WOO, Joe Cardiothoracic surgeon

<p>Jun 04, 2014 08:49 PM &nbsp;(note: &nbsp;difft from Joe Wu (also at Stfd) who does CV embryology)</p>

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Joe is our new Chief of CT Surg at Stfd.</p>

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He is the Norm Shumway Prof of CT surg.</p>

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just came here from Penn with entire lab;</p>

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BS, MIT in 1988 &nbsp;in course &nbsp;7 &nbsp;(he tells me);</p>

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see note from Lloyd Minor &nbsp;( Dean of Med School)</p>

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he is age 46; &nbsp;has been at Penn since 2002;

directed Robotic Cardiac Srug Program and cardiac transplantation and mech circ support.</p>

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does 350 to 400 surg per year.</p>

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note: &nbsp;Bob Jackler was head of search com. &nbsp;(chief of ENT);</p>

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leading innovator in VADs.</p>