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    MediFind found 208 doctor with experience in Heart Bypass Surgery near Illinois, US. Of these, 139 are Experienced, 64 are Advanced, 3 are Elite and 2 are Distinguished.

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    208 providers found
      Elite in Heart Bypass Surgery
      Thoracic Surgery
      Elite in Heart Bypass Surgery
      Thoracic Surgery

      The University Of Chicago Medical Center

      5841 S Maryland Ave, 
      Chicago, IL 
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Arabic
      Accepting New Patients

      Husam Balkhy is a Thoracic Surgeon in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Balkhy is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Heart Bypass Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Heart Tumor, Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG). Dr. Balkhy is currently accepting new patients.

      Elite in Heart Bypass Surgery
      Thoracic Surgery
      Elite in Heart Bypass Surgery
      Thoracic Surgery
      251 E Huron St, 
      Chicago, IL 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Sarah Nisivaco is a Thoracic Surgeon in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Nisivaco is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Heart Bypass Surgery. Her top areas of expertise are Heart Tumor, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Mitral Valve Prolapse, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Endoscopy.

      What does Elite, Distinguished, Advanced, Experienced mean?
      Elite in Heart Bypass Surgery
      Thoracic Surgery | Cardiology
      Elite in Heart Bypass Surgery
      Thoracic Surgery | Cardiology

      The University Of Chicago

      5841 S Maryland Ave, 
      Chicago, IL 
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Japanese
      Accepting New Patients

      Hiroto Kitahara is a Thoracic Surgeon and a Cardiologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Kitahara is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Heart Bypass Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Aortic Dissection, Atrial Septal Defect (ASD), Heart Bypass Surgery, and Endoscopy. Dr. Kitahara is currently accepting new patients.

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      Advanced in Heart Bypass Surgery
      Advanced in Heart Bypass Surgery

      The University Of Chicago

      5841 S Maryland Ave, 
      Chicago, IL 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Valluvan Jeevanandam is a Thoracic Surgeon in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Jeevanandam is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Bypass Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Tricuspid Regurgitation, Cardiogenic Shock, Heart Transplant, and Patent Foramen Ovale Repair. Dr. Jeevanandam is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Heart Bypass Surgery
      Thoracic Surgery | Cardiology
      Advanced in Heart Bypass Surgery
      Thoracic Surgery | Cardiology

      Loyola University Medical Center

      2160 S 1st Ave, 
      Maywood, IL 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Edwin Mcgee is a Thoracic Surgeon and a Cardiologist in Maywood, Illinois. Dr. Mcgee is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Bypass Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Cardiomyopathy, Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM), Heart Failure, Heart Transplant, and Heart Bypass Surgery. Dr. Mcgee is currently accepting new patients.

      Robert O. Bonow
      Advanced in Heart Bypass Surgery
      Advanced in Heart Bypass Surgery
      675 N St Clair St Ste 19-100, Galter Pavilion, 
      Chicago, IL 
      Experience:
      52+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Robert Bonow is a Cardiologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Bonow has been practicing medicine for over 52 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Bypass Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Bicuspid Aortic Valve, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), Aortic Valve Stenosis, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Aortic Valve Replacement.

      Experienced in Heart Bypass Surgery
      Vascular Surgery | General Surgery
      Experienced in Heart Bypass Surgery
      Vascular Surgery | General Surgery

      Loyola University Medical Center

      2160 S 1st Ave, 
      Maywood, IL 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Matthew Blecha is a Vascular Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Maywood, Illinois. Dr. Blecha is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Bypass Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Carotid Artery Disease, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA), Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Carotid Artery Surgery, and Aneurysm Repair. Dr. Blecha is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Heart Bypass Surgery
      Thoracic Surgery | General Surgery | Vascular Surgery
      Experienced in Heart Bypass Surgery
      Thoracic Surgery | General Surgery | Vascular Surgery

      Loyola University Medical Center

      2160 S 1st Ave, 
      Maywood, IL 
      Languages Spoken:
      English, French, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients

