Kristen A. O'Connell, PA-C

Kristen A. O'Connell, PA-C

Certified Physician Assistant

4.9 
364 ratings  Read Reviews
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Primary Specialty

Immediate Care

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This medical professional does not see patients in an office setting and is not available for scheduling.

Practice Focus Areas

  • Physician Assistant

Education

Professional Education:
MS, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University School of Health Professionals - 2019

Certifications and Licensures

  • National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants - Physician Assistant (Certified)

Practice Groups and Affiliations

Medical Group:
Northwestern Medical Group
Alignment Category:
Northwestern Medicine Physician Network

Ratings and Reviews

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Overall Rating

4.9
4.9 

364 Ratings

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100 Most Recent Reviews

April 29, 2024

5.0

Very friendly, attentive and thorough.

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April 29, 2024

5.0

As I said above, I wish she could have been The person I was lucky enough to have for every problem. She couldn't have been more helpful and really made me feel like she would do whatever she could to help me.

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April 29, 2024

5.0

Kristen was friendly and apologetic and moved things along quickly!

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April 28, 2024

5.0

Great listener.

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April 25, 2024

5.0

She was awesome & took care of all my issues

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April 23, 2024

5.0

Listened explained nice positive

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April 23, 2024

5.0

Kristen is a good listener and evaluates the data well. She is empathic, competent, and thorough, without wasting any time.

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April 23, 2024

5.0

Kristen was excellent; thank you!

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April 23, 2024

5.0

She was just great. She listened to me, and took her time and gave me a thorough exam. I couldn’t have asked for a better doctor at an immediate care!!!!

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April 22, 2024

5.0

Dr. Kristen O'Connell was Amazing! OMG! I absolutely love her! So endearing and caring! I wish she was my primary doctor. 🥰🥰 The healthcare can use so many more doctors like her! Yessss!

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April 22, 2024

5.0

Listened to my concerns and gave me information to best choose care.

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April 14, 2024

5.0

As I mentioned above, she was super nice, understanding, and attentive. Answered all my questions and was also quick and caring. Thank you so much! I broke my foot, but you made me feel better!

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April 14, 2024

5.0

Very nice and relatable

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April 13, 2024

5.0

Great Medical Provider.

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April 10, 2024

5.0

She was very personable, friendly and understanding

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April 06, 2024

5.0

Explained everything to me and was very nice and kind and professional.

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April 06, 2024

5.0

Great rapport with patients, careful and knowledgeable

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April 05, 2024

5.0

Very kind patient and helpful

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April 05, 2024

5.0

She was so helpful and took the time to make me feel at ease and explain things thoroughly.

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April 03, 2024

5.0

Very helpful in analyzingy my symptoms and talking with me the best course of action before and after any results came in.

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April 02, 2024

5.0

The PA was attentive, knowledgeable, professional and welcoming. I felt I was heard and all questions or concerns were addressed.

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April 02, 2024

5.0

caring & thorough

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April 02, 2024

5.0

She was extremely respectful and knowledgeable. She handled our son with care and concern.

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March 29, 2024

5.0

Took her time, explained things well, asked good questions, knew her stuff.

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March 27, 2024

5.0

Very knowledgeable and professional. She took her time explaining my condition and carefully listened to my concerns

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March 27, 2024

5.0

Knowledgeable and compassionate medical care for patients.

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March 27, 2024

5.0

Listened to my complaint and explained findings. I was not rushed out the door.

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March 27, 2024

5.0

She was amazing. They ran several tests and found that I have Flu type A and pneumonia. So glad I went.

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March 27, 2024

5.0

Everyone was nice friendly. Great care and compassion.

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March 20, 2024

5.0

Thorough. Communicates clearly.

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March 20, 2024

5.0

Personable and detailed.

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March 20, 2024

5.0

She was great, informative, and made me feel at ease.

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March 13, 2024

5.0

Kind and efficient. Communicated clearly.

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March 13, 2024

5.0

She listened and made recommendations that made sense

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March 09, 2024

5.0

She broke everything down to me and told me what it might be, and ran all the tests that she needed to run to make me feel OK

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March 09, 2024

5.0

Very calm understanding I did like her a lot

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March 05, 2024

5.0

Thorough. Compassionate. Knowledgeable.

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March 04, 2024

5.0

She did a great job listening and treating the issue.

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March 04, 2024

5.0

Kristin wad very knowledgeable and pleasant.

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March 01, 2024

5.0

She was very efficient and diagnosed my issue right away.

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February 25, 2024

5.0

Ms. O'Connell was very thorough and is extremely compassionate.

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February 25, 2024

5.0

Excellent treatment

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February 25, 2024

5.0

she was very compassionate & explained everything very clearly

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February 24, 2024

5.0

Patient, knowledgeable , and listened to my concerns, non-judgmental and empathetic

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February 24, 2024

5.0

Doctor O'Connell was very inciteful and caring, and told me everything I needed to do next

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February 19, 2024

5.0

Listened to symptoms and confirmed lab results reflected strep exposure and positive result

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February 16, 2024

5.0

Very kind doctor

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February 15, 2024

5.0

I felt her to be knowledge and caring. I felt comfortable with her.

