MAYWOOD, IL – Loyola Medicine has announced the appointment of Alexander J. Ghanayem, MD, FAAOS, FAOA, as chief medical officer of its Medical Group. Loyola Medicine’s academic health system includes Loyola University Medical Center, Gottlieb Memorial Hospital and MacNeal Hospital. Dr. Ghanayem joined Loyola Medicine in 1995 and serves as chair of the department of orthopaedic surgery and rehabilitation.

Dr. Ghanayem has led the orthopaedic department since 2016. He is a graduate of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. He completed an internship in general surgery and a residency in orthopaedic surgery at Case Western Reserve University, and a fellowship in spine surgery at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

"Dr. Ghanayem's leadership has helped establish Loyola Medicine as a nationally recognized center for education, research and patient care in orthopaedics," said Richard K. Freeman, MD, MBA, FACS, executive vice president and regional chief clinical officer for Loyola Medicine. "We are confident that his significant contributions will continue in his new role leading our physician group."

Dr. Ghanayem's clinical expertise includes spine surgery of a variety of conditions, including the cervical and lumbar spine. He has published over 60 papers in peer-reviewed medical journals, presented over 150 abstracts at national medical conferences and written chapters for several medical textbooks. Dr. Ghanayem currently serves on Loyola Medicine's Finance Committee and is chair of the Compensation Committee.

Loyola Medical Group is a physician-led, multidisciplinary team of over 850 physicians and advanced practice providers committed to providing advanced and comprehensive care at over 15 Chicago area locations. As part of Loyola Medicine, patients have access to a nationally ranked academic medical health system consisting of three hospitals (MacNeal Hospital, Loyola University Medical Center and Gottlieb Memorial Hospital), and several multi-specialty outpatient care centers located in neighborhoods throughout the greater Chicago area.

About Loyola Medicine

Loyola Medicine, a member of Trinity Health, is a nationally ranked academic, quaternary care system based in Chicago's western suburbs. The three-hospital system includes Loyola University Medical Center (LUMC), Gottlieb Memorial HospitalMacNeal Hospital, as well as convenient locations offering primary care, specialty care and immediate care services from nearly 2,000 physicians throughout Cook, Will and DuPage counties. LUMC is a 547-licensed-bed hospital in Maywood that includes the William G. and Mary A. Ryan Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine, the Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center, the John L. Keeley, MD, Emergency Department, a Level 1 trauma center, Illinois's largest burn center, the Nancy W. Knowles Orthopaedic Institute, a certified comprehensive stroke centertransplant center and a children’s hospital. Having delivered compassionate care for over 50 years, Loyola also trains the next generation of caregivers through its academic affiliation with Loyola University Chicago’s Stritch School of Medicine and Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing.   

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About Trinity Health

Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, faith-based health care systems in the nation. It is a family of 127,000 colleagues and more than 38,300 physicians and clinicians caring for diverse communities across 26 states. Nationally recognized for care and experience, the Trinity Health system includes 93 hospitals, 107 continuing care locations, the second largest PACE program in the country, 142 urgent care locations and many other health and well-being services. In fiscal year 2024, the Livonia, Michigan-based health system invested $1.3 billion in its communities in the form of charity care and other community benefit programs. For more information, visit us at www.trinity-health.org, or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, and X (formerly known as Twitter).