Nancy T. Ross-Ascuitto MD

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	Nancy T. Ross-Ascuitto MD Professor of Clinical Pediatrics Children’s Hospital 200 Henry Clay Avenue New Orleans, LA 70118 Phone: (504) 896-9751 Fax: (504) 896-3952
Degrees	MD – 1981 Yale University School of Medicine
Bio	Residency, Pediatrics, University of Connecticut Health Sciences Center, 1981-84 Fellowship, Pediatric Cardiology, Yale University School of Medicine, 1984-87 Board Certification: Pediatrics Pediatric Cardiology
Research Interests	Myocardial metabolism in neonatal hearts subjected to acute ischemia and hypoxia Mechanical and metabolic function of developing hearts subjected to chronic hypoxia from birth Pulmonary vascular responsiveness in developing hearts subjected to chronic hypoxia from birth Pharmacological studies of coronary vascular responsiveness and of the actions of inotropic agents in neonatal hearts Flow energetics with Fontan physiology Cardiac catheterization and interventional cardiology Fetal cardiology
Additional Info	Publications at PubMed

Professor of Clinical Pediatrics