Dr. Muthuswamy has been the medical director of the ICU at Jackson Park Hospital since 2001.
OAK BROOK, IL, October 17, 2016 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Dr. Petham Padayatchi Muthuswamy has been included in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Petham Padayatchi Muthuswamy embarked on a journey in the medical field in 1969, after earning a Bachelor of Science and a Bachelor of Medicine from the Stanley Medical School in Madras, India. He came to the United States in 1970 and assumed his first job in Chicago, Ill. as an attending physician at Cook County Hospital in 1976. He went on to hold several positions in the medical field, including director of respiratory therapy at Hyde Park Hospital, co-director of the ICU at Jackson Park Hospital, chairman of the pulmonary medicine division of Cook County Hospital, and program director of the pulmonary medicine/critical care division of Cook County Hospital. He has also served as an associate professor of medicine at the University of Illinois College of Medicine and director of the cardiopulmonary department at Jackson Park Hospital.
Named a Top Doctor in The Chicago Metro area by Castle Connolly from 2000 to 2016, Dr. Muthuswamy has been the medical director of the ICU at Jackson Park Hospital since 2001. He has also been named one of America's Top Physicians from 2003 to 2007, and was the recipient of the Recognition Award by the Statue of Liberty Ellis Island Centennial Commission, and the Bharat Gaurav Award. He has also contributed numerous articles to professional journals.
A fellow of the American College of Physicians, the American College of Chest Physicians, The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Dr. Muthuswamy is a member of several professional organizations, including the American Medical Association, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Sleep Disorders Association, the American Thoracic Society, the Society of Critical Care Medicine, the American College of Physician Executives, the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin, the Indian American Medical Association of Illinois, the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, and the National Association for Medical Direction of Respiratory Care.
Dr. Muthuswamy has also been featured in Who's Who in America, Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare, Who's Who in the Midwest, and Who's Who in the World.
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