Robert J. Ascuitto MD, PhD

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	Robert J. Ascuitto MD, PhD Professor of Clinical Pediatrics Children’s Hospital 200 Henry Clay Avenue New Orleans, LA 70118 Phone: (504) 896-9751 Fax: (504) 896-3952 rascui@lsuhsc.edu
Degrees	MD – 1981 Yale University School of Medicine PHD – 1968 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the University of California, Berkley
Bio	Residency, Pediatrics, Health Sciences Center, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, 1981-84 Fellowship, Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, 1984-87 Board Certification: Pediatrics Pediatric Cardiology
Research Interests	Nuclear structure theory Nuclear reaction theory Developmental aspects of neonatal cardiac contractile function Neonatal myocardial metabolism and biochemical energy pathways during ischemia, tachycardia, and hypoxia Neonatal cardiovascular pharmacology Theoretical cardiovascular blood flow dynamics associated with congenital heart disease Publications at PubMed

Professor of Clinical Pediatrics