Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute
Northwestern Memorial Hospital's Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute is a world-class heart and vascular program that offers comprehensive services and treatments in all areas of cardiovascular care. Patients benefit from the expertise of physicians, nurses and a range of multidisciplinary specialists working together in a variety of areas including cardiology, cardiac surgery, vascular medicine and surgery, cardiovascular anesthesiology, cardiac behavioral medicine and radiology.
The Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute is named in recognition of Neil G. Bluhm, whose generous financial contribution led to the creation and expansion of the heart and vascular programs at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
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Under the co-directorship of Robert O. Bonow, MD, chief of the Division of Cardiology at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Patrick M. McCarthy, MD, chief of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, the Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute is comprised of six centers:
- Center for Atrial Fibrillation
- Center for Coronary Disease
- Center for Heart Failure
- Center for Heart Valve Disease
- Center for Vascular Disease
- Center for Women's Cardiovascular Health
Physicians in these centers are addressing the prevention and treatment of heart and vascular disease through the investigation of new technologies, drugs, techniques and devices that ultimately translate into the best patient care.
In 2008, the Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute ranked among the country's top 20 Heart & Heart Surgery programs in U.S. News & World Report's annual ranking and the highest-rated heart program in the state of Illinois!
The Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute, located just two blocks from Chicago's Magnificent Mile, is committed to patient-focused care supported by the healing environments of the award winning Feinberg and Galter Pavilions. Completed in 1999, these world-class pavilions feature all private inpatient rooms.
If you or someone you love requires the experience of the world's leading heart and vascular experts, please contact the Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute to receive exceptional patient care and the most advanced treatments available.
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