Robert O. Bonow, MD
Cardiology, Internal Medicine
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Office Phone:
312-695-4965
Website:
http://heart.nmh.org
Clinical Interests
Valvular Heart Disease, Cardiac Assessment, General Cardiology, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, Coronary Artery Disease
Education and Training
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Medical Education: |
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine 1973 |
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Residency: |
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania |
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Fellowship: |
National Institutes of Health |
Board Certification
Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
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Publications
Northwestern Memorials physicians' works are published in the various professional journals.
Biography
Robert O. Bonow, MD is the Goldberg Distinguished Professor at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, where he is vice chairman of the Department of Medicine and director of the Center for Cardiovascular Innovation. From 1992 to 2011, he served as chief of the Division of Cardiology at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. He received his MD degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Dr. Bonow is recognized for his research and teaching in a variety of cardiac diseases, including coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease, and heart failure. He has authored or co-authored more than 390 published papers and 88 book chapters. He serves on the editorial boards of 11 medical journals, and is one of the four principal editors of Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine.
Dr. Bonow is past-President of the American Heart Association (2002-2003) and a Master of the American College of Cardiology (2008). He chaired the ACC/AHA Guidelines for Management of Patients with Valvular Heart Disease and the ACC/AHA Task Force on Performance Measures. He is a past member of the Board of Trustees of the American College of Cardiology, the Board of Directors of the American Heart Association, the Subspecialty Board on Cardiovascular Disease of the American Board of Internal Medicine, the Board of Extramural Advisors of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, and the Clinical Research Roundtable of the Institute of Medicine. He currently serves on healthcare quality committees of the National Quality Forum, the National Committee for Quality Assurance, and the Physicians' Consortium for Performance Improvement.
Among his honors are the NIH Director's Award, the U.S. Public Health Service Commendation Medal and Outstanding Service Medal, and elected membership in the American Society for Clinical Investigation and the Association of American Physicians. He is the recipient of the Distinguished Fellowship Award and Distinguished Service Award of the American College of Cardiology; the Distinguished Leadership Award, Distinguished Achievement Award, Gold Heart Award, and James B. Herrick Award of the American Heart Association; and the John Phillips Memorial Award of the American College of Physicians.
Dr. Bonow is past-President of the American Heart Association (2002-2003) and a Master of the American College of Cardiology (2008). He chaired the ACC/AHA Guidelines for Management of Patients with Valvular Heart Disease and the ACC/AHA Task Force on Performance Measures. He is a past member of the Board of Trustees of the American College of Cardiology, the Board of Directors of the American Heart Association, the Subspecialty Board on Cardiovascular Disease of the American Board of Internal Medicine, the Board of Extramural Advisors of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, and the Clinical Research Roundtable of the Institute of Medicine. He currently serves on healthcare quality committees of the National Quality Forum, the National Committee for Quality Assurance, and the Physicians' Consortium for Performance Improvement.
Among his honors are the NIH Director's Award, the U.S. Public Health Service Commendation Medal and Outstanding Service Medal, and elected membership in the American Society for Clinical Investigation and the Association of American Physicians. He is the recipient of the Distinguished Fellowship Award and Distinguished Service Award of the American College of Cardiology; the Distinguished Leadership Award, Distinguished Achievement Award, Gold Heart Award, and James B. Herrick Award of the American Heart Association; and the John Phillips Memorial Award of the American College of Physicians.
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