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Joel Hardin
M.D., FAAP, FACC, FAHA
Associate Professor
FCO Division Director, Pediatric Cardiology
Pediatric Cardiology
Cardiology
Specialties
Adult & Adolescent Congenital Heart Disease, Pediatric Cardiovascular Disease, Pediatric Preventive Cardiology & Lipid Disorders, Pregnancy with Congenital Heart Disease, Pulmonary Hypertension in Congenital Heart Disease, Cardiovascular Disease in Muscular Dystrophy
Locations
Loyola Center for Children's Health at Oakbrook Terrace North
Loyola Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine at Park Ridge
Ronald McDonald ® Children's Hospital
LUC Stritch School of Medicine
Board Certifications
Pediatric Cardiology - Subspecialty Cert: AM Board of Pediatrics
Pediatrics - General Cert: AM Board of Pediatrics
Publications
Nathan,M.; Kalyanaraman,M.; Blank,J.; Hardin,J. T.; Starr,J. P.The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, high-frequency oscillatory ventilation, and surfactant for the management of intraoperative acute pulmonary hemorrhage in tetralogy of Fallot Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia 2011 ;25(2):313-315
Nathan,M.; Camacho,M.; Hardin,J. T.; Starr,J. P.Abiomed biventricular assist device as a bridge to transplantation in a 14-year-old with cardiomyopathy resulting from ventricular noncompaction Pediatric cardiology 2010 ;31(8):1249-1251
Nathan,M.; Walsh,R.; Hardin,J. T.; Einzig,S.; Connor,B. O.; Balaguru,D.; Verma,R.; Starr,J. P.Enteroviral sepsis and ischemic cardiomyopathy in a neonate: case report and review of literature ASAIO Journal (American Society for Artificial Internal Organs : 1992) 2008 ;54(5):554-555
Education
Medical School
University of Tennessee at Memphis College of Medicine
Residency
St. Louis Children's Hospital, Pediatrics
Fellowship
St. Louis Children's Hospital, Pediatrics: Pediatric Cardiology
Biography
Military Service

06/1998 – 06/2006
Final Rank: Commander
Service Branch: United States Navy Reserve, Medical Corps (Fleet Marine Force)
Discharge: Honorable

Previous University Appointments

Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics
UMDNJ – New Jersey Medical School, Newark NJ
07/2006 – 04/2009

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago IL
03/2002 – 07/2005

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield IL
07/1996 – 02/2002

Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis MN
01/1994 – 06/1996

Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
University of North Dakota School of Medicine (UND-SOM), Bismarck ND
07/1993 – 06/1996

Awards and Honors

Best Doctors, Inc.

Castle Connolly, America’s Top Doctors

Consumers' Research Council of America, America’s Top Cardiologists

Languages
Spanish