HeartCare Midwest Physicians and Advanced Practitioners

HeartCare Midwest, a part of OSF HealthCare is the largest, most advanced and experienced cardiovascular provider group in the heart of Illinois. Our staff of more than 40 cardiologists, cardiothoracic surgeons and vascular surgeons, along with nearly 12 advanced practitioners are assisted by a professional and courteous staff. HeartCare Midwest physicians and practitioners possess strong training and diverse experience in cardiac and vascular specialties. We welcome new patients and are focused on your personal needs. Select any of the links below to learn more about each of our physicians. You may also view our physician list by specialty.

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    Yogesh Agarwal, MD, FACC

    Specialties:

    • Interventional Cardiology
    • Consultative Cardiology
    • Cardiac Imaging
  • Jennifer Ash, MD Jennifer Ash, MD 

    Specialties:

    • Open and minimally invasive arterial and venous surgery
    • Thoracic and abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery and stent implantation
    • Carotid artery surgery and stent implantation
    • Minimally invasive varicose vein surgery
    • Uterine fibroid therapy and embolization
  • Our Physicians | /images/our-physicians/drbaman-sm.jpg Timir Baman, MD

    Specialties:

    • Cardiac electrophysiology
    • Radiofrequency ablation, including atrial fibrillation ablation
    • Arrhythmia management
    • Pacemaker and defibrillator implant and management
  • Our Physicians | /images/our-physicians/drbarzallo.jpg Marco Barzallo, MD, FACC

    Specialties:

    • Interventional Cardiology
    • Peripheral Vascular Disease
  • David G. Best MD, FACC David G. Best MD, FACC

    Specialties

    • Heart failure management
    • Transplant cardiology
    • Interventional cardiology
  • Our Physicians | /images/our-physicians/drcharles-sm.jpg David Charles, DO

    Specialties:

    • Cardiac electrophysiology
    • Radiofrequency ablation
    • Arrhythmia management
    • Pacemaker and defibrillator implant and management
    • Laser lead extraction for pacemakers and defibrillators
  • Our Physicians | Dr. Simon Chu - Thumbnail Simon Chu, MD, PhD

    Specialties:

    • Cardiovascular Disease
    Consultative Cardiology
    Nuclear Cardiac Imaging
    Echocardiography
    • Cardiac CT Angiography & MRI

  • Our Physicians | Daniel G. Ciaburri, MD - Thumbnail Daniel G. Ciaburri, MD

    Specialties:

    • Cardiovascular Disease
    • Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery


  • Our Physicians | Dr. Daniel Couri - thumbnail Daniel Couri, MD 

    Specialties:

    • Echocardiography and Nuclear Cardiology
    • Cardiovascular CT and MRI
    • Valvular Heart Disease
    • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

  • Robert Crawford MD, FACC Robert Crawford MD, FACC

    Specialties:

    • Interventional cardiology
    • Peripheral vascular disease and intervention
  • Darrel C. Gumm MD, FACC, FSCAI Darrel C. Gumm MD, FACC, FSCAI

    Specialties:

    • Interventional cardiology
    • Peripheral vascular disease and intervention
  • Our Physicians | Ravishankar Hasanadka, MD - Thumbnail Ravishankar Hasanadka, MD

    Specialties:

    • Peripheral vascular surgery
    • Open and minimally invasive arterial and venous surgery
    • Thoracic and abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery/stent implantation
    • Carotid artery surgery and stent implantation
    • Minimally invasive varicose vein surgery
  • Mark Hsu MD, FACC Mark Hsu MD, FACC

    Specialties:

    • Consultative Cardiology
    • Echocardiology
    • Valvular heart disease
    • Pacemaker implantation
  • Sayeed Hussain, MD Syed Hussain, MD

    Specialties:

    • Open and minimally invasive arterial and venous surgery
    • Thoracic and abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery/stent implantation
    • Carotid artery surgery and stent implantation
    • Minimally invasive varicose vein surgery
  • Mark Jackson MD, FACC Mark Jackson MD, FACC

    Specialties:

    • Echocardiography
    • Vascular ultrasound
    • Diagnostic catheterization
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    Tinoy Kizhakekuttu, MD, FACP
    (Dr. Tinoy)
     

    Specialties:

    • Consultative Cardiology
    • Echocardiography

     

     

  • S. Craig Kurtz MD, FACC S. Craig Kurtz MD, FACC

    Specialties:

    • Interventional cardiology
    • Valvular heart disease
    • Consultative cardiology
  • Our Physicians | /images/our-physicians/drlome.jpg Steven M. Lome, DO 

    Specialties:

    • Consultative Cardiology
    • Cardiac Imaging
  • Our Physicians | Dr. Ryan Macwar R. Ryan Macwar, MD

    Specialties:

    • Cardiac MRI
    • Cardiac CT Angiography
    • Cardiovascular Imaging
  • M. Fayaz Malik, MD, FACC M. Fayaz Malik MD, FACC

    Specialties:

    • Consultative cardiology
    • Coronary CT angiography
    • Echocardiography
    • Peripheral vascular disease
    • Valvular heart disease
  • Donald McElroy, MD, FACP, FACC Donald McElroy MD, FACP, FACC

