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Ruheri Perez-Tamayo, MD, Thoracic Surgery, Maywood, IL, Edward Hines, Jr. Veterans Affairs Hospital

RuheriAPerez-TamayoMDPhD

Thoracic Surgery Maywood, 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

    2160 South First Avenue
    Room 6248 Emergency Medical Services Bldg
    Maywood, IL 60153
    Phone+1 708-327-2437
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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
  • WI State Medical License
    WI State Medical License 2023 - 2025
  • IN State Medical License
    IN State Medical License 2019 - 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

  • Real-Time Monitoring of cardiac metabolism using biosensors shows myocardial protection during ischemia-reperfusion injury with glucose-insulin-potassium administration.
    Eiferman D, Perez-Tamayo RA, Abe K, Okum EJ, Higgins RS, Journal of Surgical Research, Volume 137, Number 2
  • Intra-Coronary Shunts Prevent Instability During Off-Pump Surgery.
    Eiferman D, Nubani R, Higgins RS, Perez-Tamayo, RA, Journal of Surgical Research, Journal of Surgical Research, Volume 144, Issue 2
  • 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
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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

Hospital Affiliations