Patrick M. McCarthy, M.D., is Vice President of Northwestern Medical Group, and Executive Director of the Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute (BCVI) which employs approximately 1600 physicians and staff at 11 Northwestern hospitals. He trained at the Mayo Clinic and Stanford University and practiced at the Cleveland Clinic from 1990 until 2004 as Surgical Director of Heart Transplantation and the Kaufman Center for Heart Failure.
The Northwestern heart and heart surgery program rapidly ascended in the U.S. News World Report rankings from unranked in 2004 to a top 10 U.S. program, and the highest ranked in Illinois and surrounding states. Dr. McCarthy also has a joint appointment with the Department of Biomedical Engineering of Northwestern University, is a member of AOA, and has invented several medical products.
Applying a philanthropic gift from Neil Bluhm, Dr. McCarthy founded the unique Center for Artificial Intelligence in Cardiovascular Disease in 2018 to advance the use of AI in CV disease and launch a Master of Science in AI degree granting program for CV trainees. His primary focus is on clinical integration of Northwestern Medicine programs across the health system.