Cardiovascular Medicine and Surgery

Advancing Cardiovascular Health through Research and Innovation.

Our mission is to lead in the discovery, integration, and application of knowledge in cardiovascular medicine and surgery to transform patient care across all cardiovascular specialties. We aim to integrate cutting-edge research, multidisciplinary innovation, and engineering principles to pioneer novel solutions for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cardiovascular diseases.

Core Commitments

Patient-Centeredness

Improve cardiovascular outcomes locally and nationally by translating scientific discoveries into real-world clinical solutions.

Education and Training

Empower the next generation of clinicians and engineers through outstanding education and mentorship in a collaborative environment.

Research

Pursue groundbreaking research that advances the understanding and management of cardiovascular conditions.

Innovation Across Specialties

Support innovation across all areas of cardiovascular medicine and surgery, from minimally invasive interventions to advanced cardiac imaging and device development.

Subtopics in this Department

Cardiovascular Medicine

Cardiac & Thoracic Surgery

Vascular
Surgery

Interventional Radiology

News

Carle Illinois College of Medicine and Butkus Foundation Launch Partnership to Advance Life-Saving Cardiovascular Screening

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Wearable Technology Continuously Monitors Heart-rate Recovery to Predict Risk

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Digital Twinning: New Machine Learning Research Tracks Heart Failure Development for Targeted Treatment

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Carle Illinois-led research unlocks clues to healing damaged hearts

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Contact

ISSAM D. MOUSSA, MD, MBA
Department Head
imoussa@illinois.edu
Professor of Medicine (tenured), Bioengineering (Research), and Neurosciences (Research), Co-Lead, Carle Illinois Neuro Cardiology Reseach Initiative, Backman Institute for Advanced Science& Technology

NAVEED ADONI
Course Director
adoni@illinois.edu
Clinical Professor, Clinical Sciences

Wawrzyniec Dobrucki

WAWRZYNIEC DOBRUCKI
Assistant Course Director
dobrucki@illinois.edu
Associate Professor, Biomedical and Translational Sciences

ABBY ADAMS, MD
Clerkship Director
karth@illinois.edu
Internal Medicine Clerkship and Subspecialties