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Dr. Mark Joseph Kearns, MD, FRCSC

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Specializes in: Cardiac Surgery

Professional interests include: lung transplant, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, heart valve problems, and more.

200 W Arbor Drive
San Diego, CA 92103

1-800-926-8273

Dr. Mark Joseph Kearns, MD, FRCSC is a cardiac surgeon in San Diego, CA specializing in cardiac surgery. Dr. Mark Joseph Kearns, MD, FRCSC is affiliated with UC San Diego Health and Regents of the University of California.

Office Locations

Address:

200 W Arbor Drive
San Diego, CA 92103

Address:

9434 Medical Center Drive
San Diego, CA 92037

Some issues Dr. Mark Joseph Kearns, MD, FRCSC can help you with:

Lung Transplant

Patients who have very severe lung disease may need a lung transplant. The diseased lung is entirely removed and replaced with a healthy lung, usually donated by a person who died. Either one or both lungs can be transplanted.

Contrary to popular belief, lung transplant is rarely used to treat lung cancer. It is a more common treatment for patients with other advanced lung diseases, such as cystic fibrosis, sarcoidosis, pulmonary fibrosis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Lung transplant is a serious operation and is generally used as a last resort for patients who have only a short time to live without surgery.

During a transplant, an incision is made on the side of the chest (for a single lung) or in the middle (for both lungs). Patients may be hooked up to a heart-lung bypass machine, which will do the work of moving blood and oxygen through the body during the procedure. After the diseased lung is cut away from the main airway and blood vessels, the donor lung is stitched into place. Surgery may take as long as twelve hours, and a hospital stay of two to three weeks after surgery is not uncommon. For the first hours or day after surgery, patients use a ventilator, or a machine to help them breathe. Tubes will be inserted into the chest to help drain excess air and fluid. During recovery, physical therapy and breathing exercises are used to help the new lung work as well as possible.

Lung capacity is carefully monitored for several months after surgery. Patients who have had a transplant will also have to take anti-rejection drugs for the rest of their lives. These drugs stop the body's immune system from attacking the new lung. The main risks after a transplant are infection and rejection (when the immune system attacks the 'foreign' lung). A healthy lifestyle, including maintaining a diet high in vegetables and lean protein, not smoking, and getting enough exercise, is important to keeping the lungs functioning as well as possible. With proper care, many patients can live ten or even twenty years after a lung transplant.

bypass surgery	10
cardiac procedures	18
open surgery	18
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	18

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	21
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	13
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	41
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	56
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

cardiac procedures	12
open surgery	12
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	12
transplant procedures	15

**Gender**
Male	43
Female	16

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	34
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	31
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	15

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	22
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	54
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	54
Dementia	19
Cancer	19

bypass surgery	40
cardiac procedures	161
hospital care	232
inpatient care	232
open surgery	161
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	161
transplant procedures	45

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2019 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Joseph Kearns, MD, FRCSC for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Mark Joseph Kearns, MD, FRCSC treated as a cardiac surgeon in San Diego, CA were hospital care, inpatient care, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and open surgery.

bypass surgery	25
cardiac procedures	65
hospital care	232
inpatient care	232
open surgery	65
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	65
transplant procedures	30

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2019 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Joseph Kearns, MD, FRCSC.

**Gender**
Female	1
Male	4

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	5
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	0
75 to 84	0
Less than 65	1
65 to 74	4

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Joseph Kearns, MD, FRCSC From 2019 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Mark Joseph Kearns, MD, FRCSC treated were chronic kidney disease, heart failure, high cholesterol and hypertension.

Hypertension	15
High Cholesterol	15
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	15
Depression	8
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	0
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	3
Diabetes	11
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	1
Dementia	1

Education & Training

He completed residency at University of British Columbia Affiliated Hospitals. He has a state license in California.

Residency: University of British Columbia Affiliated Hospitals

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Mark Joseph Kearns, MD, FRCSC is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UC San Diego Health

Regents of the University of California

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Mark Joseph Kearns, MD, FRCSC. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$2,857 Endurant $2,857
ABIOMED	$631 Impella $631
AtriCure, Inc.	$444 SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM $356	ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM $88
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$382 MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve $33	$349
Abbott Laboratories	$159 THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT $134	HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Dev $25
Other	$57 AngioVac $23	$34

**Types of Payments**
Grant	$2,857
Food and Beverage	$1,126
Education	$349
Travel and Lodging	$199

Biography

Dr. Mark Kearns is a cardiac surgery specialist. His areas of expertise include lung transplant, heart transplant, and mechanical circulatory support devices. His professional affiliations include UC San Diego Health and Regents of the University of California. Dr. Kearns's medical residency was performed at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, a hospital affiliated with the University of British Columbia, and a hospital affiliated with the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). He welcomes new patients at his office inSan Diego, CA as reported by UC San Diego Health.