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Dr. Peter Kakavas, MD
Overview of Dr. Peter Kakavas, MD
Dr. Peter Kakavas, MD is a Cardiology Specialist in Palos Park, IL. They specialize in Cardiology, has 35 years of experience, and is board certified in Cardiovascular Disease. They graduated from Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine and is affiliated with Silver Cross Hospital and Palos Community Hospital. Patients rated Dr. Kakavas an average 4.3 star rating.
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Dr. Kakavas' Office Locations
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Heart Care Centers of Illinois Sc13011 S 104th Ave Ste 100, Palos Park, IL 60464 Directions (708) 274-3278
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Heart Care Centers of Illinois19001 Old Lagrange Rd Fl 2, Mokena, IL 60448 Directions (708) 478-4224
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Admitting Hospitals
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- Silver Cross Hospital
- Palos Community Hospital
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Condition or procedure
Treatment Frequency
Peripheral Vascular Disease (PAD, PVD)
Atherosclerosis
Chest CT (incl. Heart and Lungs)
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)
Acute Congestive Heart Failure
Acute Coronary Syndrome
Acute Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
Acute Endocarditis
Acute Venous Embolism Thrombosis
Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Aneurysm
Aneurysm and Dissection of Heart
Aneurysm of Heart
Angina
Ankle Disorders
Aortic Aneurysm
Aortic Diseases
Aortic Dissection
Aortic Ectasia
Aortic Stenosis
Aortic Valve Disease
Aortic Valve Regurgitation
Arrhythmias
Atherosclerosis of Aorta
Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial Flutter
Atrial Septal Defect
Benign Heart Tumors
Cardiac Tamponade
Cardiomegaly
Cardiomyopathy
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated
Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic
Carotid Artery Disease
Chest Pain
Chronic Congestive Heart Failure
Chronic Pulmonary Heart Diseases (incl. Pulmonary Hypertension)
Congenital Heart Defects
Congenital Heart Disease
Congestive Heart Failure
Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
Endocarditis
First Degree Heart Block
Heart Attack (Acute Myocardial Infarction)
Heart Disease
Heart Murmur
Heart Palpitations
Hyperkalemia
Hyperlipidemia
Hypertension
Hypertensive Chronic Kidney Disease
Hypertensive Heart and Chronic Kidney Disease
Hypertensive Heart Disease
Hypertensive Heart with Failure
Hypertensive Heart without Failure
Hypokalemia
Hypotension
Hypotension (Excluding Maternal)
Infective Endocarditis
Limb Swelling Caused by Fluid Overload
Lipid Disorders
Long QT Syndrome
Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome (MALS)
Mitral and Aortic Valve Disorder
Mitral Valve Disease
Mitral Valve Prolapse
Mitral Valve Regurgitation
Mitral Valve Stenosis
Noninfective Endocarditis
Nonrheumatic Mitral Stenosis
Nonrheumatic Tricuspid Disease
Orthostatic Hypotension
Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation
Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO)
Pericardial Disease
Pericarditis
Peripheral Arterial Disease of Extremities
Peripheral Edema
Potassium Deficiency
Primary Pulmonary Hypertension
Pulmonary Disease
Pulmonary Edema
Pulmonary Hypertension
Pulmonary Valve Disease
Rheumatic Aortic Valve Disorders
Rheumatic Tricuspid Disease
Second Degree Heart Block
Septal Defect
Sick Sinus Syndrome
Sinus Bradycardia
Sinus Tachycardia
Spider Veins
Subacute Endocarditis
Supraventricular Tachycardia
Syncope
Systolic Heart Failure
Third Degree Heart Block
Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Thrombosis
Tricuspid Valve Disease
Type 2 Heart Block - Mobitz
Unstable Angina
Varicose Veins
Vascular Disease
Venous Compression
Venous Hypertension
Ventricular Septal Defect
Ventricular Tachycardia (VT)
Vitamin D Deficiency
Wolff-Parkinson-White Pattern
Arrhythmia Screening
Arterial Catheterization with Robotic Assist
Cardiac Catheterization (incl. Coronary Angiography)
Cardiac Catheterization with Robotic Assist
Cardiac Electrophysiology
Cardiac Imaging
Cardiac MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) of Heart or Chest
Cardiac Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
Cardiac Ultrasound
Cardiovascular Diagnostic Test
Cardiovascular Stress Test
Cardioversion
Cardioversion, Elective
Chest Pain Evaluation
Cholesterol Screening
Coronary Angiogram
Dobutamine Thallium Stress Test
Electrocardiogram (EKG)
Endovenous Ablation of Varicose Veins
HeartAware Online Risk Screening
Nuclear Stress Testing
Pacemaker Insertion or Replacement
Peripheral Arterial Disease Screening (PAD)
Peripheral Artery Catheterization
Pharmacologic Nuclear Stress Test
Radiofrequency Ablation
Stress Test
Structural Heart Disease Evaluations and Treatment
TCD Bubble Test
Thrombolysis
Tilt Table Testing
Tilt_Testing
Treadmill Stress Test
Vascular Duplex Ultrasonography and Plethysmography
Vein Ablation
Peripheral Vascular Disease (PAD, PVD)
Atherosclerosis
Chest CT (incl. Heart and Lungs)
Peripheral Vascular Disease (PAD, PVD)
Atherosclerosis
Chest CT (incl. Heart and Lungs)
Treatment frequency
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Peripheral Vascular Disease (PAD, PVD)
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Atherosclerosis
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Chest CT (incl. Heart and Lungs)
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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)
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Aortic Aneurysm
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Atherosclerosis of Aorta
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Peripheral Edema
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Aortic Valve Disease
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Congestive Heart Failure
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Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
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Hyperlipidemia
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Acute Congestive Heart Failure
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Acute Coronary Syndrome
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Acute Venous Embolism Thrombosis
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Aortic Valve Regurgitation
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Arrhythmias
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Atrial Fibrillation
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Atrial Flutter
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Cardiomyopathy
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Carotid Artery Disease
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Chest Pain
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Chronic Congestive Heart Failure
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Chronic Pulmonary Heart Diseases (incl. Pulmonary Hypertension)
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Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
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Heart Attack (Acute Myocardial Infarction)
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Heart Disease
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Heart Murmur
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Heart Palpitations
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Hyperkalemia
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Hypertension
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Hypotension
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Hypotension (Excluding Maternal)
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Lipid Disorders
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Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome (MALS)
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Mitral and Aortic Valve Disorder
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Mitral Valve Disease
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Mitral Valve Regurgitation
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Nonrheumatic Tricuspid Disease
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Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation
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Pericardial Disease
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Peripheral Arterial Disease of Extremities
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Pulmonary Hypertension
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Sinus Bradycardia
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Sinus Tachycardia
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Syncope
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Systolic Heart Failure
