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Walid Khabbaz
Walid Khabbaz, MD, FACS
Background
Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Beacon Health Medical Group, July 2025- Present
Surgical Director, Clinic for Heart Valve disease, Porter Hospital, 2015-2025
Medical Director, Cardiovascular Surgery, Porter Hospital, 2018-2025
Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery, Indiana University (2001-Present)
Diplomate, American Board of Thoracic Surgey, 1999, 2009, 2019
Diplomate, American Board of Surgery, 1997, 2006
Instructor in Surgery, The University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, 1995-1996
Other Interests
Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery
Beating Heart Surgery
Lung Cancer
Robotic Assisted Thoracic Surgery
Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery
Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm
Aortic Valve Surgery
Mitral Valve Repair
Additional Educational Information
Damascus University School of Medicine (M.D. 1987)
The University of Illinois at Chicago General Surgery Internship (1990-1991)
The University of Illinois at Chicago General Surgery Residency (1991-1996)
The University of Illinois at Chicago College of Graduate Education (M.S. 1996)
Saint Louis University Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency (1996-1998)
Practice Areas
- Cardiac
- Thoracic
- Transcatheter
- VATS
- Coronary disease
- Valve disease
- Aortic valve disease
- Mitral valve disease
- Tricuspid valve disease
- Chest wall
- Diaphragm
- Lung
- Mediastinum
- Pleura
- Trachea and bronchi
- Cancer
- Adult congenital procedures
- Aorta
