Christopher Caldarone, M.D.
Professor of Surgery
Positions
- Professor of Surgery
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ÌÇÐÄvlogÃÛÌÒ of Medicine
Addresses
- Texas Children's Hospital (Hospital)
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Room: TXCH-1900
Houston, TX, 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 826-2030
Education
- Clinical Fellowship at The Hospital for Sick Children
- Toronto
- Congenital Heart Surgery
- Residency at Harvard Medical School
- Boston
- Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Residency at Harvard Medical School
- Boston
- General Surgery
- MD from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
- New York
- BA from Johns Hopkins University
- Baltimore
Professional Interests
- Congenital Heart Surgery
Professional Statement
Dr. Caldarone specializes in the management of children and adults with congenital heart disease. His main clinical interests include the treatment of left ventricular outflow tract obstruction, coronary anomalies, and pulmonary vein stenosis.
Dr. Caldarone’s research interests include the role of apoptosis related mitochondrial dysfunction and remote ischemic preconditioning as mediators of reperfusion injury. Most recently, Dr. Caldarone has focused on pulmonary vein stenosis and tissue engineering of pulmonary valves.
Dr. Caldarone’s research interests include the role of apoptosis related mitochondrial dysfunction and remote ischemic preconditioning as mediators of reperfusion injury. Most recently, Dr. Caldarone has focused on pulmonary vein stenosis and tissue engineering of pulmonary valves.
Selected Publications
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Tremblay C, Yoo SJ, Mertens L, Seed M, Jacques F, Slorach C, Vanderlaan R, Greenway S, Caldarone C, Coles J, Grosse-Wortmann L.. " Sutureless Versus Conventional Pulmonary Vein Repair: A Magnetic Resonance Pilot Study. " Annals of Thoracic Surgery. ;
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Vanderlaan RD, Caldarone CA. " Sutureless repair and postoperative residual stenosis: "Never leave with a lesion". " The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. ;
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Vanderlaan RD, Caldarone CA. " Surgical Approaches to Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection. " Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual. ;
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Vanderlaan RD, Caldarone CA. " Decompressing extrinsic pulmonary vein obstruction. " JACS. ;
Memberships
- American Association for Thoracic Surgery
- American Heart Association
- Congenital Heart Surgeons' Society
- Society of Thoracic Surgeons
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