Faculty Profile
Dr. Herbst Kenneth D. Herbst, M.D., F.A.C.P.
Professor of Medicine
Medical Director, Hemophilia Treatment Center
Office Address:
Division of Hematology-Oncology
UCSD Medical Center Hillcrest
200 West Arbor Drive, MC-0821
San Diego, CA 92103
kdherbst@ucsd.edu
Office: ( 619) 471-0336
FAX: (858) 822-6288
| Education/Training | Research Interests | Publications | Laboratory |
Education and Training
| AB | Philosophy, Georgetown University | 1962-1966 |
| MD | University of Southern California | 1966-1970 |
| Intern | USC Medical Center | 1970-1971 |
| Resident | USC Medical Center | 1971-1972 |
| Resident | Letterman Army Medical Center | 1972-1974 |
| Fellow | Hematology-Oncology, Letterman Army Medical Center | 1974-1975 |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Hemostasis and Thrombosis, University of California, San Diego | 1977-1978 |
Research Interests
Dr. Herbst’s interest in blood clotting disorders has focused on clinical care delivery in hemophilia and other hematologic disorders which have lead to the development of programmatic approaches to improved treatment for difficult clinical syndromes. He has developed two Federal Region IX recognized programs at UCSD; the Adult Comprehensive Hemophilia Treatment Center and the Adult Comprehensive Sickle Cell Disease Center.
Publications
Herbst KD, Corder MP, Morita EP. Hepatic scan defects following radiotherapy for lymphoma. Clin Nucl Med 3:331-333, 1978.
Hueh JR, Herbst KD, Rapaport SI. Thrombosis in patients with the lupus anticoagulant. Ann Int Med 92:156-159, 1980.
Howell SB, Herbst KD, Boss GR, Frei E, III. Thymidine requirements for the rescue of patients with high dose methotrexate. Cancer Res 40:1824-1829, 1980.
Herbst KD, Rapaport SI, Kenoyer DG, Stanton W, Feinstein DI. Syndrome of an acquired inhibitor of Factor VIII responsive to cyclophosphamide and prednisone. Ann Int Med 95:575-578, 1981.
Hoffman HT, Davidson TN, Ward CF, Smith T, Herbst DK. Anesthesis in septorhinoplasty: effects of halothane vs. nitrous oxide narcotic on bleeding. Arch Otolaryngol 108:83-86, 1982.
Bajaj SP, Rapaport SI, Fierer DS, Herbst KD, Schwartz DB. A mechanism for the hypoprothrombinemia of the acquired hypoprothrombinemia-lupus anticoagulant syndrome. Blood 61:684-692, 1983.
