About
Dr. Joseph Fusco joined the surgical faculty in the Department of Pediatric Surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center upon completion of general surgery training at Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO and fellowship at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA. His specialties in pediatric care include patients seeking treatment for neuroblastoma, Wilms tumor, melanoma, metastatic disease, and other solid tumors. His surgical interests also include neonatal surgery, advanced minimally invasive surgery, pediatric colorectal disease, anal/rectal malformations, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and chest wall deformities. Dr. Fusco’s collaborative and independent research is primarily focused on improvements and increased effectiveness of therapy and intervention for adjunctive techniques in pediatric surgical oncology.
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Work experience
- October 2021 – present
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Assistant Professor of Pediatric Surgery - July 2019 – July 2021
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pediatric Surgery Fellow - June 2017 – July 2019
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
General Surgery Resident - July 2015 – June 2017
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pediatric Surgery Research Fellow - July 2012 – June 2015
Mount Sinai Beth Israel
General Surgery Resident
Education
- 2017 – 2019
Washington University in St. Louis
General Surgery Residency, General Surgery Residency Program - 2008 – 2012Doctor of Medicine (MD)
- 2004 – 2008
Georgetown University
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Biology, General