Carl Backer

Carl Backer, M.D. Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago 225 E Chicago Avenue mc 22 Chicago, IL  60611-2605 United States 1 312-227-4240 1 312-227-9643 (Fax)

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