Tag: Northwestern Medicine

Northwestern Medicine Taps Douglas R. Johnston, MD, to Lead Cardiac Surgery

Dr. Johnston will serve as chief of cardiac surgery and surgical director of Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute CHICAGO, Oct. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Nationally recognized cardiothoracic surgeon, Douglas R. Johnston, MD, has been named surgical director of Northwestern Medicine’s Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute and chief of the division […]

Northwestern Medicine First in Illinois to Utilize Advanced Imaging System During Heart Rhythm Procedure

System reduces radiation exposure, provides 3D, high-definition images of heart in real time CHICAGO, Aug. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — A Northwestern Medicine Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute physician was the first in Illinois to use a new advanced imaging system during cryoablation, a minimally-invasive treatment for […]

Northwestern Medicine and Eko Partner to Improve Valvular Heart Disease Screening Using Machine Learning Algorithms

CHICAGO, March 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Northwestern Medicine Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute is pioneering the use of artificial intelligence (AI) for cardiac screening in a new study of Eko’s cardiac monitoring platform. The study aims to demonstrate that Eko’s digital stethoscopes and AI algorithms can interpret heart […]