Rupa Sanghani, MD, has been named co-director of the Heart and Vascular Service Line for Rush and has transitioned from interim division chief to division chief of Cardiology.
In her role as co-director of the Heart and Vascular Service Line, Sanghani will provide strategic, clinical and operational leadership across Rush University System for Health in partnership with the surgical co-director and chief administrative officer. She will co-chair the Heart and Vascular Executive Steering Committee, helping advance systemwide alignment, program growth, clinical quality and operational excellence across inpatient and ambulatory settings.
Sanghani also will share oversight of service line budgets, clinical pathways, quality initiatives, clinical trial infrastructure and the integration of research into clinical care. Through this work, she will help strengthen collaboration across the system and advance Rush’s cardiovascular services.
As division chief of Cardiology within the Department of Internal Medicine, Sanghani will lead the division’s clinical, educational and research missions. Her responsibilities will include advancing clinical performance, quality and patient outcomes; supporting faculty development, recruitment and mentorship; and fostering the development of trainees and medical students. She also will advance research initiatives and institutional collaborations that expand clinical offerings and strengthen Rush’s leadership in cardiovascular medicine.
Sanghani joined Rush in 2016 and currently serves as professor of medicine at Rush Medical College. In June, she was appointed to the Grace DeForest and William Louis Veeck Endowed Professorship of Cardiovascular Research. Her previous leadership roles include director of Nuclear Cardiology and Stress Laboratory, director of Cardiology Consult Service and associate director of the Rush Heart Center for Women. She has a national reputation in cardiac positron emission tomography, has served on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Medical Imaging Drug Advisory Committee, and currently serves on the executive committee of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology and chairs the ASNC PET committee.
Sanghani will continue her clinical practice in the Division of Cardiology.
