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Omar Hussain, DO, Pulmonology, Melrose Park, IL

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Pulmonology Melrose Park, IL

Critical Care Medicine, Pleural Disease, Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Sleep Medicine

Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine at Pulmonary Medicine Associates

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  • Office

    675 W. North Ave.
    Suite 505
    Melrose Park, IL 60160
    Phone+1 708-450-4557
    Fax+1 708-338-0200

Summary

  • Dr. Omar Hussain is a pulmonologist based in Melrose Park, IL, with subspecialties in critical care medicine, pleural disease, pulmonary rehabilitation, and sleep medicine. His formal education includes an extensive array of achievements such as a DO from A. T. Still University Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, a residency and fellowship at Loyola University Medical Center, and master's degree in Exercise Physiology from Benedictine University. He's had professional stints at Midwest Physician Group/ Advocate Medical Group, Prairie State Pulmonary and Sleep Consultants, and currently serves as an attending physician at Pulmonary Medicine Associates SC. Dr. Hussain has notable expertise in sleep medicine, asthma, pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and respiratory failure. He has also contributed considerably to the field through several scientific papers. He has received various awards over his career such as the Wolf and Kettle Teacher Award in 2018 and was named one of the top 35 pulmonary and critical care research fellows in the US in 2006.

Education & Training

  • Epic Systems Corporation
    Epic Systems CorporationCertificate, Physician Build Basic and Advanced, 2017
  • Loyola University Medical Center
    Loyola University Medical CenterFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 2007
  • Loyola University Medical Center
    Loyola University Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2001 - 2004
  • Benedictine University
    Benedictine UniversityM.S., Exercise Physiology, 1995 - 2003
  • Loyola University Medical Center
    Loyola University Medical Center2001 - 2002
  • A. T. Still University Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine
    A. T. Still University Kirksville College of Osteopathic MedicineClass of 2001
  • Benedictine University
    Benedictine UniversityB.A., Biology, 1995 - 1996
  • University of Chicago
    University of ChicagoB.A., Law, Letters, and Society, 1991 - 1992

Certifications & Licensure

  • IL State Medical License
    IL State License 2004 - 2026
  • 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
  • American Board of Preventive Medicine Clinical Informatics

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Wolf and Kettle Teacher Award Students at Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, 2018
  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Amazing Charts EHR, AmazingCharts, LLC, 2013
  • Outstanding Lecturer 2008
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Relationship between dynamic hyperinflation and minute ventilation with helium-oxygen or pressure support during exercise in COPD  
    Abdallah R, Hussain O, Johnson K, �Jelinek C, Schnell T, Collins E, Tobin MJ, Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 1/1/2014
  • Maximal tolerable respiratory motor output with helium-oxygen or pressure-support during exercise in COPD  
    Collins E, Hussain O, Laghi FA, �Jelinek C, McBurney C, Schnell T, Tobin MJ, Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 1/1/2013
  • Suction Machine  
    Rajeswari M, Hussain O, Medical Equipment and Automation, 1/1/2012
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Abstracts/Posters

  • Posttraumatic Thoracic Spenosis
    Hussain OS, CHEST; CHEST International Conference, Salt Lake City, UT, 1/23/2006
  • Inspiratory Capacity Does not Change with Pressure Support among Normal Subjects and COPD Patients
    Hussain OS, Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society; ATS International Conference, San Diego, CA, 1/21/2006
  • Improvement in Exercise Duration with Non-Invasive Ventilation and Low Density Gas Mixture in Patients with COPD
    Hussain OS, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine; American Thoracic Society International Conference, Orlando, FL, 1/24/2004
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Lectures

  • Developing a Philosophy of Healing using an Islamic Epistemological Framework 
    St. Louis, MO - 1/14/2018
  • MACRA and Advanced Alternative Payment Models 
    San Antonio, TX - 1/1/2018
  • Evaluation and Management Coding 
    Multiple locations, 2017, 2018 - 1/1/2018
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Other

  • MACRA and the Current Year 
    Hussain OS, American Thoracic Society Coding and Billing Quarterly
    1/1/2018
  • Coding and Billing for Advanced Practice Providers 
    Hussain OS, American Thoracic Society Coding and Billing Quarterly
    1/1/2018
  • MIPS 
    Hussain OS, American Thoracic Society Coding and Billing Quarterly
    1/1/2017
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Press Mentions

  • Northwestern Medicine Construction
    Northwestern Medicine ConstructionJuly 17th, 2020

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