Orthopedic surgery pre-op x-rays. To get surgery soon from a great Surgeon Dr Stover . I hear nothing . The offices have enough space for you to bring a support person with you. The doctor is attentive and Caring. They validate your parking , If you're on time they keep to the appointments. It is easy checking in. read more

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good luck if you are a woman. Talk to Brianna in Patient Relations. She will hang up on you over the phone. Dr. Stover strokes you during you appointments- does he not like his wife?... can you imagine if your dentist didn't this to you? ask Brianna in patient relations. she'll hang up on you.:( so much for the forgotten ME TOO MOVEMENT. read more

I do not recommend this office if you are experiencing perimenopause symptoms. I saw Dr. Moses last year regarding perimenopause and also with the intention of finding a regular Ob-gyn, as I had recently moved to Chicago. I was referred to this office by my primary care Dr. who had run very basic bloodwork for recurring headaches and found that my FSH level was extremely high. I hoped to get more answers from Dr. Moses, as I felt 41 was too young to have those symptoms and test results, but he did not order any additional bloodwork for me nor did he even examine me. He talked with me in his office for maybe 10-15 minutes, prescribed me Prempro hormone replacement therapy, and suggested I see a psychotherapist (because I was crying out of frustration). He did not discuss with me the advantages or disadvantages of the HRT or give me any choices between medications. (I waited a long time before filling that script and when I finally started taking it, it made me bleed for 2 weeks straight, until I stopped taking it - no thanks.) Furthermore, the office made me pay a downpayment of $250 before I even walked in the door, to hold my appointment, because I was uninsured/self-pay. Then when they sent me the bill, the charge for this visit (which again, did not include an exam), was $500, and my downpayment had NOT been applied to the total. I had to make a few phone calls to get that resolved. I wish I had a recommendation for a different Dr. for anyone out there going through the same thing, but I do not. I later went to the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause and was really disappointed with that visit as well. I don't understand the rush to prescribe HRT without seeing baseline levels for estrogen and progestrone. For ladies struggling with perimenopause, the medical community doesn't know what to do to help us and doesn't really care. read more

Like all the other reviews! Outstanding practice.Mary-Ann Meyer, A.P.N - Advanced Practice Nurse, said it perfectly - East meet West office and doctor practice. I had a great experience of great, smart, caring, thorough, careful, and efficient timely doctor care. I love this place. They are going to make an appointment and may change over. I was advised vitamins, exercise and also to make sure my smoke detector works and wearing my seat belt. Now that is "CARING"! : ) Check them out and the staff is so happy w/ their job. You can tell this place is running smoothly and works well for everyone the staff and patients! Theri Griego Raby, M.D. - Medical Director Virginia Burns., L.Ac. - Acupuncture / Chinese Herbal Medicine Howard Feldman, Ph.D - Psychologist Judy Fulop, M.S., N.D. - Naturopathic Practitioner Michelle Rogers, M.S., N.D. - Naturopathic Practitioner Ania Grimone M.S., L.Ac. - Acupuncture / Chinese Herbal Medicine Casey Larrance, C.M.T. - Certified Massage Therapist Mary-Ann Meyer, A.P.N - Advanced Practice Nurse (Ranges from 3 hours to 7 hours and prices range from $7.50-$8.50) Parking at the discounted rate is available at the 441 E. Erie parking garage. Parking validation will be given in the office. Please take your receipt with you to your appointment. Discounted parking is also available near the hospital at the Huron/St. Clair Parking Garage (222 E. Huron Street) for patients and their visitors. Parking validation will be given in the office. Please take receipt with you to your appointment. read more

Well I have to say it's a little odd to write a review about my GYN/OB but I believe Dr. Moses is a great doctor and should be recognized. I have been a patient of Dr. Moses for about 4 years and he is great. He is kind, knowledgeable and he takes his time with his patients. His nurse Rita is very lovely too. She is friendly and has a great sense of humor. The 5 stars are ONLY for the doctor and the nurse themselves and NOT for the practice in general. The office itself is pretty big. I believe they have around 10 doctors working there so it's a pretty hectic place. Call ahead way in advance to make appointments because they are always very busy. To actually get to make an appointment you might be on hold for a good 20 minutes till you actually get to speak to someone. Once you get to the office you'll go to the reception to get checked in. Don't feel weird about standing in front of the receptionist and not being noticed.... I think it's normal in that place. When they actually do greet you they are not very friendly people. I have to say I work in hospitality myself and I think they have a very cold way of treating their patients. Smiles sadly don't exist at the reception of NWMG :( Other than that, once my doctors nurse gets me from the waiting room I can't complain. Like I said before Dr Moses and Rita are the best and the 5 stars are ONLY for them!!! I would recommend those two to anyone! read more

