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Office
680 N Lake Shore Dr
Ste 1000
Chicago, IL 60611Phone+1 312-695-9797Fax+1 312-695-6680
Summary
- Dr. Richard Wunderink is a pulmonologist in Chicago, IL and is affiliated with Northwestern Memorial Hospital. He received his medical degree from Indiana University School of Medicine and has been in practice 37 years. He specializes in critical care medicine and infectious disease and is experienced in acute respiratory distress syndrome, pneumonia, sepsis and acute respiratory failure.
Education & Training
- Henry Ford Health/Henry Ford HospitalFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1983 - 1985
- Corewell Health – Grand Rapids/Michigan State UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 1980 - 1983
- Indiana University School of MedicineClass of 1980
- Calvin College Health CenterB.S., 1975
Certifications & Licensure
- FL State Medical License 2024 - Present
- IL State Medical License 2003 - 2026
- TN State Medical License 1989 - 2005
- MI State Medical License 1982 - 1992
- OH State Medical License 1985 - 1992
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Master Clinician Award Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 2020
- Distinguished CHEST Educator American College of Physicians, 2017
- GlaxoSmithKlein Distinguished Scholar in Respiratory Medicine Chest Foundation, 2017
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Clinical Trials
- Ganciclovir/Valganciclovir for Prevention of CMV Reactivation in Acute Injury of the Lung and Respiratory Failure Start of enrollment: 2011 Mar 10
- Clinical Trials to Reduce the Risk of Antimicrobial Resistance Start of enrollment: 2010 Sep 01
- Trial of MRSA Polymerase Chain Reaction for Pneumonia Start of enrollment: 2016 Jan 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Neutrophil percentages in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid: Implications for diagnosing bacterial pneumonia in patients with immunocompromise and neutropenia.Kevin M Grudzinski, Samuel Fenske, Alec Peltekian, Nikolay S Markov, Anna Pawlowski
Medrxiv. 2024-11-04 - Transitions in lung microbiota landscape associate with distinct patterns of pneumonia progression.Jack T Sumner, Chiagozie I Pickens, Stefanie Huttelmaier, Anahid A Moghadam, Hiam Abdala-Valencia
Medrxiv. 2024-09-25 - Antibiotic De-escalation Patterns and Outcomes in Critically Ill Patients with Suspected Pneumonia as Informed by Bronchoalveolar Lavage Results.Mengou Zhu, Chiagozie I Pickens, Nikolay S Markov, Anna Pawlowski, Mengjia Kang
Medrxiv. 2024-09-10
Journal Articles
- Pneumococcal and Legionella Urinary Antigen Tests in Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Prospective Evaluation of Indications for TestingDerek J Williams, Kathryn M Edwards, Richard G Wunderink, Wesley H Self, Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Burden and risk factors for Pseudomonas aeruginosa community-acquired pneumonia: a multinational point prevalence study of hospitalised patientsRestrepo MI, Babu BL, Reyes LF, Chalmers JD, Soni NJ, Sibila O, Faverio P, Cilloniz C, Rodriguez-Cintron W, Aliberti S; GLIMP, Eur Respir J, 1/9/2018
- Etiology and Impact of Coinfections in Children Hospitalized With Community-Acquired PneumoniaNolan VG, Arnold SR, Bramley AM, Ampofo K, Williams DJ, Grijalva CG, Self WH, Anderson EJ, Wunderink RG, Edwards KM, Pavia AT, Jain S, McCullers JA, J Infect Dis, 1/1/2018
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Books/Book Chapters
Other
- Bronchoscopy should be used to diagnose nosocomial pneumonia.Wunderink RG, Pulm Infections Forum
1/1/1997 - Practical laboratory guidelines for performing respiratory cultures on patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia.Baselski VS, Wunderink RG, Clinical Microbiology Newsletter
1/1/1994 - The diagnosis of nosocomial pneumonia.Wunderink RG, Pulmonary and Critical Care Update
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Press Mentions
- Study Using AI Reveals Secondary Bacterial Pneumonia, Not Cytokine Storm, Key Factor in COVID-19 DeathsMay 7th, 2023
- Illinois Hospital Capacity Is at an All-Time Pandemic Low, as Patients Flood in and Workers Burn OutDecember 17th, 2021
- Bacterial Superinfection Detected in 21% of Patients with COVID-19 PneumoniaAugust 23rd, 2021
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