MICHAEL WARD, M.S., M.D.
PERSONAL HISTORY:
Born: Chicago, IL
Languages: English and Spanish
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE:
01/2010-Present
FAMILY PRACTICE/SPORTS MEDICINE PHYSICIAN
Komprehensive Primary Care, Sports & Musculoskeletal Medicine S.C.
18350 S. Kedzie Ave Suite 101
Homewood, Illinois
Primary Care/ Sports Medicine Physician
01/2010- Present
URGENT CARE PHYSICIAN
Physicians Prompt Care
18250 S. Lagrange Rd.
Tinley Park, Illinois
Urgent Care Medicine
2015 – Present
Advocate Health Care
Chairman, Family Medicine
South Suburban Hospital
03/08-01/10
EMERGENCY MEDICINE/ FAST TRACK PHYSICIAN
Suburban Emergency Physicians
17800 S. Kedzie A venue
Hazel Crest Illinois
Urgent Care Medicine in the Emergency room at South Suburban Hospital.
05/07-12/09
FAMILY PRACTICE/ SPORTS MEDICINE PHYSICIAN
Advocate Medical Group
4511 Sauk Trail
Richton Park, Illinois
Primary Care/ Sports Medicine Clinic, Team Physician for Richton Park
High Schools, and the Country Club Hills Stallions Football team.
08/06-05/07
OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE/FAMILY PRACTICE PHYSICIAN
Jackson & Coker
Alpharetta, Georgia
Locum Tennens assignments
05/06-05/07
FAMILY PRACTICE/ GERIATRICS
House Call Physicians
Palos Hills, Illinois
Duties include caring for Geriatric Medicare patients in their homes.
08/05-07/06
PRIMARY CARE SPORTS/ OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE PHYSICIAN
Barrington Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Hoffman Estates, lllinois
Duties include Orthopedics, Sports Medicine, and Occupational Medicine.
Team physician for Schaumburg and Hoffman Estates High Schools
08/89-0 I /97
TECHNICAL ASSISTANT
University of Illinois, Division of Transplantation
Chicago, Illinois
Duties included clinical research, phlebotomy, histocompatibility testing, cell culture, Spanish interpretation, teaching and supervising student researchers.
09/87-12/89
BLOOD SCREENING TECHNICIAN
Plasma Alliance
Nashville, Tennessee
Duties included physical exams, ABO blood grouping, Rh, hematocrit, urinalysis, blood glucose and screening for high risk donors.
08/86 -12/89
LABORATORY RESEARCH ASSISTANT
Tennessee State University
Nashville, Tennessee
Duties included performing ethyldybromide and polychlorinated biphenyl LD50 levels on various aquatic animals.
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND:
Sports Medicine Fellow
Henry Ford Hospital
6252 Second A venue
Detroit, Michigan
Family Practice Resident
Mount Sinai Hospital
1500 S. California
Chicago, Illinois
Chicago Medical School
North Chicago, Illinois
M.D. Degree
University of Illinois
Chicago, Illinois
Microbiology/Immunology
Ph.D. candidate
Tennessee State University
Nashville, Tennessee
M.S. in Biology
Fisk University
Nashville, Tennessee
B.A. in Biology
CERTIFICATIONS:
Certificate of Added Qualification in Sports Medicine.
Board Certified in Family Practice
ATLS
ACLS
BLS
PALS
HONORS AND PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
2015-present Chairman Family Medicine South Suburban Hospital, Advocate Healthcare System
2011-2015 Vice-President Family Practice Department South Suburban Hospital
2006-present American Medical Society for Sports Medicine
2004-05 American Academy of Family Physicians
2003-04 Chief Resident Family Practice Department
2003-04 Mt. Sinai Hospital Medical Utilization Committee Member
2003-04 Mount Sinai Residents Association Sergeant At Arms
2001-02 Mount Sinai Family Practice Intern of the Year.
1998-01 National Medical Association member
1998-present American Medical Association member
1998-99 Student National Medical Association President
1995-present Regional Organ Bank of Illinois Organ donor Task Force member
1994 Samuel L. Kountz Renal Symposium research award finalist
1987-89 Minority Biomedical Research Scholar
1988-89 Beta Kappa Chi Science Honors Fraternity
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
- Giucose control and cognitive function in non-IDDM patients. /Possible role of glucose transporters.
- Cyclosporine A, Methylprednisolone, Misoprostole and FK 506 use in in-vitro assay as an indicator of Immunosuppressive sensitivity in pre- transplant patients.
- Canine hepatocyte liver and pancreatic islet harvest, digestion, and freezing, and transplantation.
- Mixed lymphocyte culture bioassay using colorimetric ELISA analysis.
- Development of anti-idotypic antibody to promote graft survival.
- Assessment ofEDB and PCB toxicity levels in Artemia nupulli.
- Induction of Hydra budding by glutathione exposure
PUBLICATIONS:
1. Benedetti E, Kirby J, Asolati M, Blanchard J, Ward M, Fontaine M, Hewitt T, Pollak R. Intrasp1enic hepatocyte transplantation in Dalmatian dogs with and without cyclosporine. Transplantation 63: 1206-1209, 1997.
2. Rivas P, Fabrega A. J, Schwartz D, Digantis W, Ward M, Blanchard J, Pollak R. Transplantation of hepatocytes: An in-vitro and in-vivo study in canines. Cell Transplantaion 3: 193-20 I, 1994.
3. Ward M, Lazda V.A, Gaddis P. J, Stormoen B. M, SmithY, Fabrega A, J Pollak R. In-vitro response to immunosuppressive agents in blacks. Transplantation Proc 25:2470-2471, 1993.
4. Pollak R, Dumble L.J, Lazda V.A, Maddux M.S, Stormoen B, Ward M. The utility of an in-vitro Immunoassay to guide immunosuppressive therapy. Transplantation Proc 23: 1113-1114, 1991.
5. Graduate thesis entitled Bud Initiation in Hydra Oligactis. Completed 5/1989.
PERSONAL INTERESTS:
Reading, biking and exercising.
REFERENCES:
Available upon request.