Husam H. Balkhy, MD, FACS, FACC

Dr. Balkhy is Professor of Surgery and Director of Robotic and Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery at the University of Chicago Medicine. He received his Cardiothoracic and Vascular surgery training at Tufts New England Medical Center and the Lahey Clinic in Boston, MA.  He was Chairman of Cardiac Surgery at the Wisconsin Heart Hospital in Milwaukee, WI prior to moving to the University of Chicago in July 2013.

Dr Balkhy runs a unique multi-spectrum robotic cardiac surgery program at the University of Chicago and is considered a pioneer of robotic cardiac surgery having performed over 2500 cases as of 2024. He has the largest series of robotic totally endoscopic coronary bypass operations in the world (over 1200 cases), a large robotic intracardiac and mitral valve experience as well as the world’s largest clinical experience with coronary anastomotic devices. With well over 100 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters, he is a frequently sought after speaker and proctor worldwide and has trained many surgeons both nationally and internationally on robotic cardiac surgical techniques. He is currently the President of the International Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery (ISMICS) 2024-2025 and serves as a Governor of American College of Surgeons. He also sits on the Board of the Society of Robotic Surgery (SRS) and is on the Steering committee of the Endoscopic Cardiac Surgery Club (ECSC).