CURRICULUM VITAE

Christopher W. Wulff, M.D.

Dr. Wulff completed his B.A. at U.C. Santa Barbara, his M.D. at Tulane University, and his cardiology training at UCLA. Recognized for his expertise in coronary and peripheral intervention and heart failure, he established the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at ValleyCare Medical Center in Pleasanton and served as its first director. Dr. Wulff is the Medical Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at John Muir Medical Center.
 

Education:

1983 M.D. Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana
1978 BA. University of California, Santa Barbara. California

Postdoctoral Training:

1989 - 1990 Senior Fellowship in Interventional Cardiology,
San Francisco Heart Institute. Daly City, California

1986 - 1989 Fellowship In Cardiology, University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles. California

1984 - 1986 Residency in Internal Medicine, University of California,
Los Angeles Los Angeles, California

1983 - 1984 Internship in Internal Medicine, University of California,
Los Angeles Los Angels, California


Licensure and Certification:

1989 American Board of Internal Medicine
Subspecialty, Cardiovascular Diseases
1986 American Board of Internal Medicine, Diplomat Number 109971
1984 California License, Number G53168
2000 John Muir Medical Center, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory

Hospital Affiliations:

1991 ValleyCare Medical Center, Pleasanton, California
Director. Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory

1990 John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek, California
Staff Cardiologist

1990 Mount Diablo Medical Center, Concord, California
Staff Cardiologist

1990 Seton Medical Center. Daly City, California
Staff Cardiologist

Academic Appointments:

1987 - 1988 Chief Resident and Clinical Instructor, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine. University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles. California

Major Committee Assignments:

1990 Cardiology Committee, John Muir Medical Center
1987 - 1988 Chairman. Morbidity and Mortality Peer Review Committee, UCLA Center for the Health Sciences
1986 - 1988 Medal Risk Management Committee, UCLA Center for the Health Sciences
1987 - 1988 Intern Selection Committee, UCLA Corner for the Health Sciences

Awards and Honors:

1983 Valedictorian, Tulane University School of Medicine .
1983 Hymen S. Mayerson Award, Tulane University School of Medicine
1983 John Herr Musser Memorial Pate, Tulane University School of Medicine
1983 Isadore Dyer Memorial Prize, Tulane University School of Medicine
1982 Alpha Omega Alpha
1982 - 1983 Vice-President, Alpha Omega Alpha, Stars and Barn Chapter

Membership in Professional Societies:

1992 Fellow. American College of Cardiology
1987 American College of Cardiology
1983 American College of Physicians

Teaching Experience:

1987-1988 Attending Physician, Medical Intensive Care, Unit, UCLA Center for the Health Sciences

1987-1988 Attending physician, Medical Ward Service, UCLA Center for the Health Sciences

1987-1988 Attending Physician, Medical Ambulatory Care Center, UCLA Center for the Health Sciences

1987-1988 Co-Director, Intern Intake Rounds, UCLA Center for the Health Sciences

1987-1988- Co-Director, Physical Diagnosis Rounds for Third Year Medical Students UCLA Center for the Health Sciences

Bibliography:

Original Reports:

  1. Alex Zapolanski. M.D., Joseph Rosenblum, D.O.. Richard K. Myler, M.D., Richard E. Shaw, Ph.D., Simon H. Stertzer, M.D.. Felix G.. Millhouse, M.D.. Mark Zatzkis, M.D. Christopher Wulff M.D., Norberto Schechtmann. M.D., Sharon Siegel, M.D., Merrill Bronstein, M.D., David Ellertson, M.D., and Laurel Leery, R.N.. Emergency Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Following Failed Balloon Angioplasty: Role of the Internal Mammary Artery Graft. Journal of Cardiac Surgery 6(4) 439-448, 1991.

  2. McMillian, D.E., Utterback. N.G.. Wulff, C.W.. Blood Viscosity in Young and Old Diabetics. Pediat Adolesc Endocr 9:8-14, 1981.

Abstracts

  1. Zapolanski, Alex; Wulff, Christopher W.; Ellertson, David: Bronstein, Merrill; Shaw, Richard E: Leery, Laurel; Ghost Jean Y~ Sterner, Simon H.; Myler, Richard K.. Can the Internal Mammary Artery be Used Safely and Effectively in Emergency Bypass Surgery After Failed Coronary Angioplasty? Proceeding of the XI World Congress at Cardiology, Manila. Philippines,, 1990.