Dr. John Arnold was born and raised in the Midwest. Following his education, he worked at the Cleveland Clinic for six years, before operating a private practice for several years. He then rejoined the Cleveland Clinic before heading back to Illinois and joining the Blessing Health System.

"I had the opportunity to work with great mentors, and people very well known in the field. I've benefited from their guidance and their training, their teaching, and my experience in those institutions.

Services & Procedures Performed

• Aneurysms / Occlusive Disease
• Aneurysms of the Ascending Aorta and Arch
• Arrhythmias
• Arterial Conduit Emphasis
• Bronchoscopy
• Cardiac Neoplasms
• Carotid Artery
• Chest / Chest Wall
• Coronary Artery Bypass
• Diagnostic / Therapeutic / Resections
• Dissections / Aneurysms
• Effusions
• Empyema
• Endocarditis Assessment / Surgical Management
• Endovascular Therapies
• Hyperhidrosis
• Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
• Lung Cancer workup / resection / therapy
• MAZE for Atrial Fibrillation
• Minimally Invasive On Pump / Off Pump / Beating Heart
• Pericardium
• Pneumonectomy / lobectomy / segmentectomy
• Pneumothorax / Hemothorax / Pyothorax
• Raynauds Therapy
• Redo Operations
• Surgery of the Heart – Emergency and Elective
• Surgery of the Lungs
• Surgical Ablation – Atrial or Ventricular
• Surgical Consultation
• Surgical correction of Congenital Disorders (ASD, VSD, PDA, Coarctation)
• Surgical Therapy for Congestive Heart Failure
• Thoracic Aorta
• Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
• Thymus
• Valve Repair or Replacement: Mitral, Aortic, Tricuspid
• Ventricular Aneurysm repair
• Video Thoracoscopy (VATS)