Loyola Medicine sports medicine and cardiology experts are available today to discuss the incident involving Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, who suffered a cardiac arrest on the field following a tackle during Monday night’s football game against the Cincinnati Bengals.
A “Holiday Lights and Love Caravan” vehicle parade to provide holiday cheer for patients and staff.
Moxi, a four-foot-tall robot, can be seen roaming the halls delivering medication, supplies, lab samples, and more. By picking up simple tasks, Moxi's helping nurses and other colleagues concentrate on what they do best, care for patients.
This holiday season, children at Loyola University Medical Center got a visit from a real-life Elf on the Shelf.
Loyola Medicine has announced the appointment of Jeffrey Schwartz, MD, as chair of the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at Loyola University Medical Center (LUMC) and Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago. Dr. Schwartz first joined the medical staff at LUMC in 1998. He inherits a department with a strong legacy of excellence led previously by Mamdouh Bakhos, MD, who served as department chair for more than 30 years. "Dr. Bakhos is one of the preeminent cardiothoracic surgeons of his generation, he has been a great mentor to me and has had an invaluable impact on my career and success to date," said Dr. Schwartz. "I'm humbled to inherit his legacy and carry the torch forward."
The recovery of Jesus Torres, a patient at Loyola Medicine with acute myeloid leukemia, highlights the importance of access to innovative, experimental treatments for blood cancers for all communities. As a world-class research institute, Loyola Medicine provides unique, life-saving therapies through its participation in clinical trials, such as a phase 3 clinical trial that uses umbilical cord blood transplantation to treat patients with acute myeloid leukemia.
The College of American Pathologists (CAP) Foundation has sworn in Eva M. Wojcik, MD, department chair, pathology at Loyola Medicine, as the 2022-2023 president. As president of the foundation, Dr. Wojcik is also a voting member of the College of American Pathologists' board of governors.
In time for Halloween, Loyola University Medical Center neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) nurses helped their tiny patients celebrate their first Halloween with handmade costumes. This sweet Halloween tradition started at Loyola more than 35 years ago.
The Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Auxiliary is holding the 60th Emerald Ball, which will be its final gala, on Saturday, November 5, at the Ritz-Carlton in Chicago. This event has raised more than $7 million in support of Gottlieb Memorial Hospital over the past 60 years.
On Wednesday, November 2, 2022, MacNeal Hospital will host an interactive demonstration in which members of the community can observe and try out the da Vinci surgical system. The event will be held from 11 am to 4 pm at the Oak Park lobby entrance. Acquired by Loyola Medicine in 2021, the da Vinci robots are used for minimally invasive procedures at MacNeal. In this interactive experience, members of the community have an opportunity to learn first-hand how MacNeal physicians perform urologic, gynecologic and general surgeries using this advanced technology.
Loyola Medicine sports medicine experts are available today to discuss reports that Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was cleared from concussion protocol Saturday.
The West Cook Coalition (WCC) has been chosen to receive funding from the Illinois Department of Healthcare & Family Services (HFS) for the State Fiscal Year 2023 cycle of the Healthcare Transformation Collaboratives program (HTC). HTC funding is awarded to collaboratives that have demonstrated innovative visions and equity-focused solutions in support of its goal to reimagine health care in Illinois.
The American Urological Association (AUA) has named Larissa Bresler, MD, DABMA, department of urology at Loyola University Medical Center, as their inaugural chief diversity officer and diversity & inclusion committee chair. Dr. Bresler began her three-year term on August 1, 2022.
The American Heart Association® and the American Medical Association recognized 15 Loyola Medicine primary care practices for their commitment to achieving better blood pressure control by awarding them Gold Status though their national initiative, Target: BP™.
The Gottlieb Center for Fitness is set to reopen on October 1. After closing during the pandemic, the fitness center was remodeled to bring new and improved facilities to members.
Loyola Medicine is pleased to welcome Wesam El Ramahi, MD to our distinguished group of family medicine physicians.
On Saturday, August 20, 2022, qualified women who make an appointment can receive free cervical and breast cancer screenings as part of Loyola Medicine's seventh annual See, Test and Treat® event.
On Friday, July 29, Grace Troko Schilder visited Loyola University Medical Center with her mother and cousin to reunite with Douglas Anderson, MD, the neurosurgeon who performed a life-saving operation to remove a brain abscess when she was just three years old.
