What happened at Lurie children's hospital?

A cyberattack led the hospital to take its phone, email, and other systems offline on Jan. 31 – and has caused disruptions to its regular operations since then. Last week, the hospital confirmed that officials were aware of claims that Russian hacking group "Rhysida" ransomware was behind the attack.

What is the largest children's hospital in Chicago?

As the largest pediatric provider in the region with a 130-year legacy of excellence, Lurie Children's Hospital keeps children and their families at the center.

What is Lurie children's hospital ranked?

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago again has been recognized as a Best Children's Hospital for 2021-22 by U.S. News & World Report and ranked #1 in Illinois . Lurie Children's is once again the highest ranked children's hospital in the State in all 10 specialties.

How did Ann and Robert Lurie make their money?

Together they built successful careers in real estate and diversified investments .

Is Lurie children's hospital still hacked?

Lurie Children's Hospital resolves months-long cyberattack, reactivates patient-facing systems. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago announced Monday that it "is no longer addressing an active cybersecurity matter" and has reactivated patient-facing systems that were taken offline over three and a half months ago.

What is Lurie children's hospital known for?

Our medical staff includes more than 1,800 physicians and allied health professionals in 70 pediatric specialties. We were the first children's hospital in the country, and the first hospital in Illinois, to earn the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Magnet Award for Nursing Excellence .

What is the No 1 children's hospital in the US?

Cincinnati Children's is ranked the #1 pediatric hospital in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.

What is the best pediatric hospital in Illinois?

Nationally Ranked Care In the 2023-24 U.S. News & World Report rankings of the Best Children's Hospitals, Lurie Children's continues to be the top hospital in Illinois, ranking in 9 specialties.

What is the reputation of Lurie children's?

2022 Women's Choice Award® as a Best Children's Hospital Lurie Children's was named a Best Children's Hospital by the Women's Choice Award®, America's trusted referral source for the best in healthcare.

Lurie Children’s Hospital Outpatient Center in Skokie (2024)

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About

Lurie Children’s Outpatient Center in Skokie offers both primary care and specialty services for families on the northern side of Chicago and nearby suburbs. The state-of-the-art facility includes 23 exam rooms as well as diagnostic testing such as x-ray and ultrasound.

Schedule of Services

For an overview of outpatient and ancillary services, refer to our monthly schedule.

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Primary Care Services

For information on the primary care services offered at this location, click here.

Parking Information

Parking is free in the adjacent lot.

Available Specialties

Audiology

Clinical Nutrition

Dermatology

Endocrinology

General Pediatric Surgery

Heart Center

Medical Imaging

Nephrology

Neurology

Orthopedics

Otolaryngology (ENT)

Physical Therapy

Pulmonary Medicine

Sports Medicine

Urology

Available Programs

Allergic Rhinitis Program

Asthma Program

Bladder Function Improvement Training (BFIT) Program

Colorectal Center

Connective Tissue Disorders Program

Eczema Program

Electrophysiology Program

Food Allergy Program

Headache Program

Hives Program

Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program

Newborn Circumcision

Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy Program

Sleep Medicine Center

Available Tests and Treatments

Echocardiogram

Physicians at this Location

Denis I. Altman, MD

Attending Physician, Neurology

Lauren S. Baidoo, APRN, FNP

Family Nurse Practitioner, Neurology

Beata Borawski, MSN, APRN-NP, CPNP

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Jeffrey B. Brown, MD

Medical Director, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program

Joseph A. Camarda, MD

Attending Physician, Cardiology; Clinical Practice Director

Elizabeth S. Cappella, APRN-NP

Advanced Practice Provider, Outpatient Cardiology

Rebecca L. Carl, MD, MSCI

Attending Physician, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine

Stephanie Chandler, MD

Attending Physician, Cardiology

David I. Chu, MD, MSCE

Attending Physician, Urology; Member, Lurie Children's Surgical Foundation

Angela C. Chun, MD

Attending Physician, Rheumatology

Kelly L. Cox, MD

Attending Physician, Cardiology

Lajja P. Desai, MD

Attending Physician, Cardiology

Karim A. Diab, MD

Attending Physician, Cardiology

Craig J. Finlayson, MD

Attending Physician, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine; Surgical Director and Co-Medical Director, Lurie Children’s Surgery Center in Northbrook

