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Ravi Dhingra, MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA

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Location

  • Heart and Vascular Center - Center for Advanced Care - Froedtert Hospital
  • 8900 W. Doyne Ave.
  • Milwaukee, WI 53226

Specialties

  • Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
  • Cardiology/Cardiovascular Medicine

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Overview

Diseases and Conditions

  • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
  • Advanced Heart Failure
  • Cardiac Amyloidosis

Treatments and Services

  • Cardiac Transplantation
  • Ventricular Assist Device (VAD)
  • Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology

Patients Ages Seen

  • Adult
  • Senior

Languages

  • English
  • Hindi
  • Punjabi

Hospital Affiliations

  • Froedtert Hospital – Milwaukee

Board Certifications

  • Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
  • Cardiovascular Disease

Clinic Locations

Heart and Vascular Center - Center for Advanced Care - Froedtert Hospital

Transplant Center - Center for Advanced Care - Froedtert Hospital
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Biography

Dr. Dhingra is a distinguished leader in the field of cardiology, serving as the Professor of Medicine, Section Head, and Medical Director of the Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Program at Froedtert & MCW. After receiving his internal medicine training from Brooklyn, NY, he pursued his advanced training in research and preventive cardiology at the Framingham Heart Study and Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. Dr. Dhingra’s unparalleled expertise is further demonstrated through his tenure as a staff physician at Harvard Medical School, where he also earned a master’s in public health from the Harvard School of Public Health.


Dr. Dhingra’s clinical cardiology training was completed at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, followed by specialized training in Advanced Heart Failure and Heart Transplantation at Tufts Medical Center in Boston.


His leadership extends beyond his current practice, actively contributing to various regional and national committees where he influences the future of heart failure and transplantation. His groundbreaking research focuses on optimizing donor and recipient selection for heart transplants and dual-organ transplants, advancing the science of transplantation to new heights.
 

Education and Training

M.B.B.S. - Doctor of Medicine - Armed Forces Medical College, University of Poona - Pune (1995)
Master of Public Health - Harvard School of Public Health - Boston, MA (2010)
Residency in Internal Medicine - University College of Medical Sciences - New Delhi (1997)
Residency in ENT and Head & Neck Surgery - Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital - New Delhi (1997-1998)
Residency in Intensive Cardiac Care - Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital - New Delhi (1998)
Residency in Internal Medicine - Brookdale Hospital Medical Center - Brooklyn, NY (2001-2003)
Research Fellow - Framingham Heart - Boston University - Boston, MA (2003-2004)
Fellowship in Preventive Cardiology - Harvard Medical School – Massachusetts General Hospital - Boston, MA (2004-2005)
Research Fellow, Division of Aging - Harvard Medical School - Boston, MA (2004-2006)
Chief Preventive Cardiology Fellow - Harvard Medical School – Massachusetts General Hospital - Boston, MA (2005-2006)
Fellowship in Cardiology - Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center - Lebanon, NH (2009-2012)
Fellowship in Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology - Tufts Medical Center - Boston, MA (2012-2013)

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