Michael Flisak, DO
Cardiologist | Interventional Cardiology
1775 Dempster St Park Ridge IL, 60068About
Dr. Michael Flisak is a cardiologist practicing in Madison, WI. Dr. Flisak specializes in diagnosing, monitoring, and treating diseases or conditions of the heart and blood vessels and the cardiovascular system. These conditions include heart attacks, heart murmurs, coronary heart disease, and hypertension. Dr. Flisak also practices preventative medicine, helping patients maintain a heart-healthy life.
Education and Training
Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree 0
Board Certification
American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine
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Professional Memberships
- American College of Cardiology
- American Heart Association
- American Society of Echocardiography
- Society of Vascular Medicine
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Get to know Interventional cardiologist Dr. Michael Flisak, who serves patients in North Dakota.
A highly-trained interventional cardiologist with good bedside manner, Dr. Flisak practices in North Dakota at CHI St. Alexius Heart And Lung Clinic & CHI St. Alexius Health Dickinson Medical Center.
His professional interests include acute coronary syndromes, arrhythmias, atrial septal defects/PFO, cardiac catheterization and intervention, coronary artery disease, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, peripheral vascular disease, and valvular heart disease.
Academically, Dr. Flisak graduated with his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine at Midwestern University. He then went on to perform his internship, residency in internal medicine, and fellowship in adult cardiovascular medicine at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, Illinois. He also completed an additional fellowship in interventional cardiology at the University of Wisconsin.
Board-certified in cardiovascular disease and interventional cardiology, the doctor is a Diplomate of the American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine (AOBIM). The AOBIM is an organization that provides board certification to qualified Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (DOs) who specialize in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease in adults.
Furthermore, he is board-eligible in echocardiography, endovascular medicine, nuclear medicine, and vascular medicine.
Staying up to date in his field, Dr. Flisak is an active member of the American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association, the American Society of Echocardiography, and the Society of Vascular Medicine.
Interventional cardiology is a branch of cardiology that deals specifically with the catheter based treatment of structural heart diseases. An interventional cardiologist is a cardiologist with one to two years of additional education and training in diagnosing and treating cardiovascular disease as well as congenital (present at birth) and structural heart conditions through catheter-based procedures, such as angioplasty and stenting.
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