ALERT!
This site is not optimized for Internet Explorer 8 (or older).
Please upgrade to a newer version of Internet Explorer or use an alternate browser such as Chrome or Firefox.
Joseph Carey
Joseph S. Carey, M.D.
![](https://www.ctsnet.org/sites/default/files/styles/user_photo_profile_d/public/contact_profile/658.jpeg?itok=OyEjgr3g×tamp=1377299868)
Background
Princeton University Class of 1956
Northwestern Medical School 1959
Cook County Hospital 1960-1966
UCLA Cardiothoracic surgery 1966-1967
Chief, Thoracic Surgery, UCLA-VA Hospital Los Angeles 1967-1983
Private practice, Torrance CA 1983-present
Chair, Thoracic surgery section, Torrance Memorial Hospital, 1993-1995
President, California Society of Thoracic Surgeons, 1996-1998
Chair, Thoracic Surgery Section, Little Company of Mary Hospital, 2000-2003
Project director, California Cardiac Surgery and Intervention Project (CCSIP), 2003-present
Clinical Professor, UC Irvine Medical Center, 2008-present
Other Interests
Impact of angioplasty procedures on CABG mortaltity
Volume-Outcome studies
Quality Improvement in Cardiothoracic Surgery
Public Reporting
Practice Areas
- Cardiac
- Thoracic
- Vascular
- Cardiac
- Coronary disease
- Valve disease
- Thoracic
- Endovascular
- Education
- Professional Affairs
- Ethics
- Basic science