James Paul Valek MD
Hospice & Palliative Medicine
Vitas Healthcare, Medical Director
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8525 183rd StSte MTinley Park, IL 60487
Phone+1 708-781-4400
Fax+1 708-781-4370
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Education & Training
University of Illinois at ChicagoCertificate Program in Business Administration, 1997 - 1997
University of Colorado (University Hospital)Residency, Family Medicine, 1990 - 1991- University of Colorado (HealthONE Rose Medical Center)Internship, Family Medicine, 1988 - 1989
Northwestern University The Feinberg School of MedicineClass of 1988
Northwestern UniversityUndergraduate, 1982 - 1984
Certifications & Licensure
IL State Medical License 1991 - 2026
OH State Medical License 2022 - 2024
PA State Medical License 2023 - 2024
LA State Medical License 2022 - 2023
CO State Medical License 1989 - 2005
American Board of Family Medicine Family Medicine- American Board of Family Medicine Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Chicago Magazine: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2014
- Physician of the Year Illinois Academy of Family Physicians, 2007
- UIC-Christ Family Medicine Residency: Teacher of the Year 2002, and Community Attending of the Year 2003
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Achieving financial success for owned physician practices.Lucy Zielinski, James Valek
Healthcare Financial Management. 2011-12-01
Other Languages
- Spanish
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