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Peter S. Rahko, MD, FACC
Faculty, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Dr. Rahko is an associate professor of medicine in the cardiovascular medicine section at the University of Wisconsin Medical School. He is the director of the Adult Echocardiography Lab at UW Hospital and Clinics. His clinical interests include digital image storage and retrieval systems, evaluating ventricular function, characterization of ventricular structure and function changes in heart failure and echocardiographic manifestations of valvular heart disease. He is also involved in the medical management of end-stage heart failure, including the evaluation of innovative pharmaceutical and device therapies for heart failure.


UW Health Clinics
Cardiovascular Medicine Clinic (608) 263-1530
(800) 323-8942
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Heart Failure Clinic (608) 263-1530
(800) 323-8942
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Heart Transplant Clinic (608) 262-8915
(800) 323-8942
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Procedures

Our doctors provide a wide range of services. The following list represents some, but not all, of the procedures offered by this physician.

Cardioversion, Echocardiogram, Heart Transplant, Medical Management of Transplant Patients, Stress Echocardiography

Languages Spoken
English
Medical interpreters are available to help patients communicate with hospital and clinic staff. For more information, please contact interpreter services at (608) 262-9000.

Professional Certifications and Education
Board Certification Internal Medicine
Cardiovascular Disease
Echocardiography
Fellowship University of Pittsburg, Presbyterian-University Hospital, Pittsburgh
Residency Indiana University Medical Center
Internship Indiana University Medical Center
Medical School University of Minnesota, 1979

Hospital Affiliations
Primary Affiliation(s) University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
Secondary Affiliation(s) Meriter Hospital, Veterans Hospital - Wm. S. Middleton Memorial

UW School of Medicine and Public Health
Medicine