The 20 Best Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) Doctors Near Me in Illinois, US

Find the Top Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) Experts and Specialists

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 157 doctor with experience in Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) near Illinois, US. Of these, 114 are Experienced, 34 are Advanced, 8 are Distinguished and 1 are Elite.

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    Elite in Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)
    Pediatric Cardiology
    Elite in Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)
    Pediatric Cardiology

    University Of Chicago Medical Center

    5841 S Maryland Ave, 
    Chicago, IL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Michael Earing is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Earing is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Heart Disease (CHD). His top areas of expertise are Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Arachnodactyly, Marfan Syndrome, Tetralogy of Fallot, and Heart Transplant.

    Vineet Dandekar
    Experienced in Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)
    Internal Medicine

    Advocate Heart Institute

    1435 N Randall Rd, Ste 201, 
    Elgin, IL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Vineet Dandekar is an Internal Medicine provider in Elgin, Illinois. Dr. Dandekar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Heart Disease (CHD). His top areas of expertise are Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy, Cardiomyopathy, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), and Atrial Fibrillation.

    Distinguished in Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)
    Pediatric Cardiology
    Distinguished in Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)
    Pediatric Cardiology

    Advocate Health And Hospitals Corporation

    4440 W 95th St, 
    Oak Lawn,, IL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Rohit Loomba is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Oak Lawn,, Illinois. Dr. Loomba is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Heart Disease (CHD). His top areas of expertise are Heterotaxy Syndrome, Pulmonary Atresia with Intact Ventricular Septum, Pulmonary Atresia, Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), and Heart Transplant.

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    Distinguished in Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)
    Pediatric Cardiology
    Distinguished in Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)
    Pediatric Cardiology

    Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital Of Chicago

    225 E Chicago Ave, 
    Chicago,, IL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Joshua Robinson is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Chicago,, Illinois. Dr. Robinson is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Heart Disease (CHD). His top areas of expertise are Bicuspid Aortic Valve, Pediatric Myocarditis, Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Coarctation of the Aorta, and Heart Transplant.

    Distinguished in Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)
    Pediatric Cardiology
    Distinguished in Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)
    Pediatric Cardiology

    Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital Of Chicago

    225 E Chicago Ave, 
    Chicago,, IL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Joyce Woo is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Chicago,, Illinois. Dr. Woo is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Heart Disease (CHD). Her top areas of expertise are Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), X-Linked Cardiac Valvular Dysplasia, Cardiac Diverticulum, and Ventricular Septal Defects.

    Distinguished in Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)
    Pediatric Cardiology
    Distinguished in Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)
    Pediatric Cardiology

    Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital Of Chicago

    225 E Chicago Ave, 
    Chicago,, IL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Stephanie Chandler is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Chicago,, Illinois. Dr. Chandler is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Heart Disease (CHD). Her top areas of expertise are Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome, Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Arrhythmias, and Ventricular Fibrillation.

    Distinguished in Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)
    Pediatric Cardiology
    Distinguished in Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)
    Pediatric Cardiology

    Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital Of Chicago

    225 E Chicago Ave, 
    Chicago, IL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Michael Carr is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Carr is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Heart Disease (CHD). His top areas of expertise are Double Aortic Arch, Vascular Ring, Cardiac Diverticulum, and Congenital Heart Disease (CHD).

    Distinguished in Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)
    Pediatric Cardiology
    Distinguished in Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)
    Pediatric Cardiology

    Northwestern Medicine Woodstock Hospital

    3701 Doty Rd, 
    Woodstock,, IL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Kendra Ward is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Woodstock,, Illinois. Dr. Ward is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Heart Disease (CHD). Her top areas of expertise are Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Sengers Syndrome, Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, Heart Block, and Heart Transplant.

    Roger A. Defreitas
    Advanced in Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)
    Pediatric Cardiology
    Advanced in Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)
    Pediatric Cardiology
    675 N St Clair St Ste 19-100, Galter Pavilion, 
    Chicago, IL 
    Experience:
    36+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Roger Defreitas is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Defreitas has been practicing medicine for over 36 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Heart Disease (CHD). His top areas of expertise are Ebstein's Anomaly, Tricuspid Atresia, Transposition of the Great Arteries, and Congenital Heart Disease (CHD).

    Marla A. Mendelson
    Advanced in Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)
    Advanced in Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)
    675 N St Clair St Ste 19-100, Galter Pavilion, 
    Chicago, IL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Marla Mendelson is a Cardiologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Mendelson is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Heart Disease (CHD). Her top areas of expertise are Patent Foramen Ovale, Atrial Septal Defect (ASD), Atrioventricular Septal Defect, and Endocardial Cushion Defect.

    Distinguished in Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)
    Thoracic Surgery
    Distinguished in Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)
    Thoracic Surgery

    Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital Of Chicago

    225 E Chicago Ave, 
    Chicago, IL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    David Winlaw is a Thoracic Surgeon in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Winlaw is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Heart Disease (CHD). His top areas of expertise are Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Transposition of the Great Arteries, Heart Transplant, and Heart Valve Repair.

