Cardiology
The Loyola Cardiology division has earned their reputation for offering a premier program in Chicago and one of the finest in the nation. Your care, whether simple or complex, is in the hands of seasoned experts trained in all types of heart and vascular care. The innovative track record of the division speaks for itself with proven patient outcomes and volumes.
The Cardiology Division offers the experience and expertise of many of the nation's top heart and vascular specialists in all areas of treatment. For a detailed list of Loyola's cardiac services, treatment offerings and locations, please visit Loyola Heart & Vascular Services web site.
Cardiac catheterization
We perform both cardiac and peripheral diagnostic and therapeutic/interventional procedures on adults and pediatric patients in our three state-of-the-art catheterization suites. Loyola's cardiologists offer a wide variety of procedure choices, many of which are not available at the typical community hospital. Loyola interventional cardiologists perform nearly 4,500 cardiac catheterizations annually, the most in northern Illinois.
Electrophysiology (EP)
Loyola's electrophysiology faculty are among the nation's leaders in the care of adults and children with heart rhythm disorders (arrhythmias).Services include diagnostic EP studies, cardioversions or application of electrical current (energy) to restore normal heartbeat, ablation procedures, and pacemaker and defibrillator implantation.
Peripheral vascular
Loyola offers a contemporary approach to the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of peripheral vascular disease (PVD). A multidisciplinary team of doctors from interventional cardiology, radiology and vascular surgery care for patients with PVD.
Transplantation
As a major solid organ transplant center in the United States, Loyola has programs in heart, lung and heart-lung transplantation. Faculty provide aggressive medical management, the latest in medications and work closely with the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery to offer conventional and leading-edge surgery. One of the oldest and most active programs in the United States, with more than 600 transplants performed since March 1984.
Verghese Mathew, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Professor
Division Director, Cardiology
Specialties
- Aortic Stenosis
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Coronary And Peripheral Interventions
- Coronary Angiography
- Coronary Angioplasty And Atherectomy
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Interventional Cardiology
- Percutaneous Aortic Valve Replacement
- TAVR
Locations
Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine
Gregory Aubert, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Specialties
- Clinical Assistant Professor
- Cardiology
- Cell and Molecular Physiology
Locations
Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine
Lara Bakhos, MD
Assistant Professor
Specialties
- Chest pain
- Congestive heart failure
- Coronary artery disease
- Echocardiography
- Hyperlipidemia
- Hypertension
Locations
Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine
May Bakir, MD, FACC
Assistant Professor
Specialties
- Assistant Professor
- Cardiology
Locations
Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine
Caroline Ball, MD, FACC
Assistant Professor
Specialties
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Assistant ProfessorCardiology
Locations
Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine
John Barron, MD, PhD
Professor
Specialties
- Cardiology
- Heart Failure
- Treatment after Heart Attack
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Echocardiography
- Nuclear Cardiology
- Valvular Heart Disease
Locations
Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine
Loyola Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine at Park Ridge
Douglas Chapman, MD
Associate Professor
Specialties
- Congestive heart failure
- Heart failure
Locations
Loyola Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine
Loyola Center for Health at Burr Ridge
Joseph Cytron, MD
Associate Professor
Specialties- Ablations for Arrhythmias
- Arrhythmia
- Defibrillator Devices
- Electrophysiology
- Heart Failure
- Heart Failure; Arrhythmias
- Pacemaker Devices
- Syncope
- Fainting Disorders
Locations
Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine
Khaled Dajani, MD, MBA, FACC
Professor
Specialties
- Abnormal Lipids and High Cholesterol
- Aortic Aneurysms
- Cardiology
- Clinical Cardiology
- Congestive Heart Failure
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Echocardiography
