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Carl Lewis Backer

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Carl Lewis Backer, M.D.

2300 Children's Plaza
M/C 22
Chicago, IL  60614
United States

1 773 880-4378
1 773 880-3054 (Fax)

Institutional Affiliation

  • Children's Memorial Hospital

Specialty

  • Pediatric Cardiac Surgery

Background

  • Northwestern University (BA 1976)
  • Mayo Medical School (MD 1980)
  • Northwestern University General Surgery (1980-1985)
  • Northwestern University Cardiac Surgery (1985-1987)
  • Children's Memorial Pediatric Cardiac Surgery (1987-1988)
  • Assistant Professor of Surgery , Northwestern (1988-1995)
  • Associate Professor of Surgery, Northwestern (1995-2000)
  • Professor of Surgery, Northwestern (2000- )
  • Division Head, Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery, Children's Memorial Hospital

Interests

  • Pediatric Heart Transplantation
  • Transposition of the Great Arteries
  • Vascular Rings
  • Tracheal Surgery
  • Pectus Excavatum
  • Cardiopulmonary Bypass
  • Pediatric Pacemakers

Last Modified: 1-Oct-2008

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