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Siddharthan Vaithilingam, MD, Pulmonology, Chicago, IL, John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County

SiddharthanVaithilingamMD, DAABIP(He/Him)

Pulmonology Chicago, IL

Critical Care Medicine, Interventional Pulmonology

Interventional Pulmonologist and Critical Care Physician

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Summary

  • Quintuple board-certified, thorough, conscientious physician with an enthusiasm for teaching and a passion for providing compassionate, timely, and comprehensive lung cancer care.

Clinical Expertise

  • Pulmonology, Critical care medicine, Thoracostomy, Pleuroscopy, Lung cancer, Rigid bronchoscopy, Robotic bronchoscopy, Therapeutic bronchoscopy, Tracheal intubation, Endobronchial ultrasonography, Transthoracic fine needle aspiration, Lumbar puncture, Percutaneous tracheostomy, Photodynamic therapy, Esophagoscopy, Interventional pulmonology, Argon plasma coagulation, Thoracentesis, Endobronchial valve placement, Paracentesis, Electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy, Chest tube placement, Critical care echocardiography, Tunneled Pleural Catheter Placement, Surgical chest tube, Balloon Dilation, Airway stent placement

Education & Training

  • Northwestern University
    Northwestern UniversityMaster of Science, Clinical Investigation, 2018 - 2024
  • University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
    University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesMD, Interventional Pulmonology, 2022 - 2023
  • University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
    University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 2019 - 2022
  • Ascension Illinois/Saint Joseph (Chicago)
    Ascension Illinois/Saint Joseph (Chicago)Residency, Internal Medicine, 2015 - 2018
  • K.A.P Viswantham Government Medical College
    K.A.P Viswantham Government Medical CollegeClass of 2012, MBBS

Certifications & Licensure

  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 2017 - 2026
  • AR State Medical License
    AR State Medical License 2022 - 2026
  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 2023 - 2025
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease
  • American Association for Bronchology and Interventional PulmonologyDiplomate in Interventional Pulmonology
  • American Heart AssociationAdvanced Cardiovascular Life Support
  • American Heart AssociationBasic Life Support
  • ECFMGECFMG Certified Physician
  • National Board of EchocardiographyDiplomate in Critical Care Echocardiography

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Abstracts/Posters

  • When the cause is hidden but the effect is visible: An occult cause of recurrent pleural effusion
    P.Saluja, S.Vaithilingam, A.N.Venkata, ATS 2021, 5/19/2021
  • TB, or not TB, That is the question: Large bilateral cavitary lesions in the lung from a clever Mycobacterium tuberculosis mimic
    Carlos Marin Ramirez, Nehan Sher, Mariam Mir, Diana Miranda Ruiz, Siddharthan Vaithilingam, CHEST, 10/1/2018

Other

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Tamil

Hospital Affiliations