CliftonClarkeMDMBA, FACP, FCCP

Pulmonology • Chicago, IL

Critical Care Medicine, Interventional Pulmonology, Pleural Disease

Pulmonary, Critical Care Medicine

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Office
836 West Wellington
Suite 1302
Chicago, IL 60657
Phone+1 773-296-5888

Summary

Dr. Clifton Clarke is a pulmonologist in Chicago, IL and is the Chief Medical Officer at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center. He received his medical degree from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine and has been in practice 31 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including Spanish. He specializes in critical care medicine, interventional pulmonology, and pleural disease and is experienced in critical care medicine and general pulmonology.

Education & Training

University of Massachusetts AmherstMBA, Business Administration, Beta Gamma Sigma, Phi Kappa Phi, 2013 - 2016
University of Illinois College of Medicine at ChicagoFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1990 - 1993
Michael Reese Hospital and Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1988 - 1990
University of ChicagoResidency, Psychiatry, 1987 - 1988
University of ChicagoInternship, Internal Medicine, 1986 - 1987
Southern Illinois University School of MedicineClass of 1986

Certifications & Licensure

IL State Medical License 1986 - 2026

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Honors Society Beta Gamma Sigma, 2016
Fellow American College of Physicians
Fellow American College of Chest Physicians

Publications & Presentations

Journal Articles

Overweight and Obesity does not Increase Severity of Pulmonary Embolism
Nongnooch Poowanawittayakom and Clifton Clarke, J Obes Weight Loss Ther, 1/24/2014
VO2 Max and Anaerobic Threshold in Hypertension: A Tissue Doppler Study
Sorin C. Danciu, M.D., Steven W. Krause, D.O., Chris Wagner, R.D.C.S., Joaquin Gonzalez, M.D., Jackie Brenchley, C.P.F.T., C.R.T., A.E.-C., Clifton Clarke, M.D., F.C.C..., Echocardiography

Abstracts/Posters

Role of BNP as a Detector of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) in COPD Exarcerbation (AECOPD)
Prangthip Charoenpong, MD; Clifton Clarke, MD, Chest. 2014;146:127A. doi:10.1378/chest.1995054, 10/29/2014
Factors Associated With Pulmonary Hypertension in Patients Diagnosed With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Prangthip Charoenpong, MD; Clifton Clarke, MD, Chest. 2014;146:848A. doi:10.1378/chest.1995214, 10/29/2014
Echocardiographic Evidence of Pulmonary Hypertension and Outcomes in COPD Patients
Prangthip Charoenpong, MD; Clifton Clarke, MD, Chest. 2014;146846A. doi:10.1378/chest.1995083, 10/29/2014
Validation of sPESI score as a prognosticator at 1 year in patients with pulmonary embolism
Charoenpong, Prangthip; Shahwan, Kathryn; Poowanawittayakom, Nongnooch; Clarke, Clifton, Critical Care Medicine, December 2013 - Volume 41 - Issue 12, 12/2013
Coagulopathy and outcome of patient with acute pulmonary embolism
Charoenpong, Prangthip; Shahwan, Kathryn; Poowanawittayakom, Nongnooch; Clarke, Clifton, Critical Care Medicine, December 2013 - Volume 41 - Issue 12, 12/2013
Alkaline phosphatase and outcome of patient with acute pulmonary embolism
Charoenpong, Prangthip; Shahwan, Kathryn; Poowanawittayakom, Nongnooch; Clarke, Clifton, Critical Care Medicine, December 2013 - Volume 41 - Issue 12, 12/2013
Complication of active rewarming in hypothermia from hypothyroidism
Charoenpong, Prangthip; Clarke, Clifton; Shahwan, Kathryn; Poowanawittayakom, Nongnooch, Critical Care Medicine, December 2013 - Volume 41 - Issue 12, 12/2013
Hypothermia as a presentation of hypothyroidism
Charoenpong, Prangthip; Poowanawittayakom, Nongnooch; Nambiar, Puja; Clarke, Clifton, Critical Care Medicine, December 2013 - Volume 41 - Issue 12, 12/2013
Statins Therapy and the Severity of Pulmonary Embolism
Prangthip Charoenpong, MD; Rongras Damrongwatanasuk, MD; Nongnooch Poowanawittayakom, MD; Clifton Clarke, MD, Chest, Chest. 2013; 144(4_MeetingAbstracts):847A-847A. doi: 10.1378/chest.1702880, 10/1/2013
Impact of Overweight and Obesity on Severity of Pulmonary Embolism
Nongnooch Poowanawittayakom, MD; Kongkiat Chaikriangkrai, MD; Prangthip Charoenpong, MD; Clifton Clarke, MD, Chest, Chest. 2013; 144(4_MeetingAbstracts):848A-848A. doi: 10.1378/chest.1702973, 10/2013
Defective Heart and Impaired Lungs; But I Had a Baby!
Sashank Kolli, MD; Bhavith Aruni, MD; Clifton Clarke, MD, Chest, 1/1/2012
Alveolar Edema Clearance Increases During the Recovery Phase of Endotoxin-Induced Lung Injury
Clarke, CB, Olivera W., Sznajder, JI, Ciccolella, DE, American Thoracic Society, Chicago Thoracic Society
Is Incidence of Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC) on the Rise?
Clarke, C, Mullai, C, Tong, C, Samuel, J, Myers, G, American Society of Clinical Oncology
Breast Conservation Surgery Versus Modified Radical Mastectomy (MRM) Decision: Role of Patient and Physician
Mullai, N, Tong, C, Samuel, J, Clarke, C, American Society of Clinical Oncology
Evaluation of Hormone Receptors and Her2/neu Expression in African American patients With Breast Cancer
Mullai, N, Tong, C, Samuel, J, Clarke, C, Crawford, C, Lynn Sage Breast Cancer Symposium
Positive Trend in Disease and Patient Characteristics in African-American Breast Cancer Patients
Mullai, N, Tong, C, Samuel, J, Clarke, C, Lynn Sage Breast Cancer Symposium
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Lectures

Hypoxemia and Acid Base
Advocate Illinois Masonic Hospital - 8/1/2015
COPD Across the Continuum of Care
Advocate Trinity Medical Center - 8/2014
ABG Interpretation
Provident Hospital of Cook County, Department of Family Medicine, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical - 1/1/2014
Diagnosing Pulmonary Emboli
Provident Hospital of Cook County, Department of Family Medicine, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical - 1/1/2009
Community Acquired Pneumonia
Provident Hospital of Cook County, Department of Family Medicine, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical - 1/1/2008
Evaluation of the Isolated Pulmonary Nodule
Provident Hospital of Cook County, Department of Family Medicine, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical - 1/1/2007
Asthma in the Latino Community
Provident Hospital of Cook County, Department of Family Medicine, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical - 1/1/2006
Asthma Educator Course
Provident Hospital of Cook County, Department of Family Medicine, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical - 1/1/2006
Exercise Induced Bronchospasm
Provident Hospital of Cook County, Department of Family Medicine, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical - 1/1/2005
Pulmonary Thromboembolic Disease-Risk Management Perspective
Provident Hospital of Cook County, Department of Family Medicine, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical - 1/1/2004
Possible Environmental Impact on Asthma ED Visits
1/1/2000
Cellular Basis of Asthma
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Department of Nursing
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Press Mentions

Local Hospitals Face Hospitalization Surge as Omicron Variant EmergesDecember 21st, 2021
Gasping for AirSeptember 14th, 2020
Can Red Wine Help You with This?March 13th, 2019
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