Dr. Zahid Amin, MD is Director of Cardiac Catheterization and Hybrid Suites at the RUSH Center for Congenital and Structural Heart Disease, Chicago. He completed his pediatric cardiology fellowship at Northwestern University, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, and University of California, San Francisco. He had the opportunity to work closely with Dr. Kurt Amplatz and helped in developing the Amplatzer muscular and perimembranous ventricular septal occluder devices.

 

He coined and pioneered the perventricular approach for closure of muscular ventricular septal defect and also extended the application to perimembranous defects. He also has extensive experience with animal research and has used robotic assistance to close perimembranous VSD.

 

His current research interests involve use of covered stents for coarctation of the aorta, devices to maintain patency of ducusl arteriosus and development of new devices. On the clinical side, he is focused on complications after interventional procedures.