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February 15, 2024

5.0

Answered all my questions, very kind

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February 13, 2024

5.0

She was professional while being empathetic. She listened and was thoughtful in her diagnosis and treatment.

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February 10, 2024

5.0

Kristen asked good questions, took my household factors into account, explained her thinking, and asked for my input. She was kind and instilled confidence in me.

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February 10, 2024

5.0

Very attentive, asked lots of questions about my condition, answered all of my many questions.

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February 07, 2024

5.0

She was really friendly and nice.

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February 04, 2024

5.0

She was very nice

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February 04, 2024

5.0

Explain everything very well

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February 03, 2024

5.0

NM Immediate Care Streeterville on [ ] 30 with Kristen A. O'Connell, PA-C Kristen was GREAT! She was kind and understanding and explained everything fully! She is ready to be a doctor (if she wants to)

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February 01, 2024

5.0

My second time having Kristen. She is great. Put me at ease. “Bedside” manner is top notch.

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January 30, 2024

5.0

She was very professional, nice and seem to genuinely care about my concerns and getting me the proper help I need

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January 30, 2024

5.0

She is caring and professional

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January 24, 2024

5.0

friendly and good with my child

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January 23, 2024

5.0

She was extremely thorough and followed up with test scores. Called in Rx quickly. Very friendly and overall just pleasant and helpful.

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January 19, 2024

5.0

Very attentive, checked everything, and very kind

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January 15, 2024

5.0

Doctor Kristen was excellent and very attentive with my care. She ran a few tests to understand my condition and she was very empathetic during the whole process and time I was there. I would likely recommend her.

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January 14, 2024

5.0

She was excellent and knew exactly how to treat my ear problem.

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January 14, 2024

5.0

Kristen is very caring and attentive, it felt like a personal experience. She's very sympathetic, listened closely to what I said and did everything she could to help me/prepare me upon departure and in my home follow up

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January 13, 2024

5.0

She was very helpful, and very caring to my needs.

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January 10, 2024

5.0

Caring, professional, thorough. Explained and responded to questions

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January 10, 2024

5.0

Skilled and non-judgmental. Made me feel comfortable when I was feeling uncomfortable.

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January 07, 2024

5.0

She was thirough, knowledgeable & very nice

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January 07, 2024

5.0

Very knowledgable and responsive.

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January 06, 2024

5.0

Very knowledgeable, kind, nice and well trained.

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January 06, 2024

5.0

Clarity on treatment plan. She was empathetic to my frustration with being in pain for so long.

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January 05, 2024

5.0

She's on the ball.

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January 04, 2024

5.0

She helped me today & she was very nice and understanding

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January 02, 2024

5.0

Same reason as above. However PA O'Connell lead the charge and ensured that I left with all that I needed and answers concerning things that could not be immediately handled.

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January 02, 2024

5.0

I would highly recommend Dr. O’Connell to anyone that wants to the medical services at NW Immediate Care: Streeterville.

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January 02, 2024

5.0

explained everything

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January 02, 2024

5.0

she covered all the basis, answered all my questions, was very kind and knowledgeable

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January 01, 2024

5.0

She is a gem - just awesome! She has a wonderful manner with us, very professional.

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December 29, 2023

5.0

She was very kind and patient.

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December 29, 2023

5.0

She was kind, inquisitive and thorough.

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December 29, 2023

5.0

Warm competent and helpful

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December 28, 2023

5.0

Caring, thoughtful professional.

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December 28, 2023

5.0

Very professional

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December 27, 2023

5.0

Friendly and knowledgeable.

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December 27, 2023

5.0

Listen to symptoms and symptom changes with genuine care, empathetic, clear, communication on medicine, she was prescribing and the use

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December 20, 2023

5.0

Very thorough and professional.

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December 20, 2023

5.0

The same...kind, caring, knowing their business, and a great follow through.

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December 17, 2023

5.0

Helpful, kind, informative

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December 17, 2023

5.0

Kristen was amazing! Her bedside manner was informative, friendly, and understandable!

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December 17, 2023

5.0

She is a patient and caring medical professional.

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December 17, 2023

5.0

Very good to deal with.

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December 14, 2023

5.0

She was caring and concerned, and very sweet.

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December 13, 2023

5.0

Caring and she was able to treat my injury effectively

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December 10, 2023

5.0

Same as above. They make me feel comfortable. Want patients to feel better

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December 10, 2023

5.0

She was extremely kind and informative.

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December 09, 2023

5.0

She listens and is great

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December 08, 2023

5.0

Very professional while at the same time consoling. Also a sense of humor. Gave me a detailed explanation of my condition and what further medical steps I needed to take.

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December 06, 2023

5.0

Listened, gave options, empathetic.

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December 05, 2023

5.0

Professional and caring.

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