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Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm
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Tricuspid Valve Disease
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Venous Compression
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Ventricular Tachycardia (VT)
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Cardiac Catheterization (incl. Coronary Angiography)
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Cardiac Catheterization with Robotic Assist
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Cardiac Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
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Cardiac Ultrasound
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Cardioversion, Elective
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Electrocardiogram (EKG)
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Tilt_Testing
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Vascular Duplex Ultrasonography and Plethysmography
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Acute Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
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Acute Endocarditis
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Adult Congenital Heart Disease
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Aneurysm
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Aneurysm and Dissection of Heart
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Aneurysm of Heart
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Angina
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Ankle Disorders
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Aortic Diseases
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Aortic Dissection
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Aortic Ectasia
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Aortic Stenosis
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Atrial Septal Defect
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Benign Heart Tumors
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Cardiac Tamponade
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Cardiomegaly
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Cardiomyopathy, Dilated
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Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic
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Congenital Heart Defects
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Congenital Heart Disease
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Endocarditis
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First Degree Heart Block
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Hypertensive Chronic Kidney Disease
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Hypertensive Heart and Chronic Kidney Disease
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Hypertensive Heart Disease
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Hypertensive Heart with Failure
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Hypertensive Heart without Failure
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Hypokalemia
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Infective Endocarditis
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Limb Swelling Caused by Fluid Overload
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Long QT Syndrome
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Mitral Valve Prolapse
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Mitral Valve Stenosis
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Noninfective Endocarditis
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Nonrheumatic Mitral Stenosis
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Orthostatic Hypotension
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Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO)
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Pericarditis
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Potassium Deficiency
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Primary Pulmonary Hypertension
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Pulmonary Disease
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Pulmonary Edema
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Pulmonary Valve Disease
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Rheumatic Aortic Valve Disorders
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Rheumatic Tricuspid Disease
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Second Degree Heart Block
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Septal Defect
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Sick Sinus Syndrome
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Spider Veins
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Subacute Endocarditis
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Supraventricular Tachycardia
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Third Degree Heart Block
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Thrombosis
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Type 2 Heart Block - Mobitz
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Unstable Angina
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Varicose Veins
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Vascular Disease
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Venous Hypertension
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Ventricular Septal Defect
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Vitamin D Deficiency
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Wolff-Parkinson-White Pattern
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Arrhythmia Screening
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Arterial Catheterization with Robotic Assist
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Cardiac Electrophysiology
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Cardiac Imaging
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Cardiac MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) of Heart or Chest
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Cardiovascular Diagnostic Test
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Cardiovascular Stress Test
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Cardioversion
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Chest Pain Evaluation
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Cholesterol Screening
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Coronary Angiogram
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Dobutamine Thallium Stress Test
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Endovenous Ablation of Varicose Veins
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HeartAware Online Risk Screening
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Nuclear Stress Testing
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Pacemaker Insertion or Replacement
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Peripheral Arterial Disease Screening (PAD)
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Peripheral Artery Catheterization
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Pharmacologic Nuclear Stress Test
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Radiofrequency Ablation
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Stress Test
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Structural Heart Disease Evaluations and Treatment
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TCD Bubble Test
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Thrombolysis
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Tilt Table Testing
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Treadmill Stress Test
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Vein Ablation
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About Dr. Peter Kakavas, MD
Specialties*
- Cardiology
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Years of Experience
- 35 years of experience
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Languages Spoken
- English, Spanish
Languages Spoken
NPI Number
- 1528022191
NPI Number
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Education & Certifications
Fellowship
- Rush Presby/St Lukes
Fellowship
Internship
- Evanston Hospital
Internship
Medical Education
- Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
Medical Education
Board Certifications
- Cardiovascular Disease
Board Certifications
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Dr. Kakavas has seen patients for Peripheral Vascular Disease (PAD, PVD) and Atherosclerosis, and more. You can see other conditions treated by Dr. Kakavas on their profile. Please call the provider’s office to confirm all visit reasons.
Dr. Kakavas speaks Spanish.
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