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All Physicians:
Arnold, MD, Erin
Arnold, MD, William J.
Baxamusa, MD, Taizoon
Beigler, MD, David
Bello, MD, Alfonso E.
Benson, MD, Leon S.
Bergin, MD, Christopher
Breslow, MD, Marc J.
Chams, MD, Roger N.
Chehab, MD, Eric L.
Cohen, MD, James
Cohn, MD, Arnold K.
DeLeon, MD, Serafin
Donahue, MD, Brian J.
D'Silva, MD, Joseph L.
Dugan, MD, Robert C.
Eisenberg, MD, Gerald M.
Emerzian, DPM, Garo J.
Erulkar, MD, Jonathan S.
Fisher, MD, Theodore J.
Forman, DO, Edward S.
Fox, Jr., MD, James L.
Gamez, DPM, Carla O.
Garapati, MD, Rajeev
Garelick, MD, David
Gleason, MD, Thomas F.
Goldstein, MD, Wayne M.
Gonzalez, MD, Mark H.
Gordon, MD, Alexander C.
Haddad, MD, Steve L.
Hamming, MD, Bruce A.
Hamming, MD, Edward G.
Haskell, MD, Saul S
Hill, MD, James M.
Hunt, MD, Andrew
Jablon, MD, Michael
Jimenez, MD, Matthew L.
Kornblatt, MD, Ira B.
Kornblatt, MD, Michael D.
Kothari, MD, Ami
Kramer, MD, Andrea S.
Kudrna, MD, James C.
Lamberta, MD, Francis J.
League, MD, Alan C.
Leahy, DPM, Megan
Lettvin, MD, Charles L.
Lewis, MD, Michael S.
Logue, MD, Edward J.
Ludkowski, MD, Phillip F.
Mardjetko, MD, Steven M.
McMillan, MD, Robert D.
Miller, MD, Chris R.
Moran, MD, Mary L.
Myers, MD, Amanda K.
Nemickas, MD, Tomas E.
Newman, MD, Daniel
O'Rourke, MD, Michael
Palutsis, MD, Gregory R.
Patek, MD, Robert M.
Pavlatos, MD, Christ J.
Phillips, MD, Craig
Portland, MD, Gregory
Ptaszek ,MD,Amy Jo
Raab, MD, David J.
Regan, MD, Quinn E.
Robb, III, MD, William J.
Rubinstein, MD, Scott
Schell, III, MD, Burt E.
Schuette, MD, Patrick T.
Shapiro, MD, David E.
Shapiro, MD, Gary S.
Sherman, MD, Richard S.
Silver, MD, Ronald L.
Skosey, MD, PhD, John L.
Slack, MD, Charles
Solway, DPM, Douglas R.
Stamos, MD, Van P.
Summerville, MD, Bruce C.
Tack, MD, Stanford R.
Thadani, MD, Peter J.
Visotsky, MD, Jeffrey L.
Vora, MD, Anand M.
Waxman, MD, Bryan C.
Westin, MD, Craig
Williams, MD, Craig S.

Rheumatology Research at IBJI

Ami Kothari, MD

Board Certified in:

  • Internal Medicine

Specializing in:

  • Rheumatology and Arthritis

Areas of Clinical Interest:

  • Rheumatology and Immunologic Disease
  • Arthritis (Osteo and Rheumatoid)
  • Osteoporosis
  • Lupus and Related Rheumatic Diseases
  • Gout/Pseudogout
  • Sjogren’s Syndrome
  • Vasculitis
  • Scleroderma
  • Spondyloarthropathy (Psoriatic Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis)
  • Pain-Arthritic
 Office Locations:

9000 Waukegan Road
Suite 200
Morton Grove, IL 60053
847/375-3000
Hours and directions

900 Rand Road
Suite 200
Des Plaines, IL 60016
847-375-3000
Hours and directions

Practice Philosophy

My practice philosophy involves listening to patients to provide a comprehensive evaluation and treatment plan and establish a strong doctor-patient relationship. I believe educating patients is essential. The more a patient knows about their Rheumatologic problems, the better they are enabled to make informed decisions. I also encourage patients to be active participants in developing the best treatment strategies as advancements in medicine continue to provide increased therapeutic options. I strive to make patient visits as stress free as possible and work to ultimately provide the highest level of patient care.

Education

  • B.S, University of Illinois-Chicago, Chicago, IL, 1999
  • M.D., University of Illinois-Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2003
  • Internship, University of Illinois-Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2004
  • Residency, University of Illinois-Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2006
  • Fellowship, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 2009

Certification

  • Board Certified, Internal Medicine

Awards and Honors

  • Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society
  • Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society
  • Golden Key National Honor Society

Professional Affiliations

  • American College of Rheumatology
  • International Society of Clinical Densitometry
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