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Practice Focus Areas

This medical professional has a particular interest or expertise in:

Dietary Supplements/Herbs
Holistic/Alternative Medicine
Hormone Replacement Therapy
Menopause
Nutrition
Perimenopause
Weight Management
Women's Health

Education

Medical Education:: MD, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine - 1994
Residency:: University of Chicago - 1997
Fellowships:: University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson - 2004

Board Certifications

American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine (Certified)

Faculty Profile

Clinical 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

At Northwestern Medicine, our patient’s feedback is important to us. While different care providers have their own unique strengths, we strive to be as transparent as possible with our quality of care.

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Overall Rating

4.9

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338 Ratings

Reviews from Patients

16 Reviews

Reviews from Patients

16 Reviews

April 29, 2025

5.0

Thorough, complete and caring

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April 22, 2025

5.0

Dr. Ring is an attentive, compassionate, super engaged and informative clinician, who ensures I feel like I am an integral part of my care team.

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April 22, 2025

5.0

Dr Ring helped resolve an ongoing m medical issue I was having, when other doctors could not. I greatly appreciated her compassion and caring approach.

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April 21, 2025

5.0

Her skills at managing my medical needs and attention to new things that might be arising

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March 25, 2025

5.0

She's kind, thorough, conservative in her approach and seeks to educate you on your medical needs.

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March 18, 2025

5.0

She is very thorough! She extends her self always

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February 26, 2025

5.0

Friendly manner. Thorough history taking. Clear explanations. Follow up care recommendations that supported shared decision making

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February 24, 2025

5.0

Dr Ring is very thorough, intelligent and explains any questions I have. She also has a lovely, calm manner.

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February 17, 2025

5.0

Already have recommended her, multiple times. She is thorough and attentive.

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February 16, 2025

5.0

Well prepared and a good listener.

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February 03, 2025

5.0

Caring doctor that addresses my questions and concerns.

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January 07, 2025

5.0

She really understood my health concerns and provided a comprehensive report and recommendations after the tele health conference.

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December 22, 2024

5.0

Very knowledgeable, helpful and thorough.

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December 10, 2024

5.0

excellent in her advice and interest in me

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November 30, 2024

5.0

I always learn something from my visits with Melinda!

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October 31, 2024

5.0

Dr. Ring was very thorough and she listened to me, taking my whole history into account before making recommendations.

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Disclosures

Melinda R. Ring, MD reported no external professional relationships for calendar year 2024.

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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