From prevention to diagnosis to treatment, cardiologists in the heart and vascular program at Rush University Medical Center provide comprehensive, coordinated care for patients with heart disease or suspected heart disease. Cardiologists at Rush are clinicians, researchers and educators who work closely with their colleagues in cardiovascular surgery to bring innovation and expertise to patients.

Faculty biographies

• Roger A. Billhardt, Jr., MD - Assistant professor of medicine
• Lynne T. Braun, PhD, CNP, FAHA - Professor of adult health nursing, Rush University College of Nursing; nurse practitioner, Rush Heart Center for Women
• James E. Calvin, MD, FRCP, FACC - Professor of medicine
• Ramesh Chhablani, MD - Assistant professor of medicine
• Robert D. Creek, MD - Assistant professor of medicine; cardiology staff at Rush Oak Park Hospital
• Rami Doukky, MD, FACC - Associate professor of medicine and radiology; director, Nuclear Cardiology and Stress Testing Laboratories
• Carl E. Eybel, MD, FACC, FACP, FAHA, FSCAI - Assistant professor of medicine
• Steven B. Feinstein, MD, FACC - Professor of medicine; director, echocardiography
• Ziyad M. Hijazi, MD, MPH - Professor of pediatrics and internal medicine; medical director, Rush Center for Congenital and Structural Heart Disease
• Neeraj Jolly, MD, DM, FACC, FSCAI, FAHA - Associate professor of medicine; medical director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories.
• Clifford J. Kavinsky, MD, PhD - Associate professor of medicine; director, Coronary Care Unit; program director, fellowship in cardiovascular disease
• Kousik Krishnan, MD, FACC, FHRS - Associate professor of medicine; director, Arrhythmia Device Clinic; associate director, Cardiac Electrophysiology Lab; program director, fellowship in clinical cardiac electrophysiology
• Philip R. Liebson, MD - Professor of medicine and preventive medicine; associate director, Echocardiography Unit.
• Christopher Madias, MD - Assistant professor of medicine
• Jose C. Mendez, MD - Associate professor of medicine; medical co-director, Advanced Heart Failure, Heart Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support Program
• Barbara Pisani, DO - Associate professor of medicine; medical co-director, Advanced Heart Failure, Heart Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support Program
• Stuart W. Rosenbush, MD, FACC - Assistant professor of medicine
• Neal Ruggie, MD - Assistant professor of medicine
• Payman Sattar, MD, FACC - Assistant professor of medicine; director, cardiology and lipid clinics, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County
• Gary L. Schaer, MD - Professor of medicine; director, cardiology research and strategic development
• R. Jeffrey Snell, MD - Associate professor of medicine; co-director, Section of Cardiology;  program director, fellowship in interventional cardiology
• Jeffrey S. Soble, MD - Associate professor of medicine; director, cardiac critical care
• Donald J. Tanis, MD - Assistant professor of medicine; director of cardiology, Rush Oak Park Hospital
• Richard G. Trohman, MD, FAHA, FACC, FHRS - Professor of medicine; co-director; Section of Cardiology; director, Electrophysiology, Arrhythmia and Pacemaker Services
• Annabelle Volgman, MD - Professor of medicine; medical director, Rush Heart Center for Women

All physicians listed on this page provide care through University Cardiologists, a member practice of Rush University Medical Group. For more information or to make an appointment, call (312) 942-5020. For a listing of all cardiologists on the medical staff at Rush, see our online Find-a-Doctor directory.