PoonamPankajThakerMDFACSM, FAMSSM(She/Her)

Family Medicine • Chicago, IL

Sports Medicine (Non-Surgical)

Physician

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Office
7447 W. Talcott Ave.
Sports Medicine Center
Chicago, IL 60631
Phone+1 773-990-7600

Fax+1 773-594-7975
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Summary

I am a Board Certified and Fellowship trained physician in Primary Care Sports Medicine and Family Medicine with extensive extensive experience in medical education and medical leadership.

Education & Training

Ascension Illinois/ResurrectionResidency, Family Medicine, 2004 - 2007
Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and ScienceClass of 2004
Cornell UniversityB.A., Biology, 1999

Certifications & Licensure

IL State Medical License 2004 - 2026
American Board of Family Medicine Family Medicine
American Board of Family Medicine Sports Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow American Medical Society for Sports Medicine
Fellow American College of Sports Medicine

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2 citations
Medical Tent Usage From Bank of America Chicago Marathon 2015-2017.
Brendan Parker, Poonam Thaker, Shu Chan, George Chiampas> ;Sports Health. 2021 Feb 4

Journal Articles

Expression of intracellular Th1 and Th2 cytokines in women with recurrent spontaneous abortion, implantation failures after IVF/ET or normal pregnancy
Ng SC, Gillman-Sachs A, Thaker P, Beaman KD, Beer AE, Kwak-Kim J, American Journal of Reproductive Immunology, 1/1/2002

Books/Book Chapters

Griffith�s 5-Minute Clinical Consult, 2006.
Chapter: Coarctation of the Aorta.
Page 246 - 247Thaker PPEditors: Dambro M.Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA2007

Lectures

Exercise Recovery Strategies.
Presence Resurrection Medical Center - 1/5/2018
Ankle Pain and Swelling - Tennis.
1/31/2017
Ethics in Sports Medicine: A Case-based Review.
Presence Resurrection Medical Center - 1/28/2017
A Convoluted Case of Cardiomyopathy.
1/12/2017
A Burst Bursa.
1/12/2017
Atypical Knee Pain After Jumping Injury.
1/12/2017
Knee Pain in a Football Player.
1/19/2016
Concussions: Update in Evaluation and Management Sport-Related Concussion.
Presence Resurrection Medical Center - 1/11/2016
Upper Extremity Paresthesias in the Setting of Shoulder Instability.
1/28/2015
Fueling the Adolescent Athlete.
Presence Resurrection Medical Center - 1/16/2015
Joint Pain - Prevention and Treatment.
Presence Resurrection Medical Center - 1/22/2014
My Knee Hurts! Evidence Based Evaluation and Management of Knee Osteoarthritis.
Presence Resurrection Medical Center - 1/14/2014
Youth Concussions: Current Evidence and Guidelines.
Presence Resurrection Medical Center - 1/19/2013
Marathon Medicine: How to Prepare for Endurance Events.
University of Chicago - 1/14/2013
Recurrent Patellar Dislocations.
1/1/2013
Knee Injury � Football.
1/30/2012
Baseball and Softball Throwing Mechanics.
Resurrection Medical Center - 1/23/2012
Outpatient Evaluation and Management of Knee Pain.
St Francis Hospital - 1/1/2012
Supplements and Sports Medicine.
Resurrection Medical Center - 1/25/2011
Head Injury � Soccer.
1/2/2011
Hip Pain - Running.
1/1/2011
Core Strength.
Resurrection Medical Center - 1/14/2010
Hip Pain- High School Soccer Player.
1/4/2010
Right Thigh Mass in a Division 1 Baseball Player.
1/28/2008
Update in the Care of Foot and Ankle Injuries.
1/1/2007
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