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Heart Care Partners

Dr. Amir Cheema
Dr. Cheema joins the Medical Staff of St. Anthony’s as the full-time cardiologist for Prairie Heart at St. Anthony's. Dr. Cheema is a Prairie Cardiovascular cardiologist.

Prairie Cardiovascular
Over 30 of Prairie Cardiovascular’s physicians continue to serve patients in this region. St. Anthony’s heart care team is partnering with Prairie Cardiovascular to care for the people in the Effingham region.

Dr. Ramzi Nicolas
Dr. Nicolas, a pediatric cardiologist with the SIU School of Medicine, sees patients once a month at St. Anthony’s. Pediatric cardiology involves detecting and treating cardiac abnormalities in patients from infancy through young adulthood.