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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
The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, high-frequency oscillatory ventilation, and surfactant for the management of intraoperative acute pulmonary hemorrhage in tetralogy of FallotNathan,M.; Kalyanaraman,M.; Blank,J.; Hardin,J. T.; Starr,J. P.Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia 2011 ;25(2):313-315
Abiomed biventricular assist device as a bridge to transplantation in a 14-year-old with cardiomyopathy resulting from ventricular noncompactionNathan,M.; Camacho,M.; Hardin,J. T.; Starr,J. P.Pediatric cardiology 2010 ;31(8):1249-1251
Experience with dexmedetomidine in children after cardiac surgery at higher dose and long duration.Balaguru,D.; Sandhu,M.; Kalyanaraman,M.; Abriam,M.; Nathan,M.; Hardin,J.; Sunaryo,P.; Starr,J. 2010 ; ( ):
Use of ECMO, surfactant, and HFOV for the management of intra-operative acute pulmonary hemorrhage post palliation of Tetralogy of Fallot with hypoplastic branch pulmonary arteries and anomalous coronary crossing RVOT.Nathan,M.; Kalyanaraman,M.; Blank,J.; Hardin,J.; Starr,J. 2009 ; ( ):
Intraoperative deployment of right pulmonary artery stent under cardioscope guidance during pulmonary valve replacement.Nathan,M.; Starr,J.; Hardin,J.; Balaguru,D.; Walsh,R.; Einzig,S.; Verma,R. 2008 ; ( ):S-23
Perventribular closure of muscular VSD prior to arch reconstruction in a neonate with coarctation, arch hypoplasia and a large hemodynamically significant VAD.Nathan,M.; Verma,R.; Balaguru,D.; Walsh,R.; Einzig,S.; Putman,D.; Hardin,J.; Starr,J. 2008 ; ( ):S-23
Enteroviral sepsis and ischemic cardiomyopathy in a neonate.Nathan,M.; Walsh,R.; Hardin,J.; Einzig,S.; Balaguru,D.; Verma,R.; Starr,J. 2008 ; ( ):14
Enteroviral sepsis and ischemic cardiomyopathy in a neonate: case report and review of literatureNathan,M.; Walsh,R.; Hardin,J. T.; Einzig,S.; Connor,B. O.; Balaguru,D.; Verma,R.; Starr,J. P.ASAIO Journal (American Society for Artificial Internal Organs : 1992) 2008 ;54(5):554-555
Surgical repair of tetralogy of Fallot with absent pulmonary valve in an infant with sickle cell anemia.Starr,J.; Nathan,M.; Hardin,J.; Kamalakar,P.; Bekele,W.; Bell,M.; Patankar,S.; Cortez,E.; Rifkin,S. 2008 ; ( ):12
Abiomed BIV AD as a bridge to transplantation in a 14 year old with cardiomyopathy from ventricular noncompaction.Nathan,M.; Camacho,M. D.; Hardin,J.; Einzig,S.; Arroyo,L. H.; D'Cruz,C.; Starr,J. 2007 ; ( ):
Nesiritide in pediatric cardiac patientsStarr,J.; Bacha,E.; Hardin,J.; Kahana,M.; Daves,S.; Sandhu,S.; Liedel,J.; Concillo,K. 2004 ; ( ):
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