
Ben Chung MD
@benchungmd
University of Chicago heart failure / transplant cardiologist, focus on card sarcoid and expanding reach of advanced HF care. Jeopardy! silver medalist. he/him.
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28-01-2014 22:58:05
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An incredible start to our 7th annual UChicagoHVC Courage and Innovation Symposium symposium! Thrilled to have our colleagues in EP Gaurav A. Upadhyay, imaging Jeremy Slivnick, cardio onc, pharmacy, and nutrition join us at the lectern. Great view from the podium 🤓


No silencer can quiet this amazing amyloid talk by Nitasha Sarswat. So great to have one of the luminaries in the field in house at UChicagoHVC and illuminating us at Courage and Innovation Symposium


Terrific keynote talk from Jeff Teuteberg on the challenges of managing HF within systems Courage and Innovation Symposium. Inspired by his system for tracking GDMT and hospitalization risk on his HF pts. More innovation like this needed to tackle this massive problem.


The present and future of LVAD therapy. Fantastic review of where we are and where we’re going from Manreet Kanwar at Courage and Innovation Symposium!


Celebrating Heart Failure Awareness Week by looking back at a year of innovation in UChicago Medicine’s Advanced Heart Failure Program. #HFWeek2025


2025 is off to a historic start! UChicago Medicine continues to push the boundaries of heart failure treatment. #HFWeek2025



Big news at UChicago Medicine! Please join us in welcoming Dr. Manreet Kanwar (Manreet Kanwar) as our new Director of Heart Failure and Pulmonary Hypertension. A nationally recognized leader in advanced heart failure, mechanical circulatory support, and transplant care, Dr. Kanwar


Congratulations to my former co-fellow and good friend Luke Laffin on his first author NEJM paper! Making University of Chicago Cardiology Fellowship proud. Nikhil Narang, MD Lorundrostat Efficacy and Safety in Patients with Uncontrolled Hypertension | nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

At #ISHLT2025, UChicago Medicine faculty will present new research in heart failure, transplant, and mechanical support. From cardiogenic shock to heart transplant innovation, we’re proud to be advancing care live from Boston at #ISHLT2025. 📍 April 27–30 | Boston #HeartTransplant


Congrats to UChicago Medicine residents / rising HF superstars Yael Wollstein and Ana Lanier on their terrific The ISHLT posters! They’re lucky to have a great mentor in Ann Nguyen. UChicagoCardio UChicagoHVC


It was an honor to present our outcomes for bloodless heart transplantation. With an experienced surgeon and great team, it’s possible to get patients through HT successfully w/ similar outcomes. UChicagoCardio UChicagoHVC Mark Belkin Manreet Kanwar Ben Chung MD Gene Kim



First DRAIN-HF enrollment in Illinois! Congrats to the powerhouse team at the University of Chicago (The University of Chicago), led by PI Dr. Jonathan Grinstein, implanting physician and DRAIN-HF steering committee member Dr. Sandeep Nathan (Sandeep Nathan, MD, MSc), Dr. Mark Belkin, Dr. Jay


The National Board of Echocardiography (NBE) Board of Directors is profoundly saddened to announce the passing of our beloved and esteemed President, Roberto M. Lang, MD. Roberto M Lang bit.ly/4e89X9q


Roberto M Lang to the best work Dad anyone could ask for. It's hard to believe it's been 17 years since we started working together; life without your presence feels unimaginable. Your impact on the field and your constant guidance have been invaluable and will be deeply missed.



âś…#AHFT fellowship Grateful for this yr, made lifelong friends and mentors. Cath lab exp was also incredible (for prospective applicants, hit me up to learn more!) By numbers: 282 RHC 103 biopsies 14 CardioMEMS 9 congenital 10 exercise ~60 OHT, ~50 LVADS UChicagoCardio

