Mr. Thomas Lindley Pittman, M.S, PA-C, DFAAPA

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Get to know Certified Physician Assistant, Thomas Lindley Pittman, who serves patients in Illinois. Patient-focused, Lindley is a board certified physician assistant specializing in spinal disorders with 25 years of experience. He is part of a unique spine team led by Dr. Cary Templin, an orthopedic spine surgeon, and Dr. Tamir Hersonskey, a neurosurgeon specializing in spine care. A valued member of the Hinsdale Orthopaedics medical staff from 1998-2012, Mr. Pittman returned to HOA/IBJI June 2023. He continues to focus his skills on spinal injury, spinal pathology, and treatment in Naperville and Joliet with availability every weekday. Providing compassionate care, he excels at diagnosing and treating spinal conditions non operatively, while involving the patient in the decision-making process. He is a graduate of Rosalind Franklin University of Health Sciences, a NCCPA accredited program. His training focused on general surgery, trauma, orthopedics, and neurosurgery. His primary past research interests have included lupus, DNA/RNA sequencing in cancer research, development of viral materials for HIV treatment, and stem cell research in spinal fusions. In addition to being a decorated United States Navy Submarine Veteran and an Air Force retired Major, Lindley has taught locally, nationally, and internationally. Board certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, he is an active member of the Illinois Academy of Physician Assistants, the North American Spine Society, and a Distinguished Fellow of the American Academy of Physician Assistants/Associates. A Certified Physician Assistant (PA-C) is a health care practitioner who practices medicine in collaboration with physicians. They examine patients, prescribe medicine, and order diagnostic tests. In most cases, they work under the supervision of physicians or surgeons, but they can work more independently in some states, rural areas, and inner-city areas, consulting with physicians only when they need help with cases.

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