Dr. Patroklos Steven Pappas
Oak Lawn, IL 60453
708-346-4040
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Additional Locations
New Lenox, IL 60451
815-320-3464
Specialties:
- Cardiac Surgery
Board Certifications:
- Surgery
- Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Medical School:
University of Illinois (1983)
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