- General Cardiology
- Heart Attack
- Heart Disease
- Heart Disease Diagnosis without Cardiac Catheterization
- Heart Failure
- Heart Failure; Arrhythmias
- Hyperlipidemia
- Hypertension
- Multidetector CT Angiography
- Vascular Disease
- Preventive Cardiology
- Treatment after Heart Attack
- Valvular Heart Disease
- Vascular Disease
Locations
Loyola Center for Health at Homer Glen
Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine
Amir Darki, MD MSc
Associate Professor
Specialties
- Vascular Intervention
- Vascular Disease
- Aortic Valve Valvuloplasty
- Coronary Angioplasty and Atherectomy
- Chest Pain
- Carotid Interventions
- Interventional Cardiology
- Vascular Disease/ASD/PFO
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Chest Pain
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Cardiac Catheterization and Angiography
- Aortic Aneurysm Endograft Treatment
Locations
Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine
Loyola Gottlieb Memorial Hospital
Aparajita Das, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Specialties
- Echocardiography
- Heart disease
- Imaging of cardiac diseases
Locations
Loyola Center for Health at Gottlieb
Loyola Center for Health at North Riverside
Loyola Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine
Robert Dieter, MD, RVT, FACC
Associate Professor
Specialties
- Renovascular HTN
- Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm
- Hyperlipidemia
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
- Angioplasty
- Vascular Disease
- Hypertension
- Leg Pain
- Preventive Cardiology
- Abnormal Lipids and High Cholesterol
- Vascular Disease
- Vascular Intervention
- Cardiac Catheterization and Angiography
- Aortic Aneurysms
- Carotid Blockage
- Carotid Interventions
- Coronary and Peripheral Interventions
- Familial Thoracic Aortic Diseases
- Hyperlipidemia
- Interventional Cardiology
- Marfan's Syndrome
Locations
Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine
Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital
Alexander Green, MD
Associate Professor
Specialties
- Arrhythmia
- Electrophysiology
- Defibrillator Devices
- Pacemaker Devices
Locations
Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine
Loyola Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine at Park Ridge
Alain Heroux, MD
Professor
Specialties
- Heart Failure
- Heart Transplant
- Left Ventricular Assist Devices
Locations
Loyola Center for Health at Oakbrook Terrace North
Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine
Loyola Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine at Park Ridge
Haseeb Illias Basha, MD, FACP, FACC
Assistant Professor
Specialties
- Heart failure
- Heart transplant
- Left ventricular assist devices (LVAD)
- Pulmonary hypertension
Locations
Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine
William Jacobs, MD
Associate Professor
Specialties
- Heart Disease Diagnosis without Cardiac Catheterization
Locations
Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine
Bruce E. Lewis, MD
Professor
Specialties
- Heart Disease
- Vascular Disease
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Locations
Loyola Center for Health at Oakbrook Terrace North
Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine
Fred Leya, MD
Professor
Specialties
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Valvular Heart Disease
- Pulmonic Valvuloplasty
- Percutaneous Aortic Valve Replacement
- Aortic Aneurysm Endograft Treatment
- Congenital Heart Disease
- Heart Attack
- Leg Pain
- Carotid Blockage
- Aortic Aneurysms
- Aortic Valve Valvuloplasty
- Mitral valvuloplasty
- Mitra Clip for Severe Mitral Reguritation
Locations
Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine
Loyola Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine at Park Ridge
Max Liebo, MD
Associate Professor
Program Director, Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology Fellowship
Specialties
- Heart Failure
- Congestive Heart Failure
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Heart Transplant
- Left Ventricular Assist Devices
Locations
Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine
John J. Lopez, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Professor
Specialties
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Vascular Disease
- Heart Disease
- Vascular Disease/ASD/PFO
- Valvular Heart Disease
- Chest Pain
- Aortic Aneurysms
- Carotid Blockage
- Heart Attack
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Coronary and Peripheral Interventions
Locations
Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine
