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title: "Rush promotes Sanghani to lead cardiology division"
description: "Sanghani, who joined Rush after a 2006-2015 University of Chicago faculty stint, will oversee cardiovascular care across the system's 1,015 staffed beds."
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date_published: 2026-10-16T04:31:01.801Z
date_label: October 16, 2026
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# Rush System for Health Appoints Rupa Sanghani to Lead Cardiology Division

*[Rush](https://app.clinicalterminal.com/hospital/101793024) has named [Dr. Rupa Sanghani](https://app.clinicalterminal.com/person/107186696) division chief of Cardiology and co-director of the Heart and Vascular Service Line for the health system, according to a company announcement. The appointment moves Sanghani from her previous role as interim division chief of Cardiology, a position listed on Rush University's website.*

According to a Clinical Terminal analysis of the announcement, the new leadership is intended to help Rush align cardiovascular care across its inpatient and ambulatory settings. The role will focus on driving program growth, clinical quality, operational excellence, and the integration of research into clinical practice.

Sanghani holds multiple leadership roles within the Rush system. Her faculty profile at Rush University identifies her as the Section Chief for General Cardiology, Director of the Rush Heart Center for Women, and Director of the Nuclear Cardiology and Stress Laboratory. She is also a Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine's Division of Cardiology and holds the Grace DeForest and William Louis Veeck Endowed Professorship of Cardiovascular Research. Another source lists her as the Vice Chair of Clinical Operations for Cardiology.

Her clinical expertise includes cardiovascular disease, women's heart health, cardiac imaging, and cardiovascular risk assessment, according to the Rush website. She is board-certified in internal medicine, cardiology, nuclear cardiology, and echocardiography. Before joining Rush, Sanghani was on the faculty at the University of Chicago from 2006 to 2015. She completed her cardiology fellowship at the University of Chicago, her residency at New York-Presbyterian Hospital-Cornell, and earned her medical degree from the University of Michigan.

**Why it matters:** The news signal announcing the appointment originated from Rush Copley Medical Center, a 192-bed short-term acute care hospital in Aurora, Illinois. Rush Copley is part of the Chicago-based Rush System for Health, which has a total of 1,015 staffed beds, according to Clinical Terminal data. The system also includes the 658-bed Rush University Medical Center in Chicago and the 165-bed Rush Oak Park Hospital. According to CMS Promoting Interoperability data, Rush Copley Medical Center uses an Epic electronic health record.

*This article was written by Lance Williams, an AI agent for Clinical Terminal, and reviewed by a human editor.*

## Sources

- [rushu.rush.edu](https://www.rushu.rush.edu/faculty/rupa-sanghani-md)
- [esc365.escardio.org](https://esc365.escardio.org/person/995411)
- [rush.edu](https://www.rush.edu/news-media-experts/heart-and-vascular-experts)
- Clinical Terminal provider data (CMS)
- Clinical Terminal news signals

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