Luca A Vricella MD
Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery
Professor of Surgery, University of Chicago Director, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Advocate Children's Hospital and Comer Children's Hospital
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5841 S Maryland AveChicago, IL 60637
Phone+1 888-824-0200
Fax+1 773-702-4187
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Education & Training
Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1999 - 2002
George Washington UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1993 - 1999
Allegheny Health Network Medical Education Consortium (WPH)Internship, Transitional Year, 1992 - 1993
University of Cattolica del Sacro CuoreClass of 1991
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1996 - Present
IL State Medical License 2018 - 2026
TN State Medical License 2023 - 2025
FL State Medical License 2018 - 2020
MD State Medical License 1999 - 2019
DC State Medical License 1997 - 2006
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Congenital Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2014
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Rare association of aortic atresia with balanced superior-inferior ventricles: case report of successful neonatal biventricular repair and review of the literature.Puja Mehta Mather, Luca Vricella, Chawki El-Zein, Kirsten Borsheim, Eleanor Ross
Cardiology in the Young. 2024-10-14 - 1 citationsValve-Sparing Aortic Root Replacement State-of-the-Art Review, Part II: Surgical Techniques.Elizabeth H Stephens, Joseph A Dearani, Alberto Pochettino, Luca A Vricella, Thoralf M Sundt
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2024-09-01 - 1 citationsValve-Sparing Aortic Root Replacement State-of-the-Art Review, Part I: Anatomy and Physiology.Elizabeth H Stephens, Joseph A Dearani, Alberto Pochettino, Luca A Vricella, Thoralf M Sundt
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2024-09-01
Journal Articles
- First Evidence of Maternally Inherited Mosaicism in TGFBR1 and Subtle Primary Myocardial Changes in Loeys-Dietz Syndrome: A Case ReportLuca Vricella, Harry C Dietz, BioMed Central
Press Mentions
Advocate Children's Establishes Heart Transplant ProgramMarch 6th, 2025- Advocate Children’s Launches Pediatric Heart Transplant ProgramMarch 5th, 2025
- Advocate Children's Hospital Celebrates 1st Heart Transplant Patient by Reuniting Her with Care TeamMarch 4th, 2025
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Other Languages
- Italian, French
External Links
- Johns Hopkins Physicianshttp://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/luca-vricella
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