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This medical professional has a particular interest or expertise in:

Adolescent Medicine
Adult Medicine
Diabetes
Newborn Care
Nutrition
Pediatrics
Preventive Medicine
Women's Health

Education

Medical Education:: MD, Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine - 2006
Residency:: Loyola University Medical Center - 2010

Board Certifications

American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine (Certified)
American Board of Pediatrics - Pediatrics (Certified)

Practice Groups and Affiliations

Medical Group:: Northwestern Medical Group
Alignment Category:: Northwestern Medicine Physician Network
On Medical Staff At:: Central DuPage Hospital

Ratings and Reviews

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100 Most Recent Reviews

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100 Most Recent Reviews

February 27, 2026

5.0

New doctor for me very attentive and thorough, plus great rapport.

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February 27, 2026

5.0

She's kind, thoughtful, and listens to me concern.

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February 26, 2026

5.0

Awesome Doctor care for her patients

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February 25, 2026

5.0

Dr. Tuerk is very thorough during wellness exams. She manages to efficiently address all areas of concern. We've chose her as our family doctor (self, husband, 2 children).

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February 24, 2026

5.0

Dr. Tuerk works tirelessly to provide excellent care. She refers me to specialists that I may need, and coordinates with specialists for me.

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February 24, 2026

5.0

She's is professional, caring, and makes me feel.like she really knows me. She takes time explaining what she's proposing and why. Always there to answer my questions and listens to my concerns, as well.

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February 23, 2026

5.0

Same. She's very thorough and helpful.

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February 19, 2026

5.0

Dr Tuerk is very smart and thorough.

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February 19, 2026

5.0

She took the time to really listen. She seems invested and concerned. She also was knowledgeable and explained everything to me.

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February 19, 2026

5.0

Excellent, thoughtful, and caring doctor who just gets better and better.

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February 10, 2026

5.0

She listened to your problems.

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February 09, 2026

5.0

Great conversation. Very comfortable to talk to. Felt like my needs were med

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February 03, 2026

5.0

She seemed really concerned about finding out where my pain was in my arm and shoulder

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February 03, 2026

5.0

Dr Tuerk is very thorough doctor. She listens, provides suggestions and works with you to decide next steps. She is very knowledgeable and offers suggestions.

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February 02, 2026

5.0

She is empathetic, compassionate, listens carefully and is a gift.

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February 01, 2026

5.0

She is kind professional and thorough

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January 30, 2026

5.0

Great doctor!

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January 30, 2026

5.0

Great doctor, very thorough and knowledgeable, kind, funny, just wonderful!

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January 30, 2026

5.0

Dr. Tuerk makes me feel like, for the time she is in with me, I'm the only person she has to care about.

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January 26, 2026

5.0

She's wonderful

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January 24, 2026

5.0

See above. Can't say enough good things about her.

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January 23, 2026

5.0

Friendly and helpful. Also thorough.

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January 22, 2026

5.0

Listens well, takes her time, friendly and asks questions

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January 22, 2026

5.0

Amazing

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January 22, 2026

5.0

She really listened and did not rush me. She explained things clearly. Doctor was thorough _ asked good follow-up questions, looked at my history. I felt she was proactive and focused on prevention.

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January 22, 2026

5.0

Friendly, caring, listens well and seems very knowledgeable.

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January 21, 2026

5.0

Very thorough in treating my healthcare

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January 20, 2026

5.0

She pays attention to her patients.

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January 19, 2026

5.0

I found her to be very informative, thoughtful, helpful and empathic. I was needing a new internist and feel lucky to have found her.

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January 19, 2026

5.0

Dr. Tuerk is caring, skilled and knowledgeable. She takes the time to listen, ask questions, and explain her plan of care with reasoning provided.

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January 17, 2026

5.0

Dr. Turk listens and provides care that honors my preferred approach to medicine includes lifestyle adjustments before medicine. She is also thoughtful to connect current issues with current and prior health assessments and is attentive ensuring full evaluations if there a risk of another issue. She cares.

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January 16, 2026

5.0

Like my doctor

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January 15, 2026

5.0

Attention to detail and expertise

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January 13, 2026

5.0

Extremely likely to recommend Dr. Tuerk

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January 13, 2026

5.0

Dr. Turek is present. She listens and follows up with other members of your care team.

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January 09, 2026

5.0

She was very detailed and explain everything for I can know what she was explaining to me

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January 09, 2026

5.0

10 years I've been a patient of Dr. Tuerk's . First Loyola and now NM. Am so happy I followed her here.

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January 05, 2026

5.0

Amazing doctor. Very knowledgeable. Takes the time to listen and gives careful consideration to all aspects of an issue, including patient's opinion.

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January 03, 2026

5.0

She is exceptional. I am really impressed With her thoroughness.

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December 19, 2025

5.0

She's so thorough and a great listener.

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December 18, 2025

5.0

She asks all the necessary questions. Making sure you feel cared for

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December 17, 2025

5.0

Listens well. Knowledgeable

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December 16, 2025

5.0

Dr. Tuerk took the time to listen, explain & answer my questions. She was thorough. She gave me confidence in my care

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December 14, 2025

5.0

I like her. Dr. Tuerk actually listens.

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December 12, 2025

5.0

Dr. Tuerk was exceptional. She showed great care to detail, listened with care, was informed and informative about options, pros/cons, etc. She's fabulous.

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December 10, 2025

5.0

Dr Tuerk spends time to listen and understand and develop a total wellbeing approach (physical and mental).

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December 10, 2025

5.0

I have been seeing Dr. Tuerk for a number of years. She came highly recommended by endocrinologist and I have found her to be an excellent doctor. She is caring, she listens and she wants to help.

