UChicago Faculty Physician
Roberto M. Lang, MD
Roberto M. Lang, MD
UChicago Faculty Physician
A.J. Carlson Professor of Medicine
Professor of Radiology
Director, Noninvasive Cardiac Imaging Laboratory
Specialties
- Cardiology (Heart Care)
- Cardiac Imaging
Locations
- Chicago - Hyde Park
- About
- Specialties & Areas of Expertise
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Roberto M. Lang, MD, is an internationally renowned cardiologist and specialist in echocardiography, the study of heart function using sound waves. Dr. Lang uses his vast knowledge of cardiac imaging techniques to evaluate patients with a wide variety of heart conditions, including heart failure and valve disease. Dr. Lang was a pioneer in the development of three-dimensional echocardiography, a state-of-the-art method to observe heart function. He is a past president of the American Society of Echocardiography. In addition, he has been named one of the top cardiologists in Chicago by Chicago magazine. Dr Lang is currently in charge of the Valve Clinic, where he actively collaborates with interventional cardiologists, as well as cardiac and vascular surgeons, to treat patients with structural heart disease and percutaneous aortic stenosis.
Specialties
Areas of Expertise
- Hypertension
- Echocardiography
- Aortic Disease
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Heart Disease
- Pregnancy-Related Heart Disease
- General Cardiology
UChicago Medicine Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine - Hyde Park5758 S. Maryland Ave., Chicago IL 606371-888-824-0200
Board Certifications
- Internal Medicine
- Cardiovascular Disease
Practicing Since
- 1985
Languages Spoken
- German
- Hebrew
- Spanish
- English
Medical Education
- Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Residency
- University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics; Sapir Medical Center
Fellowship
- University of Chicago Medicine
Internship
- Hackensack Meridian Health
Memberships & Medical Societies
- Heart Failure Society of America
- American College of Physicians
- American Federation for Medical Research
- American Society of Echocardiography
- American Heart Association in Chicago
- Central Society for Clinical and Translational Research
- American College of Cardiology
News & Research
Insurance
- Aetna HMO (specialists only)
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO
- BCBS Blue Precision HMO (specialists only)
- BCBS HMO (HMOI) (specialists only)
- BCBS PPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna POS
- Cigna PPO
- CountyCare *see insurance page
- Aetna Better Health *see insurance page
- Medicare
- Multiplan PPO
- PHCS PPO
- United Choice Plus POS/PPO
- United Options (PPO)
- United Select (HMO & EPO) (specialists only)
- United W500 Emergent Wrap
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO
- BCBS Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage Choice PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage Gold Choice PFFS
- Humana Medicare Advantage Gold Plus HMO
- United Choice HMO (specialists only)
- University of Chicago Health Plan (UCHP)
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