Rush University Medical Center

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Gary L. Schaer, MD

Interventional Cardiology

1725 W. Harrison St.
Ste. 1159
Chicago, IL 60612
Phone: (312) 942-5020
Fax: (312) 563-3213
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Practice Emphasis:	Interventional Cardiology
Medical Education:	Yale University School of Medicine
Residency:	New York Hospital - Cornell University Medical Center New York, NY, Internal Medicine
Fellowship:	National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD, Critical Care
	Georgetown University Washington, DC, Cardiology
Board Certification:	Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease Interventional Cardiology
Languages Spoken:	Spanish
Special Interests:	Coronary artery disease Peripheral artery disease Carotid artery disease Myocardial infarction (heart attack) Heart attack (myocardial infarction)
Special Procedures:	Coronary interventional procedures: balloon angioplasty; stent placement; atherectomy; drug-eluting stents Peripheral interventional procedures (legs, kidneys, carotids): balloon angioplasty; stent placement; atherectomy; laser Magnetic navigation for complex coronary artery disease (Stereotaxis) Cardiovascular gene therapy to stimulate angiogenesis (the growth of new vessels) Stem cell or myoblast therapy to improve heart function after myocardial infarction (heart attack) Radiation therapy (brachytherapy) for arterial restenosis Recanalization of chronically occluded arteries in the heart or peripheral vessels
Research Interests:	Clinical trials of new drugs and devices in interventional cardiovascular medicine Gene therapy to stimulate angiogenesis Cell therapies (stem cells, skeletal myoblasts) for heart failure following myocardial infarction