DIVISION PROFILES
Dawood Darbar, MD, PhD Chief of Cardiology FAMILIAL HEART DISEASE CLINIC: This center provides personalized care across the spectrum of cardiovascular diseases (atherosclerosis, heart failure, arrhythmia, and hypertension) for individuals and families with counseling for diagnosis, management and risk prediction. Over the past year, we partnered with our pediatric cardiologists so that these services can be provided to the children of probands with inherited heart disease. We have expanded this program to now include taking care of patients and families with familial dyslipidemias.
PROGRAM IN ONCO-CARDIOLOGY: Led by Dr. Chris Gans, this program has seen a steady growth in the number of referrals. In collaboration with the Cancer Center, Dr. Gans developed clinical protocols whereby all breast cancer patients at the University of Illinois Hospital on potentially cardiotoxic regimens are now screened with speckle tracking echocardiography to detect changes in myocardial function before a decrease in left ventricular function. A personalized approach is critical in the prevention of chemotherapy-induced heart disease.
PROGRAM IN HEART FAILURE: Dr. Thomas Stamos spearheaded a shared ventricular assist device (VAD) program with Advocate Christ Hospital which allows our patients to be considered for advanced heart failure therapies such as VADs, and heart transplants, and be cared for at the University of Illinois Hospital.
PROGRAM IN HEART DISEASE IN WOMEN: This nationally-recognized program led by Dr. Joan Briller provides specialized care for women from URMs during pregnancy and those with heart disease. The growth in this program necessitated the hiring of an advanced practice nurse to assist Dr. Briller in providing care for these patients.
HIGHLIGHTS • •
Joan Briller, MD – Castle Connolly Top Doctor Cardiovascular
Electrophysiology 2018 Gold Reviewer Recognition Award
George Kondos, MD – Chicago Magazine Spotlight on Top
(Circulation) • • •
•
3rd Annual Update in Cardiovascular Disease for the Primary Care Physician – April 28, 2018
the “Nursing Investigator Award” at Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA) 2018 Annual Scientific Meeting for her
Mladen Vidovich, MD, FACC, FSCAI – American Heart Journal Associate Editor
Pioneer in Research Award Carolyn Dickens, PhD, APN, ACNP-BC – First Runner Up for
Adhir Shroff, MD – ACC2019 Scientific Sessions Planning Committee
Dawood Darbar, MD, PhD – Elected to the Association of University Cardiologists and awarded the Michael Reese
•
Niyada Naksuk, MD, FACC – Arrhythmia and
Disease 2018 Cardiologists 2018 •
•
•
Successful funding (2018-2023) of the NIH/NHLBI
research titled “Factors associated with heart failure self-care
Cardiology T32 Training Program In Personalized
in a low socioeconomic urban patient population”
Cardiovascular Medicine (TPIPCVM) – Program Director:
Cristopher Gans, MD – Teaching Recognition Program (TRP)
Dawood Darbar, MD; Co-Director: Jalees Rehman, MD
Award 2017-2018 Rose Gonzalez, RN – Excellence in Nursing Award 2018
•
ANNUAL REPORT 49
DIVISION PROFILES
•