Go with the midwives!! The midwives made my pregnancy/long delivery a great experience. Stephanie, Ariel, and Lia were my favorites. They seemed to deal with my husband's really bad jokes the best. :) But most importantly, they listened to me, and helped me through all of the twists and turns of my labor. I really can't praise them enough, and coming to this practice was the best decision I made. Even if your plan isn't to go the natural route, these women will support any decision you make. Also, all of the nurses were great. For the dr's, at the hospital I got to meet Dr. Star, and she was excellent too. I can't say enough positive things about the midwife practice here. If you had problems with the doctors I would try switching to them!! read more

The OB-GYN group was terrible during my miscarriage. I'd been a long-term patient of Dr. Starr's when I became pregnant. She was unavailable during my miscarriage and I dealt with Dr. Aujais. I had to go in every week for 2 months for blood work after the miscarriage and every single time someone at the front desk asked how far a long I was in my pregnancy. Finally, on my last visit, I said "I'm still in the middle of a miscarriage, just like last week". The doctors and nurses were cold, and getting any information about miscarriages and when to try getting pregnant again was like pulling teeth. Since then I've changed practices and had a baby girl. The Women's Practice is excellent, skip this place. read more

I would definitely recommend ANY of the male OBs at NMPG OB/GYN. I have had appointments with 3 of 4 of them and prefer them in my short experience over the females at this location. There is a different demeanor with males, more compassion. Dr Foley is my favorite for personal reasons, having helped me through a very terrible loss with professionalism, compassion and care. An excellent bedside manner. I do enjoy most of the docs here, except Dr Starr - ZERO bedside manner and a very brusque attitude. I would chalk it up to the fact she went to medical school, but I did not. However, like I say about anything, not only can I read the literature, I understand it. Would not recommend. It is difficult to get appointments here if you are not pregnant but the docs do spend a great deal of time with you during those appointments making you feel comfortable, answering questions. Most of my appts have occurred on time. Think male when if you are switching practices or choosing a new GYN. read more

I agree with many of these reviews. This place is a baby factory and the accommodations after was that of a downtown hotel with a great view! (especially during the air and water show!!) After moving from another hospital practice prior to getting pregnant, because I wanted to my child to be delivered in the best hospital, I was alarmed at the number of women I met who had horrible deliveries here. There seemed to be the same stories of a slippery sloop... Epidural, pitocin, baby in distress and c section. which was a highlight vs the other. When i started to meet the other doctors in the practice I was floored by one of the male doctors. I talked to him about my fears of the above slippery sloop, he told me that's pretty much how it was going to go down. When I told him I wasn't comfortable with that he told me to go to the midwife group. That was the best decision ever. I can't tell you how Wonderful, Helpful, Fantastic these woman are. I was not into the idea of a midwife. I wanted a doctor to deliver my baby. I couldn't believe this was happening. I was far into the pregnancy and I was going to change to Midwifes??? I interviewed them. I met with the head (carol) I went down the list and met with them all. If I felt nervous or unsure about how I would connect with a certain nurse if they were to deliver our baby. I met that nurse again. EVERYONE and the whole experience was seriously magical. The 1st time I got my wishes an no pitocin and had a natural birth. 2nd time my water broke early so I had pitocin as I walked laps around the hospital and still a natural birth. The Midwifes and nurses are amazing. I highly recommend the midwife group, They will give you the attention you deserve, answer your questions, take time -where you never feel rushed. Seriously hold your hand and wipe you tear. From office visits to labor and delivery they will be there. read more