The American Orthopaedic Association (AOA) named Alexander J. Ghanayem, MD, FAOA, department chair, orthopaedic surgery and rehabilitation at Loyola University Medical Center and chief medical officer of Loyola Medicine, as second president-elect during the 2022 Annual Leadership Meeting on June 16, 2022. Dr. Ghanayem will serve as president of the organization from 2024-2025. The second president-elect serves as part of the AOA's Executive Committee, which oversees the organization's strategic direction and is comprised of the nation's top orthopaedic surgeons.
Loyola University Medical Center (LUMC) has received a 2022 Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke GOLD Plus Award from the American Heart Association (AHA) and American Stroke Association. The AHA also named LUMC to its Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll.
Chicago magazine's Top Cancer Doctors list for 2022 includes 29 Loyola Medicine physicians.
Every Fourth of July weekend, millions gather to enjoy fireworks in cities and towns across the country, but for those who create their own displays, the holiday can be dangerous. "Emergency rooms and burn centers see a significant increase in patients presenting with firework injuries in the month around July 4," said Mark Cichon, DO, chair of emergency medicine at Loyola Medicine. According to Dr. Cichon, eye injuries, hearing issues and finger and hand injuries are the most common.
Earlier this week, members of the Loyola Medicine community celebrated the graduation of the inaugural class of the Emergency Medicine Residency program at Loyola University Medical Center (LUMC). Loyola’s Emergency Medicine Residency program was launched in 2019 thanks, in part, to a gift from the Keeley Family Foundation. The Keeley family’s involvement with Loyola spans three generations, and their longstanding support has established the John L. Keeley, MD Medical Student Scholarship Fund, the John L. Keeley, MD Surgical Fellowship Award, the John L. Keeley, MD Emergency Department, and now the Barbara G. and John L. Keeley, Jr. Center for Emergency Medicine Education.
Internist Dr. James Bobllick is retiring this week after more than 30 years of practicing medicine with his brothers, Dr. John Boblick and Dr. William Boblick. As he looks forward to retirement, he says, "I have mixed emotions. I've got a tear in one eye and a smile on my face."
Christopher M. Gonzalez, MD, MBA, FACS, chair of the urology department at Loyola University Medical Center, has been awarded the Barringer Medal from the American Association of Genitourinary Surgeons. Dr. Gonzalez was also recently elected Trustee to the American Board of Urology (ABU). His six-year term began on April 2, 2022.
Kathy S. Albain, MD, FACP, FASCO, will receive the 2022 Gianni Bonadonna Breast Cancer Award in recognition of her pioneering work in research and patient care and for her dedication to mentoring the researchers of tomorrow. Dr. Albain, the Huizenga Family Endowed Chair in Oncology Research, professor of Medicine at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, and Loyola Medicine medical oncologist, will receive the award and deliver a lecture at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncologists (ASCO), the leading professional organization for cancer researchers, through June 7 at McCormick Place in Chicago.
Loyola Medicine recently opened the Loyola Medicine Asylum Clinic at MacNeal Hospital. Founded by Yessenia Castro-Caballero, MD, FAAP, and Amy Blair, MD, FAAFP, the clinic provides evidence-based medical examinations for asylum seekers.
As part of Loyola Medicine's commitment to making health care accessible to all, Loyola has added American Sign Language (ASL) to the translation services available for individuals making telehealth appointments.
For more than 20 years, Loyola Medicine has provided the Chicago area with allergy counts every weekday via Twitter during the allergy season. The Loyola Medicine Allergy Count will begin 2022 reporting on April 1.
Loyola Medicine was recently named a Clinical Care Center for patients with von Hippel-Lindau disease by the VHL Alliance.
The Donor Care Network has designated Loyola University Medical Center as a Center of Excellence. The Donor Care Network helps ensure living kidney donors are treated with the utmost courtesy and respect by implementing best practices and recognizing facilities that adhere to their guiding principles. The designation will help Loyola improve patient access to living kidney donor transplants through the National Kidney Registry.
On Tuesday, March 8, 2022, staff at Loyola University Medical Center marked the first day without a COVID-19 patient since the first patient was admitted on March 11, 2020. "It is a testament to the incredible work that our colleagues have done over the last two years to provide excellent patient care," said Richard Freeman, MD, MBA, FACS, regional chief clinical officer, Loyola Medicine, "but we know this won't last forever." Overall, Loyola Medicine, which consists of Loyola University Medical Center, Gottlieb Memorial Hospital and MacNeal Hospital, has treated and released more than 9,600 patients, including Ted Roberts, the first patient treated at Loyola Medicine.
