SiddharthanVaithilingamMDDAABIP(He/Him)
[Pronunciation: sih-DHAR-then vy-thih-ling-gum]
Pulmonology • Dallas, TXCritical Care Medicine, Interventional Pulmonology
Interventional Pulmonologist at Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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Office
3410 Worth Street
Ste 250
Dallas, TX 75246Phone+1 214-820-6856Fax+1 214-820-1638
Summary
- Dr.Vaithilingam is a fellowship-trained, quintuple board-certified interventional pulmonologist with expertise in minimally invasive pulmonary diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. He has a particular focus on diagnosing lung cancer using robotic bronchoscopy, managing complications of lung cancer, and bronchoscopic lung volume reduction (BLVR) for patients with COPD.
In addition to providing lung cancer-related care, Dr. Vaithilingam is board-certified in critical care echocardiography and has a special interest in using ultrasound for diagnosis and procedures.
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 Sciences (UAMS) College of MedicineFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 2019 - 2022
Ascension Illinois/Saint Joseph (Chicago)Residency, Internal Medicine, 2015 - 2018- K.A.P Viswantham Government Medical College, The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical UniversityClass of 2012, MBBS
Work Experience
Baylor University Medical Center (Dallas, TX)Interventional Pulmonologist · September 2024 - Current
John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County (Chicago, IL)Interventional Pulmonologist · September 2023 - Current
University of Arkansas For Medical Sciences College of MedicineInstructor · July 2022 - Current
Northwestern Memorial Hospital (Chicago, IL)Hospitalist · July 2018 - June 2019
Certifications & Licensure
AR State Medical License 2022 - 2026
IL State Medical License 2017 - 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
- 10 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. 2021-08-15 - An Intruder in the Heart.Siddharthan Vaithilingam, Fuad Habash, Angel López-Candales, Anand N. Venkata
Chest. 2021-06-01 - 8 citationsVaping epidemic in US teens: problem and solutions.Anand N. Venkata, Raga Deepak Reddy Palagiri, Siddharthan Vaithilingam
Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine. 2021-03-01
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
External Links
- LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/siddharthan-vaithilingam
- BSWHealth Profilehttps://www.bswhealth.com/physician/siddharthan-vaithilingam
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