Patrick J. Scanlon MD Cardiovascular Research Fund

The Patrick J. Scanlon MD Cardiovascular Research Fund was founded to support research for cardiovascular disease.

Throughout his career Dr. Scanlon was not only passionate about helping his patients but also in driving heart research. After he passed away in 2005 at the young age of 67, the Scanlon family established this fund at Loyola University Medical Center outside Chicago to support research at the Cardiovascular Institute (CVI). Loyola is a 501(c)(3) organiztion and all donations are tax deductible.

We would like to thank all of the many friends, colleagues, and patients who have supported us and the fund!

Why do we need more Cardiac Research?

Despite advances in the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease, it still remains the number one killer in the United States, according to the American Heart Association. Approximately one million individuals die with heart disease each year. The good news is that over the last twenty years cardiac research has saved the lives of millions of people!

Where do the fund proceeds go?

100% of the fund proceeds go to cardiac research with no administrative overhead. The fund is held under Loyola University Chicago Medical Center's charitable foundation but kept separate. All proceeds from the fund are used by Loyola's Cardiovascular Institute (CVI) to provide grants and scholarships to doctors working on cardiac research projects. Loyola was listed as one of "America's Best Hospitals" by U.S, News and World Report in 2006.

What kind of research is done?

The CVI supports basic and translational research. Basic research studies disease at a molecular or cellular level. Translational research attempts to take basic findings to the bedside. Most of the research centers around physiology, pathology and pharmacology issues. Click CVI current research to see some of the things they are working on right now. To read more about some of the research Dr. Scanlon was involved with click: cardiovascular research articles.