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Basheeruddin Farooki, MD, Pulmonology, Chicago, IL, Weiss Memorial Hospital

BasheeruddinFarookiMD

Pulmonology Chicago, IL

Critical Care Medicine, Sleep Medicine

ICU Director at Weiss Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Sleep Lab Director at Swedish Hospital, North Shore Health Systems, Chicago,il

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Summary

  • Dr. Basheer Farooki is a pulmonologist in Chicago, IL and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Louis A. Weiss Memorial Hospital and Swedish Covenant Hospital. He is currently the ICU director at Weiss memorial hospital and the Sleep lab director at Swedish covenant hospital. He is also the section head of pulmonary division under department of Medicine at swedish covenant hospital. He received his medical degree from Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, India and has been in practice for 22 years. He specializes in critical care medicine, pulmonary, and sleep medicine and has expertise in interventional pulmonology and treatment of pulmonary hypertension. Usual treatment that Dr.Farooki treats are asthma, copd, sleep apnea, lung fibrosis, pleural diseases, pulmonary TB and pulmonary hypertension in the office besides the full range of pulmonary and critical care disorders in the hospital.

Education & Training

  • Chicago Medical School/Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science
    Chicago Medical School/Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & ScienceFellowship, Pulmonary Disease, 2005 - 2007
  • Chicago Medical School/Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science
    Chicago Medical School/Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & ScienceFellowship, Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine), 2003 - 2005
  • Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center
    Michael Reese Hospital and Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1999 - 2002
  • Osmania Medical College NTR UHS
    Osmania Medical College NTR UHSClass of 1998

Certifications & Licensure

  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 1999 - 2026
  • SC State Medical License
    SC State Medical License 2023 - 2025
  • WI State Medical License
    WI State Medical License 2021 - 2025
  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 2019 - 2024
  • DE State Medical License
    DE State Medical License 2013 - 2023
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Sleep Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Practice Fusion EHR, Practice Fusion, Inc., 2012-2013

Press Mentions

  • Why We Need Sleep
    Why We Need SleepMarch 21st, 2016

Hospital Affiliations