NOTE: This review is for the Midwives Group! I had my son with another practice, and short story, ended up having an emergency C-section due to breech presentation. That is what it is, but based on my experiences, I knew that I needed to find a practice where we would be on the same page preventively, not just until something didn't fit the manual. My initial hope with my first child was for an unmedicated vaginal birth, so VBAC was very important to me when I became pregnant with my 2nd child. I chose the Midwives group because of their great reputation for viewing child birth as a natural process. Having a midwife attending a birth generally means a much better chance of avoiding the "cascade" of interventions. I mean, hey! What's good for the Duchess of Cambridge is good for me! :) Before I forget, everyone I met who works there was kind, friendly, and helpful. From the lady who sang a slightly naughty version "one two buckle my shoe" while I got a Rhogam shot in the butt or had a blood draw, to the front desk, to the staff who checked my weight and BP before each visit, to the ultrasound techs. And for the most part, I was seen on time for my appointments, which was AMAZING compared to my last experience! Amy Willetts was my primary. I had a 40 minute initial appointment with her before I even had to take my pants off. She asked lots of questions, listened to the answers, and we created a plan. My son was born small for gestational age (who knows why), and he was also breech. So in order to give the VBAC plan the best chance for success, she ordered a couple of extra growth ultrasounds that would also check for positioning with enough time to do something about it. We also discussed preventive measures to make conditions favorable for baby to turn head down when the time came. Amy is outstanding, as are all of the midwives in the group. She's honest, direct, funny, and caring, all at the same time. I had a chance to meet them all as my pregnancy progressed, as whoever is on call will be attending your birth when the time comes. They ALL read the detailed notes and records, and are all on the same page with me. They asked questions like, are you seeing a chiropractor? Are you familiar with Spinning Babies for exercises to turn a breech baby? And, will you have a doula with you? This, rather than, "Well, you can see a chiropractor if that makes you feel better." At one point I kind of accidentally overheard a midwife ask a patient (who seemed to be in some sort of discomfort) - "how do you feel? Would you like me to take a look at you now, or not touch you just yet? Just let me know." I can't tell you how that simple, respectful approach can make a huge difference. My previous experience was the brisk, "put your feet in the stirrups and relax your knees" approach, so this practice is truly wonderful. I should note that I did meet Dr. Garvey from the OB side of the practice. I believe this appointment was required by policy. He was very nice, and was in complete support of the midwives and the birth plan in place. He basically said, they know what they're doing, so if I or another OB need to get involved, it's because that's truly what's best for the best outcome for a healthy baby and mom. There was no dissonance there. I think at that point I finally relaxed. As it turns out, my baby was in breech position at around 32 weeks. I was already receiving chiropractic care (I learned a LOT from my first pregnancy), but knowing this ahead of time made it easy to ramp up those appointments and at-home exercises. By my next appointment, baby was head down! Each appointment after, the midwives were very careful to check to make sure the baby stayed put. Julie Omar attended my birth at Prentice. She was absolutely wonderful. My partner was totally in awe of her, and her calm, supportive approach. She was both right there, and yet hands-off at the same time. She watched, and when I was pushing for a while without much in the way of results, she made a suggestion and about 3 pushes later I gave birth to my daughter via unmedicated VBAC. We walked out of the hospital about 36 hours later. I can't recommend the midwives group enough! read more

I just had my postpartum visit with Ariel Derringer after the birth of my last child and feel a bit sad that I'll no longer be spending time with these amazing women. This is the second child I've had with these midwives (my first two were with dr.s not in the group) and although each one of them unique, my experience with all of them has been extraordinary. After each office visit I left feeling happy and at peace not only about my pregnancy, but about the approaching birth and my body. Up until the moment my last daughter was born 6 weeks ago, I was consistently empowered by being given options and then trusted to make the best choice for myself and my babies; and when necessary, they gave gentle guidance. In addition, the authentic commitment to their patients and care that is shown just speaks to their integrity to women's health and the profession. I can't tell you how comforting it was to get calls at home just so they could check on my well-being. Not only did this occur during my pregnancy, but after. As a woman who needed to take charge of her own body, pregnancy and births, I couldn't recommend a better, stronger group of professionals. read more

Dr. Chen is my primary care provider, and I think she's great. However, this review is for Dr. Scott Moses, who was on call at the time my baby decided to make his entrance into the world. I can't say enough good things about this doctor to anyone considering seeing him... I initially met Dr. Moses during my prenatal care, and my impression of him wasn't all that favorable -- I was having horrible heartburn, and at the time, I felt like he was a little dismissive. (In retrospect, I don't think this was the case at all, but at the time ... pregnancy hormones, ya know?) HOWEVER, Dr. Moses was the doctor on call when I went into labor, and I couldn't have asked for better care or a better experience -- or a better doctor who was anything BUT dismissive. My labor was complicated -- my baby was breech, which was only discovered when I was 8 cm dilated. I had two options -- cesarian or butt first -- neither of which I was incredibly excited about. Dr. Moses sat down with me and my husband to discuss our options and answer our numerous questions, explained everything clearly, in layman's terms -- he even called in a specialist in breech deliveries to give us another opinion. All in, he must have spent nearly an hour helping us make a difficult last-minute decision, and his patience and calm demeanor were very much appreciated, particularly since I wasn't the easiest of all patients to work with, I'm sure. The bottom line is that Dr. Moses got our little guy here safely, helped keep me and my husband calm through an emotionally and physically challenging delivery, and was just incredible overall. Dr. Moses, if you're reading this -- THANK YOU. You have our highest recommendations. :) read more