Naomi R. Fogel, MD

Attending Physician, Endocrinology; Medical Director, Diabetes Program

John E. Fortunato, Jr, MD

Director, Neurointestinal & Motility Program; Attending Physician, Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Lynn Freedman, MSN, MPH, APRN-NP, CPNP

Advanced Practice Provider, Urology

Katheryn E. Gambetta, MD

Attending Physician, Cardiology

Edward M. Gong, MD

Attending Physician, Urology; Co-Director, Fetal Urology, The Chicago Institute for Fetal Health; Member, Lurie Children's Surgical Foundation

Julia E. Grabowski, MD, FAAP, FACS

Attending Physician, Pediatric Surgery; Member, Lurie Children's Surgical Foundation

Rebekah Hall, PA-C

Physician Assistant, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine

Brian T. Hang, MD

Attending Physician, Emergency Medicine, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine

Nancy Hasenauer, APRN-NP

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Cardiology

Jonathan B. Ida, MD, MBA, FACS, FAAP

Attending Physician, Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery; Vice Chair of Procedural Services, Department of Surgery; Member, Lurie Children's Surgical Foundation

Anisa F. Kelley, MD

Attending Physician, Neurology

Cynthia R. LaBella, MD

Medical Director, Institute for Sports Medicine

Timothy B. Lautz, MD

Attending Physician, Pediatric Surgery; Director, Surgical Oncology; Member, Lurie Children's Surgical Foundation

Jennifer M. Lavin, MD, MS, FAAP

Attending Physician, Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery; Director of Quality and Safety; Member, Lurie Children's Surgical Foundation

Amy S. Lay, MD

Director, Non-Critical Care Inpatient Cardiology; Associate Medical Director, Regenstein Cardiac Care Unit; Attending Physician, Cardiology

Peter J. Leahy, MD

Attending Physician, Genetics, Genomics and Metabolism

Bethan A. Lemley, MD

Attending Physician, Cardiology

Caroline Lois, MPAS, PA-C

Physician Assistant, Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Defne A. Magnetta, MD

Attending Physician, Cardiology

Kalyn D. Mahoney, MSN, APRN-NP, CPNP-AC

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner-Acute Care, Nephrology (Kidney Diseases)

Anne McRae, MMS, CGC, PA-C

Physician Assistant, Genetics, Genomics and Metabolism

Adam K. Morrison, MD

Attending Physician, Cardiology

Sai R. Nimmagadda, MD

Attending Physician, Allergy & Immunology

Alison R. Osborne, APRN-NP, CWON

Advanced Practice Nurse/Certified Wound Ostomy Nurse, Pediatric Surgery

Peter T. Osgood, MD

Attending Physician, Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition

Neeraj Patel, MD, MPH, MBS

Attending Physician, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine

Maria E. Perez, DO

Attending Physician, Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition

Lauren Potthoff, PhD

Pediatric Psychologist, The Pritzker Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health

Joshua D. Prozialeck, MD, MSA

Attending Physician, Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Joshua D. Robinson, MD

Attending Physician, Cardiology; Section Head, Cardiac Imaging; Director, Bicuspid Aortic Valve Program

Erin E. Rowell, MD

Attending Physician, Pediatric Surgery; Medical Director, Fertility & Hormone Preservation & Restoration Program; Co-Director, Pediatric Surgery, The Chicago Institute for Fetal Health; Associate Director, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO); Member, Lurie Children's Surgical Foundation

Joseph M. Runde, DO

Attending Physician, Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition

Emily Santolin, APRN-NP, CPNP-PC

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition

Kyleen D. Schilling, APRN-NP, CPNP-PC

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Nephrology (Kidney Diseases)

