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Office
1969 W Ogden Ave
Clinic F
Chicago, IL 60612Phone+1 312-864-7308- Is this information wrong?
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 UniversityMaster of Science, Clinical Investigation, 2018 - 2024
- University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesMD, Interventional Pulmonology, 2022 - 2023
- University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 2019 - 2022
- Ascension Illinois/Saint Joseph (Chicago)Residency, Internal Medicine, 2015 - 2018
- K.A.P Viswantham Government Medical CollegeClass of 2012, MBBS
Certifications & Licensure
- IL State Medical License 2017 - 2026
- AR State Medical License 2022 - 2026
- 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
- 8 citationsRobotic Bronchoscopy for Peripheral Pulmonary Lesion Biopsy: Evidence-Based Review of the Two Platforms.Abhishek Kumar, Jose Diego Caceres, Siddharthan Vaithilingam, Gurshan Sandhu, Nikhil Meena> ;Diagnostics. 2021 Aug 15
- An Intruder in the Heart.Siddharthan Vaithilingam, Fuad Habash, Angel López-Candales, Anand N. Venkata> ;Chest. 2021 Jun 1
- 4 citationsExercise-induced acute compartment syndrome in a young man, occurring after a short race.Bibhusan Basnet, Mousa Matar, Siddharthan Vaitilingham, Shyam Chalise, Nkem Irooegbu, Jane Bang> ;Proceedings. 2016 Apr 1
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Abstracts/Posters
- When the cause is hidden but the effect is visible: An occult cause of recurrent pleural effusionP.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 mimicCarlos Marin Ramirez, Nehan Sher, Mariam Mir, Diana Miranda Ruiz, Siddharthan Vaithilingam, CHEST, 10/1/2018
Other
- When A Needle is All We Need: Ultrasound-guided Transthoracic Needle Biopsy by Interventional Pulmonologists is Fast and AccurateSiddharthan Vaithilingam, AABIP
https://aabip.memberclicks.net/assets/JournalClub/October%20AABIP%20Journal%20Club%20%20%285%20%C3%97%2011%20in%29.pdf
10/2022
Professional Memberships
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- European Respiratory SocietyMember
- American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology - AABIPMember
Other Languages
- Tamil
Hospital Affiliations
- John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook CountyChicago, Illinois
External Links
- LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/siddharthan-vaithilingam
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