Cardiology
Luca Vricella, MD
Chief, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Oak Lawn, IL
Luca Arsenio Vricella, MD, is a board-certified congenital cardiac surgeon specializing in pediatric cardiac surgery, serving primarily infants, neonates, and children with complex congenital heart defects at Advocate Children's Hospital in Oak Lawn, IL, and the University of Chicago Medical Center. He treats conditions such as aortic aneurysms, mixed connective tissue disorders affecting the heart, and neonatal cardiac anomalies, employing advanced techniques including neonatal cardiac surgery,
Credentials
Board Certifications
- Congenital Cardiac Surgery (ABTS)
- Thoracic Surgery (ABTS)
- Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery (ABTS)
Education & Training
- Medical School: Catholic University of the Sacred Heart (MD, 1991)
- Residency: George Washington University Medical Center (General Surgery, 1993-1999)
- Residency: Stanford University School of Medicine (Cardiothoracic Surgery, 1999-2002)
- Fellowship: Loma Linda University Medical Center (Congenital Heart Surgery, 1998-1999)
- Fellowship: Loma Linda University (Clinical Research Fellow, Congenital Cardiac Surgery, 1996-1997)
Peer Recognition
2026
- Healthgrades — Healthgrades Honor Roll
Clinical Focus
Subspecialties
Interventional Cardiology
Conditions & Treatments
Congenital Heart DiseaseHeart TransplantationMechanical Circulatory SupportPulmonary HypertensionCardiac ImagingInterventional CardiologyMyocardial Infarction
Practice Details
Hospital Affiliations
- Advocate Children's Hospital
- University of Chicago Medical Center
- Advocate Christ Medical Center
- Loyola University Medical Center
- Comer Children's Hospital
Languages
English, Italian