Karen O'Mara

Background

O'Mara, Karen was born on June 27, 1951 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Richard George and Martha Bidochka Malanowski.

Education

Bachelor, University of Illinois, Chicago, 1973; Master of Philosophy, University of Illinois, Chicago, 1994; Doctor of Osteopathy, Chicago College Osteopathic Medicine, 1977.

Career

Rotating internship, Southern Chicago Cmty. Hospital, 1977-1978; resident in emergency medicine, Lutheran General Hospital, Chicago, 1978-1980; resident in internal medicine, fellowship critical care, Chicago Medical School Affiliated Hospitals, 1983-1986; private practice, training fellow, Chicago, 1980-1988; medical director critical care unit, Lutheran General Hospital, Lincoln Park, Illinois, 1988-1990; medical director emergency medicine, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Chicago, 1990-1992; medical director emergency medicine, Michael Reese Medical Center, Chicago, 1993-1995; medical director critical care unit, Resurrection Medical Center, Chicago, since 1995. Affiliate faculty American Council of Learned Societies program, American Heart Association, Chicago, since 1991.

Co-investigator sickle cell research/pain control, University of Illinois, Chicago, 1993-1995. Associate professor medicine Chicago Medical School, 1995.

Achievements

• Karen O"Mara has been listed as a noteworthy Medical director by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American College Chest Physicians, American College Emergency Physicians. Member American Medical Association, Society Crit. Care Medicine, Illinois State Medical Society, Chicago Medical Society (book reviewer since 1994), Alpha Lambda Delta, Sigma Sigma Phi.

Interests

• Avocations: flutist, fiction writer.

Connections

Married Michael Patrick O'Mara, June 6, 1972. Children: Michael Patrick, Carolyn Michelle.

Father:

Richard George

Mother:

Martha Bidochka Malanowski

Spouse:

Michael Patrick O'Mara

child:

Carolyn Michelle O'Mara

child:

Michael Patrick O'Mara