Carlos Fares Bechara, MD
Vascular Surgery, Surgery, Surgery, General
Speaks
Languages
Arabic
Provider Groups
Loyola Medicine Physician
Loyola Physician Partners
Primary Contact
(888)584-7888
Appointments (New Patients Welcome)
Provider Groups
Loyola Medicine Physician
Loyola Physician Partners
Primary Contact
(888)584-7888Services & Specialties
Areas of Specialization
- Surgery
- Surgery, General
- Vascular Surgery
Locations & Contact
Primary Location
Loyola University Medical Center
2160 S First Ave
Maywood
, IL 60153
View hours
Tuesday
8:00am
- 5:00pm
Monday
8:00am
- 5:00pm
Wednesday
8:00am
- 5:00pm
Thursday
8:00am
- 5:00pm
Friday
8:00am
- 5:00pm
Saturday
8:00am
- 5:00pm
Sunday
8:00am
- 5:00pm
MacNeal Physicians Group LLC
3249 S Oak Park Ave
Berwyn
, IL 60402-3429
Gottlieb Professional Office Building
675 W North Ave
Ste 314
Melrose Park
, IL 60160
About
Academic Title
Professor
Leadership Title
Co-Medical Director, Vascular Surgery
Program Director, Vascular Surgery Fellowship
Ages Seen
Adults - Over 65
Adults - 18 to 64
Additional Resources
Education & Certifications
Education
Education:
American University of the Caribbean
(2001)
Residency:
Tulane University School of Medicine
(2006)
Fellowship:
Baylor College of Medicine
(2008)
Board Certifications
Vascular Surgery, Vascular Surgery, American Board of Surgery (2009)
Provider Groups
Loyola Medicine Physician
Loyola Physician Partners
Publications
- Routine Use of Indwelling Urinary Catheters During Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair is Not Necessary. Simone, A.; Carmon, L.; Rao, P.; Cichocki, M.; Yuan, K.; Blecha, M.; Bechara, C. F.; Soult, M. C.; Vascular and endovascular surgery
- Intraoperative cell salvage technique in patients undergoing complex endovascular aortic repair. Park, S. S.; Weise, L.; Bechara, C. F.; DeChristopher, P. J.; Soult, M. C.; Journal of vascular surgery cases and innovative techniques
- A review of arterial thoracic outlet syndrome. Potluri, V. K.; Li, R. D.; Crisostomo, P.; Bechara, C. F.; Seminars in vascular surgery
- Preoperative risk score for mortality within 3 years of visceral segment fenestrated endovascular aortic repair. Penton, A.; Li, R.; Carmon, L.; Soult, M. C.; Bechara, C. F.; Blecha, M.; Journal of vascular surgery
- Iliac artery-enteric fistulas following failed pancreatic transplant. Weise, L. B.; Crisostomo, P. R.; Bechara, C. F.; Soult, M. C.; Journal of vascular surgery cases and innovative techniques
- Stenting for Traumatic Pseudoaneurysms of the Cervical Internal Carotid Artery: Case Report and Systematic Review. Payman, A. A.; Pecoraro, N. C.; Tsiang, J. T.; Souter, J.; Hand, R.; Bechara, C. F.; Serrone, J. C.; World neurosurgery
- Comprehensive framework of factors accounting for worse aortic aneurysm outcomes in females: A scoping review. De Freitas, S.; Falls, G.; Weis, T.; Bakhshi, K.; Korepta, L. M.; Bechara, C. F.; Erben, Y.; Arya, S.; Fatima, J.; Seminars in vascular surgery
- Temporal trends and outcomes of patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia with and without history of coronary artery disease: insights from the us national inpatient sample database. Chunawala, Z. S.; Chew, C.; Hendrickson, M.; Arora, S.; Tafur, A.; Mishkel, G.; Ricciardi, M. J.; Zelniker, T. A.; Moussa, I. D.; Hassan, A.; Golzar, J.; Gueyikian, S.; Bechara, C. F.; Lee, C. J.; Qamar, A.; The Journal of invasive cardiology
- Fibrinolytic Status and Risk of Death After Acute Pulmonary Embolism. Brailovsky, Y.; Lakhter, V.; Newman, J.; Allen, S.; Elkaryoni, A.; Desai, P.; Masic, D.; Bechara, C. F.; Bontekoe, E.; Hoppensteadt, D.; Lopez, J. J.; Siddiqui, F.; Iqbal, O.; Fareed, J.; Darki, A.; Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis : official journal of the International Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis
