About Dr. Anita Asgar,
Interventional Cardiologist

Hello! My name is Dr. Anita Asgar and I am an interventional cardiologist having graduated from Memorial University in 1999. To date, I have performed approximately 9,000 cardiac operations, of which more than 2,400 involved heart valve procedures. I regularly perform cardiac procedures at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Read more...

1 Patient Review for
Dr. Asgar

"The operation was a success."

-- James Stout, Aortic Valve, Valve Replacement, 05/07/2025

My Specialties My Specialities &
Clinical Interests

My specialties include:

  • Transcatheter aortic valve replacement
  • Transcatheter mitral valve repair
  • Transcatheter tricuspid valve repair and replacement

In addition, I have research and clinical interests specific to:

  • Mitral regurgitation
  • Tricuspid regurgitation
  • Innovative technology for valve disease

Education, Training & Certificates

Dr. Anita Asgar, interventional cardiologist, graduated from Memorial University in 1999.

After medical school, Dr. Asgar completed an internal medicine residency at Memorial University in Newfoundland, Canada (2002). Next, she completed a cardiology residency at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada, in 2005. Dr. Asgar completed an interventional cardiology residency at Montreal Heart Institute in 2007 and a structural intervention / cardiac MRI residency at Royal Brompton Hospital in London in 2009.

Dr. Asgar is a Member of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

Dr. Asgar has a Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences, is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and a Fellow of the Society of Cardiac Angiography and Intervention.

In 2025, Dr. Asgar was named the section chief of interventional cardiology at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago, Illinois.

Schedule Appointment
with Dr. Anita Asgar, MD

To schedule an appointment with Dr. Asgar, you can:

  • Call (312) 779-6804 right now
  • Request an appointment by clicking here.

The office of Dr. Asgar is located at 675 N. St. Clair Street, Chicago, IL 60611. To get driving directions to this office, please click the map below.



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Educational VideosWatch Educational Videos with Dr. Anita Asgar

Learn about transcatheter heart valve procedures from Dr. Asgar in these videos:

  • Podcast: Meet Anita Asgar, MD, Section Head of Interventional Cardiology at Northwestern Medicine
  • Live Case: Dr. Anita Asgar Performs Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
  • Happy Valentine's Day from Northwestern Medicine in Chicago!

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Page last updated: June 5, 2025