
Dr. Francis J Podbielski M.D.
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
4400 W 95th St Suite 205 Oak Lawn IL, 60453About
Dr. Francis Podbielski is a cardiothoracic surgeon practicing in Oak Lawn, IL. Dr. Podbielski specializes in surgical procedues of vital organs in the chest such as the heart, lungs, esophagus and more. As a cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr. Podbielski 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.
Board Certification
Thoracic SurgeryAmerican Board of Thoracic SurgeryABTS
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Electrophysiological and clinical comparison of two temporary pacing leads following cardiac surgery.
- Tumor implantation after computed tomography-guided biopsy of lung cancer.
- Intraoperative monitoring of recurrent laryngeal nerve function.
- Laparoscopic cholecystectomy and appendectomy in situs inversus totalis.
- Carcinosarcoma of the esophagus--pattern of recurrence.
- Malignant proliferating trichilemmal tumor.
- Jejunal diverticulosis and gastrointestinal bleeding.
- Occlusion of an intraluminal endovascular stent graft after treatment of a ureteral-iliac artery fistula.
- Anterior access to the lumbar spine: laparoscopic versus open.
- Cardiac morphology in lung volume reduction surgery for endstage emphysema.
- Thoracoscopic transillumination in chest wall resection.
- Subcutaneous metastasis from esophageal cancer.
- Intrathoracic gallstones: a case report and literature review.
- Aberrant right hepatic artery in laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
- Predictors of electrocardiographic change, cardiac troponin elevation, and survival after major vascular surgery: a community hospital experience.
Awards
- 2004 Recognition Award 1999
- 2005 Medical Center
Treatments
- Minimally Invasive Surgery, Lung Cancer, Esophageal Cancer And More
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