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Ruheri Perez-Tamayo, MD, Thoracic Surgery, Mchenry, IL

RuheriAPerez-TamayoMDPhD

Thoracic Surgery Mchenry, IL

Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care, Cardiovascular Surgery

Associate Professor, Program Director, Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center

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  • Office

    4309 Medical Center Drive
    Ste A200
    Mchenry, IL 60050
    Phone+1 815-759-4699
    Fax+1 815-759-8938

Summary

  • I am board certified in Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, as well as Critical Care and General Surgery. I am the Residency Program Director at Loyola University Medical Center, where I also serve as an Associate Professor. It is important to me to engage my patients and their families in the production of excellent outcomes by explaining the indications, risks, and benefits of the procedures they are to undergo, in English or Spanish.

Education & Training

  • Loyola University Medical Center
    Loyola University Medical CenterResidency, Thoracic Surgery, 1999 - 2001
  • Duke University Hospital
    Duke University HospitalFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 1998 - 1999
  • Duke University Hospital
    Duke University HospitalChief Residency, Thoracic Surgery, 1997 - 1998
  • Duke University Hospital
    Duke University HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1990 - 1998
  • Duke University Hospital
    Duke University HospitalResidency, Thoracic Surgery - Integrated, 1996 - 1997
  • Duke University Hospital
    Duke University HospitalFellowship, Cardiothoracic Surgery Laboratory, 1992 - 1995
  • Duke University, School of Engineering
    Duke University, School of EngineeringPh.D, Biomedical Engineering, 1992 - 1995
  • Duke University Hospital
    Duke University HospitalResidency, Thoracic Surgery - Integrated, 1991 - 1992
  • Duke University Hospital
    Duke University HospitalInternship, Thoracic Surgery, 1990 - 1991
  • University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of Medicine
    University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 1990
  • University of Chicago
    University of ChicagoB.A, Behavioral Science, 1985 - 1986

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1967 - Present
  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 1999 - 2026
  • MI State Medical License
    MI State Medical License 2019 - 2026
  • IN State Medical License
    IN State Medical License 2019 - 2025
  • WI State Medical License
    WI State Medical License 2023 - 2025
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2001 - 2005
  • NC State Medical License
    NC State Medical License 1998 - 1999
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery
  • American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care
  • American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Nominated for Socrates Teaching Award Thoracic Surgery Residents Association, 2015
  • L. Penfield Faber Teaching Award Rush University Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, 2006, 2009
  • Golden Apple Teaching Award Duke University Medical School, 1996
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Pulsatile vs. Nonpulsatile Flow: Hemodynamics and Organ Perfusion During Resuscitative Circulatory Support.
    Anstadt MP, Hendry PJ, Plunkett MD, Tedder M, Perez-Tamayo RA, Lowe JE, The 38th Annual Meeting of ASAIO
  • Pulsatile Reperfusion Improves Cerebral Flow Compared to Nonpulsatile Reperfusion Following Circulatory Arrest.
    Anstadt MP, Tedder M, Hegde SS, Ha VL, Perez-Tamayo RA, Abdel-aleem S, Lowe JE, Society of Thoracic Surgeons
  • Non-Blood Contacting Circulatory Support After CABG does not Impair Graft Flow.
    Anstadt MP, Banit D, Perez-Tamayo RA, Chen F, Abdel-aleem S, Anstadt G, Lowe JE, The 39th Annual Meeting of ASAIO
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Lectures

  • History and Current Practice of Asepsis. 
    Grand Rounds, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center
  • Engineering Approaches to Improvements in Direct Mechanical Ventricular Actuation. 
    Grand Rounds, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center
  • Thromboembolism in the Trauma Patient. 
    9th Annual Duke Trauma Conference
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Other

  • Hemodynamic Analysis of Direct Mechanical Ventricular Actuation: Its Application to Control of the Anstadt Cup. 
    Perez-Tamayo, RA
    Ann Arbor, MI

Grant Support

  • Nonblood Contacting Cardiac SupportNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1994
  • Non-Blood Contacting Cardiac SupportNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1992–1993

Other Languages

  • Spanish