Terry Vanden Hoek
Professor and Chair of Emergency Medicine
Biography
Dr. Terry Vanden Hoek (Photo: Ian Battaglia/University of Illinois Chicago)
Dr. Terry Vanden Hoek’s research focuses on improving survival for cardiac arrest. A strong advocate of public education programs that teach simple, easy-to-learn lifesaving techniques, he leads the Illinois Heart Rescue program, which teaches cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the community.
Vanden Hoek has helped develop CPR guidelines for the American Heart Association. He is an expert in the biology of the heart and in preventing and treating heart attack.
SparkTalks: Terry Vanden Hoek (video)
Areas of Expertise
Additional Information
In the News
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