      Ruheri Perez-Tamayo is a Thoracic Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Maywood, Illinois. Dr. Perez-Tamayo is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Bypass Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Aortic Dissection, Cystic Medial Necrosis of Aorta, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), and Aortic Valve Replacement. Dr. Perez-Tamayo is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Heart Bypass Surgery
      Cardiology | Interventional Cardiology
      Experienced in Heart Bypass Surgery
      Cardiology | Interventional Cardiology

      Loyola University Medical Center

      2160 S 1st Ave, 
      Maywood, IL 
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients

      Lowell Steen is a Cardiologist and an Interventional Cardiologist in Maywood, Illinois. Dr. Steen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Bypass Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Angina, Coronary Heart Disease, Atherosclerosis, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), and Heart Bypass Surgery. Dr. Steen is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Heart Bypass Surgery
      Interventional Cardiology | Cardiology
      Experienced in Heart Bypass Surgery
      Interventional Cardiology | Cardiology

      Loyola University Medical Center

      2160 S 1st Ave, 
      Maywood, IL 
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Farsi
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Amir Darki is an Interventional Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in Maywood, Illinois. Dr. Darki is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Bypass Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Embolism, Saddle Pulmonary Embolism, Heart Attack, Embolectomy, and Thrombectomy. Dr. Darki is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Heart Bypass Surgery
      Interventional Cardiology | Cardiology
      Experienced in Heart Bypass Surgery
      Interventional Cardiology | Cardiology

      Loyola University Medical Center

      300 N York Rd, 
      Elmhurst, IL 
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Bruce Lewis is an Interventional Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in Elmhurst, Illinois. Dr. Lewis is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Bypass Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Coronary Heart Disease, Angina, Atherosclerosis, Atherectomy, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR). Dr. Lewis is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Heart Bypass Surgery
      Cardiology | Interventional Cardiology
      Experienced in Heart Bypass Surgery
      Cardiology | Interventional Cardiology

      Loyola University Medical Center

      2160 S 1st Ave, 
      Maywood, IL 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      John Lopez is a Cardiologist and an Interventional Cardiologist in Maywood, Illinois. Dr. Lopez is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Bypass Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Angina, Sarcoidosis, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), and Aortic Valve Replacement. Dr. Lopez is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Heart Bypass Surgery
      Cardiology | Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
      Experienced in Heart Bypass Surgery
      Cardiology | Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology

      The University Of Chicago

      5841 S Maryland Ave, 
      Chicago, IL 
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Hindi, Punjabi, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Nitasha Sarswat is a Cardiologist and an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Sarswat is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Bypass Surgery. Her top areas of expertise are Cardiac Amyloidosis, Heart Failure, Primary Amyloidosis, Heart Transplant, and Tissue Biopsy. Dr. Sarswat is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Heart Bypass Surgery
      Experienced in Heart Bypass Surgery
      2160 S First Ave, Luh-tower Enter., Room 6210, 
      Maywood, IL 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Ferdinand Leya is a Cardiologist in Maywood, Illinois. Dr. Leya is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Bypass Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Angina, Coronary Heart Disease, Atherosclerosis, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).

      Distinguished in Heart Bypass Surgery
      Cardiology | Thoracic Surgery
      Distinguished in Heart Bypass Surgery
      Cardiology | Thoracic Surgery

      Osf Multi-Specialty Group

      8600 State Route 91, Suite 130, 
      Peoria, IL 
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Arabic
      Accepting New Patients

      Salah Altarabsheh is a Cardiologist and a Thoracic Surgeon in Peoria, Illinois. Dr. Altarabsheh is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Heart Bypass Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Unstable Angina, Coronary Heart Disease, Coronary Artery Aneurysm, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG). Dr. Altarabsheh is currently accepting new patients.

