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Dr. Patroklos Steven Pappas, MD

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Specializes in: Thoracic Surgery

University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago

Professional interests include: coronary artery disease, heart failure, aortic valve insufficiency , and more.

1725 West Harrison Street Suite 1156
Chicago, IL 60612

(708) 346-4040

Dr. Patroklos Steven Pappas, MD is a thoracic surgeon in Chicago, IL specializing in thoracic surgery. He graduated from University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago. Dr. Patroklos Steven Pappas, MD is affiliated with Advocate Sherman Hospital, Ascension, Advocate Condell Medical Center, Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital, Advocate Christ Medical Center, Advocate Health Care, Ascension Saint Alexius, CARDIOTHORACIC AND VASCULAR SURGICAL ASSOCIATES S C and Ascension Alexian Brothers.

Office Locations

Address:

1725 West Harrison Street Suite 1156
Chicago, IL 60612

Address:

27750 West Highway 22 Suite 100
Barrington, IL 60010

Address:

4400 West 95th Street Suite 308
Oak Lawn, IL 60453

Address:

890 Garfield Avenue Suite 101
Libertyville, IL 60048

Some issues Dr. Patroklos Steven Pappas, MD can help you with:

Coronary Artery Disease

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common type of heart disease. It happens when the blood vessels carrying blood to the heart, called coronary arteries, narrow and harden. This occurs when cholesterol, a type of fat found in the blood, builds up to form plaque, which sticks to the inner walls of the arteries. As plaque accumulates, less blood can flow through the arteries, which may lead to the following:

Angina, which is chest pain that occurs when the heart does not receive enough blood flow.
Heart attack, which happens if the arteries leading to the heart are completely blocked.
Arrhythmia, or irregular heartbeat, which can develop if the heart does not have enough blood supply.
Heart failure, which may occur if a heart attack damages the heart and it becomes too weak to pump enough blood to the rest of the body.

Certain factors may increase risk for the disease, like smoking, lack of exercise, being overweight, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and diabetes. CAD tends to develop over decades, so it can go undetected until it has become quite severe. A diagnosis may be established using such tests as:

Electrocardiogram (ECG), which records the heart's electrical activity over a period of time. ECGs can detect whether there is enough blood flow to the heart or if a heart attack has occurred.
Echocardiogram (echo), which creates images of the heart using sound waves. Echos can show whether the heart is able to pump blood normally.
Stress tests, where an ECG or echo is combined with exercise, like riding a stationary bike or walking on a treadmill. This test is done to find out if the heart can function properly while performing a strenuous activity.

Treatments for the disease include medications such as vasodilators, like nitroglycerin, which dilates (widens) the coronary arteries. CAD may also be treated by a procedure called angioplasty with stent placement, where a balloon is inflated inside a diseased artery to flatten the plaque deposits against the artery walls, creating more room for blood to flow.

In some severe cases of the disease, multiple arteries may be blocked, and an open heart surgery called coronary artery bypass surgery may be necessary. This operation transplants a vessel from another part of the body to form a graft that goes past the narrowed arteries, thus enabling blood to flow around those arteries.

ablation	13
bypass surgery	111
cardiac procedures	504
catheterization	25
doctor visit	40
hospital care	174
inpatient care	174
minimally invasive procedures	25
open surgery	234
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	235

**Gender**
Male	183
Female	106

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	231
Black	39
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	128
From 75 to 84	106
85 and over	31
Less than 65	24

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	52
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	49
Dementia	7
Cancer	17

bypass surgery	115
cardiac procedures	422
hospital care	44
inpatient care	44
open surgery	228
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	229

**Gender**
Male	173
Female	104

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	227
Black	38
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	127
From 75 to 84	96
85 and over	20
Less than 65	34

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	51
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	53
Dementia	8
Cancer	15

ablation	10
bypass surgery	123
cardiac procedures	479
hospital care	48
inpatient care	48
open surgery	255
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	256

