Joseph A. Caprini, MD, is Clinical Professor of Surgery at the Pritzker School of Medicine, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, and also holds the Louis W. Biegler Chair of Surgery at NorthShore University HealthSystem in Evanston, Illinois.

Dr. Caprini earned his BS in biology at Villanova University in Villanova, Pennsylvania, his MS at Northwestern University, and his MD at Hahnemann Medical College (now known as Drexel University College of Medicine) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  He completed his internship in medicine at Evanston Hospital and his residency in general surgery at Northwestern University Medical School. He fulfilled a fellowship in surgical hematology at Northwestern University Medical School (now known as the Feinberg School of Medicine) and was Professor of Surgery there from 1996 to July 1, 2009.  He also held professorship at the Robert McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science at Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, from 1999 until 2009.

Dr. Caprini has authored or co-authored more than 360 articles, book chapters and abstracts and has presented more than 1430 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.   He 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 and the American Venous Forum, where he currently serves as President.  He is also a member of the Society for Vascular Surgery, where he is a Distinguished Fellow.  He is a Founding Member and the first Honorary Fellow of the European Venous Forum, a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, a member of the Royal Society of Medicine of London, the American Society of Hematology, and a founding member and Trustee of the International Surgical Thrombosis Forum.  Dr. Caprini has received numerous honors and awards, among which are the Schweppe Foundation Career Development Award and the Coon Fellowship, and he occupies the Louis W. Biegler Chair of Surgery at NorthShore University HealthSystem.