    Distinguished in Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)
    Thoracic Surgery
    Distinguished in Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)
    Thoracic Surgery

    Rush University Medical Center

    1653 W Congress Pkwy, 
    Chicago, IL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Massimo Caputo is a Thoracic Surgeon in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Caputo is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Heart Disease (CHD). His top areas of expertise are Coarctation of the Aorta, Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Tetralogy of Fallot, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG).

    Advanced in Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)
    Pediatric Cardiology
    Advanced in Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)
    Pediatric Cardiology

    Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital Of Chicago

    225 E Chicago Ave, 
    Chicago,, IL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Amy Lay is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Chicago,, Illinois. Dr. Lay is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Heart Disease (CHD). Her top areas of expertise are Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Ventricular Septal Defects, Cardiac Diverticulum, and X-Linked Cardiac Valvular Dysplasia.

    Advanced in Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)
    Pediatric Cardiology
    Advanced in Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)
    Pediatric Cardiology

    Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital Of Chicago

    225 E Chicago Ave, 
    Chicago, IL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Peter Koenig is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Koenig is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Heart Disease (CHD). His top areas of expertise are Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), X-Linked Cardiac Valvular Dysplasia, Cardiac Diverticulum, and Ventricular Septal Defects.

    Advanced in Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)
    Pediatric Cardiology
    Advanced in Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)
    Pediatric Cardiology

    Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital Of Chicago

    225 E Chicago Ave, 
    Chicago, IL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Nina Gotteiner is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Gotteiner is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Heart Disease (CHD). Her top areas of expertise are Cardiac Diverticulum, X-Linked Cardiac Valvular Dysplasia, Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), and Ventricular Septal Defects.

    Advanced in Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)
    Pediatric Cardiology
    Advanced in Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)
    Pediatric Cardiology

    Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital Of Chicago

    225 E Chicago Ave, 
    Chicago,, IL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Shivani Patel is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Chicago,, Illinois. Dr. Patel is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Heart Disease (CHD). Her top areas of expertise are X-Linked Cardiac Valvular Dysplasia, Cardiac Diverticulum, Ventricular Septal Defects, and Pulmonary Artery Agenesis.

    Advanced in Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)
    Pediatric Cardiology
    Advanced in Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)
    Pediatric Cardiology

    Office

    1653 W Congress Pkwy Ste 770, 
    Chicago,, IL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Damien Kenny is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Chicago,, Illinois. Dr. Kenny is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Heart Disease (CHD). His top areas of expertise are Atrioventricular Septal Defect, Atrial Septal Defect (ASD), Coarctation of the Aorta, Stent Placement, and Angioplasty.

    Advanced in Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)
    Pediatric Cardiology
    Advanced in Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)
    Pediatric Cardiology

    Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital Of Chicago

    225 E Chicago Ave, 
    Chicago,, IL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Angira Patel is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Chicago,, Illinois. Dr. Patel is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Heart Disease (CHD). Her top areas of expertise are Cardiac Diverticulum, Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Pulmonary Vein Stenosis, Tricuspid Atresia, and Heart Transplant.

    Advanced in Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)
    Pediatric Cardiology
    Advanced in Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)
    Pediatric Cardiology

    Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital Of Chicago

    225 E Chicago Ave, 
    Chicago,, IL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Ahmad Chaouki is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Chicago,, Illinois. Dr. Chaouki is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Heart Disease (CHD). His top areas of expertise are Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome, Arrhythmias, Sengers Syndrome, and Ventricular Fibrillation.

    Advanced in Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)
    Pediatric Cardiology
    Advanced in Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)
    Pediatric Cardiology

    Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital Of Chicago

    225 E Chicago Ave, 
    Chicago, IL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Amanda Hauck is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Hauck is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Heart Disease (CHD). Her top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Vein Stenosis, Ventricular Septal Defects, Bicuspid Aortic Valve, Cardiac Diverticulum, and Heart Transplant.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    What is the definition of Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)?

    Congenital heart disease (CHD) is a problem with the heart's structure and function that is present at birth.

    When should I see a Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) doctor in Illinois, US?

    There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

    • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
    • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
    • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
    • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
    • You want a second opinion.  

    What should I consider when choosing a Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) doctor in Illinois, US?

    It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

    How does MediFind rank Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) doctors in Illinois, US?

    MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

    What types of insurance are accepted by Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) doctors in Illinois, US?

    Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

    How can I book an appointment online with a Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) doctor in Illinois, US?

    MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) doctor?

    Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

    How can I prepare for my appointment with a Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) doctor in Illinois, US?

    Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

    • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
    • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
    • Family history of disease 
    • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
    • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
    • List of questions and concerns 
    • Your insurance card 

    You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

    What questions should I ask my Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) doctor?

    Here are some sample questions: 

    • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
    • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
    • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
    • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
    • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

    How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) doctor may know about?

    MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

    MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

    Can I filter my search to show male or female Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) doctors in Illinois, US?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

    Can I filter my search to find a Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

    Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

    By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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