UChicago Medicine Faculty Physicians
Omar Jamil, MD
Omar Jamil, MD
UChicago Medicine Faculty Physicians
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Associate Medical Director, Adult Clinical Nutrition
Specialties
- Gastroenterology
Locations
- Chicago - Hyde Park
- Hinsdale - Salt Creek Lane
- About
- Specialties & Areas of Expertise
- Locations & Patient Information
- Education & Research
- Accepted Insurance
- External Professional Relationships
Omar Jamil, MD, is a compassionate and highly skilled gastroenterologist focused on providing exceptional care for patients with complex digestive diseases. He specializes in managing small bowel disorders, helping patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), malabsorption syndromes, intestinal failure and those requiring parenteral and enteral nutrition. Dr. Jamil works closely with each patient to understand their unique needs and concerns, creating personalized treatment plans designed to restore health and enhance quality of life.
Dr. Jamil is experienced in treating Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, combining the latest evidence-based treatments with dietary strategies and a deep understanding of the challenges these conditions present. His goal is to reduce flare-ups, manage symptoms, and prevent complications—placing special emphasis on nutrition and food-based treatment approaches. For patients struggling with malabsorption or intestinal failure, he offers specialized nutritional interventions tailored to optimize digestion and overall well-being.
Committed to providing practical, supportive care, Dr. Jamil makes sure that patients understand their treatment options and feel confident in their care decisions and supported through their journey. Dr. Jamil emphasizes clear communication and works collaboratively with his patients to develop treatment plans that align with their goals and lifestyle. He has published research on IBD, malnutrition, and obesity. Currently, he is studying how enteral nutrition affects the gut microbiome and its impact on patients with IBD undergoing major surgery, particularly focusing on exclusive enteral nutrition.
Dr. Jamil is experienced in treating Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, combining the latest evidence-based treatments with dietary strategies and a deep understanding of the challenges these conditions present. His goal is to reduce flare-ups, manage symptoms, and prevent complications—placing special emphasis on nutrition and food-based treatment approaches. For patients struggling with malabsorption or intestinal failure, he offers specialized nutritional interventions tailored to optimize digestion and overall well-being.
Committed to providing practical, supportive care, Dr. Jamil makes sure that patients understand their treatment options and feel confident in their care decisions and supported through their journey. Dr. Jamil emphasizes clear communication and works collaboratively with his patients to develop treatment plans that align with their goals and lifestyle. He has published research on IBD, malnutrition, and obesity. Currently, he is studying how enteral nutrition affects the gut microbiome and its impact on patients with IBD undergoing major surgery, particularly focusing on exclusive enteral nutrition.
Specialties
Areas of Expertise
- Diarrheal Diseases
- Celiac Disease
- Nutrition Education
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
- Crohn's Disease
- Ulcerative Colitis
UChicago Medicine Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine - Hyde Park5758 S. Maryland Ave., Chicago IL 606371-888-824-0200
Board Certifications
- Internal Medicine
Languages Spoken
- English
- Hindi
- Urdu
Medical Education
- University of Illinois at Chicago
Residency
- University of Chicago
Fellowship
- University of Chicago
Memberships & Medical Societies
- American College of Gastroenterology
- American Gastroenterological Association
News & Research
Insurance
- Aetna Better Health *see insurance page
- Aetna HMO (specialists only)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO
- BCBS Blue Precision HMO (specialists only)
- BCBS HMO (HMOI) (specialists only)
- BCBS Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO
- BCBS PPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna POS
- Cigna PPO
- CountyCare *see insurance page
- Humana Medicare Advantage Choice PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage Gold Choice PFFS
- Humana Medicare Advantage Gold Plus HMO
- Medicare
- Multiplan PPO
- PHCS PPO
- United Choice Plus POS/PPO
- United Choice HMO (specialists only)
- United Options (PPO)
- United Select (HMO & EPO) (specialists only)
- United W500 Emergent Wrap
- University of Chicago Health Plan (UCHP)
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Some of our physicians and health professionals collaborate with external pharmaceutical, medical device, or other medical related entities to develop new treatments and products to improve clinical outcomes for patients. In some instances, the physician has ownership interests in the external entity and/or is compensated for advising or speaking about the entity’s products or treatments. These payments may include compensation for consulting and speaking engagements, equity, and/or royalties for products invented by our physicians. To assure objectivity and integrity in patient care, UChicago Medicine requires all physicians and health professionals to report their relationships and financial interests with external entities on an annual basis. This information is used to review relationships and transactions that might give rise to potential financial conflicts of interest, and when considered to be significant a management plan to mitigate any biases is created.
If you are a patient at UChicago Medicine and would like more information about your physician’s external relationships, please talk with your physician. You may also visit the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments website at https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/ . CMS Open Payments is a national disclosure program that promotes a more transparent and accountable health care system. It houses a publicly accessible database of payments that reporting entities, including drug and medical device companies, make to covered recipients like physicians and hospitals.
Information in the CMS Open Payments database could potentially contain inaccurately reported and out of date payment information. All information is open to personal interpretation, if there are questions about the data, patients and their advocates should speak directly to their health care provider for a better understanding.
Some of our physicians and health professionals collaborate with external pharmaceutical, medical device, or other medical related entities to develop new treatments and products to improve clinical outcomes for patients. In some instances, the physician has ownership interests in the external entity and/or is compensated for advising or speaking about the entity’s products or treatments. These payments may include compensation for consulting and speaking engagements, equity, and/or royalties for products invented by our physicians. To assure objectivity and integrity in patient care, UChicago Medicine requires all physicians and health professionals to report their relationships and financial interests with external entities on an annual basis. This information is used to review relationships and transactions that might give rise to potential financial conflicts of interest, and when considered to be significant a management plan to mitigate any biases is created.
If you are a patient at UChicago Medicine and would like more information about your physician’s external relationships, please talk with your physician. You may also visit the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments website at https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/ . CMS Open Payments is a national disclosure program that promotes a more transparent and accountable health care system. It houses a publicly accessible database of payments that reporting entities, including drug and medical device companies, make to covered recipients like physicians and hospitals.
Information in the CMS Open Payments database could potentially contain inaccurately reported and out of date payment information. All information is open to personal interpretation, if there are questions about the data, patients and their advocates should speak directly to their health care provider for a better understanding.