Distinguished in Atypical Pneumonia

Dr. Venkata Buddharaju

Intensive Care Medicine
Waveland Medical Center SC
840 W Irving Park Rd, 
Chicago, IL 
Offers Telehealth

Distinguished in Atypical Pneumonia
Waveland Medical Center SC
840 W Irving Park Rd, 
Chicago, IL 
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Overview

Venkata Buddharaju is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Buddharaju is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Atypical Pneumonia. His top areas of expertise are Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia, Atypical Pneumonia, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 8 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Specialties
Intensive Care Medicine
Licenses
Internal Medicine in IL
Hospital Affiliations
Thorek Memorial Hospital
Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Waveland Medical Center SC
840 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago, IL 60613
Call: 773-975-6775
Other Locations
Amal K. Mukherjee MD SC
840 W Irving Park Rd Ste 301, Chicago, IL 60613
Call: 773-477-0200

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


8 Total Publications

Gravity-Dependent Blind Nasotracheobronchial Suction for Total Lung Collapse: A Report of Two Cases.
Gravity-Dependent Blind Nasotracheobronchial Suction for Total Lung Collapse: A Report of Two Cases.
Journal: Cureus
Published: May 28, 2025
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