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December 08, 2025

5.0

She is very helpful and reviews blood work up thoroughly

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December 07, 2025

5.0

Competent doctor who is good with patients. Excellent primary physician.

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December 04, 2025

5.0

Dr. Turek is an incredible clinician. She has taken wonderful care of our school aged child and now I am blessed to be under her care as an adult. She is thoughtful, inquisitive, and very knowledgeable.

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December 04, 2025

5.0

Best doctor to work with. She's really understanding and always explaining things throughly. She understands patients wants and needs before really pushing anything on you.

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December 03, 2025

5.0

Personable and thorough

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December 02, 2025

5.0

Great visit, very helpful and answered all my questions.

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November 26, 2025

5.0

Dr. Tuerk exhibits compassion, experience, and goes the extra mile for her patients.

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November 24, 2025

5.0

I like Dr Tuerk. She appeared to care about my needs & issues & to get them resolved.

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November 24, 2025

5.0

She was thorough and thoughtful in her assessment. She listened and was patient.

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November 23, 2025

5.0

Dr. Tuerk it's very thorough and caring. She is very responsive to questions and takes time to explain everything very clearly.

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November 21, 2025

5.0

Always listens and understands everything from a patients viewpoint

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November 20, 2025

5.0

She really helps me with my health. Very knowledgeable. Always takes time to answer my questions and concerns.

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November 19, 2025

5.0

very likely because she knows what she's doing and she's a pleasure to work with

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November 18, 2025

5.0

Never rushes me and she really takes the time to LISTEN and problem solve. She's the best!

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November 17, 2025

5.0

I moved from Loyola to NM specifically for Dr. Emily Tuerk. Her bedside manner is excellent, and allows the patient to be a choice maker in their healthcare plan. She is very knowledgeable, and will explain every aspect of treatment in detail. I look forward to seeing Dr. Tuerk again.

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November 15, 2025

5.0

She is thorough, a good listener, and has excellent suggestions.

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November 11, 2025

5.0

She was very thorough and very kind.

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November 08, 2025

5.0

She was very knowledgeable, kind, and thorough.

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November 07, 2025

5.0

Good bedside manners

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November 05, 2025

5.0

She really listened to my issues

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November 05, 2025

5.0

Dr. Tuerk was friendly, thorough and developed a next steps plan of care. She admitted that she wasn't sure about my diagnosis snd developed a plan to get more information to lead to one,

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November 02, 2025

5.0

I believe Dr Tuerk has made life changing recommendations in my health.

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October 29, 2025

4.0

Dr. Tuerk has been lovely the times I have seen her. However, the system around her - perhaps it's NW's scheduling rules or something - lead to a long wait time today for no obvious reason.

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October 28, 2025

5.0

Dr Tuerk is attentive to my needs, listens to my concerns, responds with suggestions that are reasonable and specific to my needs. She's empathetic and doesn't over promise.

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October 27, 2025

5.0

She is very good and easy to talk to

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October 22, 2025

5.0

Dr. Turek took time to get to know me and my history. She listened to my concerns. I feel I am in the care of the right person for my health.

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October 21, 2025

5.0

Doctor took time with patient.

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October 21, 2025

5.0

Long term relationship. Began with her at Loyola and followed her to NMH.

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October 20, 2025

5.0

She is very thorough and listens. Very easy to discuss concerns with her. She is the best and my favorite doctor

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October 15, 2025

5.0

She takes the time to work with her patients. She is very thorough and explains everything.

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October 14, 2025

5.0

Great doctor

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October 13, 2025

5.0

She's thorough and had a great bed side manner

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October 06, 2025

5.0

She listens to my concerns and provides me with easy to follow instructions and advice.

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October 04, 2025

5.0

She is the most trusted Doctor i have ever had,and she listens to your concerns

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October 03, 2025

5.0

Dr. Tuerk is an amazing Doctor. She listens to her patients and is very thorough.

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October 03, 2025

5.0

Great appointment. Felt like she really cared and was thorough with everything.

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October 03, 2025

5.0

She is great

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September 29, 2025

5.0

She great

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September 29, 2025

5.0

Very thorough!

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September 28, 2025

5.0

She helped me with some Medical issues

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September 23, 2025

5.0

I really liked her. She was thorough, asked meaning questions and provided time for me to ask questions. She was also very nice and made me feel comfortable.

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September 19, 2025

5.0

Great, thorough doc.

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September 18, 2025

5.0

Excellent physician, she genuinely cares and listens, easy to talk to

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September 17, 2025

5.0

She's kind, knowledgeable, listens well, explains things well and is not rushed.

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September 17, 2025

5.0

Dr. Turek is knowledgeable, patient and responsive to your questions and concerns. Dr. Turek addresses your concerns and makes certain you understand why a decision has been made concerning your care. Dr. Turek follows up with questions that may arise after you have seen her initially and provides fact based information to your questions. Dr. Turek always apologizes if she makes you wait for an extended period of time. Dr. Turek is pleasant, and has a great bedside manner.

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September 16, 2025

5.0

She was very nice and very thorough. She took a lot of time to go over all my concerns. This was my first visit with her.

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September 16, 2025

5.0

Kind compassionate thorough

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September 10, 2025

5.0

She has been my doctor for many years. She's the best.

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September 09, 2025

5.0

Dr.Tuerk is a great listener - she really follows thru and always responds to messages/questions.

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September 09, 2025

5.0

She's so good at taking her time with each and every patient.

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September 08, 2025

5.0

She's the best.

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September 06, 2025

5.0

She listens and doesn't rush through the appointment. She pays attention to details and asks probing questions. Clearly describing the situation.

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September 05, 2025

5.0

Friendly kind caring very professional. Very thorough. Took her time explaining everything.

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Emily M. Tuerk, MD reported no external professional relationships for calendar year 2024.

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