**Gender**
Male	312
Female	228

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	426
Black	68
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	248
From 75 to 84	176
85 and over	34
Less than 65	82

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	63
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	54
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	52
Dementia	11
Cancer	13

bypass surgery	137
cardiac procedures	436
open surgery	286
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	273
vascular procedures	13

**Gender**
Male	154
Female	83

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	184
Black	27
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	121
From 75 to 84	75
85 and over	13
Less than 65	28

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	63
Asthma	35
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	49
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	50
Dementia	12
Cancer	18

bypass surgery	64
cardiac procedures	210
open surgery	137
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	127
vascular procedures	10

**Gender**
Male	114
Female	46

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	123
Black	18
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	85
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	42
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	41
Dementia	14
Cancer	12

bypass surgery	78
cardiac procedures	254
open surgery	166
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	155
vascular procedures	11

**Gender**
Male	92
Female	51

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	106
Black	23
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	72
From 75 to 84	40
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	63
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	51
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	49
Dementia	11
Cancer	15

bypass surgery	84
cardiac procedures	218
doctor visit	24
open surgery	179
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	167
vascular procedures	12

**Gender**
Male	111
Female	60

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	129
Black	16
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	94
From 75 to 84	54
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	64
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	48
Heart Failure	71
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	50
Dementia	11
Cancer	16

bypass surgery	82
cardiac procedures	222
open surgery	174
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	163
vascular procedures	11

**Gender**
Male	101
Female	56

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	131
Black	12
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	80
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	67
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	50
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	51
Dementia	11
Cancer	13

bypass surgery	223
cardiac procedures	614
doctor visit	77
open surgery	457
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	445
vascular procedures	12

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Patroklos Steven Pappas, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Patroklos Steven Pappas, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Chicago, IL were cardiac procedures, open surgery, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and bypass surgery.

ablation	11
bypass surgery	114
cardiac procedures	376
catheterization	25
doctor visit	47
hospital care	88
inpatient care	88
minimally invasive procedures	25
open surgery	237
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	229
vascular procedures	11

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patroklos Steven Pappas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	73

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	24
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	155
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	2
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	64
85 and over	9
Less than 65	16
65 to 74	95

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patroklos Steven Pappas, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Patroklos Steven Pappas, MD treated were heart failure, high cholesterol, hypertension and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	2
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	39
Atrial Fibrillation	39
Cancer	11
Dementia	8

Education & Training

Dr. Patroklos Steven Pappas, MD graduated from University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago. He completed residency at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. He is certified by the The American Board of Surgery - Surgery The American Board of Thoracic Surgery - Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery and has a state license in Illinois.

Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago

Residency: Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Board Certification: The American Board of Surgery - Surgery The American Board of Thoracic Surgery - Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Licensed In: Illinois

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Patroklos Steven Pappas, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Advocate Sherman Hospital