I really don't understand all the rave reviews for this place. I've been to Northwestern's OBGYN department several times for yearly checkups to other moderate things and I have never had a good experience. They will never ever see you same day, which if you're sick, you want to see someone that day because you feel miserable and want something to kick whatever you have out. The nurse practitioners who I mainly saw often hurried me through the appointment and gave me disapproving looks for being sexual active with more than 1 person. They also pushed certain brands of birth control on me like they were being paid commission which I really didn't like. Another time I called to ask about getting the HPV vaccine and was told they don't offer it there and that it was for young girls anyways. Which is BS I read well into the subject and me being 21 at the time was a good candidate for it. They seriously made me feel like I was an idiot for asking and its also BS that they don't carry the vaccine because they have to. And, one more thing, so I decided today to give them another chance by calling the office in wicker park that's closer to me anyways and ended up waiting for over 5 minutes on hold just to speak someone about getting an appointment. I hung up because that's just ridiculous to have to hold while trying to reach their call center. I'd rather talk to a receptionist at the doctor's office and be able to talk to them after a few rings. So boo! Northwestern, I'll take my body elsewhere. read more

Still nothing but good things to say about this group, as I've now seen about 5 of their PCPs and Dr. Foley about 4 times. Unfortunately I moved back home to San Diego and don't have health insurance yet, so Dr. Foley worked with me to get on a cheaper birth control that still fits my needs. I wanted to add that I think a couple people may have this confused with Northwestern Memorial Hospital (NMH) or the outpatient practice there which is Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation (NMFF). NMPG are part of the same campus at Northwestern but are NOT part of the same practice plan. Their billing, scheduling, etc are all separate from NMH or NMFF. I worked at Northwestern so I know it can be confusing even for us employees! read more

The doctors I've seen to this point have been wonderful. If I were scoring them alone...Drs. McNair & Garvey deserve 5 stars easy. Great bedside manner, attentiveness, and practice knowledge. But staff here? The worst. Karen (Dr. Chen's assistant?) especially stands out as lacking kindness, professionalism or basic communication skills. Today she called for the 3rd time to reschedule my appointment. With each call she's grown progressively more rude & irritated as if I am the reason behind all the confusion. Hello? I'm the one who's being tossed around from one time slot to the next. If anyone should be annoyed it's me. Also the desk staff...most of them are so "busy" they can barely acknowledge a patient's question or mere presence on arrival without attitude. PLEASE NMPG...re-train or hire new desk and scheduling staff. These women are destroying impressions of entire practice. Whole patient treatment starts well before we see the doctors. read more

I was a patient of mainly 2 midwives at this practice- Carol and Stephanie. I cannot sing these ladies praises enough. Carol- As my primary midwife, Carol took time at every single appointment to listen to me and she cared for me as a person, not just a patient. She made me at ease immediately from the moment we met with her at our 8 week appointment. I just loved being a patient of hers Stephanie-She was on call when our baby boy was born at Prentice. She was amazing and supported me all the way through coming up onto the labor and delivery floor through the birth of our son 10 hours later. She stayed by me every step of the way through the epidural placement and gave us all the information we needed to make educated decisions regarding next steps after our baby decided he didn't want to move any further. There were other women also giving birth that day and at the same time but Stephanie made sure we had everything we needed at every stage of delivery while balancing her other patient's needs as well. In the end when we ended up with a forceps delivery by the OB on call, Stephanie still stayed with us and explained exactly what was going on and kept us informed and provided calmness in a somewhat chaotic environment with lots of other specialists in the room due to our son's heart rate. Love this practice! read more

I've been to loads of OB-GYN practices before finding this one. NMPG is very well-run (on time) and their physicians are great. Not just OK, but great. They know both the Art and Science of medicine. Dr. Garvey is superb. Great diagnostician. Has a way of drawing you out by asking the right questions. Seems to have a calling for what he does. I haven't had need of his OB expertise quite yet; however, friends have and say he's the best. And they have great healthy babies and small c-section scars to prove it. read more

Love love Dr. Foley! He was my doctor for my pregnancy and he was great. Dr. Garvey was on call for my C section and he did a great job - very nice small neat scar! Dr. Foley even stopped by to see me in the hospital even though he was not on call. He is very sweet. The other doctors are great too. I especially liked Dr. Lynn and Chen. read more

