Joseph A. Caprini, MD, MS, FACS
Louis W. Biegler Chair of Surgery
Evanston Northwestern Healthcare
Professor of Surgery
Feinberg School of Medicine
Northwestern University
Chicago, Illinois
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois
Joseph A. Caprini, MD, is Professor of Surgery at the Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, and Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Applied Sciences at the Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science at Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois. Dr. Caprini also holds the Louis W. Biegler Chair of Surgery at Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, Evanston, Illinois.
Dr. Caprini earned his BS in biology at Villanova University, Pennsylvania, his MS at Northwestern University, and his MD at Hahnemann Medical College (now known as Drexel University College of Medicine), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He completed his internship in Medicine at Evanston Hospital and his residency in General Surgery at Northwestern University Medical School. Dr. Caprini fulfilled a fellowship in Surgical Hematology at Northwestern University Medical School (now known as the Feinberg School of Medicine).
Dr. Caprini has authored or co-authored more than 335 articles and abstracts and has presented more than 1320 lectures and 90 exhibits on the study and treatment of venous thromboembolism, venous insufficiency, and related topics. His articles are published in Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis, Archives of Internal Medicine, Journal of Arthroplasty, and Journal of Vascular Surgery, to name a few. Dr. Caprini serves on the editorial board or as a reviewer for Journal of Vascular Surgery, European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Phlebology, and Journal of Blood Coagulation and Fibrinolysis, among others. He is a member of many societies, including the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis, the American Venous Forum (where he currently serves as President-elect), the Society for Vascular Surgery, and is a Founding Member and the first Honorary Fellow of the European Venous Forum. Dr. Caprini is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American College of Phlebology, a member of the Royal Society of Medicine of London and the American Society of Hematology, and is a founding member and Trustee of the International Surgical Thrombosis Forum. He has received numerous honors and awards, among which are the Schweppe Foundation Career Development Award and the Coon Fellowship.