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Physician Profile for Dr. Lois A. Polatnick, MD

Address:
2900 North Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60657
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Personal Facts

Personal Facts:
Female
Years Since Graduation: 31
Practice Member Since: 2000.
Current Title: Solo practioner
 

HealthGrades Recognized Doctors are board certified in the specialty they practice; have never had their license restricted or revoked; are free of state or federal disciplinary actions; and are free of any malpractice claims.

Professional Affiliations/Memberships:
Pan-American Association of Opthalmology
American Academy of Ophthalmology
Maryland Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
1979, Diplomat, National Board of Medical Examiners
Southern Medical Association
1983, American Board of Ophthalmology
 
Professional Interests:
Neuro-Ophthalmology, General Ophthalmology
 
Foreign Languages Spoken:
Spanish
 

Patient / Medical Philosophy

A caring and careful evaluation of every patient

Experience / Training

Verified Specialty
Specialty:
Ophthalmology
(HealthGrades has verified that Dr. Lois A. Polatnick, MD is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology)
Information from ABMS® is proprietary data maintained in a copyrighted database compilation owned by the American Board of Medical Specialties®. © Copyright 2009 American Board of Medical Specialties. All rights reserved.

Medical School:
University at Buffalo State University of New York School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Buffalo, NY 1978
 
Residency:
University Hospital Suny Upstate Medical University
Syracuse, NY 1982
 
Fellowship:
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD
Washington Hospital Center
WASHINGTON, DC
 

Disciplinary Actions

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. Lois A. Polatnick, MD as of 07/10/2009.
Note: HealthGrades reports on state and federal disciplinary actions (if any) from the previous five years.

Malpractice History

HealthGrades did not find any closed malpractice claims for Dr. Lois A. Polatnick, MD in the states of California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, North Dakota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, or West Virginia.    Learn More
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