Dr. Thomas K Kalmbach M.D.
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
8687 Connecticut Suite F Merrillville IN, 46410About
Dr. Thomas Kalmbach is a cardiothoracic surgeon practicing in Merrillville, IN. Dr. Kalmbach specializes in surgical procedues of vital organs in the chest such as the heart, lungs, esophagus and more. As a cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr. Kalmbach typically treats conditions like heart disease and lung disease. This class of surgeon can also include cardiac surgeons, cardiovascular surgeons, congenital heart surgeons and general thoracic surgeons.
Education and Training
Tel Aviv Univ- Sackler Fac Of Med- Tel Aviv- Israel 1982
Tel Aviv University
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
Thoracic SurgeryAmerican Board of Thoracic SurgeryABTS
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Data provided by the National Library of MedicineTreatments
- Heart Disease
- Aneurysm
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (aaa)
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Coronary Artery Disease (cad)
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