Pediatric Cardiology

 

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providing inpatient and outpatient
diagnosis and management of
heart disease in children.

"All of us are dedicated and devoted to caring for children as children---not just as little adults. We recognize and anticipate that their needs are different."

William Albers, M.D., Cardiologist



Clinical Cardiology Services


Office Hours

Staff of Cardiologists


 

 

 

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Our physicians treat a full range of pediatric cardiovascular disorders, including congenital heart disease, cardiomyopathy, myocarditis, Kawasaki disease, marfan syndrome, hyperlipidemia and cardiac arrhythmias.

We also work closely with perinatologists to provide immediate care for newborns.

As an alternative to surgery, interventional catheterization is used to treat patients with such problems as atrial septal defects (ASD) or patent ductus arteriosus (PDA).

For other, more complex types of congenital heart disease, we perform a comprehensive range of catheter procedures to properly diagnose and recommend surgical treatment.

 

Our Clinical Cardiology Services Include:

  • Electrocardiograms
  • Echocardiography
  • Fetal Echocardiography
  • Transesophageal Echocardiography
  • Transtelephonic Echocardiography
  • Electrophysiology Studies
  • Radiofrequency Ablation
  • Exercise Testing
  • Tilt Table Evaluations
  • Pacemaker/Defibrillator Evaluations/Programming
  • 24 hour Holter Event Monitor
  • MRI and CT Scans
  • Nuclear Cardiology

In our state-of-the-art pediatric catheterization labs we perform a number of interventional procedures which include:

  • Pulmonary and Aortic Balloon Valvuloplasty
  • Balloon Atrial Septostomy
  • Coil Embolization of Patent Ductus Arteriosus
  • Coil Embolization of Other Abnormal Vascular Structures
  • Balloon Angioplasty of Vascular Obstructions
  • Endovascular Stent Placement

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Our offices are open for appointment Monday-Friday from 8 am to 5 pm at the following locations:

 

In the Peoria area
420 NE Glen Oak Ave, Suite 304, Peoria Illinois
Phone (309) 655- 3453 or 1 (800) 443-9898

In the Quad Cities area
4544 Third Street, Suite 3, Moline, Illinois
Phone (309) 797-4799 or 1 (800) 443-9898

 

If it’s more convenient, you may also make an appointment at one of our outreach clinics. For a schedule of hours at the following locations in Illinois, please call:

(309) 655-3453 or 1 (800) 443-9898

Bloomington - Saint Joseph’s Hospital

Champaign/Urbana - Carle Clinic

Champaign/Ubana - Covenant Medical Ctr.

Danville - Carle Clinic

Mattoon - Sara Bush Hospital

Macomb - McDonough Hospital

Ottawa - Community Hospital of Ottawa

Peru - Illinois Valley Community Hospital

Pontiac - Saint James Hospital

Princeton - Percy Memorial Hospital

Quincy - Physician & Surgeon Clinic

Rock Island - Trinity Hospital

For an appointment at our Davenport Iowa clinic at Genesis Hospital, please call (309) 797-4799 or 1 (800) 443-9898.

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Our staff of Cardiologists includes:

 

 

William H. Albers, M.D.
Dr. Albers received his medical degree from Western Reserve University in l959.

He completed his Pediatrics residency at University Hospital of Cleveland and his fellowship in Cardiology at Children’s Hospital Medical Center in Boston in l967.

 

 

Stephen E. Bash, M.D.
Dr Bash received his medical degree from Indiana University Medical School in l967.

He completed his Pediatric residency at Riley Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis in l971 and finished two fellowships in Pediatric Cardiology: at Riley Children’s Hospital in l972, and at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston in l985.

 

 

Jitendra J. Shah, M.D.
Dr. Shah received his medical degree from the Medical College, M.S. University, Baroda, India in l969.

He completed his Pediatrics residency at Philadelphia General Hospital in l972 and finished his fellowship in Pediatric Cardiology at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children in Philadelphia in l976

 

 

Douglas J. Schneider, M.D.
Dr. Schneider received his medical degree from the University of New Mexico School of Medicine in l988.

He completed his residency in Combined Internal Medicine and Pediatrics in l992 and finished his fellowship in Pediatric

Cardiology at the Children’s Hospital Medical Center in Cincinnati in l995.

 

 

John S. Hokanson, M.D.
Dr. Hokanson received his medical degree from the University of Wisconsin Medical School in l990.

He completed his Pediatric residency at the University Wisconsin Children’s Hospital in l993 and finished his fellowship in Pediatric Cardiology at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis in l997.

 

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