John Bass, M.D. - University of Minnesota Children’s Hospital, Fairview

University of Minnesota Children's Hospital

University of Minnesota Children's Hospital, Fairview

MAPS AND DRIVING DIRECTIONS

Phone (toll-free):
888-KIDS-UMN
(888-543-7866)

UNIVERSITY CAMPUS

Street Address:
500 Harvard Street
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Mailing Address:
420 Delaware St. SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455

RIVERSIDE CAMPUS

Street Address:
2312 S 6th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55454

Mailing Address:
2450 Riverside Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55454

University of Minnesota
Physicians

John L. Bass, M.D.

All Specialties:

For Health Care Professionals 24-Hour Consultations and Admissions: Toll-free, 888-KIDS-UMN (888-543-7866)

For Parents/Patients Clinic Appointments (M-F, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.): Toll-free, 888-KIDS-UMN (888-543-7866)

University of Minnesota Children’s Hospital, Fairview Position(s)
Pediatric Cardiologist

Other Related Positions Currently Held
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota

Co-Director, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota

Board Certifications
Cardiology
Pediatric Cardiology

Sees Patients At
-University of Minnesota Children's Hospital, Fairview
-Pediatric Specialty Clinic (Minneapolis)
-Fairview Maple Grove Medical Center (Maple Grove)

Clinical Interests
Echocardiography
Interventional cardiology
Kawasaki Disease

Education
Medical School
University of Mississippi School of Medicine

Site of Residency
University of Mississippi School of Medicine

Site of Fellowship
University of Minnesota (Pediatric Cardiology)

Awards and Honors
Best Doctors in America®, 2007-2008

Research Interest(s)
Interventional cardiology

Selected Recent Publications
Kong H, Wilkinson JL, Coe JY, Gu X, Urness M, Kim TH, Bass JL. Corrosive behavior of Amplatzer devices in experimental and biological environments. Cardiology in the Young 2002; 12(3)260-265.

Bass JL, Kalra GS, Arora R, Masura J, Gavora P, Thanopoulos BD, Trores W, Sievert H, Carminati M, Fischer G, Ewert P. Initial human experience with the Amplatzer perimembranous ventricular septal occluder device. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions 2003; 58:238-245.

Holzer R, Balzer D, Amin Z, Ruiz CE, Feinstein J, Bass J, Vance M, Cao Q-L, Hijazi ZM. Transcatheter closure of postinfarction ventricular septal defects using the new Amplatzer muscular VSD occluder: results of a U.S. Registry. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions 2004; 61(2):196-201.

Amin Z, Hijazi ZM, Bass JL, Cheatham JP, Hellenbrand WE, Kleinman CS. Erosion of Amplatzer septal occluders after closure of secundum atrial septal defects: Review of registry of complications and recommendations to minimize future risk. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions 2004; 63:496-502.

Fu Y-C, Bass J, Amin Z, Radtke W, Cheatham JP, Hellenbrand WE, Blazer D, Cao Q-L, Hijazi ZM. Transcatheter closure of perimembranous ventricular septal defect using the new Amplatzer membranous VSD occluder: result of the U.S. phase I trial. JACC, in press, 2005.

Lopez K, Dalvi BV, Balzer D, Bass J, Momenah T, Cao Q-L, Hijazi ZM. Transcatheter closure of large secundum atrial septal defects using the 40-mm Amplatzer septal occluder: results of an international registry. In Press, Catheterization and Cardiovascular Intervention, 2005.