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March 26, 2020
In these difficult times, everyone at North Suburban Pediatrics (NSP) is focused on maximizing the health and well-being of our patients, their families, and our community. Please continue to visit our website (www.northsuburbanpediatrics.com) on a regular basis and follow us on social media (Facebook, Instagram) for the latest information regarding changes at the practice. In […]
Read MoreMarch 22, 2020
Important COVID 19 Pandemic Update In light of the ‘Stay at Home’ order issued for Illinois and the evolving pandemic, North Suburban Pediatrics is implementing the following changes in its offices: Well visits We are rescheduling / postponing all non-essential well visit appointments. This pertains to well visits for children over 2 years old EXCEPT […]
Read MoreMarch 19, 2020
As always, the health and well-being of our patients and their families is our primary concern. With the novel Coronavirus / COVID-19 situation changing rapidly, the physicians at North Suburban Pediatrics are in touch with the CDC and the Illinois Department of Public Health as well as local hospitals. Fortunately, the risk of illness remains […]
Read MoreDecember 21, 2019
It’s December — we’re right in the middle of the cold and flu season. Colds are probably the leading cause for sick visits in our office during the school year. Here are some answers to common questions I get from parents about colds: My child keeps getting sick. Is there something wrong with my child’s […]
Read MoreOctober 11, 2019
We are humbled and honored to once again receive an award for our commitment to medical education. This time, our practice was honored as a recipient of the Excellence in Teaching Award at this year’s Community Based Medicine Annual Meeting of the Division of General Pediatrics of Lurie Children’s Hospital. A big thank you to […]
Read MoreSeptember 12, 2019
Dr. Andy and Dr. Ben were on-hand at the 2019 Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago’s Annual Meeting of the Medical & Dental Staff to accept the Distinguished Pediatric Academic Contributed Service Award for “outstanding and continuous commitment to office-based pediatric medical education” on behalf of all of North Suburban Pediatrics. One of our missions at […]
Read MoreJuly 17, 2019
In recent months, we have fielded calls from families regarding the current global measles outbreak. Fortunately, while a small number of cases have been identified in the Chicagoland area, it has not risen to the threshold to be considered a local outbreak. As academic pediatricians affiliated with Lurie Children’s, we receive frequent communications from local […]
Read MoreJune 3, 2019
Toddlers in glasses… right up there with puppies on the cuteness scale, a very official medical scale! But in all seriousness, as pediatricians, vision screening is very important to us. Pediatricians examine an infant’s eyes starting at birth. At each well visit, we will use an ophthalmoscope to make sure that the eyes are […]
Read MoreMarch 20, 2019
North Suburban Pediatrics is proud to announce that Dr. Benjamin Kornfeld (“Dr. Ben”) recently published an original article in the journal Global Pediatric Health titled “Does History of Prematurity Prompt Blood Pressure Evaluations at Primary Care Visits?” The publication was the culmination of a years-long project funded through the Northwestern University Practice Based Research Program […]
Read MoreFebruary 11, 2019
Congratulations to Dr. Ben Kornfeld, Dr. Rachel Elwell, and Dr. Ira Salafsky! Due to their hard work and years of donated service serving as pediatricians for babies at The Cradle, they were honored at the First Look for Charity at the Chicago Auto Show with the Cradle’s 2019 Stasek Star Award.
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