Valerie McDonald, PA-C

Valerie McDonald, PA-C

Certified Physician Assistant

5.0 
104 ratings  Read Reviews
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Primary Specialty

Neurology

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Practice Focus Areas

  • Physician Assistant

Education

Professional Education:
MS, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine - 2022

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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5.0
5.0 

104 Ratings

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19 Reviews

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19 Reviews

April 17, 2024

5.0

Excellent atention

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April 06, 2024

5.0

Valerie listens well, explains, is thorough, shows empathy.

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April 02, 2024

5.0

Very competent and comprehensive in her examination and explanations. Also, very congenial and easy to relate to.

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March 23, 2024

5.0

Knowledgeable, caring, listener, pleasant.

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March 21, 2024

5.0

He treated us very kindly and well.

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March 18, 2024

5.0

She really takes time and explain everything

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March 07, 2024

5.0

Very attentive and helped me with my doubts

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February 26, 2024

5.0

she’s very kind, listens well and took her time with me.

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February 23, 2024

5.0

She behaved very well and was very kind and a very good doctor to me.

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February 08, 2024

5.0

Great PA-C

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February 05, 2024

5.0

Valerie was encouraging and kind, even though I had not done my end of the work to follow up on steps they had given me to do at my last visit. She never made me feel rushed, had great insight to all my questions and made me feel very comfortable and cared for. I was so thankful for her time!

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February 01, 2024

5.0

A pleasure to talk to and very knowledgable

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January 09, 2024

5.0

Kind, intelligent, thorough, precise

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December 13, 2023

5.0

Welcoming, friendly, informative.

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December 09, 2023

5.0

Great experience, took the time and explained everything to me and went through everything with me. Couldn’t have asked for better

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December 07, 2023

5.0

Very patient oriented and knowledgeable about the facts.

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December 07, 2023

5.0

Very attentive, cordial and clarified all the doubts I had.

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September 10, 2023

5.0

Just love everything about her. Valerie is the overall package. Answers all our questions and makes us feel at ease. Valerie is thorough and has empathy for the crisis we are dealing with

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September 03, 2023

5.0

answered all my questions and concerns.

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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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