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Office
7600 W College Dr
Palos Heights, IL 60463Phone+1 708-361-0600Fax+1 708-923-2529
Summary
- Dr. Paul Defrino, MD is a board certified orthopedic surgeon in Palos Heights, Illinois. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in Illinois, Indiana, and Texas. He is affiliated with Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital, Advocate Christ Medical Center, and OSF Healthcare Little Company of Mary Medical Center.
Education & Training
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1993 - 1998- Northwestern University The Feinberg School of MedicineClass of 1993
Certifications & Licensure
IL State Medical License 1993 - 2026
IN State Medical License 2024 - 2025
TX State Medical License 1998 - 1999- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 137 citationsFirst metatarsophalangeal arthrodesis: a clinical, pedobarographic and gait analysis study.Paul Francis DeFrino, James W. Brodsky, Fabian E. Pollo, Stephanie J. Crenshaw, Andrew D. Beischer
Foot & Ankle International. 2002-06-01 - 9 citationsAtherosclerotic plaque evolution in the descending thoracic aorta in familial hypercholesterolemic patients. A transesophageal echo study.Cesar J. Herrera, Lee J. Frazin, Peter C. Dau, Paul F. DeFrino, Neil J. Stone
Arteriosclerosis and Thrombosis. 1994-11-01 - 20 citationsPathologic and angiographic correlations of transesophageal echocardiography in prosthetic heart valve dysfunction.Farooq A. Chaudhry, Cesar J. Herrera, Paul F. DeFrino, David J. Mehlman, Miguel Zabalgoitia
American Heart Journal. 1991-10-01
Press Mentions
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