I really love the Dr's here. Dr Auger was my primary care provider and she did a great job. She was always calm and never criticizing. She was very optimistic, fun and had a great smile and attitude through the whole pregnancy! I had seen Dr Garvey, who is awesome and will tell you like it is. I had the misfortune of being sick , on vacation and stuck in a hotel with no tylenol. I made a call to the after hours line. He and I talked through the meds that they were selling and what would be best for me till I could go to open store in the morning. I mostly bounced between him and Dr Auger since I was having a scheduled c-section. Dr. Foley is extremely observant and quiet. My husband favors him. He is very down to business. I had seen him twice. He encourages you to talk with him and educates you. I would say he knows he stuff. Dr. McNair is the loving, kind motherly type. She will answer any question and spend all the time you need with her. At the beginning of my pregnancy I was bleed a lot and I thought I was about to miscarry. I came in and saw her. She not only explained to me what was going but she also took the time to see me in between her busy schedule. Turns out I was bleeding from something that had nothing to do with the baby. I saw Dr Moses once and he was also very quick and precise. I had spoken to Dr Chen and Dr Lin on the after hours line, who are very smart and through. I liked this practice. They are busy but they run it like a machine. They had midwives but I didn't go that route after the disaster of my first pregnancy. They also have physical therapists. This is awesome. I have had done physical therapy in two of my pregnancies, request it!! This is a great office. They do validate parking, but you have to park in Northwestern Hospital lot. read more

This is the mercedes of health care; I'm always so well taken care of. Instead of depressing, I feel like I'm walking into a high-end store and pat myself on the back for being a smart consumer. Until i remember what a bitch Aetna is. read more

I am sure there are a lot of great practices out there but good luck finding one with a good rep that also happens to be accepting new patients. I lucked out in finally finding Dr. Chen and she was awesome throughout my first pregnancy. I have no complaints - the practice in general is pretty great. They are always busy but seem to do a good scheduling job; I never had a problem getting appointments when I needed them. They do ask that you see at least 3 other doctors during your prenatal visits and I liked everyone I saw (can't remember their names now). My one complaint would be that during our 20 week sonogram the technician said there was a problem with the baby's brain and then walked out to get her supervisor which of course put us in a panic. The sonograms are given in a separate suite and by whichever technician is on duty. It turned out to be a brain cyst which are fairly common and go away (which it did) but the way the whole situation was handled at first was very upsetting. I do feel however that everyone made amends and was comfortable going back for follow up sonograms. Dr Chen is very informative and kind while also being assertive enough to ensure you do what was necessary for both you and the baby to be healthy. I ended up giving birth when Dr Chen was not on call so I was delivered by Dr Foley. I am not sure what I expected the actual delivery to be like but was happily surprised it was just me, my husband, Dr Foley, and a nurse in the room. The hospital and birth experience review could be a novel so I will just say that I plan on staying with Northwestern Memorial and Dr Chen or Dr Foley should I have another child. read more

Boy, I feel like half the reviews here aren't even for this practice. Suites 810 & 815 are the OB/GYN practice, not the hospital, not the integrative medicine practice, not the internal med practice. Dr. Garvey is my primary doc, and Dr. Auger delivered my son. I mostly had really good experiences with all of the doctors in this practice. My appointments were mostly on time, and I felt like I was getting a high level of care. The only thing I don't like about this practice is scheduling. They're super busy, so if you want to do a well woman check, you have to schedule like 3 months out. And even making appointments during my pregnancy was a pain, especially towards the end when I was going weekly. I don't know what the trick to getting an appointment here is. read more

I saw Dr. Brian Foley for the birth of my second child. It was a fine experience; I wanted (and got) a highly-medicated, almost pain-free delivery. Foley was quite pleasant to deal with but I was an undemanding patient. I am now a reproductively washed-up Old and was recently diagnosed with a large uterine fibroid. Dr. Foley immediately recommended a hysterectomy because "you don't need your uterus anymore." After weeks of severe anxiety (of which he was aware), I hopped onto the internet and found alternatives to hysterectomy. The U of C is running a study on ultrasound for treatment of fibroids, and Northwestern has an interventional radiology practice which offers a non-invasive procedure for fibroid reduction. Foley mentioned neither of these alternatives to me, which I found to be a shocking ethical lapse. Hysterectomy is major surgery, with many potential complications. I do not trust Dr. Foley, and I will not return to this practice, even if I eventually end up having my uterus ripped out. read more

The Administration of this hospital system needs to change. I jumped through the crazy amount of hoops just to get my records sent to another doctor. This took these people over 6 weeks to do this task. On week 7 my new doctor's office finally received SOME of the things, not all. It is 2014. How is this not done in say....20 minutes tops? Unreal. The wait time on the phone (in the call center queue) is always a 10-30 minute wait. 10 minutes at an absolute minimum. UNACCEPTABLE. While we're on the topic of call center queues.... this is so utterly impersonable and unprofessional. I do not want to be placed on hold umpteen times and shuffled around between a bunch of operators discussing my medical issues because of their incompetence in directing me to the proper place to begin with. I've actually switched doctors/hospital systems because of this. Many times I have called and the person who picks up the phone at said call center is a.) laughing like they were just shooting the bull and then I called to have them do their job or b.) rude. Thank you to the doctors who seem to care and tend to the patients...it's just unfortunate how impossible it is to communicate with them or speak to someone on the nurse staff in a timely manner. read more

