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Dr. Abdul Ghani, MD

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Specializes in: Interventional Cardiology, Nuclear Medicine and Adult Cardiology

Professional interests include: enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP), angiogram (angiography), peripheral vascular disease, and more.

11800 Southwest Highway
Palos Heights, IL 60463

(708) 799-8700

Dr. Abdul Ghani, MD is an interventional cardiologist in Palos Heights, IL specializing in interventional cardiology, nuclear medicine and adult cardiology. Dr. Abdul Ghani, MD is affiliated with Advocate Trinity Hospital, Advocate Health Care, Advocate South Suburban Hospital, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital and Advocate Christ Medical Center.

Office Locations

Address:

11800 Southwest Highway
Palos Heights, IL 60463

Address:

17850 South Kedzie Avenue Suite 3250
Hazel Crest, IL 60429

Address:

4001 Vollmer Road
Olympia Fields, IL 60461

Some issues Dr. Abdul Ghani, MD can help you with:

Angiogram (Angiography)

Angiography is the use of x-rays to examine blood vessels, especially in order to identify any blocked or misshapen vessels that may cause problems. The test itself is called an angiogram. Some of the disorders that angiograms can be used to diagnose include:

Blockages and narrowing
Weakened walls and bulging, called an aneurysm
Malformations and misshapen blood vessels
Kidney artery conditions
Aorta artery conditions
Vein problems, including deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and blood clots or embolisms

During an angiogram, the doctor inserts a very thin, flexible tube called a catheter into a blood vessel through an opening in the groin or arm. The catheter is threaded through the body to the site of the suspected problem, where a small amount of dye is injected into the bloodstream and x-rays are taken. The dye makes the surrounding blood vessels visible via x-ray.

If necessary, certain procedures can be performed after an angiogram while the catheter is in place. Angioplasty is the use of a catheter to widen narrowed or blocked arteries. Stents are like tiny coiled springs that hold blood vessels open, and they can be placed during a catheterization. Damaged heart valves can also be repaired or replaced.

A typical angiogram takes about an hour to perform, but it may be longer if the catheterization is used to perform procedures on the blood vessels. It may be uncomfortable at times but is usually not painful. Afterwards, patients may be monitored for up to six hours to make sure any bleeding from the insertion site has stopped. They are given fluids to help flush the dye from their body. For a day or two after an angiogram it is important for patients to drink plenty of fluids and keep strenuous activity to a minimum.

Cardiac Catheterization

Cardiac catheterization is a procedure done to check on the health of the heart. A tiny, flexible tube called a catheter is inserted into a blood vessel through a very small opening, usually in the groin, and threaded through the blood vessel up to the heart. Once the catheter is in place, it can diagnose problems in the heart and perform certain corrective procedures.

A coronary catheter can be used to:

Take blood samples
Inject dye for an angiogram
Check for valve defects
Measure oxygen and pressure levels within the heart chambers
Take a biopsy
Perform a percutaneous coronary intervention, or procedure to clear blocked arteries
Widen narrowed valve openings

Because all of this can be accomplished without the need for open surgery, cardiac catheterization has become a popular option.

angioplasty	48
cardiac procedures	865
catheterization	186
diagnostic procedures	101
doctor visit	312
emergency care	31
hospital care	977
inpatient care	936
lab tests	158
minimally invasive procedures	185
nuclear scan	123
outpatient care	41
stent placement (stenting)	47
stress testing	275
ultrasound (sonogram)	424
vascular procedures	113

**Gender**
Male	852
Female	1244

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	916
Black	1069
Hispanic	82
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	705
From 75 to 84	635
85 and over	377
Less than 65	379

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	54
Dementia	28
Cancer	17

cardiac procedures	587
catheterization	46
diagnostic procedures	51
doctor visit	303
hospital care	687
inpatient care	688
lab tests	130
minimally invasive procedures	45
nuclear scan	81
stress testing	181
ultrasound (sonogram)	383
vascular procedures	49

**Gender**
Male	791
Female	1171

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	893
Black	973
Hispanic	65
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	647
From 75 to 84	575
85 and over	382
Less than 65	358

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	52
Dementia	29
Cancer	17

angioplasty	60
cardiac procedures	762
catheterization	167
diagnostic procedures	79
doctor visit	355
hospital care	579
inpatient care	580
lab tests	155
minimally invasive procedures	166
nuclear scan	70
stent placement (stenting)	59
stress testing	149
ultrasound (sonogram)	464
vascular procedures	77

**Gender**
Male	2132
Female	2936

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2374
Black	2402
Hispanic	192
Asian	0
Other	52
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1756
From 75 to 84	1448
85 and over	976
Less than 65	888

