Heart and Vascular Experts

Annabelle Santos Volgman, MD

Cardiology | Women’s Heart Health 
Annabelle Santos Volgman is director of the RUSH Heart Center for Women and a prominent leader of the Go Red for Women movement. She is active in the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology and is a frequent lecturer nationally and locally. 

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New report details high heart disease risk in South Asians in U.S.
What goes into a Mediterranean diet, and how to get started 
Women and heart disease: the facts you should know

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Annabelle Santos Volgman, MD

Daniel Luger, MD

Preventive Cardiology | Heart and Vascular Care
Daniel Luger is a cardiologist who specializes in preventing and treating heart and vascular disease. He leads a preventive cardiology center where he cares for patients who have risk factors for heart and vascular disease, such as high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol and sedentary lifestyle.

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Step up your heart health with stairs
Should Carrie Have Called 911 on ‘And Just Like That…?’
Chicago medical duo operating first-of-its-kind cardiac care prevention clinic
A Good Night's Sleep Can You Help Maintain Diet, Exercise Goals
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Dr. Daniel Luger

Faisal Hasan, MD

Interventional Cardiology | Cardiovascular Disease
Languages: English, Hindi, Urdu

Faisal Hasan is the chief of cardiology at RUSH. His focus is on investigating outcomes in patients who have myocardial infarction and have coexisting polyvascular disease.

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Fareed Moses Collado, MD

Interventional Cardiology | Cardiovascular Disease
Languages: English, Filipino

Fareed Moses Collado specializes in treating heart valve diseases, like aortic stenosis and mitral regurgitation. His other clinical interests include coronary artery disease, ischemia and congenital heart defects.

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Bob's Story: Outdoorsman is Active Again after Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Procedure

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Gaurav Dhar, MD

Interventional Cardiology | Cardiovascular Disease
Gaurav Dhar is an interventional cardiologist and section chief of structural heart disease at RUSH. Dhar is also the program director of our structural heart disease fellowship.

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Joanne Sutter, MD

Cardiovascular Disease
Joanne Sutter is a medical cardiologist and assistant professor of cardiology at RUSH. Sutter uses non-invasive treatments to manage heart disease and heart disease risks. She's also an expert on thoracic cardio imaging, which is used to diagnose heart conditions.

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Learn Your Risk for Heart Disease With a Calcium Score Test

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Karolina Marinescu, MD

Advanced Heart Failure | Transplant Cardiology
Languages: English, Polish

Karolina Marinescu is a cardiologist at RUSH whose expertise includes cardiovascular disease, congestive heart failure, heart disease in women and heart transplants.

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Melissa Tracy, MD

Cardiovascular Disease
Melissa Tracy is a noninvasive cardiologist at RUSH. Her areas of expertise include echocardiography and primary and secondary prevention for cardiovascular disease. She is also the medical director for our cardiac rehabilitation program.

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9 Things Cardiologists Do for Their Own Hearts

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Parik S. Sharma, MD, MPH

Heart Rhythm Disorders | Electrophysiology
Languages: English, Hindi

Parik Sharma is a cardiologist who specializes in managing rhythm disorders of the heart. He is a nationally recognized electrophysiologist and expert in the treatment of atrial fibrillation, including ablation and pacemaker implantation.

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Doctor weighs in on Bills’ Damar Hamlin’s injury
The electrically broken heart has a new cure
American Academy of Pediatrics recommends cardiac screenings for children every 3 years 

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Dr. Parik Sharma

Rupa Sanghani, MD

Cardiovascular Disease | Women's Heart Health
Languages: English, Gujarati

Rupa Sanghani is the director of RUSH's stress lab and nuclear imaging lab. She's also the associate director for the RUSH Heart Center for Women. Sanghani's clinical interests include pregnancy-related heart disease, cardiovascular risk assessment and counseling and heart disease prevention.

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Technology is Advancing Cardiac Diagnosis and Treatment

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Sean Swearingen, MD

Sports Cardiology
Sean Swearingen is a sports cardiology expert. His other clinical interests include coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, preventive cardiology and peripheral vascular disease.

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Bronny James cardiac arrest shines light on importance of quick action
What could have caused Damar Hamlin's cardiac arrest on field? Doctors weigh in

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Shannon Li, MD

Cardiovascular Disease | Women's Heart Health
Languages: English, Mandarin

Shannon Li is a cardiologist and assistant professor at RUSH. Her clinical interests include women's heart health and coronary microvascular dysfunction.

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