
Jaafer A Golzar MD FACC, FSCAI
Peripheral Endovascular Interventional Cardiology, Non-Invasive Cardiology, Vascular Medicine
Director of Limb Salvage Advocate Trinity Hospital Director of Endovascular Intervention Advocate Christ Medical Center
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10837 S Cicero AveSte 200Oak Lawn, IL 60453
Phone+1 708-636-7575
Fax+1 708-636-6193
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Summary
- Dr. Jaafer Golzar is an interventional cardiovascular specialist based in Chicago, IL, with subspecialties in Amputation Prevention, Peripheral Endovascular Interventional Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology, Nuclear Cardiology, Echocardiography, and Vascular Medicine. He completed his medical education at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine in 1999, followed by a residency in Internal Medicine and fellowships in Cardiovascular Diseaseat ECU Health Medical Center/East Carolina University and his Interventional Cardiovascular training at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak Michigan. Dr. Golzar has authored several publications in reputable journals, including studies on limb-threatening ischemia and below-the-knee angioplasty techniques, with his work being cited by other researchers in the field. Dr Golzar received multiple awards including Pioneers in Performance North America, University of Arkansas at Little Rock Distinguished Alumni Award, US Global PAD Association's US Limb Preservation Excellence Award. Dr Golzar is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and a Fellow of the Society of Coronary Angiography and Intervention
Education & Training
- Corewell Health William Beaumont University HospitalFellowship, Interventional Cardiology, 2005 - 2006
- ECU Health Medical Center/East Carolina UniversityFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2002 - 2005
- ECU Health Medical Center/East Carolina UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 1999 - 2002
- University of Arkansas For Medical Sciences College of MedicineClass of 1999
Certifications & Licensure
- IL State Medical License 2006 - 2026
- MI State Medical License 2005 - 2009
- NC State Medical License 1999 - 2006
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- US Limb Preservation Excellence Award Global PAD Association, 2024
- Distinguished Alumni Award University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2021
- Pioneers in Performance North America 2014
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2 citationsTemsirolimus Adventitial Delivery to Improve ANGiographic Outcomes Below the Knee.Ian Cawich, Ehrin J Armstrong, Jon C George, Jaafer Golzar, Mehdi H Shishehbor
Journal of Endovascular Therapy. 2024-08-01 - Temporal trends and outcomes of patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia with and without history of coronary artery disease: insights from the us national inpa...Zainali S Chunawala, Christopher Chew, Michael Hendrickson, Sameer Arora, Alfonso Tafur
The Journal of Invasive Cardiology. 2023-10-01 - 12 citationsSix-month pivotal results of tack optimized balloon angioplasty using the Tack Endovascular System in below-the-knee arteriesPatrick J. Geraghty, George L. Adams, Andrej Schmidt, Joseph R. Cardenas, Michael Lichtenberg
Journal of Vascular Surgery. 2021-03-01
Press Mentions
- Avinger Announces Successful First Cases with Tigereye ST Image-Guided Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO) Crossing DeviceJune 6th, 2023
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Society of Coronary Angiography and InterventionFellow
Industry Relationships
- Chief Medical Officer, Avinger2024
- Medical Director - Vascular, British Technology Group2018
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