Bharathi Swaminathan MD
Neuromuscular Medicine, Neurorehabilitation, Spinal Cord Injury Medicine
Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chicago Medical School
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3001 Green Bay RdAbbott Park, IL 60064
Phone+1 847-688-1900
Fax+1 224-610-3706
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Summary
- Dr. Bharathi Swaminathan is a physiatrist in Abbott Park, IL and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Advocate Condell Medical Center and Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center. She received her medical degree from Madurai Medical College and has been in practice 23 years. She specializes in neuromuscular medicine, neurorehabilitation, and spinal cord injury medicine and is experienced in brain injury rehabilitation and neurodiagnsotics - emg/nerve conduction testing.
Education & Training
Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated HospitalsPost-Doctoral Fellowship, Clinical Neurophysiology, 2003 - 2004
One Brooklyn Health System/Kingsbrook Jewish Medical CenterResidency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 1999 - 2002- St Francis Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1998 - 1999
Madurai Medical CollegeClass of 1994
Certifications & Licensure
IL State Medical License 2002 - 2026
WI State Medical License 2003 - 2005
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation- American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Brain Injury Medicine
AANEMElectrodiagnostic medicine- ABPMRBrain injury medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Top Doctor 2020 Top Doc, 2020
- Outstanding Physician 2013, 2017
- Patient's choice award 2008-2009
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Examining Complication Rates to Inform the Consent Process in Needle Electromyography: A Quality Improvement Project.Jihong Min, Bharathi Swaminathan, Amtul Farheen, Rahila Ansari, Ileana Howard
Muscle & Nerve. 2025-10-01 - 'Concussion' and Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Universal Terminology: An Update.James Buskirk, Erik Viirre, Bharathi Swaminathan
The Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2025-08-15 - 5 citationsA map of evidence using transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) to improve cognition in adults with traumatic brain injury (TBI).Julie Lynn Schwertfeger, Charlotte Beyer, Paul Hung, Nathaniel Ung, Caroline Madigan
Frontiers in Neuroergonomics. 2023-01-01
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