George T. Kondos, MD
Professor of Medicine; Chief, Clinical Cardiology Service, recipient of NIH funding and American Heart Association Funding. Dr.Kondos is co-investigator on five NIH sponsored grants evaluating subclinical cardiovascular disease on various cohorts. Dr. Kondos’ research interests focus on the evaluation and detection of subclincal cardiovascular disease using Electron Beam Computed Technology. Dr. Kondos has been a pioneer in the field of early detection of cardiovascular disease. Dr. Kondos’ clinical interests include diagnostic cardiac catheterization and hemodynamic assessment, cardiovascular prevention, early detection of cardiovascular disease, diagnosis and management of coronary disease, heart failure and valvular heart disease. Dr. Kondos has also developed one of the few Cardiovascular Teaching Centers in the Midwest using Harvey, a patient mannequin, to simulate twenty-seven different cardiovascular diseases. The Cardiovascular Simulation Center houses two Harvey mannequins, a Heart Sound Simulator, and numerous multimedia computer assisted instruction programs. gtkondos@uic.edu
