Faculty Profile
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Tamar Polonsky
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Section of Cardiology
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Associate Professor of Medicine
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tpolonsky@bsd.uchicago.edu
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Referring Physician Access Line: 1-877-DOM-2730
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Director,Cardiovascular Prevention Program
Academic Interests
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Dr. Polonsky has research expertise in cardiovascular epidemiology and prevention. She has experience analyzing data from large cohort studies, with the aim of finding novel ways to predict a person's risk of developing heart disease.
Clinical Interests
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Coronary artery disease, hypertension, hyperlipidemia (high cholesterol), and valve disease.
Publications
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Training
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BS, 1996, University of Pennsylvania, History
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MD, 2002, Univesity of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Medicine
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Residency, 2005, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Internal Medicine
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MS, 2011, Northwestern University, Clinical Investigation
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Fellowship, 2011, Northwestern University, Preventative Medicine
