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Introduction

Personal Facts:

Female

Years Since Graduation: 14

Practice Member Since: 1999.

Current Title: Chairman, Infection Control Committee

Provides Patients with
Access to a Nurse:

No

Physician Treats:

HIV positive, AIDS, Hepatitis, Infections, Sexually transmitted diseases (STD's), Meningitis

Health Plan/Other

Accepts Medicare:

Yes

Accepts Medicaid:

No

Accepting New Patients:

Yes

Experience/Training

Specialties^*

Infectious Disease Medicine (HealthGrades has verified that Dr. DenBesten is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine)

Internal Medicine (HealthGrades has verified that Dr. DenBesten is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine)

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Medical School:

   Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health Columbus, OH, 1994

Internship:

   Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL, 1995

Residency:

   Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL, 1997

Fellowship:

   Rush University Medical Center Chicago, IL, 1999

Participates in Clinical
Trials:

Yes

HealthGrades has examined disciplinary actions within the last five years from the Office of Inspector General and 50 state medical boards. HealthGrades could not detect any disciplinary actions for Dr. Karen DenBesten as of 05/03/2008
Note: HealthGrades reports on state and federal disciplinary actions (if any) from the previous five years.

HealthGrades did not find any closed malpractice claims for Dr. Karen DenBesten in the states of California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia.

Lakeshore Infectious Disease Associates Ltd

Description of practice:

Group practice of 5 physicians, all board certified in Infectious Disease and Internal Medicine. In addition to consulting on inpatients at St. Joseph Hospital in Chicago, outpatients are seen at the 12th floor office located at St. Joseph. Outpatients should be referred by a primary care physician within the Resurrection system. Particular areas of excellence in outpatient medicine include HIV, Hepatitis C, Hepatitis B, syphilis, herpes and HPV infection.

Languages spoken by physicians in this practice:

English, French, Romanian, Spanish

All physicians at this practice:

Bogdan Ciobotaru, Roberta L. Luskin-Hawk, Joel B. Spear, James F. Sullivan

Office Location: 

	Lakeshore Infectious Disease Associtaes	View Contact Information
	2900 North Lakeshore Drive 12 Floor
	Chicago, IL 60657	View Location Map
Office Information:    Physicians At This Office: Bogdan Ciobotaru, Karen DenBesten, Roberta L. Luskin-Hawk, Joel B. Spear, James F. Sullivan

 

Affiliated Hospital

Saint Joseph Hospital

2900 North Lake Shore Drive Chicago, IL 60657

Saint Joseph Hospital

Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence™ 2008 2007 2006

Distinguished Hospital Award for Patient Safety™ 2008 2007

Cardiac Care Excellence Award™ 2008 2007

Critical Care Excellence Award™ 2008

Gastrointestinal Care Excellence Award™ 2007 2006

Pulmonary Care Excellence Award™ 2008 2007 2006

Stroke Care Excellence Award™ 2008 2007 2006