Pediatric Endocrinology
Our specialists offer convenient access to care for the management of childhood and adolescent endocrine issues. Our goal is to get your child on the right tract for lifelong health and well-being. Our services include diagnosis, treatment and therapy for hormonal imbalances affecting physical growth to daily control of diabetes, pediatric endocrine issues and disorders that may be life-altering for your child and challenging for your busy family.
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Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital and Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital1 provides access to evaluation and diagnosis for a comprehensive range of hormonal imbalances and endocrine diseases.
With a diagnosis in place, your pediatric endocrinologist tailors a treatment plan specifically for your child. The endocrinology care team2 also takes time to answer questions and guide you in successfully managing your child’s condition. Lurie Children’s at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital and Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital provides a full range of pediatric endocrinology services conveniently located close to home.
Conditions
- Adrenal and Thyroid Abnormalities
- Diabetes
- Growth Disorders
- Nutrition and Metabolism Issues
- Puberty Developmental Concerns
- Western Suburbs
- Downtown (AMC)
- Northern Suburbs
Patient visits are scheduled at the pediatric specialist's medical practice office, which is not located within the CDH Pediatric Outpatient Center.
When it comes to diagnosing and treating your infant, child or adolescent’s medical condition, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital and Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital1 offers the kind of care every parent hopes for in a location that’s close to home, including:
- A comprehensive range of nationally recognized specialty care
- Convenient access to more than 150 pediatric specialists at Central DuPage Hospital, Delnor Hospital and the Northwestern Medicine Chicago Proton Center3
- The latest advances in diagnostic and treatment strategies
In addition, the CDH Pediatric Emergency Department is IDPH Emergency Department Approved for Pediatrics (EDAP) and is designated by the State of Illinois as a Level II Trauma Center.
For more information about pediatric endocrinology in Chicago, see Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago.
Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital offers care for children at all ages and stages—from birth through 18 years old. Whether your infant needs the advanced expertise of our Level II+ Special Care Nursery, your child needs a wellness checkup and immunizations, or one of your children needs care for an illness, emergency or ongoing medical condition—you’ll find the medical and surgical resources to meet your family’s needs.
We have more than 60 physicians on staff who specialize in pediatrics, along with a dedicated team of pediatric nurses—all committed to providing the very best care for your children. In addition, we can refer children who need more advanced care to pediatric specialists who are leaders in their fields. Our affiliated pediatricians can address most children’s needs at convenient locations throughout Lake and Cook counties.
We’ve also partnered with Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, one of the nation’s top-ranked children’s hospitals, to provide the highest quality care for children. Our hospitalists from Lurie Children’s are available on-site at Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest, 24 hours a day, every day of the year to care for special need situations or provide expert consultations.
Related Resources
Pediatric Specialist Directory for Central DuPage Hospital and Delnor Hospital: Find a Pediatric specialist.
Legal Information
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital and Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital is a collaborative program between Northwestern Memorial HealthCare and Lurie Children's and its affiliated physician groups. The physicians participating in this program are neither agents nor employees of Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital or Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital.
In the spirit of keeping you well-informed, some of the physician(s) and/or individual(s) identified are neither agents nor employees of Northwestern Memorial HealthCare or any of its affiliate organizations. They have selected our facilities as places where they want to treat and care for their private patients.
The physicians who practice at the Northwestern Medicine Chicago Proton Center are neither agents nor employees of Northwestern Memorial HealthCare or any of its affiliate organizations. These physicians have selected our facilities as the place where they want to treat and care for their private patients.