Dr. Alexander Tosiou, MD
SaveGastroenterology ·
Male ·
51 y/o
Accepting new patients
Dr. Alexander Tosiou, MD is a gastroenterology specialist in Lake Forest, IL and has been practicing for 19 years. He specializes in gastroenterology and internal medicine.
Northwestern Medical Group
800 N Westmoreland Rd Ste 102
Lake Forest, IL 60045Insurance Accepted
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Cigna
- First Health (Coventry Health Care)
- HFN
- Humana
- MultiPlan
- UnitedHealthCare
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Diarrhea
very high
more than 99% of peers
Abdominal Disorders
very high
more than 99% of peers
Gastrointestinal Diseases
very high
more than 99% of peers
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2 Specialties
- Gastroenterology
- Internal Medicine
2 Board Certifications
- GastroenterologyAccredited by: American Board of Internal Medicine*
- Internal MedicineAccredited by: American Board of Internal Medicine*
72 Conditions Treated
- Abdominal Disorders
- Abdominal Pain
- Abscess
- Anal or Rectal Pain
- Anal Prolapse
- Anemia
- Autoimmune Diseases
- Barrett's Esophagus
- Benign Neoplasm of the Digestive System
- Benign Tumor
- Blood Disorders
- Cancer
- Celiac Disease
- Cholecystitis and Gallstones
- Cholelithiasis
- Cirrhosis
- Colitis
- Colorectal Cancer
- Constipation
- Crohn's Disease
- Dehydration
- Diaphragmatic and-or Hiatal Hernia
- Diarrhea
- Diverticulitis, Intestinal
- Diverticulosis, Intestinal
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Duodenitis
- Dysentery
- Dysphagia
- Enteritis
- Esophageal Achalasia and Cardiospasm
- Esophageal Diseases
- Esophageal Diverticulum
- Esophageal Ulcer
- Esophageal Varices
- Esophagitis
- Gas-Bloat Syndrome
- Gastric Ulcer
- Gastritis
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Gastrointestinal Diseases
- Gastrointestinal Malabsorption
- Gastroparesis
- Heartburn
- Hemochromatosis
- Hemorrhoids
- Hernia
- Ileus
- Indigestion
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Intestinal Ischemia
- Intestinal Obstruction
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Liver Damage from Alcohol
- Malnutrition
- Mesenteric Panniculitis
- Nausea
- Neoplasm of Gastrointestinal Tract
- Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
- Noninfectious Gastroenteritis and Colitis
- Pancreatitis
- Peptic Ulcer
- Pyloric Stenosis
- Reflux Esophagitis
- Small Intestine Cancer
- Stomach and Small Intestine Cancer
- Stomach Diseases
- Ulcer
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Unexplained Weight Loss
- Vomiting Disorders
Less
8 Procedures
- Colonoscopy
- Colonoscopy, Proctosigmoidoscopy, and Sigmoidoscopy
- Endoscopy
- Endoscopy (Esophagus, Stomach, Small Intestine)
- Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
- Gastroenterology Procedures
- Liver Biopsy
- Pyloromyotomy
Background Check
0 Malpractice Claims
No malpractice history found for Illinois.
0 Sanctions
No sanctions history found for the years that Healthgrades collects data.
0 Board Actions
No board actions found for the years that Healthgrades collects data.
Education
- Loyola UniversityUndergraduate School | Graduated 1989
- Loyola University Of Chicago/Stritch School Of MedicineMedical School | Graduated 1993
- Evanston Northwestern HealthcareInternship Hospital | Completed 1994
- McGaw Medical Center Of Northwestern UniversityResidency Hospital | Completed 1996
- Advocate Lutheran General HospitalFellowship Hospital | Completed 1999
- Northwestern University Feinberg School Of MedicineFellowship Hospital | Completed
Awards & Recognition
Awards & Honors
- Healthgrades Honor Roll
- Alpha Sigma Nu National Jesuit Honor Award, 1994
- Alpha Epsilon Delta Pre-Medical Honor Society, 1989
- Janssen Fellow World Congress of Gastro Scholarship, 1998
- Maurice M. Nesset Research Award, 1999
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Languages Spoken
- English
Memberships & Professional Affiliations
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He's straight forward and direct. That may put some people off, but I'd rather know what I'm dealing with and how easily fixed.
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MG in North Chicago, IL – Sep 28, 2016
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Dr. Tosseou has horrible communication skills with patient and patients family. He never called once when test results came back; leaving me to interpret them myself from the online report. Also, he should not talk about patient when just receiving anesthsia and still fully awake. Dr. Tosseou...Read More
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2Lake Villa, IL – Jul 21, 2016
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Very thorough before starting treating me for Hep C. During treatment, monitored me very closely, actually saw him every two weeks during treatment. Due to his care, been Hep C free for over 10 years.
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2Suzanne M. Caley in Round Lake Park, IL – Apr 15, 2016
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Great he is very pleasant. Takes time for all the issues. He was very respectful of my nursing background and not condescending discussed med history. Had good discussion about RX, procedures and prognosis r/t to my complicated list of problems I appreciated his honest approach without any sugar...Read More
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21Mary hodge in Waukegan il – Feb 25, 2016