Lumen Cardiovascular Specialists

Cardiovascular Conditions Treated at Our Office

• Coronary artery disease treatment and prevention
• Angina/chest pain symptom
• Shortness of breath symptom
• Hyperlipidemia (high cholesterol)
• Hypertension (high blood pressure)
• Congestive heart failure (CHF)
• Leg swelling symptom
• Diabetic ulcer
• Varicose and spider veins (click to find out more)
• Claudication (leg pain from blood circulation problems)
• Valvular heart disease and heart murmurs
• Palpitation symptom
• Syncope (passing out)
• Abnormal EKG
• Tachycardia and bradycardia (slow or fast heart beat)
• Pacemaker management

Elmhurst Office

340 W. Butterfield Rd STE 3A
Elmhurst, IL 60126
(630) 869-0888

Melrose Park Office

675 W. North Ave STE 309
Melrose Park IL 60160
(630) 869-0888

About Our Team

Dr. Asif Serajian

Board Certifications

Cardiology
America Board of Echocardiography
Interventional Cardiology
Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology
Internal Medicine
Level II certification in cardiac CT interpretation

Medical Training

Medical School: University of Pikeville, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Pikeville, KY
Internship: Medical University of Ohio, Toledo, OH
Internal Medicine: Medical University of Ohio, Toledo, OH
Cardiology: Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Interventional Cardiology: Providence St. John Hospital, Southfield, MI

Fellowship

American College of Cardiology
Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions

Research

Editor of Vascular Disease Management Journal and Journal of Invasive Cardiology
A case of symptomatic deep vein thrombosis mimicking as occlusive peripheral arterial disease. J Invasive Cardiol. 2013 Jan; 25(1)Volume 25.
Novel use of the GuideLiner catheter to visualize distal LAD after LIMA anastamosis in selective coronary angiography.J Invasive Cardiol. 2012 Feb;24(2):E30-1.
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction. Journal of American Osteopathic Association 2015;115(7): 432-442

Clinical Interests

Safer and less invasive approach for treatment of heart disease through the wrist (trans-radial)
Minimally invasive treatment of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) for those who have failed medical therapy or no other options exist for treatment
Minimally invasive treatment of lower extremity arterial disease for those patients with no other options for treatment besides amputation
Development and implementation of new techniques and processes in treatment of coronary and peripheral arterial disease
Improvement in the quality of healthcare delivered so that a patient gets “more” from their office visit
Cardiac CT as a non-invasive way to look at the heart arteries

Dr. Kamel Sadat

Dr. Sadat is a board-certified cardiologist. Prior to joining us, Dr. Sadat attended the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. He trained in internal medicine at Presence Saint Joseph Hospital and Cardiology fellowship at University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, he also Trained at the Methodist Debakey Hospital in Houston Texas as Heart failure, advanced assisted ventricle device and Heart transplant specialist,and in the University  of Alabama at Birmingham in advanced echocardiography training.

His research interests include the integration of multi-modality cardiovascular imaging into clinical practice, with a focus on echocardiography, 3D echocardiography and speckle tracking . This includes the application of cardiovascular imaging to cardiovascular disease prevention, acute myocardial infarction, valve disease and cardiovascular disease in the elderly.

His clinical interests include the use of novel devices for assisting Heart failure patient, heart transplant, non-coronary cardiac interventions such as per-cutaneous valve replacement.

His interests outside Heart failure cardiology include treatments for venous disease, atrial fibrillation, coronary artery disease, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia.

Cathleen Cu, PA-C

Cathleen is a nationally certified physician assistant by the NCCPA specializing in cardiology. She graduated from DePaul University with honors and received her Bachelor’s degree in Health Science. Cathleen obtained her Master’s degree in Physician Assistant Practice from Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, one of the top 15 ranking physician assistant programs in the country at the time of her graduation. 

Cathleen has always been passionate about the field of cardiology. On top of her general medicine training in graduate school, she pursued a cardiology elective where she was a part of the management and care for those in both the inpatient hospital and outpatient clinic setting. Cathleen is able to diagnose and treat a multitude of cardiac conditions,  with examples such as: hypertension, hyperlipidemia, coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, peripheral artery disease, venous insufficiency, and a variety of cardiac arrhythmias like atrial fibrillation. She actively attends medical conferences, seminars, and courses in order to stay on top of the latest advances and discoveries in cardiology.

Cathleen also strives to take a holistic approach with patients by promoting healthy lifestyle modifications in conjunction with optimizing medications. She takes not only the physical, but also emotional, needs of patients in consideration in order to provide the utmost empathetic care.