Edwin C. McGee Jr., MD, FACS, is a top cardiothoracic surgeon who lends his skills and expertise to serve patients at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Illinois, where he serves as Medical Director of the Heart Transplant & Ventricular Assist Device Program and Executive Director of the Solid Organ Transplant Programs. Dr. McGee Jr. additionally serves as Professor within the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. He can also be found on staff at Gottlieb Hospital. With twenty years of experience as a cardiothoracic surgeon, he specializes in heart transplants and implantable heart pumps. Dr. McGee has performed well over 250 heart transplants and implanted about 400 LVADs. According to his website, “he was the first surgeon in North America to implant two HeartWare® assist devices in one patient – one device in each ventricle (pumping chamber)”. Cardiothoracic surgeons, such as Dr. McGee Jr., are medical doctors who specialize in surgical procedures inside the thorax, which may involve the heart, lungs, esophagus, and other organs in the chest. For more information about Edwin C. McGee Jr., MD, FACS, please visit https://www.loyolamedicine.org/doctor/edwin-mcgee.