TochiMOkwuosaDOFACC, FAHA

Echocardiography, Preventive Cardiology

Professor of Medicine and Cardiology, Director of Cardio-Oncology Services, Rush University Medical Center Co-Founder and Founding Chair, Chicago Cardio-Oncology Consortium (CCC) for the Chicago Citywide Cardio-Oncology Rounds (CCCR)

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Overview of Dr. Okwuosa

Dr. Okwuosa is an associate professor and director of the Cardio-Oncology program at Rush University Medical Center. Her research interests focus on preventive cardio-oncology and she is well published and has mentored many trainees in this field. She currently serves as the chair of the cardio-oncology committee within the American Heart Association, sits of various regional and national cardiology/cardio-oncology committees and boards, and is recognized for her pivotal role in creating various successful loco-regional and national cardio-oncology educational and collaborative initiatives.

Office
1717 W. Congress Pkwy
Suite 328 Kellogg
Chicago, IL 60612
Book by Phone+1(872) 273-5237

Education & Training

University of ChicagoFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2006 - 2009
University of ChicagoResidency, Internal Medicine, 2003 - 2006
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic MedicineClass of 2003
Rutgers UniversityB.A., Biology, Summa Cum Laude, 1997 - 1999
University of NigeriaB.Sc., Biochemistry, Minor in Microbiology, 1992 - 1997

Certifications & Licensure

IL State License 2014 - 2026
MI State License 2011 - 2014
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Teaching Faculty of the Year Rush University Internal Medicine, 2021
The most talked about articles of 2019 JACC: CardioOncology Journal, 2019
Leadership Development Committee American Heart Association Chicago Metro Board, 2019
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2014
Wayne State University Physician Group Travel Award Early Career Women Faculty Professional Development Seminar, 2012
Selected Finalist Northwestern (National) Cardiovascular Young Investigators’ Forum, 2012
Finalist Northwestern (National) Cardiovascular Young Investigators’ Forum, 2009
Center for Disease Control Training Grant 35th Ten-Day Course on the Epidemiology and Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, 2009
Sigma Sigma Phi National Osteopathic Honors’ Society 2001
Bessie Dolgan Memorial Award for Academic Excellence 1999
Inge Gambe Award, Best International Student 1999
Golden Key National Honors Society 1999
Dean’s List Rutgers University, 1997
Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
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Clinical Trials

The Role of suPAR Biomarker in Blood Samples of Breast Cancer Patients During and Post Doxorubicin Chemotherapy: Causative vs. Predictor Start of enrollment: 2017 Jan 17
Completed

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

at Scientific Sessions 2023: Moving Toward Social Justice in Cardiovascular Health in the United States.
Carissa M Baker-Smith, Salina P Waddy, Sara Hassani, Mahasin Mujahid, Tochi Okwuosa
Journal of the American Heart Association. 2024-11-19
Measuring "Cardiovascular Health" in Everyone Including Cancer Patients.
Tochi M Okwuosa, Donald Lloyd-Jones
JACC. Cardiooncology. 2024-10-01
Cardiovascular Diseases Increase Cancer Mortality in Adults: NHANES-Continuous Study.
Omar M Makram, Tochukwu Okwuosa, Daniel Addison, Jorge Cortes, Susan Dent
Journal of the American Heart Association. 2024-08-06

Journal Articles

The Present and Future Cardiovascular Medicine and Society the Cardiologist and the Cancer Patient: Challenges to Cardio-Oncology (Or Onco-Cardiology) and Call to Action
Agne Paner, Hena Patel, Timothy Kuzel, Parameswaran Venugopal, Tochi M Okwuosa, Nicole Prabhu, Kim A Williams, ScienceDirect
The Cardiologist and the Cancer Patient
Tochi Okwuosa, DO, JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging
Long-Term Change in Alcohol Consumption Status and Variations in Serum Fibrinogen Levels: The Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Study
Okwuosa TM, Klein O, Chan C, Schreiner P, Liu K, Green D, BMJ Open, 7/11/2013
13-Year Long-Term Associations between Changes in Traditional Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Changes in Fibrinogen Levels: The Coronary Artery Risk Development in You...
Okwuosa TM, Klein O, Chan C, Jenny SN, Schreiner P, Green D, Liu K, Atherosclerosis, 1/1/2013
Should African Americans Have a Lower Blood Pressure Goal than Other Ethnic Groups to Prevent Organ Damage?
Flack JM, Okwuosa T, Sudhakar R, Ference B, Levy P, Curr. Cardiol. Rep, 10/11/2012
Cardiovascular Health in Africans Living in the United States
Okwuosa TM, Williams KA, Curr Cardiovasc Risk Rep, 1/1/2012
Distribution of Coronary Artery Calcium Scores by Framingham 10-Year Risk Strata in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA): Potential Implications for Corona...
Okwuosa TM, Greenland P, Ning H, Liu K, Bild DE, Burke GL, Eng J, Lloyd-Jones DM, J Am Coll Cardiol, 5/3/2011
Factors Associated with Presence and Extent of Coronary Calcium in Individuals Predicted to be at Low Risk Based on Framingham Risk Score: The Multi-Ethnic Study of At...
Okwuosa TM, Greenland P, Lakoski SG, Ning H, Kang J, Blumenthal RS, Szklo M, Crouse JR, Lima JAC, Liu K, Lloyd-Jones DM, Am J Cardiol, 3/15/2011
Left Ventricular Mass from Gated SPECT Myocardial Perfusion Imaging: Comparison with Cardiac Computed Tomography
Okwuosa TM, Hampole CV, Ali J, Williams KA, J Nucl Cardiol, 9/1/2009
Advances in Myocardial Contrast Echocardiography: Clinical Trials Report on the Acute Myocardial Infarction Contrast Imaging (AMICI) Study
Okwuosa TM, Lang RM, Curr Cardiovasc Imag Rep, 10/1/2008
"Mass-ive" Infarction: Case Report and Review of Myocardial Metastatic Malignancies
Okwuosa TM, Williams KA, J Nucl Cardiol, 9/1/2008
Purtscher-like Retinopathy in a Patient with Adult-Onset Still’s Disease and Concurrent Thrombocytopenic Purpura
Okwuosa TM, Lee EW, Starosta M, Chohan S, Volkov S, Flicker M, Curran J, Rezaei KA, Swiess N, Arthritis Rheum, 2/15/2007
Coronary to Pulmonary Artery Fistula – Diagnosis by Transesophageal Echocardiography
Okwuosa TM, Gundeck EL, Ward RP, Echocardiography, 1/1/2006
Myocardial Viability: Current Techniques and Clinical Applications
Okwuosa TM, Garg RK, New Developments in Cardiovascular Diseases, 1/1/2005
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Authored Content

What's Old Is New: Patients Want Good New Days in Health CareFebruary 2020
The Cardiologist and the Cancer PatientJuly 2018

Press Mentions

Sacubitril/Valsartan Curbs Cardiotoxicity from ChemotherapyNovember 20th, 2024
Common Heart Failure Drugs Ease Heart Damage During ChemoNovember 19th, 2024
ARNI Lessens Anthracycline Cardiotoxicity in High-Risk Patients: SARAHNovember 18th, 2024
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Grant Support

The Role of suPAR in Doxorubicin Induced Cardiomyopathy in Breast Cancer Patients: Causative vs. PredictorBrian Piccolo Cancer Research Fund/Gavers Community Cancer Foundation2016–2018
Coronary Calcium Scoring as a Tool for Coronary Artery Disease Screening in Cancer Patients Post Radiation TherapyCohn Scholarship2014–2015