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Introduction

Personal Facts:

Female

Years Since Graduation: 30

Physician Website:

http://www.advocatehealth.com/amg

Professional Interests:

Healthy Steps Program

Neonatology

Pediatrics

Premature Infants

Provides Patients with
Access to a Nurse:

No

Health Plan/Other

Health Plans Accepted:

Aetna US Healthcare - HMO, Aetna US Healthcare - POS, Aetna US Healthcare - PPO, Humana Choice Care: PPO, Multiplan, Inc. PPO, Private Healthcare Systems PPO, Great-West Healthcare: PPO, Aetna National Advantage™ Program (NAP), CIGNA HealthCare of Illinois - EPO, CIGNA HealthCare of Illinois - HMO, CIGNA HealthCare of Illinois - PPO, CIGNA HealthCare of Illinois - POS, One Health Plan of Illinois PPO, Preferred Network Access PPO, Preferred Plan Inc PPO, Advocate Associate PPO Plan, Aetna Quality POS (QPOS), BlueCross BlueShield of IL (PPO), BCE Emergis (PPO): Admar/ HealthNetwork/ ForMost/MedNetwork/ProAmerica, CAPPCARE/BeechStreet (PPO), CCN/EPIQual (PPO), First Health Network (PPO), HMO Illinois (Blue Cross HMO), Health Marketing, Inc. (PPO), HFN, Inc./Focus (PPO), HFN, Inc./Focus (EPO), Humana, Inc. (HMO), Humana, Inc. (POS), Humana, Inc. (PPO), PPO Next (PPO): Preferred Health Network/HealthStar, Unicare Life & Health Insurance (HMO), Unicare Life & Health Insurance (PPO), United Healthcare Basics PPO, United Healthcare Choice HMO, United Healthcare Choice Plus POS, United Healthcare Options PPO, United Healthcare Select EPO, United Healthcare Select HMO, United Healthcare Select Plus POS

Accepting New Patients:

No

Experience/Training

Specialties^*

Pediatrics (HealthGrades has verified that Dr. Unfer is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics)

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Medical School:

   Rush Medical College of Rush University Chicago, IL, 1978

Internship:

   Rush-Presbyterian St. Lukes Hospital Chicago, IL

Residency:

   Rush-Presbyterian St. Lukes Hospital Chicago, IL

Fellowship:

   Rush-Presbyterian St. Lukes Hospital, Neonatology Chicago, IL

Participates in Clinical
Trials:

No

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. Susan M Unfer as of 04/29/2008
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. Susan M Unfer 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.

Advocate Medical Group - Pediatrics
 http://www.advocatehealth.com/amg/

Description of practice:

Founded in 1980, Advocate Medical Group is one of Chicagoland's leading physician group practices, with more than 200 physicians providing a wide range of medical and surgical care. Physicians who are part of Advocate Medical Group have exemplary credentials in their fields and have trained at some of the finest institutions in the United States. In fact, Advocate Medical Group physicians participate in many of the clinical, research and educational activities at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, repeatedly named one of the 100 Top Hospitals in the nation. By training tomorrow's doctor's today and participating in clinical research, Advocate Medical Group physicians can offer you the latest treatments, medications and technologies.

All physicians at this practice:

Frank W. Belmonte, Paul Bolton, Victor Bayer-Kuznetsov, Cheryl Donovan-Hunt, William Wittert, Jaye R. Schreier, Kristin Lundblad, Karen S. Bernstein, Helen Arkema, Marilyn A. Zwirn, Nan Y. Kwon, Ronald J. Cohn, Linda Vassmer, Susan E. Crawford

Office Location: 

	Advocate Medical Group-Yacktman Pavilion	View Contact Information
	1675 Dempster Street 1st Floor	http://www.advocatehealth.com/amg/
	Park Ridge, IL 60068	View Location Map
Office Information:    Physicians At This Office: Frank W. Belmonte, Karen S. Bernstein, Paul Bolton, Susan E. Crawford, Kristin Lundblad, Jaye R. Schreier, Susan M. Unfer, Linda Vassmer Languages Spoken By Office Staff: Polish, Spanish, Philipino

Office Provides:

Lab, Radiology, Walk-in sick child care available Monday-Friday 7:45am-8:45am.

 

Affiliated Hospitals

Advocate Lutheran General Hospital

1775 West Dempster Street Park Ridge, IL 60068

Advocate Lutheran General Hospital

Critical Care Excellence Award™ 2006

Advocate Lutheran General Childrens Hospital

1675 Dempster Street Park Ridge, IL 60068