Annabelle S. Volgman, MD

Annabelle S. Volgman, MD, is Associate Professor of Medicine and Medical Director of the Heart Center for Women at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago.  She is a graduate of Barnard College, Columbia University, and received her medical doctorate degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York.  She received her internal medicine training at the University of Chicago Hospitals and Clinics and her cardiology fellowship training at Northwestern University Memorial Hospital in Chicago.  She was a fellow in clinical electrophysiology at Northwestern University Memorial Hospital and Illinois Masonic Medical Center under Dr. Richard Kehoe.

Dr. Volgman was an investigator in a number of clinical studies including the AFFIRM Trial (Atrial Fibrillation Follow-up in Rhythm Management) sponsored by the NIH and SPORTIF (Stroke Prevention with Oral Thrombin Inhibitor).  She is very active in the American Heart Association serving on the board of the Metro-Chicago and has been the Medical Chairwoman for the Women’s Legacy Luncheon and American Heart Association Go Red Luncheon.  Her primary research interests include new drugs for atrial fibrillation and the use of non-invasive techniques to predict recurrence of atrial fibrillation.