MichaelL.LiptayMD(He/Him)

Thoracic Surgery • Chicago, IL

Adult General Thoracic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic Surgical Oncology, Cardiovascular Surgery

Professor of Surgery, Chairman, Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Rush Medical College

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Overview of Dr. Liptay

Board certified chairman of dept
22 years in practice

Office
1725 W Harrison St
Ste 774
Chicago, IL 60612
Book by Phone+1(872) 314-3076

Fax+1 312-738-9763

Education & Training

Brigham and Women's Hospital/Children's HospitalFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1995 - 1997
Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumResidency, Surgery, 1989 - 1994
Northwestern University The Feinberg School of MedicineClass of 1988

Certifications & Licensure

IL State Medical License 1997 - 2026
IN State Medical License 2021 - 2025
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011-2013
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Top MD Consumers Checkbook
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Systematic Review of the Comparative Studies of Image-guided Thermal Ablation, Stereotactic Radiosurgery, and Sublobar Resection for Treatment of High-Risk Patients wi...
Arjun Pennathur, Michael Lanuti, Robert E Merritt, Andrea Wolf, Homa Keshavarz
Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2024-12-13
Systematic Review of Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy (SABR)/ Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) for Treatment of High-Risk Patients with Stage I Non-Small C...
Andrea Wolf, Billy W Loo, Raymond H Mak, Michael Liptay, Brian Pettiford
Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2024-12-12
Systematic Review of Sublobar Resection for Treatment of High-Risk Patients with Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.
Robert E Merritt, Alessandro Brunelli, Garrett Walsh, Sudish Murthy, Matthew J Schuchert
Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2024-12-12

Press Mentions

Linda’s Story: COVID, Then CancerNovember 1st, 2022
Commentary: Low Tidal Volume Ventilation: How Low Can You Go?January 10th, 2021
ISU Looks to U of I for Testing • Area Hospitals Begin Phase 3 Vaccine Trial • UChicago ER Techs Vote to UnionizeSeptember 4th, 2020
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Professional Memberships

American Association for Thoracic Surgery - AATS
Member
Society of Thoracic Surgeons - STS
Member
American College of Chest Physicians - ACCP
Member
American Society of Clinical Oncology - ASCO
Member
American College of Surgeons - ACS
Member

Insurance Accepted

Aetna Choice POS II
Aetna HMO
BCBS Blue Card PPO
BCBS Illinois PPO
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA Open Access
CIGNA PPO
Cofinity PPO
First Health PPO
Great West PPO
Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
Multiplan PHCS PPO
Multiplan PPO
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO
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