Dr. Thomas F. Spiegel, MD, MBA, MS, FACEP
Emergency Physician
5841 S Maryland Ave Chicago IL, 60637About
Dr. Thomas Spiegel practices Emergency Medicine in Chicago, IL. Dr. Spiegel assesses patients who seek immediate medical attention at any time of day or night. Emergency Medicine Physicians are trained to efficiently work with each patient and situation no matter how acute or life-threatening. Dr. Spiegel examines patients, determines means of testing, diagnoses conditions, and decides the best treatment methods.
Dr. Spiegel also serves as the Vice President and Health System Chief Quality Officer for the University of Chicago Medicine. In this role, he serves as the executive physician lead of UChicago Medicine Health System programs and initiatives related to the improvement of patient quality (best in class outcomes) and safety (eliminating harm) in collaboration with clinical, administrative and operative leads of the performance improvement, analytics and safety programs as well as other elements of UCM Clinical Excellence programs.
Education and Training
University of Nebraska, Omaha, NB
University of Nebraska College of Medicine 2005
Board Certification
Emergency MedicineAmerican Board of Emergency MedicineABEM
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