Michel N. Ilbawi
Experienced in Aortic Regurgitation

Dr. Michel N. Ilbawi

Thoracic Surgery
Aurora Healthcare
Advocate Children's Medical Group Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery
4440 W 95th St, 
Oak Lawn, IL 
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Experienced in Aortic Regurgitation
Aurora Healthcare
Advocate Children's Medical Group Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery
4440 W 95th St, 
Oak Lawn, IL 
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Overview

Michel Ilbawi is a Thoracic Surgeon in Oak Lawn, Illinois. Dr. Ilbawi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Aortic Regurgitation. His top areas of expertise are Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), Congenital Coronary Artery Malformation, Transposition of the Great Arteries, Aortic Regurgitation, and Heart Valve Repair.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 39 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 4 articles in the study of Aortic Regurgitation.

Residency
Beirut Arab University
Specialties
Thoracic Surgery
Licenses
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) in IL
Board Certifications
American Board Of Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic And Cardiac Surgery
Fellowships
Children's Memorial Hospital, Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Advocate Children's Medical Group Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery
4440 W 95th St, Oak Lawn, IL 60453
Call: 708-684-5580
Other Locations
Advocate Medical Group Pediatric Cardiology
1675 Dempster St, Park Ridge, IL 60068
Advocate Medical Group Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery
840 S Wood St, Chicago, IL 60612

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


1 Clinical Trials

Prospective, Non-Randomized, Single Arm, Multicenter Clinical Evaluation of the Edwards Pericardial Aortic Bioprosthesis (Model 11000A) for Pulmonary Valve Replacement
Prospective, Non-Randomized, Single Arm, Multicenter Clinical Evaluation of the Edwards Pericardial Aortic Bioprosthesis (Model 11000A) for Pulmonary Valve Replacement
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: November 21, 2023
Intervention Type: Device
Study Phase: Not Applicable

41 Total Publications

Preserving the pulmonary valve in Tetralogy of Fallot repair: Reconsidering the indication for valve-sparing.
Preserving the pulmonary valve in Tetralogy of Fallot repair: Reconsidering the indication for valve-sparing.
Journal: Journal of cardiac surgery
Published: August 14, 2022
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