Robert H. Breyer, M.D.
Dr. Robert Breyer is the Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery and immediate past president of the medical staff at St. Joseph Hospital in Chicago. Prior to joining the staff at St. Joseph in 1989, Dr. Breyer held teaching positions at Bowman Gray School of Medicine at Wake Forest University and Baystate Medical Center/Tufts University School of Medicine. He is the author or coauthor of 59 scientific papers.
A native of Chicago, Dr. Breyer is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana (1969) and earned his M.D. at University of Illinois, Chicago (1972). He completed residencies in general surgery and cardiovascular surgery at Rush Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center in Chicago and did an additional fellowship in cardiac surgery at the National Heart and Lung Institute in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Breyer's clinical activities include all aspects of adult cardiac surgery as well as major vascular operations.
Areas of Specialization:
Adult Cardiac Surgery
Vascular Surgery
Medical School:
University of Illinois College of Medicine
Chicago, Illinois
Fellowship:
Clinical Associate
Cardiac Surgery
National Heart and Lung Institute
Bethesda, Maryland
Residency:
General Surgery
Rush-Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois
Cardiovascular/Thoracic Surgery
Rush-Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois
Main Office:
2800 North Sheridan Road, Suite 209
Chicago, Illinois 60657
(773) 477-4343
Board Certifications:
American Board of Thoracic Surgery
(Cardiovascular and Thoracic)
Societies and Affiliations:
American Association for Thoracic Surgery
Society of Thoracic Surgeons
American College of Surgeons, Fellow
Society for Vascular Surgery
American College of Cardiology
Appointments:
Chief, Section of Cardiac Surgery
St. Joseph Hospital
Chicago, Illinois