    Specialties:

    • Preventive cardiology
    • Lipid therapy
    • Nuclear cardiology
  • Dale K. Mueller, MD Dale K. Mueller MD

    Specialties:

    • Adult cardiac and thoracic surgery
    • Cardiac transplantation
    • Mechanical circulatory support
    • Minimally invasive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
    • Peripheral vascular surgery
  • Sudhir Mungee, MD, FACP, FACC, FSCAI Sudhir Mungee, MD. FACP, FACC, FSCAI

    Specialties:

    • Interventional cardiology
    • Echocardiography
    • Nuclear cardiology
  • James R. Munns, MD James R. Munns MD

    Specialties:

    • Adult cardiac and thoracic surgery
    • Peripheral vascular surgery
    • Cardiac transplantation
    • Pacemaker and defibrillator implantation
  • William V. Novak, MD, FACC William V. Novak, MD, FACC 

    Specialties:

    • CT Angiography
    • Echocardiography
    • Consultative Cardiology
  • Our Physicians | Dr. Ron Oren Ron Oren, MD

    Specialties:

    • Advanced heart failure
    Pulmonary hypertension
    Transplant cardiology and mechanical circulatory support  
  • Pasupathy (Paddy) Padmanabhan, MD, FACC Pasupathy Padmanabhan MD, FACC 
    (Dr. Paddy)

    Specialties:

    • Consultative cardiology
    • Diagnostic catheterization
    • Pacemaker implant and management
    • Lipid management
    • Echocardiography
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    Anitha Perinchery, MD, FACC

    Specialties:

    • Consultative Cardiology
    • Echocardiography
    • Nuclear Cardiology
    • Cardiac CT Angiography and MRI
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    Christine Perks, MD, FACC

    Specialties:

    • Consultative Cardiology
    • Cardiac Imaging
  • Ronald R. Rabjohns, MD, FACC Ronald R. Rabjohns MD, FACC

    Specialties:

    • Interventional cardiology
    • Echocardiography
    • Consultative cardiology
  • Nabeel R. Rana, MD Nabeel R. Rana MD

    Specialties:

    • Open and minimally invasive arterial and venous surgery
    • Thoracic and abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery/stent implantation
    • Carotid artery surgery and stent implantation
    • Minimally invasive varicose vein surgery
  • John F. Rashid MD, FACC, FSCAI John F. Rashid MD, FACC, FSCAI 

    Specialties:

    • Interventional cardiology
    • Peripheral vascular disease and intervention
  • Joseph Sarmiento, III, MD, FACC Joseph Sarmiento, III, MD, FACC

    Specialties:

    • Cardiac electrophysiology
    • Arrhythmia management
    • Radiofrequency ablation
    • Pacemaker and defibrillator implant and management
  • Paul J. Schmidt MD, FACC Paul J. Schmidt MD, FACC

    Specialties:

    • Interventional cardiology
    • Peripheral vascular disease and intervention
    • Echocardiography
    • Pacemaker implant and management
  • James Smalley, MD, PhD, FACC James Smalley MD, PhD, FACC

    Specialties:

    • Consultative cardiology
    • Cardiac catheterization
    • Echocardiography
    • Pacemaker implant and management
  • Our Physicians | Dr. Brad Smith - Thumbnail G. Bradley Smith, MD 

    Specialties:

    • Adult Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery
    • Off pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
    • Minimally invasive lung surgery
    • Peripheral Vascular surgery including endovascular surgery
    • Device implantation
  • Our Physicians | Dr. Monica Stancu - Thumbnail M. Mihaela Stancu, MD 

    Specialties:

    • Cardiac electrophysiology
    • Arrhythmia management
    • Radio frequency ablation
    • Pacemaker and defibrillator implant and management

  • Our Physicians | drthompson.jpg David Thompson, MD

    Specialties:

    • Consultative Cardiology
    • Echocardiography
    • Cardiac Imaging
    • Vascular Imaging
    • Nuclear Cardiology
  • Nirupama (Niru) Vallala, MD, FACC Nirupama (Niru) Vallala, MD, FACC

    Specialties:

    • Consultative cardiology
    • Echocardiography
    • Nuclear cardiology
  • Our Physicians | Dr. Jesse VanLe - thumbnail Jesse VanLe, MD 

    Specialties:

    • Adult Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery
    • Off pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
    • Arterial and Venous Surgery
    • Minimal invasive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
    • Device implantation
  • Our Physicians | /images/our-physicians/drvenkatapuram.jpg Suneetha Venkatapuram, MD

    Specialties:

    • Adult Congenital Heart Disease
    • Consultative Cardiology
    • Cardiac Imaging
  • Keattiyoat “Top” Wattanakit, MD, MPH Keattiyoat Wattanakit, MD, MPH
    (Dr. Top)

    Specialties:

    • Arterial
    • Venous & Lymphatic Diseases
    • Clotting Disorders
    • Consultative Cardiology
    • Cardiac CT & MRI Scans

 Advanced Practitioners

Our staff of advanced practitioners is specially trained and well-prepared to care for our patients' heart and vascular health. Learn more about our practitioners and their backgrounds. Select any of the links below.

 

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