Joseph Philip Vacanti

Background

Vacanti, Joseph Philip was born on October 31, 1948 in Omaha.

Education

Bachelor of Science summa cum laude, Creighton U., 1970; Doctor of Medicine with high distinction, U. Nebraska, 1974.

Career

Clinical fellow in surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1979-1983; assistant in surgery, Children's Hospital, Boston, 1983-1990; senior associate in surgery, Children's Hospital, Boston, since 1990; director organ transplant, Children's Hospital, Boston, since 1990; director laboratory for transplant and tissue engineering, Children's Hospital, Boston, since 1990; assistant professor surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1983-1990; associate professor surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1990-1997; professor surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, since 1997. Research affiliate Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, since 1988.

Achievements

• Joseph Philip Vacanti has been listed as a noteworthy Pediatric surgeon, transplant surgeon by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American College of Surgeons. Member Tissue Engineering Society (co-founder, president), American Society Transplant Surgeons, Transplantation Society, American Pediatric Surgical Association, Society University Surgeons.