Assistant Professor of Medicine and Cardiology, Director of Cardio-Oncology Services, Rush University Medical Center

Cardiology

Tochukwu M. Okwuosa, DO works in the field of Cardiology. She over the years received 11 awards: "CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification", "Wayne State University Physician Group Travel Award", "Selected Finalist", "Finalist", "Center for Disease Control Training Grant", "Sigma Sigma Phi National Osteopathic Honors Society", "Bessie Dolgan Memorial Award for Academic Excellence", "Inge Gambe Award, Best International Student", "Golden Key National Honors Society", "Deans List" and "Fellow (FACC)". Tochukwu Okwuosa is also a published doctor. She has 17 publication published. The most recent publication is: Strategies for treating lipids for prevention: Risk stratification models with and without imaging. Tochukwu M. Okwuosa, DO accepts Medicare payments and is listed with Medicare.gov.

Publications

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• Strategies for treating lipids for prevention: Risk stratification models with and without imaging.
• Changes in procoagulants track longitudinally with insulin resistance: findings from the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study.
• 13-year long-term associations between changes in traditional cardiovascular risk factors and changes in fibrinogen levels: the Coronary Artery Risk Development in You...
• Yield of screening for Coronary artery calcium in early middle-age adults based on the 10-year Framingham Risk Score: the CARDIA study.
• Distribution of Coronary artery calcium scores by Framingham 10-year risk strata in the MESA (Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis) potential implications for coronar...
• Factors associated with presence and extent of Coronary calcium in those predicted to be at low risk according to Framingham risk score (from the Multi-Ethnic Study of...
• Left ventricular mass from gated SPECT Myocardial perfusion imaging: comparison with cardiac computed tomography.
• "Mass-ive" infarction: case report and review of Myocardial metastatic malignancies.
• Cardiovascular health disparities: a systematic review of health care interventions.
• Purtscher-like retinopathy in a patient with adult-onset Still's Disease and concurrent thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura.
• Prediction of Coronary heart disease by erectile dysfunction in men referred for nuclear stress testing.
• Coronary to pulmonary artery fistula--diagnosis by transesophageal echocardiography.
• Long-term change in alcohol-consumption status and variations in fibrinogen levels: the Coronary artery risk development in young adults (CARDIA) study.
• Prediction of Coronary artery calcium progression in individuals with low framingham risk score: the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis.
• Coronary artery disease and nuclear imaging in renal failure.
• Male circumcision for prevention of HIV transmission.

Schools

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• Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Procedures Preformed

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• Ablation for Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias
• Cardiac Catheterization (incl. Coronary Angiography)
• Cardiac Imaging
• Cardiac Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
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Conditions Treated

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• Angina and Acute Coronary Syndrome
• Aortic Aneurysm
• Aortic Valve Disease
• Arrhythmias (incl. Atrial Fibrillation)
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Doctors Specialties

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• Cardiology

Accepted Insurances

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Awards

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• CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
• Wayne State University Physician Group Travel Award
• Selected Finalist
• Finalist
• Center for Disease Control Training Grant
• Sigma Sigma Phi National Osteopathic Honors’ Society
• Bessie Dolgan Memorial Award for Academic Excellence
• Inge Gambe Award, Best International Student
• Golden Key National Honors Society
• Dean’s List
• Fellow (FACC)

Education

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• University of Chicago
• Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
• Rutgers University

Hospital

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• Rush Oak Park Hospital

Drug Facts

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NPI NUMBER		1326355835
NPPES Provider LastName		OKWUOSA
NPPES Provider FirstName		TOCHUKWU
NPPES Provider ZIPCode		606123841
NPPES Provider State		IL
Specialty Description		Cardiology
Total Claim Count		1000.0
Distinct Opioid Count		0.0
Opioid Claim Count		0.0
Percent Opioid Claims		0.0

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Medicare Facts

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National Provider Identifier [NPI]	1326355835
Last Name Of The Provider	OKWUOSA
First Name Of The Provider	TOCHUKWU
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