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Office
7600 W College Dr
Palos Heights, IL 60463Phone+1 708-361-0600Fax+1 708-923-2529- Is this information wrong?
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
- 135 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 Jun 1
- 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, David J. Mehlman, Michael J. Vonesh, James V. Talano, David D. McPherson> ;Arteriosclerosis and Thrombosis. 1994 Nov 1
- 15 citationsValue and limitations of transesophageal echocardiography in evaluating prosthetic or bioprosthetic valve dysfunction.Cesar J. Herrera, Farooq A. Chaudhry, Paul F. DeFrino, David J. Mehlman, Kevin M. Mulhern, Robert A. O'Rourke, Miguel Zabalgoitia> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 1992 Mar 1
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Press Mentions
Purging These Products Will Make You HealthierFebruary 6th, 2019
Hospital Affiliations
OSF Healthcare Little Company of Mary Medical CenterEvergreen Park, Illinois
Advocate Christ Medical CenterOak Lawn, Illinois
Northwestern Medicine Palos HospitalPalos Heights, Illinois- Silver Cross HospitalNew Lenox, Illinois
