Joseph Caspi, MD, FACS

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	Joseph Caspi, MD, FACS Professor of Surgery Section of Cardiothoracic Pediatric Surgery Director of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery - Children's Hospital 1542 Tulane Ave. Rm 734 New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: (504) 568-4750 Fax: (504) 568-4633 200 Henry Clay Ave. New Orleans, LA 70118 Phone: (504) 896-3928 Fax: (504) 896-9410 caspij@aol.com
Degrees	MD - 1977 Hebrew University-Hadassah, Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel
Bio	Professor of Surgery, specializing in cardiothoracic surgery with special emphasis on pediatric cardiothoracic surgery. Medical School: Hebrew University - Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem Residency: General Surgery - Hadassah Hospital, Tel Aviv, Israel; Cardiothoracic Surgery - Carmel Hospital, Haifa, Israel Fellowship: The Cleveland Clinic Foundation and The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario. Dr. Caspi is serving as the Director of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery at Children's Hospital and joined our faculty in 1996.
Research Interests	Donor-specific immunosuppression for cardiac allografting in infants and children. Neonatal myocardial protection: The effect of calcium on left ventricular function measured by conductance catheter and intracellular calcium measurement. The mechanism of catecholamine-induced cardiotoxicity.
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Professor of Surgery Section of Cardiothoracic Pediatric Surgery Director of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery - Children's Hospital