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Thomas Blasco, MD, Anesthesiology, Lake Forest, IL

ThomasAndrewBlascoMD

Anesthesiology Lake Forest, IL

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  • Office

    118 Pembroke Drive
    Lake Forest, IL 60045
    Phone+1 847-606-9580

Summary

  • Tom Blasco, M.D., M.S.
    Senior Physician Managing Director

    Thomas Blasco MD, MS has 40+ years of clinical experience as an anesthesiologist/intensivist working in and managing tertiary care level hospital operating rooms, critical care units, and free-standing ASCs. For over two decades, as a founding partner of Surgical Directions, working with scores of clients, he has become a recognized leader in the successful organizational improvement of patient-centric surgical care. He writes and lectures extensively on his experiences in the current value-driven transformation of patient care in the US.

    He has held academic positions at Northwestern University and the University of Chicago as well as Associate Chair of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine n the Advocate Healthcare System and most recently as Medical Director of Illinois Bone and Joint Institute. He received his clinical training at Loyola University of Chicago and University of California, San Diego. He has a Master of Science (Administrative Medicine) from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Education & Training

  • University of California (San Diego) Medical Center
    University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterResidency, Anesthesiology, 1984 - 1985
  • Loyola University Medical Center
    Loyola University Medical CenterResidency, Anesthesiology, 1982 - 1984
  • Loyola University Medical Center
    Loyola University Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1981 - 1982
  • Loyola Medicine MacNeal Hospital
    Loyola Medicine MacNeal HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 1977 - 1978
  • Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
    Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of MedicineClass of 1977

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1985 - Present
  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 1982 - 2026
  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2017 - 2019
  • GA State Medical License
    GA State Medical License 2017 - 2019
  • American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Press Mentions

  • Launching a Successful Perioperative Surgical Home Program: 4 Things to Know
    Launching a Successful Perioperative Surgical Home Program: 4 Things to KnowSeptember 28th, 2020
  • Surgical Directions Names Dr. Katherine Grichnik Medical Director and Vice President of Clinical Development
    Surgical Directions Names Dr. Katherine Grichnik Medical Director and Vice President of Clinical DevelopmentSeptember 10th, 2018
  • 4 Points on Failure After Rotator Cuff Repair Surgery
    4 Points on Failure After Rotator Cuff Repair SurgeryFebruary 12th, 2016
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