Loyola Center for Health at Burr Ridge
Loyola Center for Health at Hickory Hills
Thomas McKiernan, MD
Professor
Specialties
- Clinical Cardiology
Locations
Loyola Center for Health at Oakbrook Terrace North
Loyola Center for Health at Elmhurst
Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine
Ivan V. Pacold, MD, FACC
Professor
Specialties
- General Cardiology
- Echocardiography
- Clinical Cardiology
- Abnormal Lipids and High Cholesterol
- Preventive Cardiology
- Treatment of Abnormal Lipids and High Cholesterol
Locations
Loyola Center for Health at North Riverside
Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine
Loyola Hospital
Loyola Gottlieb Professional Office Building
Loyola Gottlieb Memorial Hospital
Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital
Mark Rabbat, MD
Associate Professor
Specialties
- Abnormal Lipids and High Cholesterol
- Aortic Aneurysms
- Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
- Chest Pain
- Congestive Heart Failure
- Echocardiography
- Heart Attack
- Hypertension
- Multidetector CT Angiography
- Nuclear Cardiology
- Valvular Heart Disease
Locations
Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine
Eugenia Raichlin, MD
Associate Professor
Specialties
- Cardiac amyloidosis
- Congestive heart failure
- Heart failure
- Heart transplant
- Mechanical circulatory support
Locations
Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine
Thriveni Sanagala, MD
Associate Professor
Specialties
- Clinical Cardiology
- Adult Congenital Heart Disease
- Valvular Heart Disease
- Women's heart disease
- Heart Failure
- Valvular Heart Disease
- Chest Pain
- Fainting Disorders
- Hypertension
- Hyperlipidemia
Locations
Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine
Loyola Center for Health at Homer Glen
Peter Santucci, MD, FACC, FAHA
Professor
Program Director, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship
Specialties
- Ablations for Arrhythmias
- Pacemaker Devices
- Arrhythmia
- Defibrillator Devices
- Ablation Catheter Applications for Complex Arrhythmias
Locations
Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine
Loyola Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine at Park Ridge
Loyola Center for Health at Homer Glen
Subir Shah, DO
Assistant Professor
Specialties
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Chest Pain
- Echocardiography
Locations
Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine
Loyola Center for Health at Burr Ridge
Mohammad Shakir, DO
Assistant Professor
Specialties
- Echocardiography
- Heart Failure
- Hyperlipidemia
- Hypertension
Locations
Loyola Center of Health at Gottlieb
Presence St. Joseph Hospital
Lowell H. Steen, Jr., MD
Professor
Program Director, Interventional Cardiology Fellowship
Specialties
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Interventional Cardiology
- Heart Attack
- Hypertension
- Chest Pain
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Valvular Heart Disease
Locations
Loyola Center for Health at Oak Park
Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine
Mushabbar Syed, MD, FACC
Professor
Program Director, Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship
Program Director, Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging Fellowship
Specialties
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Valvular Heart Disease
- Congestive Heart Failure
- Heart Disease Diagnosis without Cardiac Catheterization
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Imaging of Cardiac Diseases
- Adult Congenital Heart Disease
- Second Opinion/Cardiology Consultation
Locations
Loyola Hospital
Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine
Loyola Center for Health at Burr Ridge
Smit Vasaiwala, MD
Associate Professor
Specialties
- Ablation Catheter Applications for Complex Arrhythmias
- Defibrillator Devices
- Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation
- Arrhythmia
- Defibrillator Devices
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Electrophysiology
- Ablation of ventricular tachycardia
- Cardiogenetics
- Biventricular pacing
Locations
Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine
Loyola Gottlieb Memorial Hospital
David Wilber, MD, FAHA, FACC
Professor
Specialties
- Ablation catheter application for complex arrhythmia
- Ablation of atrial fibrillation
- Ablation of ventricular tachycardia
- Alternatives to anticoagulation for atrial fibrillation
- Electrophysiology
- Ventricular tachycardia
Locations
Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine
Loyola Center for Health at Burr Ridge