Overview
Omar Ahmed is an Intensive Care Medicine specialist and a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Ahmed has been practicing medicine for over 16 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lung Nodules. His top areas of expertise are Cerebral Hypoxia, Pneumonia, Lung Metastases, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Dr. Ahmed is currently accepting new patients.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 1 peer reviewed article. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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- INDEMNITY
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- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
2233 W Division St, Chicago, IL 60622
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.
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Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Experienced
- Atypical PneumoniaDr. Ahmed isExperienced. Learn about Atypical Pneumonia.
- Bronchiolitis ObliteransDr. Ahmed isExperienced. Learn about Bronchiolitis Obliterans.
- BullaeDr. Ahmed isExperienced. Learn about Bullae.
- Cerebral HypoxiaDr. Ahmed isExperienced. Learn about Cerebral Hypoxia.
- Chronic CoughDr. Ahmed isExperienced. Learn about Chronic Cough.
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)