Poonam Thaker, MD
Program Director, Sports Medicine Fellowship
Director, Sports Medicine Center
Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency
Poonam Thaker, MD, is board-certified in family medicine and has her Certificate of Added Qualification in Primary Care Sports Medicine. She earned a bachelor's degree in Biology from Cornell University and her medical degree from Rosalind Franklin University/The Chicago Medical School in North Chicago.
She completed her family medicine residency at Ascension Resurrection, where she served as chief resident, and conducted her sports medicine fellowship training at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. She has been the director of the Sports Medicine Fellowship and faculty member of the Family Medicine Residency at Ascension Resurrection since 2009.
Dr. Thaker is currently the head team physician for North Park University and medical director of their athletic training program. She is also a team physician for Ridgewood High School, St. Patrick High School, and Resurrection High School.
Dr. Thaker has been a volunteer physician for numerous area events, including the Bank of America Chicago Marathon, Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle, and Tough Mudder. She was a volunteer physician in Kona, Hawaii at the 2005 Ironman World Championship triathlon. She has served as medical director for the Men’s Health Chicago Urbanathlon, BikeMS Tour de Farms, CARA Ready to Run and CARA Lakefront 10 Miler. She also serves on the medical committee for the Bank of America Chicago Marathon and Shamrock Shuffle.
Dr. Thaker is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, Wilderness Medicine Society and the American College of Sports Medicine. She has presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, American College of Sports Medicine and the Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Health Association. She continues to conduct research in sports medicine and is involved with the community. When she is not taking care of athletes, she enjoys playing soccer, biking and snowboarding.
Director, Sports Medicine Center
Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency
Poonam Thaker, MD, is board-certified in family medicine and has her Certificate of Added Qualification in Primary Care Sports Medicine. She earned a bachelor's degree in Biology from Cornell University and her medical degree from Rosalind Franklin University/The Chicago Medical School in North Chicago.
She completed her family medicine residency at Ascension Resurrection, where she served as chief resident, and conducted her sports medicine fellowship training at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. She has been the director of the Sports Medicine Fellowship and faculty member of the Family Medicine Residency at Ascension Resurrection since 2009.
Dr. Thaker is currently the head team physician for North Park University and medical director of their athletic training program. She is also a team physician for Ridgewood High School, St. Patrick High School, and Resurrection High School.
Dr. Thaker has been a volunteer physician for numerous area events, including the Bank of America Chicago Marathon, Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle, and Tough Mudder. She was a volunteer physician in Kona, Hawaii at the 2005 Ironman World Championship triathlon. She has served as medical director for the Men’s Health Chicago Urbanathlon, BikeMS Tour de Farms, CARA Ready to Run and CARA Lakefront 10 Miler. She also serves on the medical committee for the Bank of America Chicago Marathon and Shamrock Shuffle.
Dr. Thaker is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, Wilderness Medicine Society and the American College of Sports Medicine. She has presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, American College of Sports Medicine and the Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Health Association. She continues to conduct research in sports medicine and is involved with the community. When she is not taking care of athletes, she enjoys playing soccer, biking and snowboarding.
