The 20 Best SVC Obstruction Doctors Near Me in Chicago, IL

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The 20 Best SVC Obstruction Doctors near Chicago, IL

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 72 doctor with experience in SVC Obstruction near Chicago, IL. Of these, 59 are Experienced, 12 are Advanced and 1 are Distinguished.

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    Mona Soni
    Experienced in SVC Obstruction
    Cardiology
    Experienced in SVC Obstruction
    Cardiology

    Advocate Heart Institute

    3134 N Clark St, 
    Chicago, IL 
     (3.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Mona Soni is a Cardiologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Soni is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of SVC Obstruction. Her top areas of expertise are Aortic Regurgitation, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Atherosclerosis, and Coronary Heart Disease.

    Scott A. Resnick
    Advanced in SVC Obstruction
    Interventional Radiology
    Advanced in SVC Obstruction
    Interventional Radiology
    259 E Erie St Ste 2040, Lavin Family Pavilion, 
    Chicago, IL 
     (1.3 miles away)
    Experience:
    34+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Scott Resnick is an Interventional Radiologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Resnick has been practicing medicine for over 34 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of SVC Obstruction. His top areas of expertise are May Thurner Syndrome, SVC Obstruction, Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus Syndrome, Stent Placement, and Thrombectomy.

    Kush R. Desai
    Advanced in SVC Obstruction
    Interventional Radiology
    Advanced in SVC Obstruction
    Interventional Radiology
    251 E Huron St 4th Fl, Feinberg Pavilion, 
    Chicago, IL 
     (1.3 miles away)
    Experience:
    19+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Kush Desai is an Interventional Radiologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Desai has been practicing medicine for over 19 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of SVC Obstruction. His top areas of expertise are Deep Vein Thrombosis, May Thurner Syndrome, Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis, Thrombectomy, and Liver Embolization.

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    Kulathuppalayan Moorthi
    Advanced in SVC Obstruction
    Advanced in SVC Obstruction
    676 N St Clair St Ste 2025, Arkes Pavilion, 
    Chicago, IL 
     (1.3 miles away)
    Experience:
    30+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Kulathuppalayan Moorthi is a Nephrologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Moorthi has been practicing medicine for over 30 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of SVC Obstruction. His top areas of expertise are Renovascular Hypertension, Acute Kidney Failure, Nephrosclerosis, and Necrosis.

    Robert L. Vogelzang
    Experienced in SVC Obstruction
    Interventional Radiology
    Experienced in SVC Obstruction
    Interventional Radiology
    675 N St Clair St Ste 19-100, Galter Pavilion, 
    Chicago, IL 
     (1.3 miles away)
    Experience:
    49+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Robert Vogelzang is an Interventional Radiologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Vogelzang has been practicing medicine for over 49 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of SVC Obstruction. His top areas of expertise are Uterine Fibroids, Varicocele, SVC Obstruction, Thrombectomy, and Stent Placement.

    Kent T. Sato
    Experienced in SVC Obstruction
    Interventional Radiology
    Experienced in SVC Obstruction
    Interventional Radiology
    251 E Huron St Ste 4-710R, Feinberg Pavilion, 
    Chicago, IL 
     (1.3 miles away)
    Experience:
    31+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Kent Sato is an Interventional Radiologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Sato has been practicing medicine for over 31 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of SVC Obstruction. His top areas of expertise are Fibrolamellar Carcinoma, Liver Cancer, Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer), Liver Embolization, and Gastrostomy.

    Experienced in SVC Obstruction
    Experienced in SVC Obstruction

    Northwestern Memorial Hospital

    251 E Huron St, 
    Chicago, IL 
     (0.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Prahasit Thirkateh is a Radiologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Thirkateh is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of SVC Obstruction. His top areas of expertise are SVC Obstruction, Pulmonary Fibrosis, and Stent Placement.

    Experienced in SVC Obstruction
    Pediatric Radiology
    Experienced in SVC Obstruction
    Pediatric Radiology

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

    225 E Chicago Ave, 
    Chicago, IL 
     (1.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Andrada Popescu is a Pediatric Radiologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Popescu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of SVC Obstruction. Her top areas of expertise are Vascular Ring, Double Aortic Arch, Cardiac Diverticulum, and SVC Obstruction.

    Experienced in SVC Obstruction
    Pediatric Cardiology
    Experienced in SVC Obstruction
    Pediatric Cardiology

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

    225 E Chicago Ave, 
    Chicago,, IL 
     (1.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Alan Nugent is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Chicago,, Illinois. Dr. Nugent is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of SVC Obstruction. His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Valve Stenosis, Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Pediatric Myocarditis, Heart Transplant, and Stent Placement.

    Experienced in SVC Obstruction
    Pediatric Radiology
    Experienced in SVC Obstruction
    Pediatric Radiology

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

    225 E Chicago Ave, 
    Chicago, IL 
     (1.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Francis Prendergast is a Pediatric Radiologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Prendergast is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of SVC Obstruction. His top areas of expertise are Ureterocele, Scoliosis, Congenital Giant Megaureter, and Caffey Disease.

    Experienced in SVC Obstruction
    Pediatric Radiology
    Experienced in SVC Obstruction
    Pediatric Radiology

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

    225 E Chicago Ave, 
    Chicago, IL 
     (1.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Daniel Schwartz is a Pediatric Radiologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Schwartz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of SVC Obstruction. His top areas of expertise are Horseshoe Kidney, Tracheobronchopathia Osteoplastica, Pectus Excavatum, and Ureterocele.