- Risk Factors Associated with Spinal Cord Ischemia During Aortic Aneurysm Repair. Behzadi, F.; Simon, J. E.; Zielke, T. J.; Cook, J. T.; Costa, R. A.; Bechara, C. F.; Prabhu, V. C.; Annals of vascular surgery
- Bridging The Diabetic Microvascular and Macrovascular Gap In Peripheral Arterial Disease. Goldstein, J.; Fareed, J.; Bechara, C. F.; Dieter, R. S.; Cardiovascular revascularization medicine : including molecular interventions
- Dual true and false lumen stent graft technique for endovascular repair of isolated common iliac artery aneurysm in chronic type A10 dissection. Lin, J. H.; Zielke, T.; Zorn, M. K.; Korepta, L. M.; Soult, M. C.; Bechara, C. F.; Journal of vascular surgery cases and innovative techniques
- Commentary: Profile matters: 1-year results of low profile endograft with thoracic aortic aneurysm and ulcer pathologies. Inkollu, S. K.; Bechara, C. F.; The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
- Female gender increases risk of stroke and readmission after carotid endarterectomy and carotid artery stenting. Goicoechea, S.; Walsh, M.; Soult, M.; Halandras, P. M.; Bechara, C.; Aulivola, B.; Crisostomo, P. R.; Journal of vascular surgery
- Predictors of Decline in Renal Function 5 Years after EVAR. Blecha, M.; Malach, L.; Dickens, B.; Decicco, E.; D'Andrea, M.; DeJong, M.; Bechara, C. F.; Vascular and endovascular surgery
- Effect of Stent-Graft Active Fixation and Oversizing on Aortic Neck Dilation After Endovascular Aneurysm Exclusion For Infrarenal Aortic Aneurysm. Malach, L.; Tehrani, N.; Kolachina, S.; Krawczyk, K.; Wozniak, A.; Soult, M.; Aulivola, B.; Bechara, C. F.; Annals of vascular surgery
- Pulmonary Embolism Complicated by Acute Limb Ischemia Managed by Surgical Pulmonary Embolectomy. Marginean, A.; Haines, J. F.; Perez-Tamayo, R. A.; Bechara, C.; Darki, A.; Cureus
- Novel CT-derived parameter is associated with low cardiac index in acute pulmonary embolism. Brailovsky, Y.; Masic, D.; Allen, S.; Lakhter, V.; Bashir, R.; Forfia, P.; Bechara, C. F.; Leya, F. S.; Lopez, J. J.; Lewis, B. E.; Steen, L. E.; Wexels, F.; Fareed, J.; Camren, G. P.; Hibbeln, J.; Darki, A.; Thrombosis research
- Comparison of outcomes in catheter-directed versus ultrasound-assisted thrombolysis for management of submassive pulmonary embolism. Allen, S.; Chan, L.; Masic, D.; Porcaro, K.; Morris, S.; Haines, J.; Leya, F.; Bechara, C. F.; Lopez, J.; Lewis, B.; Steen, L.; Fareed, J.; Darki, A.; Brailovsky, Y.; Thrombosis research
- Saccular aneursym of the infrarenal aorta inducing ureteral obstruction. Blecha, M.; Crisostomo, P.; Bechara, C.; Journal of vascular surgery cases and innovative techniques
- Invited Commentary Open Venous Bypass in the Era of Endovascular Therapy. Bechara, C. F.; Annals of vascular surgery
- Lumbar Drains for Vascular Procedures: An Institutional Protocol Review and Guidelines. Behzadi, F.; Kim, M.; Zielke, T.; Bechara, C. F.; Schwartz, J.; Prabhu, V. C.; World neurosurgery
- Extended Use of the Candy-Plug Technique with the Cook Dissection Stent. Tehrani, N.; Soult, M.; Bechara, C. F.; Annals of vascular surgery
- A rare case of fibromuscular dysplasia involving multiple vascular beds. Renz, C.; Tehrani, N.; Malach, L.; Soult, M.; Blecha, M.; Bechara, C. F.; Vascular
- USMLE Step 1 Scoring System Change to Pass/Fail-Implications for International Medical Graduates. Aziz, F.; Bechara, C. F.; JAMA surgery