I spent a lot of time in this office this year with my first pregnancy. Catherine Chen is my primary physician. She started off my monthly appointments in the early stages of pregnancy. I came to really like her nurse Karen who I called a number of times with questions and concerns as they popped up. Later in the pregnancy, I rotated between doctors to get to know them when I deliver. Generally, I liked the other doctors. There were a few hiccups with some of them, but personality wise I got along well with most of them. Dr. Lin got me through a part of my labor, so knowing him beforehand helped. I like my practice and had a pretty good experience with them throughout months of visits, shots, and peeing in a cup on demand. The practice can seem overwhelmingly big, but once you get to know the staff enough, it's a pleasant experience. read more

Dr. Chen is a great doctor and I keep hearing of more and more of my friends that go to her too. I was actually referred by my regular Dr. over at the Wicker Park office for a special procedure. Dr. Chen was pregnant at the time and her stomach was almost bigger than her! She's so cute, and SO nice. Eventhough she put me through quite a bit of pain, she was genuinely pained to put me through it and apologized profusely. And she sat and listened while I cried to her about my problem. She didn't even laugh at my utter emotional-ness. I'd definitely recommend her to anyone who needs a little extra TLC. She's great. read more

Midwifes Group is amazing and allowed my to have two natural births. I believe the first would have ended in c section with dr. Baby's heart rate dropping between contractions but midwife Stephanie fitting knee to have me change positions (turn onto side) between contractions and baby's heart rate was successfully managed! Second baby would have been induced. I was 7cm dilated but waterbag would not break. They used what looked like a crochet needle to break water. 1 hr 15min later baby was here. No meds for either birth exactly what i wanted and in a very high intervention hospital! read more

I almost don't want to give away how great this place is. I have been going to Dr Esrig for years and she is always patient and gets back to me right away with any concerns. Even when other Dr's have not gotten back to me, I can count on her or her staff to get right back to. The front desk staff is so friendly and got to know my name because I was in there so often to have my INR blood levels checked due to a blood clot. They greeted me by name and if they happened to see me in line, they would just check me in and wave me back. The phlebotomist's were really great too. They also got to know my name, made me feel comfortable and know I have a high risk of bleeding due to blood thinners and always took that into consideration. I have sent numerous friends to Dr Esrig and they have all had nothing but wonderful things to say about her also. I highly recommend this facility. read more

Update in 2015. My son is older, but I still see Dr. Lin as my gynecologist. He is a no-nonsense person with an excellent bedside manner. Many physicians can be "alarmist" in their diagnostic approach, but not Dr. Lin. He is extremely thorough and provides patients with reasonable options (whilst minimizing risk). My general internist, who I have been seeing for over ten years, chose Dr. Lin to deliver her own children. He is someone to trust. read more

I just gave birth 5 days ago at Prentice via the Midwives. I have nothing but rave reviews for both the hosptial and the midwives. The midwives were all professional, pleasant, helpful, informative and caring throughout my pregnancy, and that service and care continued throughout my labor and post-partum recovery. My labor was far better than I could have ever imagined it. I am so grateful to the midwives and Prentice for an exemplary experience. All the nurses we encountered both in labor and delivery and postpartum were helpful and kind, without being overbearing. I thought they all gave me excellent and attentive care. The food was definitely passable for a hospital, and the views on my labor room as well as recovery room, were beautiful. I would go with the midwives and Prentice again in a heartbeat. read more

Dr. Moses is my primary physician. I was referred to him by a friend after having a miscarriage and was unhappy with the treatment by that Dr. I love Dr. Moses - he is concerned with every aspect of his patients' lives and very aware of how circumstances and experiences shape our perspectives as individuals, patients, parents etc. I can't say enough about him. I have also been seen by Dr. Garvey, Dr. Foley, Dr. Chen, Dr. Lin and Dr. Auger. They are all intelligent and pragmatic, but if you are looking for a super-sensitive physician with an off-the-charts high EQ, then Dr. Moses is your Dr. No one else is quite like him. Dr. Garvey delivered my daughter. I have loved him ever since. What a gift! But, I will say that whoever is on call the day my second child is born next february, I will be happy to see him/her knowing that we are in great hands. Jen Freeman read more

If you have an Obamacare plan, please do not go here. I have been a loyal patient for the last 15 years of Northwestern, even driving from Lisle last five years into the city to see my doctors. This year I bought a plan off of the exchange and the receptionist said that we do honor Obamacare plans even if they are from BCBS IL. Northwestern is a "not for profit" hospital which pays tens of millions to its CEO. Very unfair going under this perception. What a scam. As a not profit they pay no corporate taxes. I have insurance and they will not accept it. The bigger they are the harder they fall. read more

