Catherine Deamant, MD

Assistant Professor, Rush Medical College
Director, Palliative Care Program
Cook County (Stroger) Hospital
1900 W. Polk St.
CCAB-950
Chicago, IL 606012

Phone: 312-864-4443
Fax: 312-864-9500

Educational and professional experience:

Northwestern University, B.A., 1982
Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL 1987
Internal Medicine Residency, Michael Reese Hospital, Chicago, IL 1987-1990
Attending Physician, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, IL 1990-present

Current teaching and research interests:

I work as a clinician-educator and now work full-time in the area of palliative care. I serve as Assistant Fellowship Director for the Midwest-Rush-Cook County Fellowship Program and assist with curriculum development and teaching for the fellowship program. I have also started a resident rotation in palliative care that includes didactic teaching and direct experiential training on the inpatient consultation service, outpatient palliative care clinic and through home visits. I also conduct a variety of educational sessions for housestaff, nurses, and other health care professionals and for many departments throughout the hospital.

If you have additional questions, please contact us via e-mail at: pallcare@partners.org .