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Heart Failure Specialists in Illinois

103 verified specialists treating heart failure are listed for Illinois. Coverage is strongest around Maywood, Chicago, and Deerfield. Common hospital affiliations include Ascension Saint Mary - Chicago, Loyola Gottlieb Memorial Hospital, and Rush Copley Medical Center.

Alain Heroux

Alain Heroux, MD

Cardiology

Maywood, IL30+ years
Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant
Elizabeth McNally

Elizabeth McNally, MD

Elizabeth J. Ward Professor of Genetic Medicine and Director, Center for Genetic Medicine

Cardiology

Chicago, IL30+ years
Esther Vorovich

Esther Vorovich, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)

Cardiology

Deerfield, IL15+ years
Advanced Heart Failure & TransplantCardiac Critical Care
Jonathan Rich

Jonathan Rich, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Cardiology

Chicago, IL20+ years
Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant
Sanjiv Shah

Sanjiv Shah, MD

Neil J. Stone, MD, Professor of Medicine (Cardiology); Director of Research, Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute; Director, T1 Center for Cardiovascular Therapeutics; Director, Northwestern HFpEF Program

Cardiology

Chicago, IL20+ years
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
Lubna Choudhury

Lubna Choudhury, MD

Professor of Medicine-Cardiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Cardiology

Chicago, IL30+ years
Preventive Cardiology
Clyde Yancy

Clyde Yancy, MD

Vice Dean for Health Equity; Chief of Cardiology in the Department of Medicine; Magerstadt Professor

Cardiology

Chicago, IL30+ years
Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant
Faraz Ahmad

Faraz Ahmad, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine (Cardiology), Feinberg School of Medicine

Cardiology

Chicago, IL15+ years
Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant
Anjan Tibrewala

Anjan Tibrewala, MD

Assistant Professor, Medicine (Cardiology)

Cardiology

Oak Brook, IL15+ years
Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant
Linda Chan

Linda Chan, MD

Cardiology

Winfield, IL30+ years
Cardiac Critical Care
Preeti Kansal

Preeti Kansal, MD

Associate Professor, Medicine (Cardiology)

Cardiology

Chicago, IL20+ years
Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant
Micah Eimer

Micah Eimer, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor, Feinberg School of Medicine

Cardiology

Deerfield, IL20+ years
Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant
Linda Lam

Linda Lam, DO

Pulmonology

Huntley, IL20+ years
Cardiac Critical CarePulmonary Critical Care
Robert Bonow

Robert Bonow, MD

Max and Lilly Goldberg Distinguished Professor of Cardiology

Cardiology

Chicago, IL30+ years
Structural Heart Disease
Quentin Youmans

Quentin Youmans, MD

Assistant Professor, Cardiology

Cardiology

Chicago, IL10+ years
Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant
Sara Greenhill

Sara Greenhill, MD

Director, Interventional Pulmonology

Pulmonology

Elk Grove Village, IL20+ years
Cardiac Critical CareInterventional Pulmonology
Robert Maxson

Robert Maxson, MD

Pulmonology

Palos Heights, IL15+ years
Cardiac Critical CarePulmonary Critical Care
Harvey Friedman

Harvey Friedman, MD

Pulmonologist and Critical Care Medicine Specialist

Cardiology

Melrose Park, IL30+ years
Cardiac Critical Care
Sadiya Khan

Sadiya Khan, MD

Magerstadt Professor of Cardiovascular Epidemiology; Associate Professor, Medicine (Cardiology), Preventive Medicine (Epidemiology); Director, Center for Population Science and Aging, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Cardiology

Chicago, IL15+ years
Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant
Nimit Desai

Nimit Desai, MD

Cardiology

Lake Forest, IL10+ years
Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant

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Frequently Asked Questions

How is this list of heart failure specialists in Illinois built?
This page includes physicians in Convene Health's public directory whose profile lists Heart Failure as a clinical focus area and whose practice state is Illinois. Providers are ordered by composite score (research output, peer recognition, frequency of care, and outcomes signals).
What should I look for when choosing a heart failure specialist in Illinois?
Start with clinical fit. Compare credentials, hospital affiliations, years of experience, and how the profile describes their approach to heart failure. Many of these specialists are concentrated in major medical centers — drill into a specific city below to see who's nearest you.
Are these heart failure specialists accepting new patients in Illinois?
Profile detail on availability and accepted insurance varies. Open a specific provider profile to see what they've published about new-patient access, insurance accepted, and typical wait times.
What is Heart Failure?
Heart Failure is a clinical focus area covered by the specialists listed here. Each provider profile describes their training, sub-specialties, and the conditions they regularly treat — open a profile for the most authoritative description of how that specific physician approaches heart failure care.