Associates in Cardiology is a private practice that has offered the highest quality cardiology diagnostic and treatment services since its inception in 1972. Its physicians are board certified in cardiology and acknowledged both nationally and locally as leaders in the field of cardiovascular care.

Our practice focuses on the evaluation and management of the individual patient with an emphasis on concern, communication and quality. We understand the importance of the relationship between the patient and physician. We have structured our practice to maximize the continuity in this critical component of the patient care process.

Associates in Cardiology provides a comprehensive array of cardiovascular services, including:

• Inpatient and outpatient cardiac consultation
• Risk factor identification and modification
• Cardiac catheterization and angiography
• Coronary angioplasty and stent placement
• Intracoronary radiation therapy
• Ambulatory electrocardiography (holter monitor)
• Echocardiography
• Cardiac stress testing
• Arrhythmia diagnosis and treatment
• Cardiac pacemakers
• Congestive heart failure evaluation and management
• Valvular heart disease diagnosis and treatment

Our physicians see patients at three locations, in Chicago, Downers Grove and Skokie. We accept most third-party payers, including HMOs, PPOs, indemnity plans, Medicare and Medicaid. To speak with a patient service finance representative, call (312) 563-3247.

Associates in Cardiology includes a staff of private physicians who are members of the medical staff of Rush University Medical Center. Several members of the practice have been listed among Chicago’s—and America’s best—by Castle Connolly Ltd., a well-respected source of information about U.S. health care providers and institutions. Our physician team:

• Roger A. Billhardt, MD
• Ramesh Chhablani, MD
• James G. Clark, MD
• Carl E. Eybel, MD
• Joseph V. Messer, MD
• Stuart Rosenbush, MD
• Neal Ruggie, MD

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