PatriceDelafontaineMD

Interventional Cardiology, Non-Invasive Cardiology

Executive Dean, Professor of Medicine, Physiology and Pharmacology, Tulane University School of Medicine

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Office
131 S Robertson street
Tulane University School of Medicine
New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone+1 504-988-5459

Brigham and Women's HospitalFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1984 - 1987
Drexel University College of Medicine/Hahnemann University HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1979 - 1980
Rutgers Health/Monmouth Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1978 - 1979
University of Geneva Faculty of MedicineClass of 1977

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification eClinicalWorks EHR, eClinicalWorks LLC, 2012-2013
Fellow (FACP) American College of Physicians, 2003
Elected Member The American Society for Clinical Investigation, 1996
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
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PubMed

537 citations
A Pharmacogenetic versus a Clinical Algorithm for Warfarin Dosing
Stephen E. Kimmel, Benjamin French, Scott E. Kasner, Julie A. Johnson, Jeffrey L. Anderson
The New England Journal of Medicine. 2013-12-11
427 citations
Expression, Regulation, and Function of IGF-1, IGF-1R, and IGF-1 Binding Proteins in Blood Vessels
Patrice Delafontaine, Yao-Hua Song, Yangxin Li
Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology. 2004-03-01
69 citations
Mechanisms of Cachexia in Chronic Disease States.
Tadashi Yoshida, Patrice Delafontaine
The American Journal of the Medical Sciences. 2015-10-01

Tulane Seeks 2,000 Volunteers for Johnson & Johnson Vaccine TrialsNovember 6th, 2020
Tulane University Adds Second Avenue for COVID-19 TestingApril 2nd, 2020
Delafontaine Reinstated at MU Medical SchoolFebruary 18th, 2016

Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 And AtherosclerosisNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2007–2012
Angiotensin II, IGF-1 And Skeletal Muscle AtrophyNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2007–2011
Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1and AtherosclerosisNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2004–2006
Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 And AtherosclerosisNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2003