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Christopher D. Owens, M.D.

Vascular surgeon

Dr. Christopher Owens is a vascular surgeon in the Center for Limb Preservation, which is part of the UCSF Heart and Vascular Center. Owens specializes in the treatment of peripheral artery disease (PAD), thoracic and abdominal aortic aneurysms, carotid artery disease, and dialysis access procedures. He is particularly interested in treating patients with vascular problems in the lower leg.

Owens earned a medical degree at Indiana University School of Medicine. He completed a general surgery residency and vascular surgery fellowship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. He completed a clinical fellowship in vascular medicine and endovascular surgery at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Boston. In his research Owens explores drugs to prevent vein graft failure and restenosis after angioplasty and stenting. He is an assistant professor of surgery at UCSF.

Clinics

Center for Limb Preservation
400 Parnassus Ave., Room A-6110
San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone: (415) 353-2357
Fax: (415) 353-2669

Hours: Monday to Friday
8 a.m. — 5 p.m.

More about Christopher D. Owens

Education

Indiana University School of Medicine 1998

Residencies

Brigham & Womens Hospital 2003
St. Elizabeth Hospital 2004

Fellowships

Brigham & Womens Hospital 2006

Selected Research and Publications

  1. Conte MS, Owens CD, Belkin M, Creager MA, Edwards KL, Gasper WJ, Kenagy RD, Leboeuf RC, Sobel M, Clowes A. A single nucleotide polymorphism in the p27(Kip1) gene is associated with primary patency of lower extremity vein bypass grafts. J Vasc Surg. 2013 May; 57(5):1179-1185.e2.
  2. Sigovan M, Rayz V, Gasper W, Alley HF, Owens CD, Saloner D. Vascular Remodeling in Autogenous Arterio-Venous Fistulas by MRI and CFD. Ann Biomed Eng. 2013 Apr; 41(4):657-68.
  3. Owens CD. Statins and other agents for vascular inflammation. J Vasc Surg. 2012 Dec; 56(6):1799-806.
  4. Gasper WJ, Owens CD, Kim JM, Hills N, Belkin M, Creager MA, Conte MS. Thirty-day vein remodeling is predictive of midterm graft patency after lower extremity bypass. J Vasc Surg. 2013 Jan; 57(1):9-18.
  5. Owens CD, Conte MS. Medical management of peripheral arterial disease: bridging the "gap"? Circulation. 2012 Sep 11; 126(11):1319-21.
  6. Sigovan M, Gasper W, Alley HF, Owens CD, Saloner D. USPIO-enhanced MR Angiography of Arteriovenous Fistulas in Patients with Renal Failure. Radiology. 2012 Nov; 265(2):584-90.
  7. Hiramoto JS, Owens CD, Kim JM, Boscardin J, Belkin M, Creager MA, Conte MS. Sex-based differences in the inflammatory profile of peripheral artery disease and the association with primary patency of lower extremity vein bypass grafts. J Vasc Surg. 2012 Aug; 56(2):387-95; discussion 395.
  8. Johnston PC, Vartanian SM, Runge SJ, Hiramoto JS, Eichler CM, Owens CD, Schneider DB, Conte MS. Risk factors for clinical failure after stent graft treatment for femoropopliteal occlusive disease. J Vasc Surg. 2012 Oct; 56(4):998-1006, 1007.e1; discussion 1006-7.
  9. Owens CD, Kim JM, Hevelone ND, Gasper WJ, Belkin M, Creager MA, Conte MS. An integrated biochemical prediction model of all-cause mortality in patients undergoing lower extremity bypass surgery for advanced peripheral artery disease. J Vasc Surg. 2012 Sep; 56(3):686-95.
  10. Grenon SM, Aguado-Zuniga J, Hatton JP, Owens CD, Conte MS, Hughes-Fulford M. Effects of fatty acids on endothelial cells: inflammation and monocyte adhesion. J Surg Res. 2012 Sep; 177(1):e35-43.
  11. Gasper WJ, Runge SJ, Owens CD. Management of infrapopliteal peripheral arterial occlusive disease. Curr Treat Options Cardiovasc Med. 2012 Apr; 14(2):136-48.
  12. Pillai PS, Leeson S, Porter TF, Owens CD, Kim JM, Conte MS, Serhan CN, Gelman S. Chemical mediators of inflammation and resolution in post-operative abdominal aortic aneurysm patients. Inflammation. 2012 Feb; 35(1):98-113.
  13. Oka RK, Conte MS, Owens CD, Rapp J, Fung G, Alley HF, Giacomini JC, Myers J, Mohler ER. Efficacy of optimal long-term management of multiple cardiovascular risk factors (CVD) on walking and quality of life in patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD): protocol for randomized controlled trial. Vasc Med. 2012 Feb; 17(1):17-28.
  14. Rocco MV, Lockridge RS, Beck GJ, Eggers PW, Gassman JJ, Greene T, Larive B, Chan CT, Chertow GM, Copland M, Hoy CD, Lindsay RM, Levin NW, Ornt DB, Pierratos A, Pipkin MF, Rajagopalan S, Stokes JB, Unruh ML, Star RA, Kliger AS. The effects of frequent nocturnal home hemodialysis: the Frequent Hemodialysis Network Nocturnal Trial. Kidney Int. 2011 Nov; 80(10):1080-91.
  15. Dubin R, Owens C, Gasper W, Ganz P, Johansen K. Associations of endothelial dysfunction and arterial stiffness with intradialytic hypotension and hypertension. Hemodial Int. 2011 Jul; 15(3):350-8.
  16. Owens CD, Gasper WJ, Conte MS. Assessing drug elution technologies in the superficial femoral artery. Panminerva Med. 2011 Mar; 53(1):37-49.
  17. Owens CD, Wake N, Kim JM, Hentschel D, Conte MS, Schanzer A. Endothelial function predicts positive arterial-venous fistula remodeling in subjects with stage IV and V chronic kidney disease. J Vasc Access. 2010 Oct-Dec; 11(4):329-34.
  18. Ho KJ, Spite M, Owens CD, Lancero H, Kroemer AH, Pande R, Creager MA, Serhan CN, Conte MS. Aspirin-triggered lipoxin and resolvin E1 modulate vascular smooth muscle phenotype and correlate with peripheral atherosclerosis. Am J Pathol. 2010 Oct; 177(4):2116-23.
  19. Owens CD. JAK2 V617F mutation, mesenteric vein thrombosis, and myeloproliferative disorders. J Vasc Surg. 2010 Jul; 52(1):205-7.
  20. Rybicki FJ, Mitsouras D, Owens CD, Whitmore A, Gerhard-Herman M, Wake N, Cai T, Zhou Q, Conte MS, Creager MA, Mulkern RV. Multi-contrast high spatial resolution black blood inner volume three-dimensional fast spin echo MR imaging in peripheral vein bypass grafts. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2010 Aug; 26(6):683-91.

Publications are derived from MEDLINE/PubMed and provided by UCSF Profiles, a service of the Clinical & Translational Science Institute (CTSI) at UCSF. Researchers can make corrections and additions by logging on to UCSF Profiles.

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