GarySchaerMD
Cardiology • Chicago, ILInterventional Cardiology
Professor of Medicine (Interventional Cardiology), Rush Medical College Director of Research and Strategic Development
Overview of Dr. Schaer
Dr. Gary Schaer is a cardiologist in Chicago, IL and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Rush University Medical Center and Rush Oak Park Hospital. He received his medical degree from Yale School of Medicine and has been in practice 38 years. Dr. Schaer accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 67 doctors at Rush Oak Park Hospital and one of 159 doctors at Rush University Medical Center who specialize in Cardiology. He also speaks multiple languages, including Spanish. He has more than 80 publications and over 500 citings.
Office
1717 West Congress Pkwy
Suite 305, Kellogg Building
Chicago, IL 60612Fax+1 312-563-8636
Education & Training
National Institutes of Health Clinical CenterFellowship, Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine), 1982 - 1985
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1979 - 1982
Yale School of MedicineClass of 1979
Lafayette CollegeAB, Biology, Magna Cum Laude; Honors in Biology, 1971 - 1975
Certifications & Licensure
IL State Medical License 1989 - 2026
FL State Medical License 2017 - 2019
MD State Medical License 1983 - 1987- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
- American Board of Internal Medicine Interventional Cardiology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FSCAI) Society for Cardiac Catheterization and Interventions
- Fellow (FAHA) American Heart Association
- Chicago Magazine: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2012
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Clinical Trials
- Autologous Cultured Myoblasts (BioWhittaker) Transplanted Via Myocardial Injection Start of enrollment: 2006 Aug 01
- An Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability Study of Ixmyelocel-T Administered Via Transendocardial Catheter-based Injections to Subjects With Heart Failure Due to Ischemic Dilated Cardiomyopathy (IDCM) Start of enrollment: 2013 Feb 20
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 113 citationsIxmyelocel-T for patients with ischaemic heart failure: a prospective randomised double-blind trialAmit N. Patel, Timothy D. Henry, Arshed A Quyyumi, Gary L. Schaer, R. David Anderson
Lancet. 2016-06-11 - 963 citationsA Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Dose-Escalation Study of Intravenous Adult Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells (Prochymal) After Acute Myocardial InfarctionJoshua M. Hare, Jay H. Traverse, Timothy D. Henry, Nabil Dib, Robert K. Strumpf
Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2009-12-08 - 375 citationsThe relationships of left ventricular ejection fraction, end-systolic volume index and infarct size to six-month mortality after hospital discharge following myocardia...Robert Burns, Raymond J. Gibbons, Qilong Yi, Robin S. Roberts, Todd D. Miller
Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2002-01-02
Press Mentions
11 Physicians at Rush Named 'Top Heart Doctors'June 16th, 2021
Professional Memberships
- Member
Other Languages
- Spanish
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna Choice POS II
Aetna HMO
BCBS Blue Card PPO
BCBS Illinois PPO
BCBS New Mexico PPO
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA Open Access
CIGNA PPOFirst Health PPO
Great West PPO
Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
Multiplan PHCS PPO
Multiplan PPO
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United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO - Please verify your coverage with the provider's office directly when scheduling an appointment
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