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Gregory P. Macaluso, M.D. |
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I truly
believe that I am blessed to provide the type of services I do as a
physician. To me, caring for patients is a privilege and as a
result must be treated with a great deal of respect, diligence, and
compassion. It is with great conviction that I strive to be the
best person I can be each and every day. This will, in turn, help
me provide the very best care possible to you or your loved one. I
am hopeful that together we can make the necessary strides in this
battle with heart disease so that you or someone you love can
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Dr. Gregory P.
Macaluso graduated magna cum laude from the University of Notre Dame
in 2000. There he was awarded the Lawrence H. Baldinger Award which
is presented annually to an outstanding pre-medical student. He
then matriculated through Loyola University’s Stritch School of
Medicine where he graduated in 2004. He continued his training
there for both Internship and Residency in the Department of
Internal Medicine and in his third year, also served as Associate
Chief Resident. From 2007 until 2010, Dr. Macaluso completed a
Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship at Advocate Lutheran General
Hospital in Park Ridge, Illinois. There he served as Chief
Cardiology Fellow and was recognized by the Department of Internal
Medicine for excellence in teaching. Following Cardiology
fellowship, Dr. Macaluso returned to Loyola University Medical
Center to complete a subspecialty fellowship in Advanced Heart
Failure, Left Ventricular Assist Devices, and Transplant Cardiology
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Dr. Macaluso works with a team of Cardiologists and
Cardiothoracic Surgeons to manage patients with advanced heart
failure and left ventricular assist devices (heart pumps or LVADS)
and with those who have received a cardiac transplant. Dr. Macaluso
is trained to help determine candidacy for potential therapies like
a heart transplant or a left ventricular assist device and has
additional interest in patients who suffer from heart failure with
preserved ejection fraction. He is also skilled in the performance
and interpretation of both right heart catheterization and
endomyocardial biopsies, transthoracic and transesophageal
echocardiography, nuclear cardiology, stress testing, and holter
monitoring.
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Dr. Macaluso is board certified in Internal Medicine,
Cardiovascular Disease, and
Adult
Echocardiography.
Dr. Macaluso joined Heart Care Centers of Illinois in August
of 2011.
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