      Distinguished in Heart Bypass Surgery
      Interventional Cardiology | Cardiology
      Distinguished in Heart Bypass Surgery
      Interventional Cardiology | Cardiology
      2650 Ridge Ave, Evanston Hospital Rm 1210, 
      Evanston, IL 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Ted Feldman is an Interventional Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in Evanston, Illinois. Dr. Feldman is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Heart Bypass Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Tricuspid Regurgitation, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).

      Clyde W. Yancy
      Experienced in Heart Bypass Surgery
      Experienced in Heart Bypass Surgery
      675 N St Clair St Ste 19-100, Galter Pavilion, 
      Chicago, IL 
      Experience:
      43+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Clyde Yancy is a Cardiologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Yancy has been practicing medicine for over 43 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Bypass Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Cardiomyopathy, Heart Transplant, and Heart Bypass Surgery.

      Vera H. Rigolin
      Experienced in Heart Bypass Surgery
      Experienced in Heart Bypass Surgery
      675 N St Clair St Ste 19-100, Galter Pavilion, 
      Chicago, IL 
      Experience:
      37+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Vera Rigolin is a Cardiologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Rigolin has been practicing medicine for over 37 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Bypass Surgery. Her top areas of expertise are Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Bicuspid Aortic Valve, Aortic Regurgitation, Patent Foramen Ovale Repair, and Aortic Valve Replacement.

      Patroklos S. Pappas
      Advanced in Heart Bypass Surgery
      Thoracic Surgery
      Advanced in Heart Bypass Surgery
      Thoracic Surgery

      Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgical Associates, SC

      4400 W 95th St, 
      Oak Lawn, IL 
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Greek
      Offers Telehealth

      Patroklos Pappas is a Thoracic Surgeon in Oak Lawn, Illinois. Dr. Pappas is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Bypass Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Rheumatic Fever, Aortic Dissection, Necrosis, Heart Transplant, and Heart Bypass Surgery.

      George T. Hodakowski
      Advanced in Heart Bypass Surgery
      Thoracic Surgery
      Advanced in Heart Bypass Surgery
      Thoracic Surgery

      Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgical Associates, SC

      4400 W 95th St, 
      Oak Lawn, IL 
      Languages Spoken:
      English, German, Polish
      Offers Telehealth

      George Hodakowski is a Thoracic Surgeon in Oak Lawn, Illinois. Dr. Hodakowski is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Bypass Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Dissection, Cystic Medial Necrosis of Aorta, Arterial Embolism, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Heart Valve Repair.

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      Last Updated: 10/30/2025

      What is the definition of Heart Bypass Surgery?

      Heart bypass surgery creates a new route, called a bypass, for blood and oxygen to go around a blockage to reach your heart.

      When should I see a Heart Bypass Surgery doctor in Illinois, US?

      There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

      • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
      • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
      • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
      • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
      • You want a second opinion.  

      What should I consider when choosing a Heart Bypass Surgery doctor in Illinois, US?

      It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

      How does MediFind rank Heart Bypass Surgery doctors in Illinois, US?

      MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

      What types of insurance are accepted by Heart Bypass Surgery doctors in Illinois, US?

      Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

      How can I book an appointment online with a Heart Bypass Surgery doctor in Illinois, US?

      MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Heart Bypass Surgery doctor search results page. 

      Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Heart Bypass Surgery doctor?

      Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

      How can I prepare for my appointment with a Heart Bypass Surgery doctor in Illinois, US?

      Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

      • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
      • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
      • Family history of disease 
      • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
      • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
      • List of questions and concerns 
      • Your insurance card 

      You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

      What questions should I ask my Heart Bypass Surgery doctor?

      Here are some sample questions: 

      • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
      • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
      • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
      • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
      • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

      How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Heart Bypass Surgery doctor may know about?

      MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

      MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

      Can I filter my search to show male or female Heart Bypass Surgery doctors in Illinois, US?

      Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Heart Bypass Surgery doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

      Can I filter my search to find a Heart Bypass Surgery doctor that offers video calls?

      Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Heart Bypass Surgery doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

      Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

      By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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