Dr. Richard Donald Gregory

PERSONAL:
OFFICE:30 River Park Place West #260
Fresno, California 93720
559-441-1777
EDUCATION:
- Doctor of Medicine 1991 Hahnermann University, School of Medicine Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Master of Science 1987 Chemistry (Analytical Biochemistry) California State University, Fresno
- Bachelor of Science 1985 Business Administration California State University, Fresno
GENERAL EDUCATIONAL TRAINING:
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Chief Resident in Cardiothoracic Surgery, 1997-98 - University of Wisconsin, Madison
Resident in Cardiothoracic Surgery, 1996-97 - University of California San Francisco
San Joaquin Valley Program
Chief Resident in General Surgery, 1995-96 - University of California San Francisco
San Joaquin Valley
Program Resident in General Surgery, 1991-95
SOCIETIES:
- Fellow American College of Surgeons
- Fellow Society of Thoracic Surgeons
- Bay Area Thoracic Surgery Member 2001 - Present
BOARD CERTIFCATION:
- Diplomat American Board of Thoracic Surgery
- Diplomat American Board of Surgery
LICENSURE:
- California
- Wisconsin
- Drug Enforcement Agency
- Supervisor of Physician Assistants
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENT:
- Valley Cardiac Surgery Medical Group, Partner 2004 - Present
- Fresno Heart Hospital President of Medical Staff 2004 - Present Chairman of Surgery 2003 Member of Board 2001 - Present
- American College of Surgeons Candidate Evaluation Committee 2003 - Present
- Fresno Heart Hospital Chairman Heart Surgery Quality Committee 2003 - Present
- Saint Agnes Medical Center, Surgery Advisory Committee 2003 - Present
- Central California Cardiothoracic Surgeons Association, Partner 2000 - 2003
- Fresno Community Hospital, Surgery Advisory Committee 2006 - Present
- Academic Appointment: Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery, 1999 - Present University of California San Francisco
- Fresno Community Hospital, Vice Chairman Department of Surgery 1998 - 2000
- Emergency Physician: Wisconsin Rural Health Cooperative
- Staff Emergency Room Physician Veterans Administration Fresno
- Assistant Physician: Football California State University, Fresno
LECTURES/RESEARCH:
- Central Valley Women’s Conference 2006
- American Heart Association "Red Dress" Main Speaker 2006
- Fresno Heart Hospital Grand Rounds 2004-2006
- Surgical Grand Rounds UCSF San Joaquin Program- IABP and ventricular assist devices. 2001
- Annual Critical Care Conference Central California: Right heart monitoring of the ICU Patient 2000
- Annual Critical Care Conference Central California-. Thoracic Trauma 1999
- Cardiovascular quarterly meeting Community Medical Centers 1999
- Osteopontin as a predictor for atherosclerotic disease of the heart 1997-present
- The role of alveolar surfactant in lung preservation 1997-present
- Traumatic thoracic disruption study 1994-96
- Nucleotide isolation in yeast. Master's Thesis 1986-87
- SPECT Detector analysis 1982-83
PUBLICATIONS:
- Wille GA, Gregory, RD, Guernsey, JM; Tumor Implantation at Port Site of Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Resection of Pulmonary Metastasis, Western Journal of medicine, January 1997, Vol. 166(l), 65- 66.
- Bashner, B, Bosacco, S, Gregory, RD; Pantalar Fracture Dislocation of the Talus with Posterior Displacement: Orthopaedics, 1990 Vol. 14, No. 1, Pages 102-5.
- Gregory, RD, Sy, J; Determination of 3'(Butylphosphoryl) Adenosine in Yeast: 1987, Journal of natural Sciences, Vol. 2, Pages 30- 33.
- Canver, CC, Gregory, RD, Cooler SD, Voytovich, MC; Association of Osteopontin with Calcification in human Mitral Valves: J. Cardiovascular Surg., 2000; 41:171-4.
ADVANCED TRAINING:
- Medtronic Freestyle Advisory Panel 2004 - Present Missoula MT
- Advanced Mitral Valve Repair Panel 2005 Missoula MT
- Mitral Valve workshop Missoula MT 2001
- Beating Heart Surgery Forum Phoenix Arizona 2001
- Toronto Valve Aortic Root Replacement Toronto Canada 2001
- Off Pump Surgical Techniques Portland OR 2000
- Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Workshop University of Wisconsin, Madison April 1997
- Advanced Cardiac Pacemaker Training Medtronic Headquarters Minneapolis, February 1997
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support Advanced Trauma Life Support Advanced Laparoscopic Training, Director: Lawrence Way, MD University of California, San Francisco October 1995
- Microvascular Training Course, University of California, San Francisco July 1994