Thomas L Mckiernan MD
Cardiologist | Cardiovascular Disease
2160 S 1st Ave (300 N. York Rd. , E Maywood IL, 60153About
Dr. Thomas Mckiernan is a cardiologist practicing in Maywood, IL. Dr. Mckiernan specializes in diagnosing, monitoring, and treating diseases or conditions of the heart and blood vessels and the cardiovascular system. These conditions include heart attacks, heart murmurs, coronary heart disease, and hypertension. Dr. Mckiernan also practices preventative medicine, helping patients maintain a heart-healthy life.
Education and Training
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine 1974
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Cardiovascular Disease
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Assessment of outcome of bifurcation lesions and non-bifurcation lesions treated in the CAVEAT trial. CAVEAT investigator group.
- Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in American patients.
- Intracoronary streptokinase for acute coronary-artery dissection.
- Percutaneous balloon pericardiotomy: a double-balloon technique.
- Patency of cryopreserved saphenous vein grafts as conduits for coronary artery bypass surgery.
- Post-traumatic pseudoaneurysm of the ascending aorta--an incidental finding two decades later.
- Report of successful use of argatroban as an alternative anticoagulant during coronary stent implantation in a patient with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia and thrombosis syndrome.
Awards
- Chicago Super Doctors 2012
Treatments
- Anxiety
- Heart Disease
- Coronary Artery Disease (cad)
- Pain
- Vascular Disease
Fellowships
- USAF Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland AFB, Cardiology
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