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Dr. Tara Atta is board certified in Cardiovascular Disease and Internal Medicine and practices consultative and noninvasive cardiology. She earned her medical degree at Boston University, where she also completed an internal medicine internship. She completed a cardiology fellowship at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore. She is a member of the American College of Cardiology, the American College of Physicians and the American Medical Women’s Association. Office: |
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David Cable, MD Dr. David Cable is a cardiothoracic and vascular surgeon. He earned his medical degree at the University of Iowa in Iowa City. He completed his general surgery at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., where he also completed a fellowship in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. Dr. Cable is a fellow with the American College of Surgeons, the American College of Cardiology and the American College of Chest Physicians. Dr. Cable is an independent practitioner who is not an employee of OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center. Office: |
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Dr. Paul Christensen,board certified in Cardiovascular Disease and Internal Medicine, is a consultative, invasive and noninvasive cardiologist with an interest in nuclear cardiology. He earned his medical degree from the University of Iowa, Iowa City. He received post-doctoral training in internal medicine at Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and cardiovascular diseases at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Dr. Christensen is active in Rockford Cardiology's Lipid Clinic and has a special interest in how nutrition and lifestyle affect heart health. Dr. Christensen is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology. Office: |
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Dr. Dhanekula is board certified in Internal Medicine and Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology. She practices consultative , invasive and noninvasive cardiology. Office: |
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Dr. Farhad Farokhi, board certified in Cardiovascular Disease and Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, is an invasive, consultative and noninvasive cardiologist with a special interest in electrophysiology. He earned his medical degree at Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences in Missouri. He completed an internal medicine residency at Ohio University/Grandview Hospital in Dayton, Ohio and a cardiology residency at Midwestern University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Chicago. He also completed an electrophysiology fellowship at Illinois Masonic Medical Center in Chicago. Office: |
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Dr. G. Steinar Gudmundsson, board certified in Cardiovascular Disease, is a consultative and noninvasive cardiologist with an interest in nuclear medicine. He earned his medical degree from the University of Iceland, Reykjavik. Dr. Gudmundsson completed an internship in internal medicine at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, and a residency in cardiovascular diseases at Loyola University Hospital, Maywood, Illinois. |
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Dr. Joel Hellman, board certified in Cardiovascular Disease and Internal Medicine, is a consultative, interventional and noninvasive cardiologist. He earned his medical degree at University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago. He completed a family practice residency at West Suburban Hospital in Oak Park and an internal medicine residency at Medical College of Ohio in Toledo, Ohio. He also completed a cardiology fellowship at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. He is a fellow with the American College of Cardiology. Office: |
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Dr. Mark Hiser, board certified in Cardiovascular Disease and Internal Medicine, is a clinical and interventional cardiologist specializing in electrophysiology. He serves as the Chief Medical Officer for Rockford Cardiovascular Associates. He earned his medical degree from the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Hiser completed a residency and internship at the University of Chicago. He then completed a fellowship in cardiology at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, and is a Fellow of American College of Cardiology. Office: |
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Dr. Robert Minor Jr., board certified in Interventional Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease and Internal Medicine is a clinical and interventional cardiologist with an interrest in Peripheral Vascular Disease. He earned his medical degree from Duke University Medical School in Durham, North Carolina. Dr. Minor completed an internship and residency at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City. He also served as a research fellow at the University and was chief resident for its internal medicine program. A Fellow of the American College of Cardiology, Dr. Minor participates in many clinical studies involving stent procedures. Office: Rockford Cardiovascular Associates 444 Roxbury Road Rockford, IL 61107 Phone: (815) 398-3000 |
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A.L. Rao, MD Dr. Rao is clinical assistant professor of medicine at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford. Dr. Rao received his medical degree from Andhra Medical College of Andhra University in India and completed his internal medicine internship at Cook County Hospital, Chicago. He completed a fellowship in cardiology at Loyola University Hospital, Maywood, Illinois, and is board certified in internal medicine, cardiology and interventional cardiology. Dr. Rao is an independent practitioner and is not an employee of OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center. |
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Dr. Roshankumar Patel, board certified in Interventional Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease, Internal Medicine and Nuclear Cardiology, is a consultative, non-invasive and invasive cardiologist with a special interest in Peripheral Vascular Disease. Office: |
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Dr. Jagdeep Sabharwal is a clinical and interventional cardiologist with an interest in Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD). With Dr. Skowronski, he serves as co-medical director of the OSF Saint Anthony cath lab. He earned his medical degree from the University of Illinois Medical Center, Chicago. Dr. Sabharwal completed a residency in internal medicine at the University of Illinois Medical Center, Chicago, and a fellowship in cardiology at Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan. A Fellow of American College of Cardiology, Dr. Sabharwal is board-certified in Cardiovascular Disease, Interventional Cardiology and Nuclear Cardiology. Office: |
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Dr. Eugene A. Silva, board-certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease, is a clinical and interventional cardiologist specializing in electrophysiology and medical consulting. He earned his medical degree from the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford. Dr. Silva completed a residency in internal medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals in Milwaukee, and a fellowship in cardiology from Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine in Maywood, Illinois. He is board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease and interventional cardiology. In addition, Dr. Silva is in the American College of Cardiology and serves as an assistant professor at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Rockford. Office: |
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Dr. Jan Skowronski, board-certified in Cardiovascular Disease, Interventional Cardiology and Internal Medicine, is a consultative, noninvasive and interventional cardiologist with an interest in Peripheral Vascular Disease. He earned his medical degree at the Medical University of Wroclaw in Poland. He completed internal medicine and cardiology residencies at the University of Minnesota and an interventional cardiology fellowship at University of Maryland. He also earned an MBA at the University of Illinois in Champaign/Urbana, Ill. Dr. Skowronski is co-medical director of the Cardiac Catheterization Lab with Dr. Sabharwal and director of the Chest Pain Clinic at OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center. Office: |
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Dr. E. Andrew Telfer, board-certified in Cardiovascular Disease and Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, is a clinical and interventional cardiologist specializing in electrophysiology. He earned his medical degree from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Dr. Telfer completed a residency in internal medicine at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and fellowships in cardiology at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center in Chicago and electrophysiology at Illinois Masonic Medical Center in Chicago. Dr. Telfer is a fellow in the American College of Cardiology. Office: |
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Dr. George Zaverdas, board certified in Cardiovascular Disease and Internal Medicine, is a consultative, interventional and noninvasive cardiologist. He earned his medical degree at Rush Presbyterian St. Luke’s Hospital in Chicago, where he also completed internal medicine and cardiology residencies. Dr. Zaverdas is a fellow with the American College of Cardiology and the Society of Coronary Angiography and Intervention. Office: |
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