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Emanuelle A. Bellaguarda, MD

4.9

379 ratings Read Reviews

Northwestern Medical Group

Primary Specialty

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Secondary Specialty

Gastroenterology

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Education

Medical Education:: MD, Universidade Estadual do Ceara - 2006
Residency:: Boston University Medical Center - 2011
Fellowships:: University of Chicago - 2014

McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University - 2015

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Languages Spoken

Portuguese
Spanish

Board Certifications

American Board of Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology (Certified)

Faculty Profile

Assistant Professor, Feinberg School of Medicine

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Practice Groups and Affiliations

Medical Group:: Northwestern Medical Group
Alignment Category:: Northwestern Medicine Physician Network
On Medical Staff At:: Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Ratings and Reviews

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Overall Rating

4.9

4.9

379 Ratings

Reviews from Patients

37 Reviews

Reviews from Patients

37 Reviews

April 17, 2024

5.0

Bellaguarda is efficient and caring. She cares about you as a person and wants to make sure that needs are being met. She listens to all concerns and factors them into your counseling.

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March 20, 2024

5.0

I feel extremely fortunate to have Dr Belleguarda as my gastroenterology doctor. She is very kind and explained in detail all of my concerns. She is a vet compassionate doctor.

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March 20, 2024

5.0

She immediately calmed my nerves with conversation to know me. Never felt rushed. Never felt judged. Made sure I understood everything we talked about.

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March 18, 2024

5.0

Very knowledgeable, kind, patient and caring!

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March 11, 2024

5.0

Dr Bellaguarda was amazing - she took a very thorough history, recommended a care plan to try to try to bring my condition into remission and also helped me understand other things I can do in the meantime. Her guidance was quite different from the other practice I had been going to because I couldn't get into NW gastro for many months due to the waiting list. I hope Northwestern invests in her and the training and growth of others in the practice as well. She's amazing!

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March 06, 2024

5.0

Dr. Bellaguarda is very knowledgeable, experienced, courteous, professional, understanding. She is easy to talk and will sit and listen to you.

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March 05, 2024

5.0

She was great, listened to me, had great bedside manner, showed that she was interested in me as a person, showed me an image if the GI tract, explained things well, gave me options. Great overall experience. Didn't rate a 10 just because I've only met her once.

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March 04, 2024

5.0

Just and excellent doctor who cares about her patients

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February 22, 2024

5.0

Iâ€™ve been seeing her for several years and she is very knowledgeable and caring.

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February 21, 2024

5.0

Sorry I canâ€™t rate her higher than 10! She is the best GI MD Iâ€™ve gone to in the last 4 decades. Sheâ€™s a good listener, great clinical skills and very kind.

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February 12, 2024

5.0

She listens and explains in language easy to understand.

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February 12, 2024

5.0

Dr. Bellaguarda is very intelligent, very responsive and reassuring. Serious but occasional flashes of humor. I like and trust her, and without those two qualities, it would be difficult for me to establish any kind of relationship with her.

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January 31, 2024

5.0

Super educated, very kind, very informative, super clear on a future plan of care.

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January 31, 2024

5.0

Dr Bellaguarda is Fantastic! She takes time with you and truly cares about her patients. Very Intelligent and Caring.

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January 17, 2024

5.0

She is an expert I could sense.

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January 08, 2024

5.0

Dr B listens and takes time to hear my concerns. She explains everything to me in a way I can understand.

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December 25, 2023

5.0

I would give Dr Bellaguarda a 20 if I could. Her and her nurse Paige are absolutely amazing. She is a superb clinician... compassionate. They both have made it easier for me to navigate the complexities of my Crohn's diagnosis.

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December 20, 2023

5.0

Dr. Bellaguarda is professional, knowledgeable and courteous. Takes her time in my appointments and explains my current health and next steps in ensuring next steps in my care. Responds in a concise and clear manner questions I may have both in person and through MyChart. In short, I know my health is in its best hands with Dr. Bellaguarda.

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December 05, 2023

5.0

Doctor Bellaguarda is great. She makes sure I'm aware of everything and any options and is amazing at answering all of my questions. Plus she has a great bedside manner!

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December 04, 2023

5.0

Dr. Bellaguarda is always pleasant and attentive and responsive to.my enquiries. I am confident in her knowledge and skills

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November 30, 2023

5.0

She listens and shows empathy which is important to me.

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November 29, 2023

5.0

Sheâ€™s excellent Bedside manors, she takes her time and explains things to me.

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November 06, 2023

5.0

She is very caring

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October 31, 2023

5.0

She listens and has a lot of compassion.

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October 30, 2023

5.0

See above and Nurse Paige is so helpful and caring

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October 25, 2023

5.0

She was thorough and explained my condition and how to manage it going forward

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October 21, 2023

5.0

She is very professional and companionate. She listens and explains everything.

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October 12, 2023

5.0

Overall an outstanding Doctor- great communication, concern for patient well being, and developing strategies for a successful care plan.

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October 10, 2023

5.0

She is competent and caring. She treats me with respect. I donâ€™t feel rushed She listens to me She answers my questions. She is professional in appearance, language and behavior. I just appreciate her.

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October 10, 2023

5.0

Dr. Bellaguarda is very knowledgeable and truly seems to care.

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October 09, 2023

5.0

Exceptional knowledge and interpersonal skills

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October 04, 2023

5.0

Very thorough and took her time to explain things

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October 04, 2023

5.0

Listens and executes with a great plan to tackle the issue

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October 04, 2023

5.0

She is the best gastric doctor I have ever met.

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September 27, 2023

5.0

She has the sweetest personality and she cares and totally explains everything to you that I understood layman's terms

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September 19, 2023

5.0

She responds to my problems quickly.

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September 12, 2023

5.0

Sheâ€™s extremely caring and very knowledgeable. She truly cares about her patients

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Faculty member engaged in activities such as speaking, advising, consulting, or providing educational programs for the following companies or other entities

AbbVie, Inc.
Eli Lilly and Company
Pfizer, Inc.

External Professional Relationships

Pharmaceutical, device, and biotechnology companies frequently collaborate with basic scientists and physicians within an academic medical center to help advance science and improve patient care. These relationships are important in achieving scientific breakthroughs and in establishing the effectiveness and safety of promising new therapies. In order to assure objectivity in clinical research and patient care, the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine (Feinberg), Northwestern Memorial HealthCare, Children's Hospital of Chicago Medical Center, and the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab have adopted integrity policies that require research and clinical faculty (in full-time, part-time, and unpaid/voluntary categories) to report compensated and uncompensated external industry relationships. Patients are encouraged to discuss these disclosures with their physician as well as to inquire as to how these relationships are overseen by Feinberg. To learn more about our Disclosure and Professional Integrity Policy, and the conflict of interest policies of our joint affiliate survey partners, please go to our Office for Regulatory Affairs Policies page.

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