Love my doc! So personable and professional. No question is a dumb question and she has unlimited patience - taking time at each visit. Don't ever feel I'm being rushed out during my visits. Thoroughly answers my questions and explains everything about the "why's" and "next steps". read more

The practice is amazing. I had two very hign risk pregnancies and chose to stick with Dr. Linn and Dr. Garvey because they were so easy to get a hold of and supportive throughout. I truly believe that Dr. Garvey help me prolong my pregnancy from 30 to 32 weeks, by slowing down a very stressful situation. Most doctors would have delivered at that point, but he asked everyone in the room to take 5 minutes and slow down, and with that my preclampia and contractions improved. I had my son at 32 weeks with Dr. Chen delivering and liked her very much. For my second delivery at 35 weeks, my daughter had a dropped cord, which can result in major brain damage and even death to a baby in uetero, but lucky me we were at Northwestern and my baby was out 90 seconds later. I cannot say I have had a great experience having children, but I would trust the drs very much. I have two healthy kids and love getting to catch up with Dr. Linn once a year at my annual appointment. In an emergency this is the practice you want in your corner. read more

Dr. Moses is a very special doctor. He has the best bed side manner of any dr I've seen. He takes his time to explain things and listens to any questions or concerns you may have. Dr. Auger delivered my son. She was extremely positive and her upbeat attitude were essential during delivery. Both Dr. Moses and Dr. Auger hold a special place in my heart. The answering system is less than ideal and I did have a few issues with that BUT the doctors are aware and trying to improve it. I found using mychart (the way to email the doctors) is the best way to connect with the staff. read more

(Note: I visit the midwife part of the practice, for prenatal care specifically) Ok, I'm at 39.5 weeks of pregnancy and have been going to NMPG since week 7, so let's do this. The basics: They offer the option of water births. It's located in the "Playboy building" on Erie and Lake Shore. It's a nice building with little conveniences (I love that there's a Walgreens on the first floor). The office itself is always calm, quiet and very clean. The nursing and receptionist staff are friendly and professional. The receptionists are busy, but polite. The wait: Don't arrive right at your appointment time (or late, obviously) and expect to be seen promptly. 10-15 minutes early is ideal - 75% of the time you will be in and out in no time. If you are late, they're not naggy about it, but expect about a 20-minute extra wait, because someone else will be seen ahead of you. Calling ahead if you know you're late helps a little. Scheduling your next appointment(s) at the end of your visit is best, but the call center is fairly quick and painless too. Rescheduling is a little tricky (they're busy) but NOT impossible. The midwives: There are 6. You might see the same one the first few times early on, but eventually you're supposed to try to see all of them so you can meet everyone. Any 1 of the 6 could be on-call in the hospital when you deliver. They are all delightful people, each with her own style. You might have a favorite, but I feel pretty good knowing that whoever's on call when I go, I won't feel disappointed. The visits: You check in. You pee in a cup. You sit. You get called. You get weighed. You get your BP taken. You sit in a room for a few minutes. Then the CNM comes in, reviews your chart, asks questions, listens to baby's heart with a doppler, measures your belly, reviews any new/upcoming info with you, and then asks you for questions. Let me tell you something -- if you don't ask questions, you might feel like, "I came all this way for 10 minutes of attention?!" It goes fast. Seriously, COME WITH QUESTIONS. They're not mindreaders and they're not going to interview you about your life and your feelings. However, they will readily answer any concerns and engage with you on your initiative. And they do have helpful handouts for basic info you need. I was shocked when I went to a comfort measures class at Northwestern and so many participants had basic questions (at 38-39 weeks!) like, "At what point in labor should I call my doctor?" I felt pretty well prepared comparatively. Oh, and the staff nurses are also very helpful in person or on the phone. **Also, for what it's worth: My very first NMPG visit was with Dr. Garvey in the OB office, and he was very kind and informative to me and my husband, especially since it was our first visit for our first kid and we were totally bewildered by it all. So I have a good impression of the practice as a whole. read more

