LucaAVricellaMD

Thoracic Surgery • Chicago, IL

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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Office
5841 S Maryland Ave
Chicago, IL 60637
Phone+1 888-824-0200

Fax+1 773-702-4187

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 citations
Valve-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 citations
Valve-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 Report
Luca Vricella, Harry C Dietz, BioMed Central

Press Mentions

Dr. Michael G. Earing to Lead Cardiology for Chicagoland Children's Health AllianceAugust 10th, 2020
New Collaborative Program Improves Marfan Syndrome OutcomesNovember 4th, 2019
“I Am Comforted Knowing Jack Was Cared for by the Best”February 20th, 2019
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Other Languages

Italian, French

External Links

Johns Hopkins Physicianshttp://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/luca-vricella