Lowell H. Steen, Jr., MD, Named Chief of Cardiology at Loyola Medicine
October 12, 2020Categories: Loyola Medicine, Heart & Vascular
Tags: Heart Vascular
MAYWOOD, IL – Loyola Medicine has announced the appointment of cardiologist Lowell H. Steen, Jr., MD, to the role of chief of cardiology. Loyola Medicine includes Loyola University Medical Center, Gottlieb Memorial Hospital and MacNeal Hospital.
Dr. Steen completed his general and interventional cardiology training at Loyola University Medical Center and has served as an interventional cardiology attending physician at Loyola for over 23 years. Since 2008, he has led the interventional cardiology fellowship as its program director and trained some of the most talented interventional cardiologists in the country. He is a professor of medicine for Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine and has been recognized for scholarly activity in his field.
"In addition to treating patients in one of Loyola's largest clinical practices, Dr. Steen’s talent and dedication have resulted in exceptional clinical outcomes for Loyola patients," said Richard K. Freeman, MD, MBA, FACS, Loyola Medicine's executive vice president and regional chief clinical officer.
Loyola Medicine's cardiology and heart surgery program is ranked 39th by U.S. News and World Report placing Loyola in the top 50 programs nationally. Loyola University Medical Center is ranked 4th among all hospitals in Illinois.
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 Hospital, MacNeal 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 center, transplant 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).