I am 30.5 weeks pregnant and going to this office has been awful. My very first appt I scheduled with Dr. Stock. When I came for my appt I was told she wasn't there and I saw Dr. Foley. I answered some routine questions that his nurse had and I specifically said, please let the dr know I don't want to discuss this in front of my husband because he doesn't know yet. The first thing Dr. Foley did when we saw him was bring it up in front of my husband. So much for confidentiality. Good thing I have an amazing husband. I scheduled my next monthly appointments with Dr. Foley. The next appt was at 1:00 p.m. and I had to wait over an hour and when the nurse called me to come back she NEVER EVER asks how I am feeling....EVER. She takes my blood pressure and doesn't give me the number or tell me if its good or not. So I thought i would start making my appointments as early as possible and that way I won't have to wait and maybe his nurse won't hate life so much in the morning. Nope. Wrong. Made my next appointment for 7:30 a.m. still had to wait. Nurse still doesn't ask how I am feeling or talk to me. At the appointment they measure your stomach but never tell me why or if the results are good. They listen to the heartbeat and say its good which is nice. Thanks. So after dealing with this for 3 appointments I started to see other Dr.'s in the practice. My 20 week appointment was with Dr. Scott Moses. He was so warm and friendly and took time to explain things and entertain my ridiculous questions. I didn't have to wait for him either. My 27 week appointment was at 8:00 a.m. with Dr. Lynn. This was the morning of my glucose test which I drank at 7:30 so I had to have my blood drawn at 8:30. The Dr came in at 8:25 took 5 mins with me and that's it. My appointment this morning was at 7:30 with Dr. McNair. I wasn't seen until 8:00 a.m. so I was pissed. I don't understand why my time is not as valuable as theirs. You wait longer to see the dr's then the 5 mins they spend with you. The nurse asked to weigh me and I said no because they never talk to me anyway so what is the point. The nurse was actually nice but I am so tired of waiting for these dr.s every single time I come in when I always make sure that I am on time. In this practice you are just a number. I dread going to this office and I can not wait until I no longer have to go in. I will never ever use this practice again. it doesn't matter who you see when you go in because you have no idea who will deliver your baby. I feel that all of the dr.'s are obviously well qualified to deliver a baby but don't expect to be treated warmly during your pregnancy. If you are looking for an office that actually care about their patients this is not the place to go. If you want to wait and wait to be seen and be rushed in and out and when you ask questions be told its just normal and make you feel like you are wasting their time with your questions then this is the place to go. If you want to feel like just a number in this baby cattle call business then def go here. Oh and if you do some advice....don't wait to be checked out. Call and make your future appts over the phone. That process is just another sit and wait game. read more

This is one of my favorite facilities . The doctors are extremely thorough and their practice is exceptional on many levels. Test results are available quickly , and the support staff is friendly and helpful . I would highly recommend . read more

The OB practice here is top-notch. For all you pregnant ladies out there, don't listen to anyone (i.e. Northwestern Memorial Faculty Foundation's OG/GYN group) who tells you the hospital does not work with midwives. They most certainly do, but you have to go through the Physicians Group, which is a separate branch of the outpatient part of the hospital. Carol Hirschfield, CNM, is a fantastic midwife. It is so unusual to go to an appt. where the clinician actually looks at you, talks to you, asks you sincere questions, and waits for your answer - all without making you feel you're taking up too much of their time. There are two birthing tubs available for the midwife patients at Prentice, and as an added bonus, working with a midwife means the medical students don't get involved! read more

I don't understand the recent negative reviews. I was a patient of the midwives until I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes. I LOVE the midwives, especially Stephanie Fitting. I was afraid because I've heard rumors that they are more like "medwives" but they treated me much more holistically than the oft-raved-about midwives at Swedish Covenant during my first pregnancy. I never felt high risk because of my age as I did last time at Swedish even though I am three years older than I was then. I was on the fence about Carol and Amy, but loved everyone else. Unfortunately, because I was put on insulin for my gestational diabetes, I was medically excluded from delivering with the midwives. I called around. Many of the other midwifery practices in the area would have sent me to a high risk OB. The only ones who would be able to see a GD patient, the midwives at North Shore Associates in Gynecology and Obstetrics, would induce at 39 weeks at the latest. Instead, I went across the hallway to the OB practice. For the most part, the doctors have been great. Dr Moses and Dr McNair are my favorites, but I have also had positive experiences with Lin, Auger, Starr, and Stock. I haven't met Chen or Garvey. And then there's Dr Foley. After one visit, I made sure and cancelled any other appointments with him. I'm compulsive about scheduling my prenatal appointments way in advance to avoid missing work, but I threw that all out the window just to avoid Dr Foley. I found that he was patronizing and uninterested in what I wanted as a patient during our appointment. He's everything I didn't want in an OB. I guess he'd be great if you are not proactive about your own care and agree that "doctor knows best" and that early scheduled inductions without medical cause are the best choice. As another review has suggested, I found him to be a smiling bully. That said, I really love this practice from the office staff to the nurses to most of the providers (and let me not even start raving about the physical therapists here). Any time you have a lot of doctors, it's inevitable that one will suck. At least it's 1/9 and not 1/3 or something. And I've only had two appointments where I had to wait a while for the docs, but even then I was finished within an hour. They are amazingly prompt here! My baby is due in two weeks, so I'll post an update after the birth. read more