Biographical summary
Ashley Darlington, M.D., is a board-certified non-invasive cardiologist with expertise in Critical Care Cardiology. She received her medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin then completed residency training and served as Chief Medical Resident at the University of Illinois-Chicago. She then completed subspecialty training in Cardiovascular Disease, Critical Care Medicine, and Echocardiography at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN.
Dr. Darlington's clinical interests are caring for patients with critical illness from cardiac disease processes including cardiac arrest, decompensated heart failure, myocardial infarction, cardiac arrhythmias, and multifactorial shock. Her research focus is on optimal utilization of mechanical circulatory devices and gender-based disparities in critical care outcomes.
Conditions treated
Procedures performed
- Arterial line placement
- Bronchoscopy
- Central venous catheterization
- Echocardiogram
- Endotracheal intubation
- Mechanical ventilation
- Pulmonary artery catheter insertion
- Temporary venous pacing
- Transesophageal echocardiogram
Interests
- Cardiac Critical Care
- Cardiogenic Shock
- Mechanical Circulatory Support
- Echocardiography
Mayo Clinic locations
Education
- 2025
FellowCritical Care - Internal Medicine
- 2025
FellowCardiovascular Disease, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- 2025
FellowCardiovascular Disease, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- 2021
Chief ResidentUniversity of Illinois at Chicago
- 2020
ResidencyUniversity of Illinois at Chicago
- 2017
MDMedical College of Wisconsin
- 2013
BS - Biomedical EngineeringUniversity of Wisconsin Madison
Activities and honors
Awards and honors
- 2015
Morris and Lee Zuckerman Clinical Proficiency AwardMedical College of Wisconsin
Professional memberships
- 2021 - present
Fellow MemberAmerican College of Cardiology
- 2018 - 2020
Resident MemberUniversity of Illinois Hospital Sepsis Steering Committee
- 2016 - 2017
Medical Student MemberAlpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
Publications