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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
RESEARCH
EDUCATION & TRAINING
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)