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Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute - Northwestern Medicine

CardiologyChicago, IL

★★★★★4.9/5

Ratings by platform

  • Ratings.MD (Northwestern Heart & Vascular): 4.9 out of 5 (116,929 verified ratings)

What patients say

Patients praise

  • High rates of patient recommendation (over 95-96%)
  • Appreciation for individual cardiologists and surgeons as knowledgeable and thorough
  • Effective personalized care programs like the FAST Program for new patients
  • Responsive support systems for families and post-surgery care coordination

Common complaints

  • Difficulties with administrative responsiveness and long wait times for appointments
  • Unanswered patient portal messages and delays in test result communication
  • Instances of feeling dismissed during consultations

In patients' words

"The cardiology department is run terribly. I have sent messages to the Doctor and they go unanswered for days to weeks at a time. ... My cardiologist is great when you actually see her but everything else I have dealt with has led me to start shopping for a new doctor."

a-better-place.com review

"Surveys tell us that 95 percent of patients would recommend their heart physician after coming to us through the FAST program at Northwestern."

Dr. Johnston in Surgeon Roundtable

How these reviews were compiled

Synthesized from public patient-review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8].

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