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Thoracic Surgery
Critical Care
Licenses
United States: Illinois
Languages spoken
English
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Anthony Perez-tamayo answered
31 years experience Thoracic Surgery
Bacteria: Emboli are stuff (most commonly clots) that move from somewhere to somewhere else down a blood vessel, in this case from clots in veins of the body, d ... Read More
A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Anthony Perez-tamayo answered
31 years experience Thoracic Surgery
2 ways sew SVC -PA: The bidirectional Glenn connects the SVC above the right PA to the PA so blood can go to either lung (bidirectional), and the SVC below the level of t ... Read More
A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Anthony Perez-tamayo answered
31 years experience Thoracic Surgery
Reasons for Trach: Because airway above the trachea is occluded.
The child isn't awake enough to protect her own airway.
The child is too weak to breathe on her own po ... Read More
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HealthTap member
Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Perez-tamayo is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, IL
Graduated 1990MD
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