Dr. Edwin C. McGee Jr., MD, Cardiothoracic Surgeon
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Dr. Edwin C. McGee Jr., MD

Cardiothoracic Surgeon

680 N Lake Shore Dr Suite 1000 Chicago IL, 60611

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Edwin C. McGee Jr., MD, FACS, is a top cardiothoracic surgeon who lends his skills and expertise to serve patients at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Illinois, where he serves as Medical Director of the Heart Transplant & Ventricular Assist Device Program and Executive Director of the Solid Organ Transplant Programs. Dr. McGee Jr. additionally serves as Professor within the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. He can also be found on staff at Gottlieb Hospital. With twenty years of experience as a cardiothoracic surgeon, he specializes in heart transplants and implantable heart pumps. Dr. McGee has performed well over 250 heart transplants and implanted about 400 LVADs. According to his website, “he was the first surgeon in North America to implant two HeartWare® assist devices in one patient – one device in each ventricle (pumping chamber)”. Cardiothoracic surgeons, such as Dr. McGee Jr., are medical doctors who specialize in surgical procedures inside the thorax, which may involve the heart, lungs, esophagus, and other organs in the chest.

Education and Training

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine 0

Board Certification

American Board of Surgery

American Board of Thoracic Surgery

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Faculty Titles & Positions

  • Professor Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine -

Awards

  • Compassionate Doctor Recognition 2014  
  • On-Time Doctor Award 2014  
  • Patients' Choice Award 2014  

Professional Memberships

  • American College of Surgeons  
  • American Association of Thoracic Surgeons  
  • Society of Thoracic Surgeons  
  • Cardiothoracic Surgery Network  

Fellowships

  • Cleveland Clinic Foundation Heart Transplant Surgery  2004

Dr. Edwin C. McGee Jr., MD's Practice location

Practice At 680 N Lake Shore Dr Suite 1000

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Get to know Cardiothoracic Surgeon Dr. Edwin C. McGee, Jr., who serves patients in Maywood, Illinois.

Internationally known cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr. McGee Jr., specializes in heart transplants and implantable heart pumps. He is a Professor within the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine & the Medical Director of the Heart Transplant & Ventricular Assist Device Program at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Illinois. 

As a part of Loyola Medicine, Loyola University Medical Center is a quaternary care facility with 547 licensed beds, a Level I Trauma Center, a nationally recognized Burn Center, a renowned Transplant Center, and a special 20-bed unit for patients undergoing stem cell transplant. The center provides top hospital care in all medical specialties, including orthopaedics, nephrology, cardiology, cancer, ophthalmology, and surgery.

In his professional experience, Dr. McGee has performed well over 250 heart transplants and implanted about 400 LVADs. He was the first surgeon in North America to implant two HeartWare® assist devices in one patient – one device in each ventricle (pumping chamber).

As for his educational background, he earned his medical degree from the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. He then went on to complete his residencies in general surgery and thoracic surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, followed by his fellowship in heart transplant surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation.

A Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a member of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, the doctor is board-certified in thoracic surgery and cardiothoracic vascular surgery by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery, which is an American surgical organization devoted to surgery of the chest. 

Moreover, he is board-certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery, which is an independent, non-profit organization located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, founded for the purpose of certifying surgeons who have met a defined standard of education, training, and knowledge.

Cardiothoracic surgery is the field of medicine involved in the surgical treatment of organs inside the thorax. Cardiothoracic surgeons are medical doctors who specialize in surgical procedures inside the thorax, which may involve the heart, lungs, esophagus, and other organs in the chest. Alongside performing surgery, they also diagnose and treat diseases of these organs. 

Among his numerous accolades, Dr. McGee is the recipient of Compassionate Doctor Recognition (2013, 2014), On-Time Doctor Award (2014), and Patients’ Choice Award (2013, 2014). Outside of medicine, his interests include spending time with his family and dogs, fly fishing, running, and participating in outdoor activities. 

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