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Thursday, August 20, 2009

Physician establishes practice with St. Francis Hospital cardiology group

INDIANAPOLIS – Sunil S. Advani, M.D., has established a new practice with the Indiana Heart Physicians at St. Francis Hospital & Health Centers.

Advani most recently was affiliated with Clinical Cardiovascular Specialists at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, and was an investigator with the MidWest Cardiology Research Foundation.

He has wide experience and completed fellowships in interventional cardiology and adult cardiovascular disease (The Ohio State University Medical Center), peripheral vascular intervention (Lindner Center of Christ Hospital) and adult congenital heart disease (Columbus Children’s Hospital).

Advani is board-certified in cardiovascular disease, internal medicine and pediatrics and has extensive training in interventional cardiology and cardiac imaging. He has been an active investigator in clinical trials and has been widely published in professional journals.

A graduate of The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Advani completed a combined medicine/pediatrics residencies at the OSU Medical Center and Columbus Children’s Hospital.

He earned various academic honors, including memberships in Alpha Omega Alpha (Ohio State) and Phi Beta Kappa (Duke University).

IHP was established in 1978 under the direction of H.O. “Buzz” Hickman, M.D. In addition to its long-established relationship with St. Francis, IHP also has affiliations with Morgan Hospital and Medical Center in Martinsville and Major Hospital in Shelbyville.

Last year, nearly 70,000 patients were seen at IHP, including office visits, testing and procedures.

IHP integrated it services with St. Francis Aug. 3, 2009.

To learn more about the Indiana Heart Physicians, go to
www.ihpmd.org. More information about St. Francis Hospital & Health Centers is at www.stfrancishospitals.org.