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NEWS:
May 2009:
The Tulane University Heart & Vascular Institute is the subject of a feature story, "Cardio Connections", in the Spring 2009 edition of Tulane Medicine.
"By uniting primary divisions that care for heart and vascular patients, the new Tulane University Heart and Vascular Institute brings heart surgeons, cardiologists and interventional specialists together to work as a unit to improve patient care, research opportunities and educational practices."
Times Picayune News Article, Friday, March 27, 2009
"Tulane study finds threefold jump in post-Katrina heart attacks; stress blamed"
An abstract of the study by Sandeep Gautam, MD, Jonathan Menachem, BA, Sudesh K Srivastav, PhD, Patrice Delafontaine, MD and Anand Irimpen, MD, "Did Hurricane Katrina Affect The Incidence Of Acute Coronary Syndromes In New Orleans?" will be presented at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions 2009 in Orlando, Florida on March 29, 2009.
ANNOUNCEMENT:
To the School of Medicine Community,
I am pleased to announce that as of July 1, 2008, Dr Patrice Delafontaine will be the Director of the new Tulane Heart and Vascular Institute. We believe the formation of this Institute will give us the creative edge to aggressively grow and develop our 3 missions of clinical service, education and research. The Institute will house all clinical, programmatic, educational and research activities of the cardiology, cardiovascular surgery and vascular faculty and staff. Interventional radiology will also participate in clinical program development. Academic appointments will be within the sponsoring home departments.
The purpose of the Institute is to foster synergies among the related specialties to promote growth and innovation as well as efficiency of operation. Dr. Delafontaine will continue to work closely with the Chairs of Medicine and Surgery to enhance our services and establish our position as the acknowledged regional leader in the field.
Ben
Benjamin Sachs, MB, BS
Senior Vice President and Dean, School of Medicine
James R. Doty Distinguished Professor & Chair
About the Tulane University Heart and Vascular Institute
The Tulane University Heart and Vascular Institute encompasses leading clinical, educational and research programs for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases. The clinical program offers a broad and comprehensive array of cardiovascular services including advanced interventional cardiology, arrhythmia and atrial fibrillation management, heart failure and cardiac transplantation, cardiac surgery, and peripheral vascular disease management. Cutting-edge diagnostic imaging capabilities, including 64-slice CT angiography, allow for the early detection and prevention of cardiovascular disease and its complications. Tulane University Hospital and Clinic is the only accredited Chest Pain Center in the state of Louisiana. Together with the School of Public Health, the Tulane Heart and Vascular Institute for more than 40 years has been the site of the world-renowned Bogalusa heart study, a population-based longitudinal study of cardiac risk factors under the direction of Dr. Gerald Berenson. The Institute, under the directorship of Dr. Patrick Delafontaine, is the recipient of two large NIH grants to conduct cardiovascular research for the next five years.
For an appointment at either our Metairie clinic or our downtown clinic,
dial 504-988-5800 or 1-800-588-5800.
Our new West Bank clinic location, at 4201 Woodland Drive in Algiers, will be opening in early 2009.
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