Highlights
- Board Certified
Biography
As a pediatric heart surgeon, I specialize in operations involving congenital malformations of the heart. I have a special interest in children with vascular rings, where the aorta or its branches form a compressing ring around the trachea and the esophagus. This condition often requires surgery to treat breathing and swallowing issues.
I’m also the Chief of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery at Kentucky … Read more ›
Summary
Provider Training
| University | Degree | Focus | Graduated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayo Medical School, Rochester Mn | Other Degree | 1980 |
| Institution | Focus | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Residency - Mc Gaw Mc/Northwestern University, General Surgery | Not Specified | |
| Internship - Northwestern University Medical Center | Not Specified | |
| Internship - Northwestern Memorial Hospital | Not Specified | |
| Continuing Medical Education (CME) - Northwestern University Medical School, 1985 | 1987 | |
| Continuing Medical Education (CME) - Children's Memorial Hospital | 1988 | |
| Fellowship - Children's Memorial Hospital | 1988 | |
| Fellowship - Northwestern McGaw/Children's Memorial Hospital | 1988 |
| Certification | Cert. Body | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery Sub-Specialty: Congenital Cardiac Surgery | Thoracic Surgery | Not Specified |
| Surgery | Surgery | 2009 |
| Vascular Surgery | Surgery | 1988 |
Practice & Hospital Affiliations
- Central Dupage Hospital
Winfield, Illinois - 60190
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Specialties
Languages Spoken
EnglishMedical Specialties
- Thoracic and Cardiac Surgeon
Surgery; Thoracic Surgery
Years In Practice: 43 (started in 1983)
Accepts New Patients: Yes
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Locations
Affiliated Practices
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
3333 Burnet AveCincinnati, OH 45229
Practice Colleagues
Shabana Shahanavaz, MD - Pediatrician
Marielle Samaha, MD - Neurologist with Special Qualification in Child Neurology
Lawrence Dolan, MD - Pediatrician
Foong-Yen Lim, MD - Surgeon
Susannah Grimes, APRN-CNP - Nurse Practitioner
Amil Allen, MD - Pediatrician
Gewalin Aungaroon, MD - Neurologist with Special Qualification in Child Neurology
David Pruitt, MD - Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician
Samuel Hanke, MD - Pediatrician
Sarosh "Shawn" Batlivala, MD, MSCI - Pediatrician
Procedures & Services
Procedures & Treatments Offered
- Heart Transplant, Arrhythmias (irregular Heartbeats), Heart Problems And More
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