David Laughrun * USC Profiles

David Robert Laughrun, MD

Title(s)	Assistant Professor Of Clinical Medicine
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Biography

Education and Training

UCLA/West Los Angeles VA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA	Fellowship	1996	Cardiology
UCLA/West Los Angeles VA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA	Residency	1993	Internal Medicine
George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington D.C.	MD	1990	Medicine
Hahnemann (now Drexel) University, Philadelphia, PA		1986	Physiology
UCLA, Los Angeles, CA	BS	1985	Biology

Awards and Honors

Mercy Medical Center - Des Moines	2015	Faculty of the Year Award
Iowa Lutheran Family Practice Residency	2003	Faculty of the Year Award
UCLA	1992	UCLA Solomon Scholars Resident Research Award

Overview

Dr. Laughrun's primary focus has always been on direct patient care of adults with a broad range of heart problems. He is returning to his native Southern California after practicing in Des Moines, Iowa where he was the most recent recipient of the "From The Heart" award from the American Heart Association. This award is based on nomination and voting by physicians who were asked which cardiologist best exemplifies the mission of the AHA. He has always enjoyed teaching, which he believes compliments and improves his ability to take care of patients.

Dr. Laughrun has years of experience in the interpretation of echocardiograms and nuclear cardiology studies. He performs and interprets transesophageal echocardiograms.

Dr. Laughrun is very interested, and Board Certified, in seeing patients with Adult Congenital Heart Disease.

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Publications

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Bhambi NS, Shah A, Sarte P, Laughrun DR. Bacterial endocarditis presenting in an adult patient with undiagnosed double-chambered right ventricle. Clin Case Rep. 2019 May; 7(5):893-897. PMID: 31110710.

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Kwan WC, Shavelle DM, Laughrun DR. Pulmonary vascular resistance index: Getting the units right and why it matters. Clin Cardiol. 2019 Mar; 42(3):334-338. PMID: 30614019.

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Zhang J, Patel S, Clavijo L, Laughrun D. Successful Implementation of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support as a Bridge to Heart-Lung Transplantation in an Eisenmenger's Syndrome Patient With Paradoxical Coronary Embolism. J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep. 2019 Jan-Dec; 7:2324709619846575. PMID: 31053036.

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Sarcon A, Roy D, Laughrun D, Huntsinger M, Schwartz J, Sohn J, Doshi RN. Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Complicated by Appendage Perforation Rescued by Device Deployment. J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep. 2018 Jan-Dec; 6:2324709618800108. PMID: 30214906.

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Chesini G, Sangera R, Howard T, Hockmuth D, Laughrun D. Rare Case of Recurrent Cardioembolic Stroke Attributed to Multiple Congenital Cardiac Malformations. CASE (Phila). 2018 Apr; 2(2):42-46. PMID: 30062307.

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Hamilton RD, Shield CE, Laughrun D. Progression of asymptomatic mild carotid artery stenosis: Implications for frequency of surveillance. Vasc Med. 2017 10; 22(5):411-417. PMID: 28825353.

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Duerinckx AJ, Laughrun D, Lewis BS. Usefulness of coronary MR angiography prior to angioplasty. Int J Card Imaging. 1999 Dec; 15(6):533-40. PMID: 10768747.

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Lewis BS, Kattan D, Laughrun D. Use and limitations of immediate postprocedural intracoronary Doppler blood flow measurements for predicting late result after coronary balloon angioplasty. Results of a pilot study. Cardiology. 1997 Sep-Oct; 88(5):433-40. PMID: 9286505.

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