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.

Get to know Cardiothoracic Surgeon Dr. Edwin C. McGee, Jr., who serves patients in Maywood, Illinois.

Internationally known cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr. McGee Jr., specializes in heart transplants and implantable heart pumps. He is a Professor within the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine & the Medical Director of the Heart Transplant & Ventricular Assist Device Program at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Illinois. In his professional experience, Dr. McGee has performed well over 250 heart transplants and implanted about 400 LVADs. He was the first surgeon in North America to implant two HeartWare® assist devices in one patient – one device in each ventricle (pumping chamber). As for his educational background, he earned his medical degree from the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. He then went on to complete his residencies in general surgery and thoracic surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, followed by his fellowship in heart transplant surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. For more information, please visit https://pressrelease.healthcare/edwin-c-mcgee-jr-md-a-cardiothoracic-surgeon-with-loyola-university-medical-center.html.

Edwin C. McGee Jr., MD, FACS, is a 1993-graduate of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. His postgraduate training includes his general surgery and cardiothoracic surgery residency served at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School (1993-2002). He is also fellowship-trained in heart transplant surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation (2003-2004). He attained board certification in general surgery with the American Board of Surgery and board certification in thoracic surgery and cardiothoracic vascular surgery with the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and member of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, the Cardiothoracic Surgery Network, and The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Dr. McGee Jr. is the recipient of the Compassionate Doctor Recognition (2013, 2014), On-Time Doctor Award (2014), and Patients’ Choice Award (2013, 2014). Outside his medical practice, he dedicates to his family and dogs, fly fishing, running, and participating in outdoor activities. Prior to medical school, Dr. McGee Jr. completed a BA degree at Washington & Lee University (1989). For more information about Edwin C. McGee Jr., MD, FACS, please visit https://www.findatopdoc.com/doctor/2616370-Edwin-McGee-Jr-Thoracic-Surgeon.