UIC Section of Cardiology

Heart Center: Center of Excellence in Women's Health

At the University of Illinois at Chicago's National Center of Excellence in Women's Health our mission is to develop a comprehensive program addressing cardiac health throughout the entire lifespan of our women patients. Our specialists provide personalized, high quality cutting edge care addressing the more difficult diagnosis, treatment and prevention of heart disease in women. Thanks to our integral relationship with UIC's National Center of Excellence in Women's Health and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, we are able to address the full range of the unique aspects of women's cardiovascular disease including:

Diagnosis, prevention and treatment of Coronary Artery Disease in Women with Microvascular Angina
Alternative therapy for prevention and treatment of heart disease in women
Rheumatic and Congenital Heart Disease Diagnosis
Treatment of pregnant women with heart disease including arrhythmias, congenital heart disease and coronary artery disease or heart failure
Hypertension in pregnancy and pre-eclampsia
Genetic Counselling for pregnant women with heart disease
Diagnosis and treatment of fetal arrhythmias
Contraceptive care and counseling

In addition to providing state of the art medical care, our experts have extensive research experience in physical activity and other lifestyle interventions to reduce cardiovascular risk.

Electron beam scanning in the diagnosis of cardiovascular disease
Outcomes in women with pregnancy and heart disease
Gender differences in cardiovascular outcomes
New AHA/ACC guidelines for diagnosis and therapy of women with cardiovascular disease
Peripartum cardiomyopathy

Faculty

Joan Briller, MD, FACC FASE Director, Cardiovascular Program for Women

Adjunct Faculty

Isabelle Wilkins, MD Director, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Director High Risk Obstetric Clinic, Director of Fetal Ultrasound: fetal arrhythmia, diagnosis of congenital heart disease in the fetus and fetal cardiac dysfunction
Judith Hibbard, MD Professor Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Co-Director Perinatal Center
Jennifer Ahn, MD Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Director Diabetes in Pregnancy Program
Gary Loy, MD, MPH, FACOG Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Stacie Geller, PhD Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Director UIC Center for Research on Women and Gender, Director National Center of Excellence in Women's Health
Melissa Robinson Wood, MD Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Electrophysiology Services
Ranya N. Sweis, MD, MS Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Interventional Cardiology
Allison Cowett, MD MPH Assistant Professor and Director of the Center for Reproductive Health

UIC Section of Cardiology

Clinical Care

Faculty

Adjunct Faculty