Dr. Jigar Virenbhai Joshi MD
Internist
600 Potter Road Des Plains IL, 60016About
Dr. Jigar Joshi is a board certified hospice and palliative medicine physician with primary specialty of internal medicine practicing in Chicago, IL. Dr. Joshi specializes in the medical treatment of adults who have terminal illness(s) from pain and other symptom management, to planning and implementing goals of care for individual health given medical condition, providing compassionate end of life care and caring for families after the loved one has made their final journey.
Education and Training
Seth GS Medical College, Mumbai, India MBBS 2007
Internal Medicine Residency MD 2014
Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI MD 2015
Board Certification
American Board of Internal Medicine
Hospice and Palliative Care (Internal Medicine)
Provider Details
Dr. Jigar Virenbhai Joshi MD's Expert Contributions
How often should feeding tubes be changed for long term patients?
Reach out to the doctors who have placed the feeding tube. based on the type of the tube and condition of the tube they may be able to guide you appropriately. READ MORE
My mother is experiencing shortness of breath. What is the right way to manage this?
Lung diseases can cause significant distress to the patient and their loved ones. It would be a reasonable option to reach out to the primary physician/lung doctors to guide further treatment. if her health continues to decline in spite of optimized the treatment plan then you may want to consider palliative care for symptom management. There is high possibility that your mother may qualify for even hospice. READ MORE
Are hospice centers still open with COVID-19?
Yes. I am Medical Director with VITAS hospice for the Chicago program. We are accepting all eligible patients like before. Thank you. READ MORE
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Comparison of four nonculture diagnostic tests for Chlamydia trachomatis infection.
- Study of estrogen activity in 1300 menopausal women.
- Clinical, endocrine and metabolic studies in the kindred of familial partial lipodystrophy--a syndrome of insulin resistance.
- Synthesis, characterization, and SANS studies of novel alkanediyl-alpha,omega-bis(hydroxyethylmethylhexadecylammonium bromide) cationic gemini surfactants.
- Cytological association of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and sexually transmitted diseases.
- Ultrasonographically observed preterm grade III placenta and perinatal outcome.
- Serum IL-6 and micrometry of pap smears in women with cervical low-grade intraepithelial lesions.
- Prevalence of premenstrual symptoms: Preliminary analysis and brief review of management strategies.
- Chemopreventive potential and safety profile of a Curcuma longa extract in women with cervical low-grade squamous intraepithelial neoplasia.
- Serum progesterone and norethisterone levels following injection of norethisterone enanthate in different sites and doses.
- Antacid does not reduce the bioavailability of oral contraceptive steroids in women.
- ICMR task force study on hormonal contraception. Transfer of levonorgestrel (LNG) administered through different drug delivery systems from the maternal circulation into the newborn infant's circulation via breast milk.
- Vaginal parasitosis. An unusual finding in routine cervical smears.
- Actinomyces in cervical smears of women using intrauterine contraceptive devices.
- Phase I comparative clinical trial with subdermal implants--bioabsorbable levonorgestrel or norethisterone pellet fused with cholesterol.
Areas of expertise and specialization
Faculty Titles & Positions
- Associate Medical Director Seasons Hospice and Palliative Care 2015 - 2017
Professional Memberships
- American Medical Association
- American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Areas of research
symptom management and End of life careDr. Jigar Virenbhai Joshi MD's Practice location
Seasons Hospice and Palliative Care
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