Meet our Faculty

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, Heart and Lung Transplantation, Mechanical Circulatory Support

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 
Surgical Director, Heart Transplant & LVAD Program 

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

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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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

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Jason Frazier, MD

Assistant Professor 
Cardiothoracic Surgery 
Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital, Chief

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

Special Interests: Adult Cardiac Surgery, Robotic Lung Resections