Edmundo Cortez MD MHA
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine - University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine Field Representative / Hospital Surveyor, The Joint Commission Pediatric Critical Care Physician, Shriners Hospital for Children - Chicago
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Summary
- Dr. Edmundo Cortez is a pediatrician in Chicago, IL. He received his medical degree from Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine in 1994. He completed his pediatric residency at the University of Chicago in 1997 and a pediatric critical care fellowship at the Medical College of Wisconsin in 2001. Dr. Cortez was a pediatric critical care physician at Rush Children’s Hospital in Chicago, IL from 2001 to 2017. At Rush, he was the medical director of the PICU and Chief of the Division of Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Cortez joined the University of Illinois in 2017 as Chief of Pediatric Critical Care and Vice-Chairman of the Department of Pediatrics. Dr. Cortez also completed an executive masters in health administration (MHA) at the University of Illinois School of Public Health in 2018.
Education & Training
- University of Illinois School of Public HealthMHA, Health Care Administration, 2017 - 2018
- Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated HospitalsFellowship, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 1998 - 2001
- University of ChicagoResidency, Pediatrics, 1994 - 1997
- Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of MedicineClass of 1994
Certifications & Licensure
- IL State Medical License 1997 - 2026
- WI State Medical License 1998 - 2001
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
- American Heart AssociationPediatric Advanced Life Support
- American Heart AssociationPediatric Advanced Life Support Instructor
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 9 citationsWhat leads to different mediators of alkalosis-induced vasodilation in isolated and in situ pulmonary vessels?John B. Gordon, Michele A. VanderHeyden, Ted R. Halla, Edmundo P. Cortez, Guillermo Hernandez
American Journal of Physiology. Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. 2003-05-01
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Member
- American College of Healthcare ExecutivesMember
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