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Kwon, Murray M.D.




Medical School Education
Institution: Northwestern University Medical School
Year: 1996

Board Certified

Postdoctoral Education
Institution Level (Intern,
Resident, Fellow)
Department Year
Stanford University, Stanford CA Intern General Surgery 1996-97
Stanford University, Stanford CA Resident General Surgery 1997-98
Stanford University, Stanford CA Research Fellow Cardiothoracic Surgery 1998-2001
Stanford University, Stanford CA Resident General Surgery 2001-04
Stanford University, Stanford CA Resident Cardiothoracic Surgery 2004-07
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Transplant Fellow Cardiothoracic Surgery 2007-08

Research Interests

  • Chronic graft vascular disease in heart transplantation
  • Ischemia reperfusion injury in heart transplantation
  • Apoptosis in acute heart rejection

Clinical Interests

  • Coronary Artery Bypass
  • Valvular Surgery
  • Acute Aortic Dissection
  • Aortic Aneurysm Surgery
  • Heart and Lung Transplantation
  • Mechanical Assist Devices

Hospital Staff Appointments

  • Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
  • Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center
  • West Los Angeles VA Hospital

Academic/Teaching Appointment

  • Assistant Professor of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA

Memberships in Scholarly or Professional Societies

  • International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Thoracic Surgery


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