February 2023

CARDIOVASCULAR

Swift and Coordinated Plan of Action: NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE PULMONARY EMBOLISM RESPONSE TEAM (PERT)

Featuring: Daniel R. Schimmel, MD

Episode Summary

Daniel R. Schimmel, MD, MS, is an associate professor of Cardiology at Northwestern Medicine and interim director of the Northwestern Memorial Hospital Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute. In this episode of the Better Edge podcast, he discusses Northwestern Medicine’s Pulmonary Embolism Response Team (PERT) and how they take swift, coordinated action to save the lives of patients with pulmonary embolisms. Their multidisciplinary approach, along with new advanced technology, enables the team to offer expert care for the patient with pulmonary embolism.​
Daniel R. Schimmel, MD, MS, Associate Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)

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