    Experienced in SVC Obstruction
    Experienced in SVC Obstruction
    676 N St Clair St Ste 2025, Arkes Pavilion, 
    Chicago, IL 
     (1.3 miles away)
    Experience:
    36+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Cybele Ghossein is a Nephrologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Ghossein has been practicing medicine for over 36 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of SVC Obstruction. Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Kidney Disease, Acute Tubular Necrosis, Fanconi Syndrome, Fanconi Bickel Syndrome, and Kidney Transplant.

    Experienced in SVC Obstruction
    Experienced in SVC Obstruction

    Mount Sinai Hospital

    1500 S Fairfield Ave, 
    Chicago, IL 
     (3.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Surbhi Trivedi is a Radiologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Trivedi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of SVC Obstruction. Her top areas of expertise are SVC Obstruction, Ascites, Pleural Effusion, and Arteriovenous Malformation.

    Bogdan Derylo
    Advanced in SVC Obstruction
    Advanced in SVC Obstruction

    Associates In Nephrology, SC

    2608 W Addison St, 
    Chicago, IL 
     (5.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Bogdan Derylo is a Nephrologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Derylo is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of SVC Obstruction. His top areas of expertise are SVC Obstruction, May Thurner Syndrome, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), and Chronic Kidney Disease.

    Experienced in SVC Obstruction
    Vascular Surgery
    Experienced in SVC Obstruction
    Vascular Surgery

    The University Of Chicago Medical Center

    5841 S Maryland Ave, 
    Chicago, IL 
     (6.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Christopher Skelly is a Vascular Surgeon in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Skelly is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of SVC Obstruction. His top areas of expertise are Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome (MALS), Peripheral Artery Disease, Arterial Insufficiency, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA), and Liver Embolization. Dr. Skelly is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in SVC Obstruction
    Internal Medicine
    Advanced in SVC Obstruction
    Internal Medicine

    John H. Stroger JR. Hospital Of Cook County

    1901 W Harrison St, 
    Chicago, IL 
     (2.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jay Vakil is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Vakil is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of SVC Obstruction. His top areas of expertise are SVC Obstruction, Milk-Alkali Syndrome, Hypercalcemia, and Pulmonary Embolism.

    Mark Leischner
    Experienced in SVC Obstruction
    Experienced in SVC Obstruction

    Associates In Nephrology, SC

    2608 W. Addison St., 
    Chicago, IL 
     (5.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Mark Leischner is a Nephrologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Leischner is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of SVC Obstruction. His top areas of expertise are Nephrosclerosis, Renovascular Hypertension, Chronic Kidney Disease, and End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD).

    Distinguished in SVC Obstruction
    Vascular Surgery
    Distinguished in SVC Obstruction
    Vascular Surgery

    Minimally Invasive Therapy Specialists SC

    5011 N Lincoln Ave, 
    Chicago, IL 
     (6.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Iftikhar Ahmad is a Vascular Surgeon in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Ahmad is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of SVC Obstruction. His top areas of expertise are Varicose Veins, Venous Insufficiency, May Thurner Syndrome, and SVC Obstruction.

    Adam Finkelstein
    Experienced in SVC Obstruction
    Interventional Radiology
    Experienced in SVC Obstruction
    Interventional Radiology

    Endeavor Health Medical Group

    5145 N. California Ave., Department Of Radiology, 
    Chicago, IL 
     (7.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Adam Finkelstein is an Interventional Radiologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Finkelstein is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of SVC Obstruction. His top areas of expertise are Visceromegaly, Lung Nodules, Ascites, Liver Embolization, and Gastrostomy.

    Atif Hassan
    Experienced in SVC Obstruction
    Interventional Cardiology | Cardiology | Internal Medicine
    Experienced in SVC Obstruction
    Interventional Cardiology | Cardiology | Internal Medicine

    Endeavor Health Medical Group

    5140 N. California Ave., Suite 700-GMP, 
    Chicago, IL 
     (7.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Hindi, Urdu
    Offers Telehealth

    Atif Hassan, MD, an interventional cardiologist at Endeavor Health, cares for patients across all stages of cardiovascular health—from prevention to critical intervention. He performs complex procedures like heart stents and treats blocked arteries, including in the legs. Dr. Hassan practices personalized care, aiming to understand each patient’s unique background, lifestyle and medical needs. Dr. Hassan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of SVC Obstruction. His top areas of expertise are Angina, Arrhythmias, Heart Attack, and Atrial Fibrillation.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    What is the definition of SVC Obstruction?

    SVC obstruction is a narrowing or blockage of the superior vena cava (SVC), which is the second largest vein in the human body. The superior vena cava moves blood from the upper parts of the body to the heart.

    When should I see a SVC Obstruction doctor near Chicago, IL?

    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 SVC Obstruction doctor near Chicago, IL?

    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 SVC Obstruction doctors near Chicago, IL?

    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 SVC Obstruction doctors near Chicago, IL?

    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 SVC Obstruction doctor near Chicago, IL?

    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 SVC Obstruction doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different SVC Obstruction 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 SVC Obstruction doctor near Chicago, IL?

    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 SVC Obstruction 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 SVC Obstruction 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 SVC Obstruction doctors near Chicago, IL?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the SVC Obstruction 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 SVC Obstruction doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the SVC Obstruction 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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