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A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine inPhiladelphia and former fellow of endovascular surgery at the AHI, Dr.Caparrelli is board certified in general and vascular surgery and has recentlycompleted his cardiac surgery training at Johns Hopkins University School ofMedicine in Baltimore, Maryland. In his final year of training, Dr. Caparrelliwas honored with the C. Walton Lillehei-Earl Bakken Cardiac Surgery ResidentAward presented at the 2008 Society of Thoracic Surgeons Annual meeting. Dr.Caparrelli has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals andauthored several chapters related to cardiovascular medicine. For theseaccomplishments he was awarded the George D. Zuidema Resident Research Awardand the Baltimore Academy of Surgery Resident Research Award.
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"The addition of Dr. Caparrelli to our surgical staff provides animportant new dimension to the care of our patients with complex heart andvascular disease," says Dr. Edward B. Diethrich, founder and medical directorof Arizona Heart Institute and Arizona Heart Hospital. "Dr. Caparrelli was anoutstanding endovascular surgery fellow at Arizona Heart Institute. Inaddition, his recent experience at an internationally recognized facility,John Hopkins University School of Medicine, will enhance our surgicalcapabilities. Dr. Caparrelli will take a leadership role at Arizona HeartInstitute, Arizona Heart Hospital and Arizona Heart Translational ResearchCenter," continued Diethrich.
Dr. Caparrelli has a special interest in the treatment of aortic andbranch vessel pathologies employing both conventional and endovasculartechniques including carotid endarterectomy and stenting, aortic valvereplacement, thoracic endografting, aortic root and arch surgery as well asvalve-sparing root replacement. Dr. Caparrelli is fully committed tocommunity outreach projects and patient education; he will participate inmultiple speaking engagements around the Valley.
Arizona Heart Institute Division of Cardiovascular Surgery is a globallyrecognized center of excellence which embraces the AHI mission -- to care, toteach, to pioneer. The team of board-certified surgeons and support staffexcel in the most advanced treatment modalities across all areas of its field,a qualification reflected by patient demand and sustained excellent outcomesin the categories of hospital length of stay, complications, comorbidities andmortality.
Streaming from a wide range of different backgrounds, our physicians excelin training and skill, yet all share one common goal: to provide the very bestpatient care possible.
For more information, please visit http://www.azheart.com, or contactPublic Relations at 602-707-3519.
SOURCE Arizona Heart Institute