- Managing central venous access during a health care crisis. Chun, T. T.; Judelson, D. R.; Rigberg, D.; Lawrence, P. F.; Cuff, R.; Shalhub, S.; Wohlauer, M.; Abularrage, C. J.; Anastasios, P.; Arya, S.; Aulivola, B.; Baldwin, M.; Baril, D.; Bechara, C. F.; Beckerman, W. E.; Behrendt, C. A.; Benedetto, F.; Bennett, L. F.; Charlton-Ouw, K. M.; Chawla, A.; Chia, M. C.; Cho, S.; Choong, A. M. T.; Chou, E. L.; Christiana, A.; Coscas, R.; De Caridi, G.; Ellozy, S.; Etkin, Y.; Faries, P.; Fung, A. T.; Gonzalez, A.; Griffin, C. L.; Guidry, L.; Gunawansa, N.; Gwertzman, G.; Han, D. K.; Hicks, C. W.; Hinojosa, C. A.; Hsiang, Y.; Ilonzo, N.; Jayakumar, L.; Joh, J. H.; Johnson, A. P.; Kabbani, L. S.; Keller, M. R.; Khashram, M.; Koleilat, I.; Krueger, B.; Kumar, A.; Lee, C. J.; Lee, A.; Levy, M. M.; Lewis, C. T.; Lind, B.; Lopez-Pena, G.; Mohebali, J.; Molnar, R. G.; Morrissey, N. J.; Motaganahalli, R. L.; Mouawad, N. J.; Newton, D. H.; Ng, J. J.; O'Banion, L. A.; Phair, J.; Rancic, Z.; Rao, A.; Ray, H. M.; Rivera, A. G.; Rodriguez, L.; Sales, C. M.; Salzman, G.; Sarfati, M.; Savlania, A.; Schanzer, A.; Sharafuddin, M. J.; Sheahan, M.; Siada, S.; Siracuse, J. J.; Smith, B. K.; Smith, M.; Soh, I.; Sorber, R.; Sundaram, V.; Sundick, S.; Tomita, T. M.; Trinidad, B.; Tsai, S.; Vouyouka, A. G.; Westin, G. G.; Williams, M. S.; Wren, S. M.; Yang, J. K.; Yi, J.; Zhou, W.; Zia, S.; Woo, K.; Journal of vascular surgery
- The Impact of the Affordable Care Act Medicaid Expansion on Vascular Surgery. Eguia, E.; Baker, M. S.; Bechara, C.; Shames, M.; Kuo, P. C.; Annals of vascular surgery
- Right Ventricular Outflow Doppler Predicts Low Cardiac Index in Intermediate Risk Pulmonary Embolism. Brailovsky, Y.; Lakhter, V.; Weinberg, I.; Porcaro, K.; Haines, J.; Morris, S.; Masic, D.; Mancl, E.; Bashir, R.; Alkhouli, M.; Rosenfield, K.; Mathew, V.; Lopez, J.; Bechara, C. F.; Joyce, C.; Fareed, J.; Darki, A.; Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis : official journal of the International Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis
- Pulmonary embolism response team implementation improves awareness and education among the house staff and faculty. Brailovsky, Y.; Kunchakarra, S.; Lakhter, V.; Barnes, G.; Masic, D.; Mancl, E.; Porcaro, K.; Bechara, C. F.; Lopez, J. J.; Simpson, K.; Mathew, V.; Fareed, J.; Darki, A.; Journal of thrombosis and thrombolysis
- Delineating the durability outcome differences after saphenous ablation with laser versus radiofrequency. Yoon, W. J.; Dresher, M.; Crisostomo, P. R.; Halandras, P. M.; Bechara, C. F.; Aulivola, B.; Journal of vascular surgery. Venous and lymphatic disorders
- Long-Term Hemodynamic Effects After Carotid Artery Revascularization. Lim, S.; Javorski, M. J.; Nassoiy, S. P.; Park, Y.; Halandras, P. M.; Bechara, C. F.; Aulivola, B.; Crisostomo, P. R.; Vascular and endovascular surgery
- Commentary: Eliminating Air From Stent-Grafts During Arch Endovascular Therapy: One Step Closer to Reducing Stroke. Bechara, C. F.; Journal of endovascular therapy : an official journal of the International Society of Endovascular Specialists
- Contemporary Management of Acute Mesenteric Ischemia in the Endovascular Era. Lim, S.; Halandras, P. M.; Bechara, C.; Aulivola, B.; Crisostomo, P.; Vascular and endovascular surgery
- The Use of the Agatston Calcium Score in Predicting Carotid Plaque Vulnerability. Yoon, W. J.; Crisostomo, P.; Halandras, P.; Bechara, C. F.; Aulivola, B.; Annals of vascular surgery
- A Prospective Evaluation of Duplex Ultrasound for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome in High-Performance Musicians Playing Bowed String Instruments. Adam, G.; Wang, K.; Demaree, C. J.; Jiang, J. S.; Cheung, M.; Bechara, C. F.; Lin, P. H.; Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)