OpinionFebruary 6, 2020
The Cardio-Oncologist Will See You Now
A growing medical subspecialty focuses on the nexus between cancer and heart disease
Stories by Tochi M. Okwuosa
Tochukwu (Tochi) Okwuosa is board-certified cardiologist and associate professor of medicine at Rush University Medical Center. She is the Director of the Cardio-Oncology Program at Rush, Founder of the Regional Biennial Cardio-Oncology Symposium in Chicago, and is the Vice Chair of the Cardio-Oncology committee for the American Heart Association. She is a Public Voices Fellow through The OpEd Project.
OpinionOctober 31, 2019
When Cancer Leads to Heart Disease
Patients and physicians need to understand how lifesaving treatments can increase the risk of future cardiac problems