Rush University Medical Center

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Robert S. D. Higgins, MD

Cardiovascular Thoracic Surgery

1725 W. Harrison St.
Ste. 1156
Chicago, IL 60612
Phone: (312) 942-6373
Fax: (312) 563-4700
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Practice Emphasis:	Cardiothoracic surgery Heart transplantation
Medical Education:	Yale University School of Medicine
Residency:	University Hospitals, University of Pittsburgh
Fellowship:	Cambridge University Cambridge, UK
	Yale University School of Medicine New Haven, CT
Board Certification:	Surgery Thoracic surgery

Special Interests:	Cardiovascular surgery outcomes Heart and lung transplantation Disparities in health outcomes
Special Procedures:	Management of end-stage heart failure Mechanical circulatory support DeBakey Micromed left ventricular assist device implantation
Research Interests:	Mechanical circulatory support for heart failure including Micromed Debakey left ventricular assist device