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Jochen H. Lorch, MD

4.9

507 ratings Read Reviews

Northwestern Medical Group

Primary Specialty

Hematology and Medical Oncology

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Education

Medical Education:: MD, University of Regensburg - 1994
Residency:: University of Pennsylvania Health System - 1999
Fellowships:: McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University - 2002

Languages Spoken

French
German

Board Certifications

American Board of Internal Medicine - Medical Oncology (Certified)

Faculty Profile

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

507 Ratings

Reviews from Patients

49 Reviews

Reviews from Patients

49 Reviews

April 24, 2025

5.0

Explained treatment plan and next steps well.

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April 20, 2025

5.0

Dr. Lorch is a very competent doctor. Bring in research based treatment to his patients.

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April 17, 2025

5.0

Besides renewing hope for a cure, spent time to explain everything so we understood that it is very possible to achieve a cure.

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April 01, 2025

5.0

Listen's and compassionate.

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March 27, 2025

5.0

Great team

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March 27, 2025

5.0

Dr. Lorch is very knowledgeable and nice

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March 23, 2025

5.0

They are very attentive and do an excellent job explaining the situation and outlook for the future.

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March 20, 2025

5.0

He is very helpful.

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March 19, 2025

5.0

Dr. Lorch is caring and concerned for your well being.

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February 27, 2025

5.0

Excellent doctor. Professional and very caring and friendly.

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February 25, 2025

5.0

Very knowledgeable physician. A gentleman.

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February 25, 2025

5.0

Dr Lorch is a patient first doctor who always takes his time to make certain you have all your questions answered to the best of his ability! So happy he is on my team!

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February 20, 2025

5.0

Explained various options for treatment clearly. Very professional and polite.

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February 20, 2025

5.0

Very knowledgeable.

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February 16, 2025

5.0

He is an excellent and knowledgable specialist.

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February 11, 2025

5.0

I explained above, Dr Lorch and his staff are the best.

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February 11, 2025

5.0

Knowledge, expertise, treated like a human being. And I like that he has opted to record sessions to reduce time in front of the computer during an appointment. It's one of my pet peeves: doctors being forced to choose records and the computer over the patient in front of them.

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February 08, 2025

5.0

Dr lorch is a very empathetic knowledgeable Dr. he explains all so clearly. He truly cares

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February 07, 2025

5.0

Dr. Lorch is very knowledgeable and patient with answering questions!

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January 28, 2025

5.0

Very knowledgeable and down to earth human being. Always feel comfortable talking to. him.

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January 23, 2025

5.0

Very caring & attentive.

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January 19, 2025

5.0

Dr Lorch and his team are awesome! They always explain what is happening and will take as much time as needed to make sure you understand treatment and post treatment situations. I glad he's on my team!

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January 14, 2025

5.0

Deep understanding of specific type of cancer, good listener, empathetic approach, wholistic perspective

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January 11, 2025

5.0

Always have a good experience with Dr. Lorch and staff. Very knowlegable and experienced in the field. Very compassionate and accomodating and does a great job addressing veverything proactively as well as reactiveley when it is the situation.

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January 09, 2025

5.0

He has been there for me since Dr [last name] left.

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January 08, 2025

5.0

I had no expectations when I started my Cancer journey at NWM. Now that the treatment is over, I feel very fortunate that I was able to have Lorch and his team take care of me.

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January 07, 2025

5.0

Dr. Jochen is a wonderful human being and very caring and considerate by nature.

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December 23, 2024

5.0

So far great

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December 20, 2024

5.0

I feel confident he is the best doctor and has the best clinical staff to provide care for anyone with a diagnosis in his area of practice.

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December 10, 2024

5.0

His experience in this area is vast and he takes time to consider options and listen to our concerns.

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November 26, 2024

5.0

Very nice demeanor!!

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November 22, 2024

5.0

Dr Lorch is very kind and compassionate also very caring he treats you like the patient that you are he talks to you not at you he takes his time and make sure you understand your treatment he's very patient and makes sure you understand what he's saying

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November 19, 2024

5.0

Professional yet personable. Dr patel , the dr doing her fellowship , was just wonderful making a through assessment and explaining treatment plan

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November 14, 2024

5.0

Dr. Lorch is an excellent oncologist who informs his patients in clear terms and helps in guiding them sometimes through difficult decisions

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November 14, 2024

5.0

Again the Fellow was extremely thorough

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November 13, 2024

5.0

Being a new issue that I am experiencing related to prior Thyroid cancer diagnosis back in 2018, it was not only the expertise of Dr. Lorch, but he was very helpful giving me all the information I needed to proceed at this point in the process. I learned a lot from him as well as his staff.

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November 05, 2024

5.0

Caring physician with a great staff

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November 02, 2024

5.0

he seems very knowledgeable about certain cancers, and last visit he was prompt and on time

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October 31, 2024

5.0

Dr Lorch is very knowledgeable and kind. His approach is always patient first and he never rushes through an appointment!

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October 15, 2024

5.0

Thorough, knowledgeable, explains information so that it's easily understood.

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October 10, 2024

5.0

Dr. Lorch is very experienced with cancer medication. I am very happy that I have stopped chemotherapy for more than 4 months.

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October 01, 2024

5.0

He's very caring & considerate. Explain everything clearly enough that each step of treatment is understandable.

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September 25, 2024

5.0

The doctor is very knowledgeable and professional.

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September 24, 2024

5.0

They got me in at my appointment time which was great! Then Dr Lorch came in treated me with kindness explained everything! I didn't feel rushed and I felt hopeful of a cure when I left his office. They were prompt having me referred for radiation and oncologist appointments. It was the best experience I've ever had with doctors!

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September 24, 2024

5.0

Dr. Lorch is very knowledgable and has experience in this area where other doctors do not. He is compassionate and respectful and takes the time to go over my case and in turn puts a lot of thought into our conversation and questions we have.

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September 19, 2024

5.0

Knowledgeable care, and great bedside manner.

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September 17, 2024

5.0

He is a very caring, respectful doctor and takes his time explaining & listening.

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September 17, 2024

5.0

Dr Lorch is sensitive to my needs, compassionate, and very knowledgeable.

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September 04, 2024

5.0

I trust him clinically and his office and staff are competent, pleasant and responsive.

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Disclosures

Industry Relationships

Consulting

Faculty member and/or their immediate family have engaged in activities such as speaking, advising, consulting, or providing educational programs for the following companies or other entities

Bluprint Oncology Concepts, LLC
Coherus BioSciences
Eisai, Inc.
Novartis

Faculty member received compensation for medical record consultation and/or expert witness testimony.

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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