The Independent Physicians of the Regional Heart Institute
The physicians listed are independent practitioners who are not employees of OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center.

Paul M. Christensen, MD
Dr. Paul Christensen is a clinical and interventional cardiologist with an interest in nuclear cardiology. He earned his medical degree from the University of Iowa, Iowa City. His received post-doctoral training in internal medicine at Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and cardiovascular diseases at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Dr. Christensen is active in Rockford Cardiology's Lipid Clinic and has a special interest in how nutrition and lifestyle affect heart health. Dr. Christensen is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology.

Office: Rockford Cardiology Associates Ltd., 5668 East State Street, Suite 2100, Rockford IL 61108-2464.
Phone: 815/398-3000
   
   
G. Steinar Gudmundsson, MD
Dr. G. Steinar Gudmundsson is a clinical and interventional cardiologist. He earned his medical degree from the University of Iceland, Reykjavik. Dr. Gudmundsson completed an internship in internal medicine at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, and a residency in cardiovascular diseases at Loyola University Hospital, Maywood, Illinois.

Office: Rockford Cardiology Associates Ltd., 5668 East State Street, Suite 2100, Rockford IL 61108-2464.
Phone: 815/398-3000
   
   

Robert H. Harner, M.D
Dr. Robert Harner is an interventional cardiologist and medical consultant who founded Rockford Cardiology in 1973. He earned his medical degree from the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago. He completed a residency and fellowship in internal medicine at Hines VA Hospital in Hines, Illinois, and Cook County Hospital in Chicago. Dr. Harner is board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular diseases and interventional cardiology. He is a fellow in the American College of Cardiology, American College of Physicians and the Society of Coronary Angiography and Intervention. In addition, Dr. Harner serves as an assistant professor at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Rockford.

Office: Rockford Cardiology Associates Ltd., 5668 East State Street, Suite 2100, Rockford IL 61108-2464.
Phone: 815/398-3000

   
   
Baron D. Harper, MD
Dr. Baron Harper is a cardiovascular, vascular and thoracic surgeon. He earned his medical degree from Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri. He completed his residency and internship in general surgery at Washington University Medical Center. Dr. Harper completed a fellowship in cardiothoracic surgery at Washington University Medical Center. Dr. Harper is board certified in surgery and thoracic surgery.

Office: The Rockford Surgical Service, SC, 5668 East State Street, Rockford IL 61108-2464.
Phone: 815/397-7900
   
   
Mark W. Hiser, MD
Dr. Mark Hiser is a clinical and interventional cardiologist specializing in electrophysiology. He earned his medical degree from the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Hiser completed a residency and internship at the University of Chicago. He then completed a fellowship in cardiology at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City. A Fellow of American College of Cardiology, Dr. Hiser is board-certified in internal medicine and cardiology.

Office: Rockford Cardiology Associates Ltd., 5668 East State Street, Suite 2100, Rockford IL 61108-2464.
Phone: 815/398-3000
   
   
Michael L. Hogan, MD
Dr. Michael Hogan is a clinical and interventional cardiologist. He earned his medical degree from the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington. Dr. Hogan completed a residency and internship in internal medicine, as well as a fellowship in cardiology at the University of Illinois at Chicago. A Fellow of the American College of Cardiology, Dr. Hogan has a special interest in women's cardiac care.

Office: Rockford Cardiology Associates Ltd., 5668 East State Street, Suite 2100, Rockford IL 61108-2464.
Phone: 815/398-3000
   
   
James P. Locher Jr., MD
Dr. James P. Locher Jr., cardiothoracic surgeon, is board certified in surgery and thoracic surgery. Dr. Locher graduated from the University of Tennessee-Memphis College of Medicine, and served residencies in general surgery at Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Roanoke, Virginia, and the University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville. His residency in cardiothoracic surgery was taken at the University of Louisville, Kentucky. Dr. Locher is a Fellow in the American College of Surgeons and a member of the Society of Thoracic Surgery.

Office: The Rockford Surgical Service, SC, 5668 East State Street, Rockford IL 61108-2464.
Phone: 815/397-7900
   
   
Enrico Martin, MD
Dr. Enrico Martin is a clinical and interventional cardiologist. He earned his medical degree from the University of Santo Tomas, Philippines. Dr. Martin completed a residency in internal medicine at St Luke's Hospital, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and a fellowship in cardiology at East Tennessee State University, Johnson City. A Fellow of American College of Cardiology, Dr. Martin is board-certified in internal medicine and cardiology.

