Thoracic Surgery
Nationally recognized thoracic surgeons provide expert surgical treatment options
The thoracic surgeons at Loyola Medicine frequently work with other specialists using a team-based, multidisciplinary approach and use minimally invasive surgical options, including robotic surgery, to treat conditions of the lungs, chest, diaphragm and esophagus.
Loyola Medicine is also nationally recognized for its expertise in diagnosing and treating a range of thoracic and cardiovascular conditions while providing integrated services for optimal patient care.
Thoracic Surgery Sub-specialties
Tumors can develop within the chest cavity and some can be benign and not harmful. However, some can be malignant (cancerous) and interfere with lung function. Learn how Loyola's experts can diagnose and treat benign and malignant chest tumors.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a general term for several different progressive lung conditions that can interfere with normal breathing. Learn how our experts can diagnose and treat COPD.
Loyola Medicine’s lung and thoracic oncology program combines compassionate, multidisciplinary care with research when treating patients with these cancers.
Since Loyola’s lung transplant program started in 1988, we have performed more than 1,000 lung and heart-lung transplants. Learn about our expert transplant team and outcomes.
The mediastinum is the area of the chest that separates the lungs and contains the heart, aorta, trachea and thymus. Both benign (non-cancerous) or malignant (cancerous) tumors or masses can form in this area.
Mesothelioma is a type of cancer that occurs in the tissue that lines the body (usually the chest and abdomen) and internal organs like the lungs and heart. Learn how Loyola's experts diagnose and treat mesothelioma.
Pulmonary hypertension, also called pulmonary arterial hypertension, is a life-threatening condition that results in high blood pressure in the arteries between the heart and the lungs. Learn how Loyola's experts diagnose and treat pulmonary hypertension.
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Our Locations
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Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center
2160 S First Ave
Maywood, IL 60153
Phone: (888)584-7888
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Loyola Outpatient Center
2160 S First Ave
Maywood, IL 60153
Phone: (888)584-7888
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Loyola University Medical Center
2160 S First Ave
Maywood, IL 60153
Phone: (888)584-7888
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July 4, 2022
2022 Chicago Top Cancer Docs
See which Loyola Medicine oncology physicians and surgeons were named to Chicago magazine's 2022 "Top Cancer Doctors" list.
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January 26, 2022
2022 Chicago Top Docs
107 Loyola Medicine physicians were named to Chicago magazine's 2022 "Top Docs" list. See which physicians made the list.
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July 27, 2021
USNWR2021
Find out which specialties are nationally ranked and “high performing” in U.S. News & World Report's 2021-2022 Best Hospitals rankings.
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July 27, 2020
Loyola University Medical Center Ranks #4 in Illinois by US News and World Report
Loyola University Medical Center is ranked 4th in the state of Illinois and has been ranked among the top 5 hospitals each year since U.S. News hospital rankings started in 2013.
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January 2, 2020
Chicago Magazine Names ThirtyThree Loyola Medicine Physicians to 2020 Top Doctors List
Thirty-three Loyola Medicine physicians have been named to Chicago magazine's Top Doctors 2020 list. According to the magazine, physicians are selected as the best in the area by their peers.
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November 5, 2019
Twentyseven Loyola Physicians Named to Chicago Magazines 2019 Top Cancer Doctors
Twenty-seven Loyola Medicine physicians have been named to Chicago magazine's 2019 list of "Chicago's Top Cancer Doctors."
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January 15, 2019
Chicago Magazine Names 30 Loyola Medicine Physicians to its 2019 Top Doctors List
Thirty Loyola Medicine physicians have been named to Chicago magazine’s 2019 Top Doctors list, published in the January issue. Physicians were selected as the best in the area by their peers, the magazine said.
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June 5, 2018
Loyola Medicine Offering Free Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
On Saturday, June 9, 2018 Loyola Medicine will hold a free ultrasound screening for people at risk for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs). Abdominal aortic aneurysms occur when a bulge in the wall of the aorta, the largest artery in the body, develops.
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June 3, 2018
Twelve Loyola Medicine Physicians Named Chicago Magazine Top Heart Doctors
Twelve Loyola Medicine physicians have been named to Chicago magazine's "Top Cardiologists 2018."
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August 17, 2015
Loyola first in state to implant newly designed, minimally invasive heart valve
Loyola University Medical Center is the first center in Illinois to implant a new percutaneous aortic heart valve that does not require open heart surgery.