Ascension

Advocate Condell Medical Center

Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital

Advocate Christ Medical Center

Advocate Health Care

Ascension Saint Alexius

CARDIOTHORACIC AND VASCULAR SURGICAL ASSOCIATES S C

Ascension Alexian Brothers

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Patroklos Steven Pappas, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: HFN, Blue Advantage PPO, Humana PPO, Aetna Medicare PPO, PHCS PPO, United Healthcare Choice Plus PPO, Aetna Choice POS II, Medicare Advantage, MultiPlan PPO, Blue Cross PPO, AARP, Blue Advantage HMO, CIGNA Choice Fund PPO, Blue Cross Medicare Advantage PPO, United Healthcare Select Plus POS, Coventry PPO, United Healthcare Options PPO, United Healthcare Indemnity, Humana National POS - Open Access, Humana HMO, United Healthcare Choice Plus POS, Aetna, Humana HMO Premier, Unicare PPO, Golden Rule, Humana Platinum HMO, TRICARE Prime, Aetna POS, Aetna QPOS, Aetna Open Choice PPO, United Healthcare, Aetna Open Access HMO, Humana, Cigna, Community Care Network (CCN), TRICARE, Coventry, Aetna Open Access Aetna Select, Aetna Select, Humana National HMO, Humana National EPO, HealthLink PPO, Aetna Choice POS, United Healthcare Navigate HMO, Aetna EPO, First Health, Humana ChoiceCare PPO, Aetna PPO, HFN EPO, Aetna HMO, HFN PPO, HFN Platinum EPO, Union Health Services, Inc., HST Care Connect PPO, Blue Cross Medicare Supplement PPO, United Surest (previously Bind), Blue Cross Community MMAI, Health Alliance Employee EPO, AAH UMR Select - Team Member Plan, HST Care Connect EPO, SEIU - Local 4 HMO, Meridian, SEIU - Local 4 PPO, Union Medical Care PPO, Blue Precision HMO, Union Medical (Local 1546) HMO, BlueCare Direct HMO, Blue Cross HMO Illinois and AAH UMR Preferred - Team Member Plan.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Patroklos Steven Pappas, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

HFN

Blue Advantage PPO

Humana PPO

Aetna Medicare PPO

PHCS PPO

United Healthcare Choice Plus PPO

Aetna Choice POS II

Medicare Advantage

MultiPlan PPO

Blue Cross PPO

AARP

Blue Advantage HMO

CIGNA Choice Fund PPO

Blue Cross Medicare Advantage PPO

United Healthcare Select Plus POS

Coventry PPO

United Healthcare Options PPO

United Healthcare Indemnity

Humana National POS - Open Access

Humana HMO

United Healthcare Choice Plus POS

Aetna

Humana HMO Premier

Unicare PPO

Golden Rule

Humana Platinum HMO

TRICARE Prime

Aetna POS

Aetna QPOS

Aetna Open Choice PPO

United Healthcare

Aetna Open Access HMO

Humana

Cigna

Community Care Network (CCN)

TRICARE

Coventry

Aetna Open Access Aetna Select

Aetna Select

Humana National HMO

Humana National EPO

HealthLink PPO

Aetna Choice POS

United Healthcare Navigate HMO

Aetna EPO

First Health

Humana ChoiceCare PPO

Aetna PPO

HFN EPO

Aetna HMO

HFN PPO

HFN Platinum EPO

Union Health Services, Inc.

HST Care Connect PPO

Blue Cross Medicare Supplement PPO

United Surest (previously Bind)

Blue Cross Community MMAI

Health Alliance Employee EPO

AAH UMR Select - Team Member Plan

HST Care Connect EPO

SEIU - Local 4 HMO

Meridian

SEIU - Local 4 PPO

Union Medical Care PPO

Blue Precision HMO

Union Medical (Local 1546) HMO

BlueCare Direct HMO

Blue Cross HMO Illinois

AAH UMR Preferred - Team Member Plan

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Patroklos Steven Pappas, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Thoratec Corporation	$555 HeartMate III R and D $545	MCS Multiple Products General $10
AtriCure, Inc.	$141 Cardiovascular $108	ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM $33
Abbott Laboratories	$141 THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT $115	CentriMag $26
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$130 Heart Valve Repair $84	Pericardial Heart Valves $46
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$91 3F $91
Other	$270 Cardioblate $68	TAH-T $59	SynerGraft $31	AI - AAA $24	ANGIOMAX $23	Other $65

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,005
Travel and Lodging	$291
Education	$33

Research Payments

Dr. Patroklos Steven Pappas, MD has received 2 research payments totaling $5,802.

Biography

Dr. Patroklos Pappas is a thoracic surgery specialist in Barrington, IL, Oak Lawn, IL, and Libertyville, IL. He attended medical school at the University of Illinois College of Medicine. Areas of expertise for Dr. Pappas include heart failure, ventricular assist device (VAD), and mitral stenosis. Dr. Pappas takes Aetna EPO, Blue California, and Coventry, in addition to other insurance carriers. Dr. Pappas is conversant in Greek. He is affiliated with Ascension and Advocate Health Care.