarrhythmias in a canine chronic myocardial infarction model. Amer J. Cardiology 1983; 52:1127-1132.

4. Feldman RC. Transcatheter aspiration of a thrombus in an aortocoronary saphenous vein graft. Amer J Cardiology 1987; 60:379-380.

5. Herrmann HC, Ramaswamy K, Isner JM, Feldman TE, Carroll JD, Pichard AD, Bashore TM, Dorros G, Massumi A, Sundram P, Tobis JM, Feldman RC, Ramee S. Factors influencing immediate results, complications and short-term followup status after Inoue Balloon mitral valvotomy - a multicenter study. The Cardiovascular Section, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. In Press.

Published Abstracts:

1. Silverstein ME, Feldman RC, Henderson LW, Engelman K. Effects of indomethacin on human renal clearance of sodium and water. Clin Res 22 1974; 721A. Presented at the Eastern Regional Meeting of the American Federation of Clinical Research, Boston, Massachusetts. January 1975.

2. Ball RM, Feldman RC, Winchester MA, Jaillon P, Harrison DC. Sustained beneficial hemodynamic responses to prazoin during long-term therapy for congestive heart failure. Circulation 59 & 60 (Supp II) 1979;40.

3. Feldman RC, Ball RM, Winchester MA, Jaillon P, Harrison DC. Absence of tachyphylaxis to the acute administration of prazosin in congestive heart failure. Circulation 56 & 60 (Supp II) 1979;129. Presented at the 52nd Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association, Dallas, Texas, November 1979.

4. Feldman RC, Ball RM, Winchester MA, Jaillon P, Kates RE, Harrison DC. Extreme variability in the cardiac output response to prazosin in congestive heart failure: physiological correlates. Clin Res 28 1980;235A. Presented at the National Meeting of the American Federation for Clinical Research, Washington, D.C. May 1980.

5. Feldman RC, Anderson DJ. Gradients at PTCA:physiological or artifactual? J Am Coll Cardiol 1985; 5:525A. Presented at the 34th Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology, March 1985.

6. Phillips H, Sketch M, Meany T, Galichia J, Feldman RC, Walker C, Sawchak S, O'Connor C, Wall T, Tcheng J, Stack R. Coronary transluminal extraction - endarterectomy: a multicenter experience. Presented at the American Heart Association 64th Annual Scientific Session, Anaheim, California, November 1991.

7. Herrmann H, Ramaswamy K, Feldman T, Carroll J, Pichard A, Bashore T, Dorros G, Massumi A, Stertzer S, Choksi N, Sundram P, Tobis J, Feldman RC, Ramee S, Inoue K. Multicenter Experience with Inoue Balloon mitral valvotomy: analysis of factors influencing results. Presented at the American Heart Association 64th Annual Scientific Session, Anaheim, California, November 1991.

8. Sketch M, O'Neill W, Galichia J, Feldman RC, Walker C, Sawchak S, Meany T, Wall T, O'Connor C, Tcheng J, Phillips H, Stuck R. Restenosis following coronary transluminal extraction - endarterectomy: the final analysis of a multicenter registry. Presented at American College of Cardiology 41st Annual Scientific Session, Dallas, Texas, April 1992.

9. Popma J, O'Neill W, Kramer B, Moses J, Sketch M, Whitlow P, Knoff W, Feldman RC, Leon M. Quantitative analysis of late angiographic outcome after transluminal extraction-endarterectomy (TEC). Presented at the American Heart Association 65th Annual Scientific Session, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 1992.

10. Herrmann H, Feldman T, Carroll C, Bailey S, Chisholm R, Dorros G, Bashore T, Feldman RC, Ramaswamy K, Lindsay J. Should balloon valvuloplasty be performed in patients with mild and moderate mitral stenosis? Presented at the American Heart Association 65th Annual Scientific Session, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 1992.


11. Herrmann H, Lima J, Feldman T, Chisholm R, Feldman RC, Massumi A, Ramaswamy K, O'Neill W, Goldstein S. Mechanisms and outcome of severe mitral regurgitation after Inoue balloon valvuloplasty. Presented at the American Heart Association 65th Annual Scientific Session, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 1992.

FDA Clinical Investigator for Medical Devices:

Inoue Mitral Valvuloplasty Balloon
Barath Surgical Dilatation Balloon
Transluminal Extraction Catheter
USCI Probe Angioplasty Balloon
LAIS Excimer Laser Catheter
ACS Balloons:
Hartzler
Micro
Stack Perfusion
Rapid Exchange
Reperfusion