Dr. Jaafer Golzar is an interventional cardiologist and endovascular specialist with Advocate Medical Group. He is Director of Limb Salvage & Endovascular Intervention at Advocate Trinity Hospital and Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine University of Illinois at Chicago.
His area of expertise is in arterial and venous endovascular interventions and limb salvage.
Dr. Golzar earned his medical degree at the University of Arkansas College of Medicine, Little Rock. He completed an internal medicine residency and cardiology fellowship at East Carolina University School of Medicine, Greenville, North Carolina then completed a fellowship in coronary and peripheral interventions at William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI.
An active researcher, Dr Golzar has participated in numerous clinical research trials evaluating novel devices, pharmaceuticals, and endovascular techniques. He has authored publications in peer-reviewed journals and has presented his work in the US, Asia, and Europe. He is the national Principal
As a recognized leader in the endovascular community, Dr. Golzar has recovered multiple accolades including the prestigious Pioneers in Performance—North America Award in 2014.
He is a Fellow of the Society for Coronary Angiography and Interventions and a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology.