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Carl L. Backer, MD

Carl L. Backer, MD

Carl L. Backer, MD

Attending Physician, Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery; Chief Medical Philanthropy Officer; A.C. Buehler Professor of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Professor of Surgery (Cardiac Surgery), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

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About Me

Dr. Backer is President of the Congenital Heart Surgeons’ Society. He is also Vice President of the Mayo Clinic Alumni Association.

To contact Dr. Backer, please call the Cardiovascular Surgery Office at 312.227.4240.
Clinical Interests: Congenital heart surgery, adults with congenital heart disease, complex reoperations in congenital heart surgery, heart transplantation, tracheal surgery, vascular rings, Fontan conversion and arrhythmia surgery

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Education & Training

Education: Mayo Medical School, 1980

Postgraduate Training: Children's Memorial Hospital, 1988; Northwestern University Medical School, 1987, 1985

Board Certifications: Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Thoracic Surgery

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Research

Research Interests: Arrhythmias; cardiology; cardiovascular diseases; circadian rhythms; congenital heart disease; heart transplantation

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Location

  • Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
    225 E. Chicago Ave.
    Chicago, Illinois 60611
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