Section of Cardiovascular Medicine Key Faculty

Clifford J. Kavinsky, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Associate Attending Physician
Director, Coronary Care Unit
Director, Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program
Director, Interventional Therapy for Structural Heart Disease
Rush Center for Congenital and Structural Heart Disease

Roger A. Billhardt, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Associate Attending Physician

James E. Calvin, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Senior Attending Physician
Director, Section of Cardiology
Medical Director, Rush Heart Institute

Ramesh Chhablani, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Senior Attending Physician

Robert D. Creek, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Assistant Attending Physician
Medical Staff, Oak Park Hospital

Rami Doukky, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine and Radiology
Assistant Attending Physician
Director, Stress Testing and Nuclear Cardiology

Carl E. Eybel, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Senior Attending Physician

Steven Feinstein, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Senior Attending Physician
Director, Echocardiography

Claudia G. Gidea, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Assistant Attending Physician

Russell F. Kelly, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Assistant Attending Physician
Chairman, Division of Adult Cardiology/ John H. Stroger Jr. Hosp. of Cook County

Kousik Krishnan, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Assistant Attending Physician
Director, Arrhythmia Device Clinic
Medical Staff, Arrhythmia, Electrophysiology and Pacemaker Services
Program Director, Fellowship in Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology

Philip R. Liebson, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Senior Attending Physician
Associate Director, Faculty Development
Associate Director, Echocardiography

Bosko Margeta, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Assistant Attending Physician
Cardiology Faculty/John H. Stroger Jr. Hosp. of Cook County

Jose C. Mendez, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Associate Attending Physician
Co-Medical Director, Heart Failure, Heart Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support Program

Joseph V. Messer, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Senior Attending Physician

Barbara A. Pisani, D.O.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Associate Attending Physician
Co-Medical Director, Heart Failure, Heart Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support Program

Stuart W. Rosenbush, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Associate Attending Physician

Neal Ruggie, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Associate Attending Physician

Payman Sattar, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Assistant Attending Physician
Cardiology Faculty/John H. Stroger Jr. Hosp. of Cook County

Gary L. Schaer, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Senior Attending Physician
Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories

R. Jeffrey Snell, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Associate Attending Physician
Director, Interventional Cardiology
Program Director, Fellowship in Interventional Cardiology

Jeffrey S. Soble, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine and Radiology
Associate Attending Physician
Associate Director, Clinical Echocardiography
Chief of Cardiology Clinical Consultant Service
Director, Cardiology Information Services

Donald J. Tanis, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Assistant Attending Physician
Section Director, Oak Park Hospital

Richard G. Trohman, M.D.
Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
Senior Attending Physician
Associate Director of Cardiology for Business Development
Director, Electrophysiology, Arrhythmia and Pacemaker Services

Annabelle S. Volgman, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Associate Attending Physician
Medical Director, Electrocardiography Services