Catherine M. Seager, MD

Attending Physician, Urology; Member, Lurie Children's Surgical Foundation

Noreen Shaikh, OD

Optometrist, Ophthalmology

Julie K. Shotwell, APRN-NP

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition

Tiffany St. James, APRN-NP, PNP

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine

Patricia Lynch Stapleton, APRN-NP

Advanced Practice Provider, Outpatient Cardiology and Preventive Cardiology Program

Candace Strauss, APRN-NP

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Nephrology (Kidney Diseases)

Laura H. Swibel Rosenthal, MD

Attending Physician, Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery; Medical Director, Speech and Language Services; Director, Multidisciplinary 22q Program; Member, Lurie Children's Surgical Foundation

Irina Trosman, MD

Attending Physician, Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine

Jacqueline Turner, MSN, APRN-NP, FNP-BC

Advanced Practice Nurse, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine

Taher Valika, MD

Attending Physician, Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery; Medical Director, Aerodigestive Program; Member, Lurie Children's Surgical Foundation

Karina L. Vivar, MD

Attending Physician, Dermatology

Sigrid F. Wolf, MD

Attending Physician, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine

Brian Wolfe, MD

Attending Physician, Cardiology

Joyce Woo, MD, MS

Attending Physician, Cardiology

Lurie Children’s Hospital Outpatient Center in Skokie (2024)

About

Schedule of Services

Primary Care Services

Parking Information

Available Specialties

Available Programs

Available Tests and Treatments

Physicians at this Location

Denis I. Altman, MD

Lauren S. Baidoo, APRN, FNP

Beata Borawski, MSN, APRN-NP, CPNP

Jeffrey B. Brown, MD

Joseph A. Camarda, MD

Elizabeth S. Cappella, APRN-NP

Rebecca L. Carl, MD, MSCI

Stephanie Chandler, MD

David I. Chu, MD, MSCE

Angela C. Chun, MD

Kelly L. Cox, MD

Lajja P. Desai, MD

Karim A. Diab, MD

Craig J. Finlayson, MD

Naomi R. Fogel, MD

John E. Fortunato, Jr, MD

Lynn Freedman, MSN, MPH, APRN-NP, CPNP

Katheryn E. Gambetta, MD

Edward M. Gong, MD

Julia E. Grabowski, MD, FAAP, FACS

Rebekah Hall, PA-C

Brian T. Hang, MD

Nancy Hasenauer, APRN-NP

Jonathan B. Ida, MD, MBA, FACS, FAAP

Anisa F. Kelley, MD

Cynthia R. LaBella, MD

Timothy B. Lautz, MD

Jennifer M. Lavin, MD, MS, FAAP

Amy S. Lay, MD

Peter J. Leahy, MD

Bethan A. Lemley, MD

Caroline Lois, MPAS, PA-C

Defne A. Magnetta, MD

Kalyn D. Mahoney, MSN, APRN-NP, CPNP-AC

Anne McRae, MMS, CGC, PA-C

Adam K. Morrison, MD

Sai R. Nimmagadda, MD

Alison R. Osborne, APRN-NP, CWON

Peter T. Osgood, MD

Neeraj Patel, MD, MPH, MBS

Maria E. Perez, DO

Lauren Potthoff, PhD

Joshua D. Prozialeck, MD, MSA

Joshua D. Robinson, MD

Erin E. Rowell, MD

Joseph M. Runde, DO

Emily Santolin, APRN-NP, CPNP-PC

Kyleen D. Schilling, APRN-NP, CPNP-PC

Catherine M. Seager, MD

Noreen Shaikh, OD

Julie K. Shotwell, APRN-NP

Tiffany St. James, APRN-NP, PNP

Patricia Lynch Stapleton, APRN-NP

Candace Strauss, APRN-NP

Laura H. Swibel Rosenthal, MD

Irina Trosman, MD

Jacqueline Turner, MSN, APRN-NP, FNP-BC

Taher Valika, MD

Karina L. Vivar, MD

Sigrid F. Wolf, MD

Brian Wolfe, MD

Joyce Woo, MD, MS

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