Siddharth Tambar, MD

Board Certified Rheumatologist

Dr. Siddharth Tambar, MD is a board certified rheumatologist at Chicago Arthritis and Regenerative Medicine in Chicago, Illinois. With over 19 years of experience, Dr. Tambar specializes in Regenerative Medicine and Rheumatology, with a focus on platelet rich plasma and bone marrow derived stem cell treatments for arthritis, tendinitis, injuries, and back pain. Dr. Tambar holds a BA in Economics from State University of New York at Buffalo. He earned his MD from State University of New York at Syracuse. He completed his Internship, Residency in Internal Medicine, and his Rheumatology Fellowship at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Dr Tambar is board certified in both rheumatology and internal medicine. He also holds Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Diagnostic and Interventional certifications from the American College of Rheumatology and the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine.

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How to

Get Rid of Arthritis Bumps on Fingers

Arthritis bumps on your fingers can be painful and get in the way of your daily activities. These bumps are called Heberden’s nodes when they occur at the fingertips and Bouchard’s nodes when they appear at the joint...

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Wrap an Achilles Tendon

Your Achilles tendon, which runs from your calf muscle to your heel, allows you to walk, run, jump, and flex your foot. If your Achilles tendon is sore or injured, you can wrap it while it heals. Wrapping reduces swellin...

What Are the Signs & Symptoms of Gout?

Learn from experts about how gout affects your joints Gout is a form of inflammatory arthritis that is very painful and commonly impacts the big toe joint, but can also affect joints in the other toes, plus your ankles, ...

12 Ways to Sleep Peacefully with SI Joint Pain

Ease pain & get the rest you deserve with our helpful tipsFew things are worse than a rough, restless night of sleep, especially if you have sacroiliac joint (SI) pain. How are you supposed to fall asleep quickly and com...

How to

Get Gout Relief at Home

Gout attacks are so painful that they may wake you up at night. It occurs when urate crystals build up on your joints. Most often it happens in the big toe, but other joints in the feet and hands may be affected. The joi...

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Diagnose Septic Arthritis

Septic arthritis, also called infectious arthritis, is an infection of a joint.. 25 August 2020. Bacteria or a virus that spreads to a joint or its surrounding fluid causes septic arthritis. In most cases, the infection ...