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	29
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	54
Dementia	29
Cancer	17

angioplasty	68
cardiac procedures	1098
catheterization	172
diagnostic procedures	72
doctor visit	341
hospital care	590
inpatient care	591
lab tests	119
minimally invasive procedures	171
nuclear scan	124
stent placement (stenting)	67
stress testing	275
ultrasound (sonogram)	678
vascular procedures	70

**Gender**
Male	975
Female	1272

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1044
Black	1054
Hispanic	97
Asian	0
Other	28
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	763
From 75 to 84	644
85 and over	418
Less than 65	422

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	39
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	52
Dementia	28
Cancer	17

angioplasty	86
cardiac procedures	636
catheterization	224
diagnostic procedures	97
doctor visit	350
hospital care	492
inpatient care	493
lab tests	147
minimally invasive procedures	223
nuclear scan	52
stent placement (stenting)	85
stress testing	100
ultrasound (sonogram)	314
vascular procedures	95

**Gender**
Male	902
Female	1185

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	932
Black	1036
Hispanic	95
Asian	11
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	728
From 75 to 84	598
85 and over	390
Less than 65	371

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	54
Dementia	27
Cancer	16

angioplasty	136
cardiac procedures	830
catheterization	374
diagnostic procedures	148
doctor visit	267
hospital care	611
inpatient care	612
minimally invasive procedures	373
nuclear scan	51
stent placement (stenting)	159
stress testing	102
ultrasound (sonogram)	356
vascular procedures	146

**Gender**
Male	817
Female	967

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	822
Black	834
Hispanic	88
Asian	0
Other	25
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	633
From 75 to 84	495
85 and over	348
Less than 65	308

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	61
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	55
Dementia	27
Cancer	17

angioplasty	106
cardiac procedures	887
catheterization	268
diagnostic procedures	111
doctor visit	247
hospital care	546
inpatient care	547
lab tests	84
minimally invasive procedures	267
nuclear scan	48
stent placement (stenting)	105
stress testing	93
ultrasound (sonogram)	499
vascular procedures	138

**Gender**
Male	501
Female	628

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	497
Black	551
Hispanic	60
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	414
From 75 to 84	362
85 and over	187
Less than 65	166

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	68
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	56
Dementia	25
Cancer	16

angioplasty	36
cardiac procedures	660
catheterization	120
diagnostic procedures	68
doctor visit	226
hospital care	400
inpatient care	401
minimally invasive procedures	134
nuclear scan	31
stent placement (stenting)	35
stress testing	60
ultrasound (sonogram)	441
vascular procedures	92

**Gender**
Male	1048
Female	1267

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1031
Black	1058
Hispanic	161
Asian	0
Other	39
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	826
From 75 to 84	680
85 and over	409
Less than 65	400

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	56
Dementia	29
Cancer	15

angioplasty	24
cardiac procedures	1814
catheterization	80
diagnostic procedures	46
doctor visit	624
hospital care	683
inpatient care	684
lab tests	17
minimally invasive procedures	105
nuclear scan	106
stent placement (stenting)	23
stress testing	249
ultrasound (sonogram)	1417
vascular procedures	111

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Abdul Ghani, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Abdul Ghani, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Palos Heights, IL were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

angioplasty	70
cardiac procedures	910
catheterization	184
diagnostic procedures	86
doctor visit	339
emergency care	31
hospital care	619
inpatient care	614
lab tests	115
minimally invasive procedures	188
nuclear scan	76
outpatient care	41
stent placement (stenting)	73
stress testing	166
ultrasound (sonogram)	553
vascular procedures	100

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Abdul Ghani, MD.

**Gender**
Male	801
Female	1067

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	897
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	850
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	84
Other	18

**Age**
75 to 84	543
85 and over	348
Less than 65	329
65 to 74	647

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Abdul Ghani, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Abdul Ghani, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	15
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	43
Atrial Fibrillation	20
Cancer	13
Dementia	22

Education & Training

He is certified by the Cardiology and has a state license in Illinois.

Board Certification: Cardiology

Licensed In: Illinois

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Abdul Ghani, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Advocate Trinity Hospital

