Dr. Matthew J. Blecha, MD

General Surgeon
Surgeon
Vascular Surgeon

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Dr. Blecha practices General Surgery, Surgery - Other, and Vascular Surgery in Chicago, Illinois.

Physician Profile for Dr. Matthew J. Blecha, MD

Address:: 2913 North Commonwealth Avenue 5th Floor; Chicago, IL 60657

Personal Facts

Personal Facts:: Accepting New Patients: Yes; Male; Years Since Graduation: 8; Practice Member Since: 2007.; Current Title: Vascular and Endovascular Surgeon
: HealthGrades Recognized Doctors are board certified in the specialty they practice; have never had their license restricted or revoked; are free of state or federal disciplinary actions; and are free of any malpractice claims.
Physician Treats:: Peripheral vascular disease, Aortic (Heart) Aneurysms, Cerebrovascular disease, Carotid artery disease, Varicose veins, Renal (Kidney) Failure - Hemodialysis Access, Leg venous ulcer, Cardiovascular (Heart & Blood Vessel) Disease, Vasculitis, Venous disease, Vascular trauma, Raynaud's disease, Ateriosclerosis Or Atherosclerosis (Hardening Of The Arteries), Peripheral arterial disease, Abdominal pain

Patient / Medical Philosophy: Care of peripheral vascular disease includes : lower extremity arterial disease; carotid artery occlusive disease; varicose veins and lower extremity venous insufficiency; aortic and peripheral artery aneurysms; deep vein thrombosis; renal artery and mesenteric artery occlusive disease; dialysis access; wound care

Experience / Training

Specialty:: General Surgery; (HealthGrades has verified that Dr. Matthew J. Blecha, MD is board certified by the American Board of Surgery); Information from ABMS® is proprietary data maintained in a copyrighted database compilation owned by the American Board of Medical Specialties®. © Copyright 2009 American Board of Medical Specialties. All rights reserved.

Medical School:: Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA 2001
Internship:: Saint Joseph Hospital
Chicago, 2002; Saint Joseph Hospital
Chicago, 2002
Residency:: Saint Joseph Hospital
Chicago, 2006; Saint Joseph Hospital
Chicago, 2006
Fellowship:: Uw Health Uw Hospitals And Clinics
Madison, WI 2007; Uw Health Uw Hospitals And Clinics
Madison, WI 2007
Undergraduate School:: Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA 1996; Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA 1996

Disciplinary Actions: HealthGrades has examined disciplinary actions within the last five years from the Office of Inspector General and 50 state medical boards.
HealthGrades could not detect any disciplinary actions for Dr. Matthew J. Blecha, MD as of 07/10/2009.
Note: HealthGrades reports on state and federal disciplinary actions (if any) from the previous five years.

Malpractice History: HealthGrades did not find any closed malpractice claims for Dr. Matthew J. Blecha, MD in the states of California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, North Dakota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, or West Virginia. Learn More

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