Bassem N. Mora, MD, MBA

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Bassem N. Mora, MD, MBA, is a highly regarded expert in pediatric cardiac surgery and congenital heart disease. Dr. Mora performs the full range of surgical procedures to treat congenital heart problems, including corrective and palliative surgery for complex congenital heart disease, hybrid surgery for hypoplastic left heart syndrome, and pediatric heart and lung transplantation. He treats people of all ages with congenital heart disease--from infants and children, to adults with repaired or unrepaired heart defects.

Dr. Mora has extensive expertise in minimally invasive and robotic pediatric heart surgery. These new techniques significantly reduce the recovery time, scarring, blood loss, and tissue damage associated with surgery.

Dr. Mora's research interests include the application of genomics and proteomics to congenital heart disease, the study of nitric oxide in the setting of lung transplantation, and outcomes research with respect to pediatric cardiac surgical procedures.

A popular speaker, Dr. Mora has given presentations at numerous medical conferences both in the United States and overseas. In addition, he has published several book chapters and more than 40 peer-reviewed journal articles. He also participates in medical mission trips to Third World countries, providing surgical care for people who have congenital heart disease.

Practice Locations

University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital
5721 S. Maryland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637

Center for Advanced Medicine
5758 S. Maryland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637

Year Started Practice

1994

Board Certifications

Thoracic Surgery
Surgery

Medical School

University of California, San Francisco

Internship and Residency

Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University, St. Louis

Fellowships

Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Children's Hospital Boston/Harvard Medical School

Memberships

Aldo Castaneda Society of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery
American College of Cardiology
American College of Surgeons
European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery
International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation
International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
Massachusetts General Hospital Surgical Alumni Society
Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Southern Thoracic Surgical Association
University of Chicago Surgical Society
World Society for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery

Languages Spoken

English
Arabic
Spanish

Email

bmora@uchicago.edu

Office Phone

(773) 702-2500

Office Fax

(773) 702-4187

Office Postal Address

Bassem Mora, MD
University of Chicago Medical Center
5841 S. Maryland Avenue, MC 5040
Chicago, IL 60637

Clinical Interests

• Pediatric cardiac surgery
• Neonatal cardiac surgery
• Pediatric airway and thoracic surgery
• Congenital heart disease
• Minimally invasive pediatric cardiac surgery
• Minimally invasive robot-assisted pediatric cardiac surgery
• Pediatric heart transplantation
• Surgery for congenital heart disease in adults

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Selected Publications

View a partial list of Dr. Mora's publications through the National Library of Medicine's Pubmed online database.