Elizabeth E. Gerard, MD

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Northwestern Medical Group

Primary Specialty

Epilepsy

Secondary Specialty

Clinical Neurophysiology

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Education

Medical Education:: MD, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai - 2003
Internship:: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (Beth Israel) - 2004
Residency:: New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus) - 2007
Fellowships:: New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus) - 2009

Board Certifications

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology/Clinical Neurophysiology - Clinical Neurophysiology (Certified)
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology/Epilepsy - Epilepsy (Certified)
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology/Neurology - Neurology (Certified)

Faculty Profile

Associate 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:: Central DuPage Hospital

Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Ratings and Reviews

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Reviews from Patients

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Reviews from Patients

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February 20, 2026

5.0

Knowledgeable, caring, always takes time to answer our questions

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January 25, 2026

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Extremely knowledgeable with an excellent bedside manner.

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November 10, 2025

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Very attentive to her patients

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October 15, 2025

5.0

I love Dr. Gerard. She always takes the time to listen to what is going on with my health and life. She is extremely thorough and knowledgeable and based on our conversations is able to offer suggestions and a plan for improving my health and symptoms. She then always wants me to let her know if the plan is working to see if I need to do something different.

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October 10, 2025

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She never rushes an appointment and truly care about me. She answers any questions and offers few opinions in a way that makes me feel well taken care of

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October 07, 2025

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Dr Gerard has been a rock in my life for over a decade. I know she cares for me as a person and I trust her recommendations fully. I know she is exceptional in what she does - research on top of patients! Her support team are also absolutely fantastic. They respond via the My Chart amazingly.

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September 09, 2025

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Dr. Gerard is one of the best doctors I have ever had! She listens, she thinks. she examines and she offers solutions. I always come away from her office feeling that she really knows me, understands me and cares that I am healthy. She is right on every time. She is an expert. She is concerned, she is kind, she cares... a wonderful doctor. I feel privileged to have her as my neurologist.

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August 10, 2025

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Caring, listens to my concerns, thorough exams, discusses medication

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July 06, 2025

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Because she is very professional in her field of work

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July 02, 2025

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Dr. Gerard is very helpful and answered my questions and suggested options for my daughter's care. She and her colleagues were very pleasant and easy to talk to.

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May 28, 2025

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She cares for us not only as patient but also about other things going on in our lives. She understands how these things have an impact on the seizure condition.

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May 09, 2025

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Brilliant, caring

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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

UpToDate, Inc.
Xenon Pharmaceuticals 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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