JosephPhilipVacantiMD
Pediatric (General) Surgery • Boston, MAJohn Homans Professor of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital
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55 Fruit St
Wrn 1157
Boston, MA 02114Phone+1 617-724-1725Fax+1 617-726-7593
Summary
- Dr. Joseph Vacanti, MD is a Pediatric Surgeon in Boston, Massachusetts. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in Massachusetts. He is a John Homans Professor of Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Education & Training
Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1979 - 1980- Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1974 - 1977
University of Nebraska College of MedicineClass of 1974
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 1974 - 2025
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Elected Member Institute of Medicine, 2001
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
- Fellow (FAAP) American Academy of Pediatrics
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 48 citationsTissue-engineered colon exhibits function in vivoTracy C. Grikscheit, Jennifer B. Ogilvie, Erin R. Ochoa, Eben Alsberg, David J. Mooney
Surgery. 2002-08-01 - 114 citationsPreliminary studies of tissue-engineered intestine using isolated epithelial organoid units on tubular synthetic biodegradable scaffolds.R.S. Choi, Joseph P. Vacanti
Transplantation Proceedings. 1997-02-01 - 111 citationsTissue-engineered small intestine and stomach form from autologous tissue in a preclinical large animal model.Frederic G. Sala, Shaun M. Kunisaki, Erin R. Ochoa, Joseph P. Vacanti, Tracy C. Grikscheit
The Journal of Surgical Research. 2009-10-01
Press Mentions
- InVivo Therapeutics Announces Topline Data from Pivotal INSPIRE 2.0 Study in Acute Spinal Cord InjuryMarch 9th, 2023
- InVivo Therapeutics Announces Publication of 12- and 24-Month Data for INSPIRE 1.0 Study in Peer-Reviewed NeurosurgeryJune 8th, 2022
InVivo Therapeutics : Announces Participation at Upcoming H.C. Wainwright Annual Global Investment ConferenceSeptember 9th, 2021- Join now to see all
Grant Support
- Bioengineering Of Transplantable Humanized Lungs From IPS CellsNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2011
- Tissue Engineering Of Blood Vessel SubstitutesNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1999–2002
- Tissue Engineering Of Blood Vessel SubstitutesNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1998
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Member
