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Faculty


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Mamdouh Bakhos, MD
Chairman, Professor

Medical School: Damascus University
General Surgery: Huron Road Hospital
Thoracic Surgery: Loyola University Medical Center

Special Interests: Complex Mitral Valve Repair, Minimally Invasive Valve Surgery, Heart and Lung Transplantation, Adult Cardiac and Vascular Surgery


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​Jeffrey Schwartz, MD
Professor
Director, Lung Transplantation

Medical School: Emory University
General Surgery: University of Illinois
Thoracic Surgery: University of Southern California

Special Interests: Ventricular Assist Devices, Great Vessel Surgery/Thoracoabdominal Aortic Surgery, Heart and Lung Transplantation, Adult Cardiac Surgery


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Edwin McGee, Jr., MD
Professor, Director, Heart Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support
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Medical School: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
General Surgery: Massachusetts General Hospital
Thoracic Surgery: Massachusetts General Hospital
Heart Transplant Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic

Special Interests: Heart Transplantation, Ventricular Assist Devices, Adult Cardiac Surgery


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​R. Anthony Perez-Tamayo, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Residency Program Director
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Chief, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Hines VA Hospital


Medical School: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
General Surgery: Duke University General and Thoracic Surgery
Surgical Critical Care: Duke University General and Thoracic Surgery
Thoracic Surgery: Loyola University Medical Center
Advanced Degree: Duke University School of Engineering

Special Interests: Adult Cardiac Surgery, Percutaneous Valve Implantation and Repair, Critical Care, Biomedical Engineering


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Wickii Vigneswaran, MD
Professor
Chief, Section of Thoracic Surgery

Medical School: University of Peradeniya Faculty of Medicine
Cardiovascular Disease: Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education
Thoracic Surgery: Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education

Special Interests: Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery, Esophageal Surgery, Advanced Airway Surgery, Robot Assisted Thoracic Surgery, Lung Transplantation, Mesothelioma, Pulmonary Hypertension


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James Lubawaski, MD
Assistant Professor
Thoracic Surgery


Medical School: University of Illinois
General Surgery: Rush University Medical Center
Thoracic Surgery: Cedar-Sinai

Special Interests: Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery, Esophageal Surgery, Advanced Airway Surgery


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Zaid Abdelsattar, MD, MS
Assistant Professor
​Associate Program Director
Thoracic Surgery

Medical School: University of Jordan
General Surgery: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
Thoracic Surgery: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
​Advanced Degree:  University of Michigan, Health and Healthcare Research

Special Interests: Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery, Esophageal Surgery, Robot Assisted Thoracic Surgery, Lung Transplantation, Airway Surgery, Health Services Research, Health Care Policy

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Michel Ilbawi, MD
Lecturer
​Attending Surgeon
Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Christ Hospital

Medical School: American University of Beirut
General Surgery: Case Western Reserve
Thoracic Surgery: Case Western Reserve

Special Interests: Complex Congenital Heart Surgery


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Luca Vricella, MD
Lecturer
Director, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Christ Hospital 

Medical School: Catholic University of Rome
General Surgery: George Washington University 
Thoracic Surgery: Stanford University
Congenital Cardiothoracic Surgery:  Great Ormond Street

Special Interests: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Aortic Root Surgery,
​Pediatric VAD and Transplantation


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Lambros Tsonis, MD
Clinical Instructor

Medical School: Boston University
General Surgery: Loyola University Medical Center
Thoracic Surgery: Loyola University Medical Center

Special Interests: Adult Cardiac Surgery, Thoracic Surgery


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   J. Michael Tuchek, DO
   Clinical Assistant Professor

   Medical School: Chicago Osteopathic
   General Surgery: Loyola University Medical Center
   Thoracic Surgery: Loyola University Medical Center

   Special Interests: Endovascular Therapy of the Great Vessels, Percutaneous Valve    Replacement and Repair, Adult Cardiac Surgery


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Bryan Foy, MD
Clinical Associate Professor

Medical School: Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine
General Surgery: Loyola University Medical Center
Thoracic Surgery: Loyola University Medical Center

Special Interests: Adult Cardiac Surgery, Mechanical Circulatory Support, Heart Transplantation