Background
Turitto, Vincent Thomas was born on June 4, 1944 in New York City. Son of Thomas and Margaret Turitto.
Turitto, Vincent Thomas was born on June 4, 1944 in New York City. Son of Thomas and Margaret Turitto.
Bachelor in Chemical Engineering, Manhattan College, 1965. Doctor of Science in Engineering Science, Columbia University, 1972.
Teaching assistant Columbia University, New York City, 1966—1967, research assistant, 1967—1971, research engineer, 1971—1972. Engineer Esso Research & Engineering, 1967. Assistant professor University Rio de Janeiro, 1972—1973.
Postdoctoral fellow F. Hoffmann-LaRoche & Company, 1973—1974. Senior research associate Roosevelt Hospital, 1974—1984. Principal investigator National Institutes of Health, since 1981.
Associate professor, medicine Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York City, 1985—1989, professor, 1991. Herff professor, biomedical engineering Memphis State University, since 1991.
Fellow: New York Academy Medicine (associate. Chairman, bioengineering section since 1987). Member: American Association for the Advancement of Science, Biomaterials Seminar, International Committee Thrombosis and Hemostasis, New York Academy of Sciences (conference on blood in contact with artificial and natural surfaces 1986), American Heart Association (principal investigator 1977-1980, investigator 1977-1982), Sigma Xi.
Married Rosemary Reicherter, May 9, 1970. Children: Christopher, Douglas, Caroline, James.