Advocate Health Care

Advocate South Suburban Hospital

Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center

Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital

Advocate Christ Medical Center

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Abdul Ghani, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: CIGNA Choice Fund PPO, United Healthcare Select Plus POS, Magellan Health Services, United Healthcare Options PPO, Humana HMO Premier, United Healthcare Indemnity, Humana POS, Humana National POS - Open Access, Humana HMO, Unicare PPO, Blue Choice, Aetna POS, Aetna QPOS, TRICARE Prime, Aetna Open Choice PPO, Aetna Open Access HMO, Aetna Medicare HMO, Golden Rule, Great-West Healthcare, TRICARE, Community Care Network (CCN), Aetna Open Access Aetna Select, Aetna Select, Aetna EPO, Humana National HMO, Humana National EPO, Aetna HMO, CIGNA Open Access POS, Humana ChoiceCare PPO, CIGNA PPO, Aetna Medicare PPO, United Healthcare Choice Plus PPO, WellCare, AARP, Medicare Advantage, Humana Medicare Choice PPO, Blue Advantage HMO, Blue Cross Medicare Advantage PPO, United Healthcare, Medicare, Humana, Cigna, United Healthcare Navigate HMO, First Health, Beech Street, HealthLink PPO, HealthSmart, Humana PPO, Aetna, CIGNA Open Access Plus POS, PHCS PPO, CHAMPVA, MultiPlan PPO, SEIU - Local 4 PPO, Union Medical Care PPO, AAH UMR Select - Team Member Plan, HST Care Connect EPO, United Surest (previously Bind), Blue Cross HMO Illinois, Union Health Services, Inc., Blue Cross Med Select PPO, Benefits Services and Systems, Inc, FirstHealth, BCBS Commercial PPO, Blue Precision HMO, Provider Network of America (PNOA), AAH UMR Preferred - Team Member Plan, UFCW Local 1546 Health and Welfare Fund (UMC), Blue Cross Community FHP, SEIU - Local 4 HMO, Meridian MMAI, Meridian, HST Care Connect PPO, Zing Health, Blue Cross Community MMAI, BlueCare Direct HMO, Benefit Plan Administrators (BPA), Blue Cross Medicare Supplement PPO and SIHO PPO.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Abdul Ghani, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

CIGNA Choice Fund PPO

United Healthcare Select Plus POS

Magellan Health Services

United Healthcare Options PPO

Humana HMO Premier

United Healthcare Indemnity

Humana POS

Humana National POS - Open Access

Humana HMO

Unicare PPO

Blue Choice

Aetna POS

Aetna QPOS

TRICARE Prime

Aetna Open Choice PPO

Aetna Open Access HMO

Aetna Medicare HMO

Golden Rule

Great-West Healthcare

TRICARE

Community Care Network (CCN)

Aetna Open Access Aetna Select

Aetna Select

Aetna EPO

Humana National HMO

Humana National EPO

Aetna HMO

CIGNA Open Access POS

Humana ChoiceCare PPO

CIGNA PPO

Aetna Medicare PPO

United Healthcare Choice Plus PPO

WellCare

AARP

Medicare Advantage

Humana Medicare Choice PPO

Blue Advantage HMO

Blue Cross Medicare Advantage PPO

United Healthcare

Medicare

Humana

Cigna

United Healthcare Navigate HMO

First Health

Beech Street

HealthLink PPO

HealthSmart

Humana PPO

Aetna

CIGNA Open Access Plus POS

PHCS PPO

CHAMPVA

MultiPlan PPO

SEIU - Local 4 PPO

Union Medical Care PPO

AAH UMR Select - Team Member Plan

HST Care Connect EPO

United Surest (previously Bind)

Blue Cross HMO Illinois

Union Health Services, Inc.

Blue Cross Med Select PPO

Benefits Services and Systems, Inc

FirstHealth

BCBS Commercial PPO

Blue Precision HMO

Provider Network of America (PNOA)

AAH UMR Preferred - Team Member Plan

UFCW Local 1546 Health and Welfare Fund (UMC)

Blue Cross Community FHP

SEIU - Local 4 HMO

Meridian MMAI

Meridian

HST Care Connect PPO

Zing Health

Blue Cross Community MMAI

BlueCare Direct HMO

Benefit Plan Administrators (BPA)

Blue Cross Medicare Supplement PPO

SIHO PPO

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Abdul Ghani, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$7,830 BRILINTA $7,830
Abbott Laboratories	$3,734 Asahi Fielder coronary guide wire $1,439	Vascular $1,135	Mitra Clip system $846	AMPLATZER $100	MitraClip $56	Other $158
Boston Scientific Corporation	$3,030 WATCHMAN $1,991	GENERAL - VASCULAR ACCESS $928	WATCHMAN Access System $84	Rotablator $26
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$2,148 Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve $1,599	Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve $192	EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) $141	PASCAL $121	SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA $95
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$1,679 CoreValve Evolut $1,385	3F $173	Plaque Excision $68	Azure $29	Reveal LINQ $14	Other $10
Other	$3,878 XARELTO $1,138	LifeVest $344	Impella $246	ELIQUIS $212	Plaque Excision $192	Other $1,747

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$9,253
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$7,150
Travel and Lodging	$5,717
Grant	$66
Entertainment	$57
Other	$56

Biography

Dr. Abdul Ghani is a physician who specializes in adult cardiology, interventional cardiology, and nuclear medicine. Clinical interests for Dr. Ghani include familial hypercholesterolemia, arrhythmias (irregular heartbeats), and mitral valve prolapse. He is an in-network provider for several insurance carriers, including Aetna EPO, Blue California, and Coventry. Dr. Ghani (or staff) is conversant in Urdu. He is affiliated with Advocate Health Care.