Dr. Roberta L. Luskin-Hawk, MD

Infectious Disease Medicine Doctor
Internal Medicine Doctor

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Dr. Luskin-Hawk practices Infectious Disease Medicine and Internal Medicine in Chicago, Illinois.

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Address:: 2900 North Lake Shore Drive Floor 12; Chicago, IL 60657

Personal Facts

Personal Facts:

Female

Years Since Graduation: 30

Practice Member Since: 1985.

Current Title: President and Founding Physician

Awards and Honors:

2001, 2003, Castle Connolly Top Doctors, Chicago Metro Area

1979, 1979 M.D. with Honors, University of Illinois Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine

1995, Howard Brown Health Center, Friend for Life Award

1998, AIDS Alternative Health Project Hope and Support Award

1979, MD with Honors, University of Illinois Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine

Five-Star Doctor at Saint Joseph Hospital in Medical Diagnosis.

HealthGrades Five-Star Doctors are affiliated with a hospital that is highly rated by HealthGrades; 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 Appointments:

Chairman, Department of Medicine, Saint Joseph Hospital

Chief, Section of Infectious Diseases, Saint Joseph Hospital

Visiting Associate Professor of Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, University of Illinois College of Medicine

Committees:

NIH Advisory Committee on Treatment of Adults with HIV Infection

Publications:

1999, A Randomized Trial of Daily and Thrice Weekly Trimethoprim Sulfonamides for the Prevention of Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia in HIV Infected Individuals., Clinical Infectious Diseases

2000, Efficacy Testing of Recombinant Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) gp160 as a Therapeutic Vaccine in Early-State HIV-1-Infected Volunteers., Journal if Infectious Diseases

1998, Atovaquone Compared with Dapsone for the Prevention of Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia in Patients with HIV Infection Who Cannot Tolerate Trimethoprim, Sulfonamides, or Both., New England Journal of Medicine

1998, A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of the Safety and Efficacy of Oral Ganciclovir for Prophylaxis of Cytomegalovirus Disease in HIV-Infected Individuals., AIDS

1997, Nosocomial Outbreak of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis., Annals of Internal Medicine

July 2007, Relationship between HIV co-receptor tropism and disease progression in persons with untreated chronic HIV, abstract International AIDS Society

September, Prediction of disease progression by HIV co-receptor tropism in persons with untreated chronic HIV infection., Abstract International Congress on Antimicrobial Agents & Chemotherapy

July 2007, HIV replicative capacity is an independent predictor of disease progression in persons with untreated chronic, Abstract - 4th IAS Conference on Pathogenesis & Treatment

Television:

Chicago Tonight

Channel 5 News

Radio:

AWARE - HIV Talk Radio

Professional Interests:

Treatment of patients with HIV infection, HIV clinical trials

Physician Treats:

AIDS, Bone & joint infections, Endocarditis, Herpes zoster, HIV positive, Infections, Sepsis, Sinusitis

Foreign Languages Spoken:

Spanish

Patient / Medical Philosophy: The physicians of Lakeshore Infectious Disease Associates aim to provide individualized, state-of-the-art care for patients with HIV infection and other infectious diseases in a private practice environment.

Experience / Training

Specialties:: Infectious Disease Medicine; (HealthGrades has verified that Dr. Roberta L. Luskin-Hawk, MD is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine); 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.; Internal Medicine; (HealthGrades has verified that Dr. Roberta L. Luskin-Hawk, MD is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine); 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 Ill College Med
Chicago, IL 1979
Internship:: Michael Reese Hospital
Chicago, IL
Residency:: Michael Reese Hospital
Chicago, IL
Fellowship:: University Chicago Michael Reese Hospital
Chicago, IL

Health Plan / Other

Health Plans:

Accepts most major Health Plans. Please contact our office for more information.

Participates in Clinical Trials:

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. Roberta L. Luskin-Hawk, MD as of 11/30/2009.
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. Roberta L. Luskin-Hawk, 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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