Office: Rockford Cardiology Associates Ltd., 5668 East State Street, Suite 2100, Rockford IL 61108-2464.
Phone: 815/398-3000
   
   
Robert L. Minor Jr., MD
Dr. Robert Minor Jr., a clinical and interventional cardiologist, serves as director of the OSF Saint Anthony Peripheral Vascular Lab. He earned his medical degree from Duke University Medical School in Durham, North Carolina. Dr. Minor completed an internship and residency at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City. He also served as a research fellow at the University and was chief resident for its internal medicine program. A Fellow of the American College of Cardiology, Dr. Minor participates in many clinical studies involving stent procedures.

Office: Rockford Cardiology Associates Ltd., 5668 East State Street, Suite 2100, Rockford IL 61108-2464.
Phone: 815/398-3000
   
   
Thong Pham, MD
Dr. Thong Pham is a clinical and interventional cardiologist specializing in electrophysiology. He earned his medical degree from Indiana University School of Medicine, Bloomington. He completed his residency Saint Francis Medical Center and his fellowship at Illinois Masonic Hospital, Chicago. Dr. Pham is board certified in cardiology; internal medicine and electrophysiology.

Office: Rockford Cardiology Associates Ltd., 5668 East State Street, Suite 2100, Rockford IL 61108-2464.
Phone: 815/398-3000.
   
   
A.L. Rao, MD
Dr. Rao is clinical assistant professor of medicine at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford. Dr. Rao received his medical degree from Andhra Medical College of Andhra University in India and completed his internal medicine internship at Cook County Hospital, Chicago. He completed a fellowship in cardiology at Loyola University Hospital, Maywood, Illinois, and is board certified in internal medicine, cardiology and interventional cardiology.

Office: Regional Cardiology Consultants Ltd., 6090 Strathmoor Dr. #6, Rockford, IL 61108 and 303 Andrews Drive, Belvidere IL 61008.
Phone: 815/544-2131.
   
   
Jagdeep Sabharwal, MD
Dr. Jagdeep Sabharwal is a clinical and interventional cardiologist. He earned his medical degree from the University of Illinois Medical Center, Chicago. Dr. Sabharwal completed a residency in internal medicine at the University of Illinois Medical Center, Chicago, and a fellowship in cardiology at Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan. A Fellow of American College of Cardiology, Dr. Martin is board-certified in internal medicine, cardiology and interventional cardiology.

Office: Rockford Cardiology Associates Ltd., 5668 East State Street, Suite 2100, Rockford IL 61108-2464.
Phone: 815/398-3000
   
   

Eugene A. Silva, MD
Dr. Eugene A. Silva is a clinical and interventional cardiologist specializing in electrophysiology and medical consulting. He earned his medical degree from the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford. Dr. Silva completed a residency in internal medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals in Milwaukee, and a fellowship in cardiology from Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine in Maywood, Illinois. He is board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease and interventional cardiology. In addition, Dr. Silva is in the American College of Cardiology and serves as an assistant professor at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Rockford.

Office: Rockford Cardiology Associates Ltd., 5668 East State Street, Suite 2100, Rockford IL 61108-2464.
Phone: 815/398-3000

   
   
Kenneth Stevens, MD
Dr. Kenneth Stevens is a clinical and interventional cardiologist. He earned his medical degree from Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, Illinois. He received post-doctoral training in cardiovascular diseases at Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, New York; Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL; and internal medicine at University of Miami School of Medicine Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Florida. He is a Fellow of both the American College of Cardiology and the American College of Physicians. He is board certified in cardiovascular diseases and internal medicine.

Office: Rockford Cardiology Associates Ltd.,
5668 East State Street, Suite 2100, Rockford IL 61108-2464.
Phone: 815/398-3000
   
   

E. Andrew Telfer, MD
Dr. E. Andrew Telfer is a clinical and interventional cardiologist specializing in electrophysiology. He earned his medical degree from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Dr. Telfer completed a residency in internal medicine at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and fellowships in cardiology at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center in Chicago and electrophysiology at Illinois Masonic Medical Center in Chicago. He is board certified in internal medicine, cardiology and electrophysiology. Dr. Telfer is a fellow in the American College of Cardiology.

Office: Rockford Cardiology Associates Ltd., 5668 East State Street, Suite 2100, Rockford IL 61108-2464.
Phone: 815/398-3000


 
To learn more, call the Regional Heart Institute at OSF Saint Anthony at (815) 395-5493 or e-mail community.relations@osfhealthcare.org.