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine and Loyola Medicine, its academic medical center partner and a member of Trinity Health, announce the appointment of Marilyn Glassberg Csete, MD, as chair of the department of medicine, effective July 1, 2022.
On Saturday, March 5, 2022, from 8 am to noon, Loyola Medicine is hosting a free heart-health screening event for women. he screenings will take place at the Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine on the Loyola University Medical Center campus, located at 2160 S. First Ave., Maywood, Illinois. Interested women are invited to call 855-703-0283 to register for the event. Registration is required and the number of appointments is limited. Women of all ages are invited to register; participants do not need to qualify to sign up.
Loyola Medicine has announced the appointment of Alexander J. Ghanayem, MD, FAAOS, FAOA, as chief medical officer of its Medical Group. Loyola Medicine’s academic health system includes Loyola University Medical Center, Gottlieb Memorial Hospital and MacNeal Hospital. Dr. Ghanayem joined Loyola Medicine in 1995 and serves as chair of the department of orthopaedic surgery and rehabilitation.
Loyola Medicine and the Illinois Fire Safety Alliance (IFSA) say safety must be your top priority when heating your home this winter. Home heating is the second leading cause of home fires.
As Team USA prepares to take the ice in Beijing, Loyola Medicine sports medicine physicians have advice for hockey players at every level who want to stay healthy and in peak physical condition. Haemi Choi, MD, and Douglas Evans, MD, who served as team physicians for the U.S. men's and women's ice hockey teams for past World University Games held in Siberia, Spain, Turkey, Kazakhstan and Italy, have tips on avoiding injuries for athletes and their parents.
Located at 3345 Oak Park Ave, Berwyn, IL 60402, Loyola Medicine - Orthopaedics Berwyn will be a one-stop shop for patients. The 4,000 square foot building will feature nine exam rooms and provide X-ray services on-site. Physicians at this location will provide patients with quality care for sports medicine, hand surgery, hip and knee care, spine care, rehabilitation and more.
One hundred seven Loyola Medicine physicians have been named to Chicago magazine's Top Doctors 2022 list.
Loyola Medicine experts have concluded that COVID-19 vaccine requirements for lung transplant patients are an ethical and necessary practice. Daniel Dilling, MD, medical director of the lung transplantation program at Loyola Medicine, and Mark Kuczewski, PhD, a professor of medical ethics at the Stritch School of Medicine, shared their recommendation in a paper published by the Journal of Heart and Lung Transplant.
7-year old Brayden Findlay, who was injured on November 29 in a tragic house fire that killed his grandmother, was released from Loyola University Medical Center on Monday, December 20. Brayden's mother Melissa Compean saved him from the early morning fire by climbing through a window to rescue her son.
This afternoon, the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board approved Loyola Medicine's proposal to build a new advanced ambulatory care center in Tinley Park.
This news comes at a time of increased COVID-19 hospitalizations across Loyola Medicine. During the first week of December 2021, thirty-five patients with COVID-19 were admitted to Loyola University Medical Center, an increase of 169% over the same period last month.
As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday, Joshua Carson, MD, regional director of Loyola Medicine's Burn Center is reminding everyone to be vigilant to prevent burn injuries around the holidays. Loyola's Burn Center is the largest in Illinois and is a regional leader in treating adult and pediatric burns and trauma.
Loyola Medicine is now offering the COVID-19 vaccine to children ages 5 to 11 at multiple clinic sites, including mobile vaccine clinics. The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine was authorized for emergency use for children ages 5 to 11. It is a two-dose series taken three weeks apart. Each dose will be 1/3 the dosage of the adolescent/adult vaccine.
Loyola Medicine has completed Illinois' first heart transplant using a newly developed cardiac transport system. The Paragonix SherpaPak® System aims to change the way hearts are transported during transplant, utilizing a canister that monitors temperature rather than packing the heart in ice.
Forty Loyola Medicine physicians have been named to Chicago magazine's 2021 Top Surgeons list.
Michael Hendrick has been named regional vice president of support services for Loyola Medicine, effective November 1, 2021.
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