Amir F. Kagalwalla, MD
Attending physician, Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition; Associate professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine
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Specialties
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Gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition (digestive disorders)
Treats disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, liver, gallbladder and pancreas including abdominal pain, diarrhea, intestinal bleeding, bowel disorders, infant gastroesophageal reflux, hepatitis, biliary tract disease, conditions requiring liver transplantation, complex nutritional problems, including cyclic vomiting syndrome, and short-gut syndrome. Learn more »
Special interests
Eosinophilic esophagitis, eosinophilic gastroenteritis, allergic bowel diseases, inflammatory bowel disease, gastroesophageal reflux disease, recurrent abdominal pain and constipation
Health care plans accepted
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- Aetna (EPO, HMO, POS, PPO)
- Beech Street (PPO)
- Best Doctors (PPO)
- Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Illinois (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CCN (PPO)
- CIGNA (EPO, HMO, POS, PPO)
- Employer Coalition on Health (HMO)
- First Health (PPO)
- Great West Health Care (formerly One Health Plan) (PPO)
- Harmony Health Plans of Illinois (HMO)
- Health Alliance Medical Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- HealthNetwork/Wellmark (PPO)
- HFN, Inc. (EPO, PPO)
- Humana, Inc. (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Illinois Health Connect (HMO)
- Multiplan (PPO)
- National Provider Network (PPO)
- Preferred Plan (PPO)
- Private Healthcare Systems, Inc. (POS, PPO)
- Sagamore - Indiana (PPO)
- UniCare (HMO, PPO)
- United Healthcare of Illinois (EPO, HMO, POS, PPO)
- WEA Insurance Group (PPO)
Medical school
Grant Medical College, University of Bombay, 1976
Postgraduate training
Fellowship in pediatric gastroenterology, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, 1981-1983; Residency in pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Michigan, 1979-1981; Residency in pediatrics, Texas Tech Health Sciences Center, 1978-1979
Certifications
Board certified in Pediatric Gastroenterology, 1995, recertified, 2003; Pediatrics, 1982
Publications
View a partial list of Dr. Kagalwalla's publications
Available from the National Library of Medicine's PubMed online database.
Professional organizations
American Gastroenterological Association, the section of Pediatric Gastroenterology; American Academy of Pediatrics; and the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
41.928223
-87.642049
2515 N. Clark Street/467 W. Deming Place
Chicago, IL 60614-3393
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41.544737876081
-87.9829359054565
Southwest Highway (U.S. Rt 6/Maple Road) and Silver Cross Blvd., (1870 Silver Cross Blvd., Suite 100)
New Lenox, IL 60451
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Sees patients at
- 1Children's Memorial at Central DuPage Hospital
25 N. Winfield Road
Winfield, IL 60190
1.800.KIDS DOC
- 2Outpatient Center in Lincoln Park
2515 N. Clark Street/467 W. Deming Place
Chicago, IL 60614-3393
1.800.KIDS DOC
- 3Outpatient Center in New Lenox
Southwest Highway (U.S. Rt 6/Maple Road) and Silver Cross Blvd., (1870 Silver Cross Blvd., Suite 100)
New Lenox, IL 60451
1.800.KIDS DOC
- 4Outpatient Center in Westchester
2301 Enterprise Drive
Westchester, IL 60154
1.800.KIDS DOC
Disclaimer: The above health care plan information is subject to change without notice. Children's Memorial Hospital has made every effort to ensure that this information is correct, but patients should always check with their insurance company regarding current participation in the listed health plans. Specialized services such as psychiatry (mental health) typically require specific individual confirmation.
- Physicians and staff
- Head
- In-house staff
- Estella M. Alonso, MD
- Lee M. Bass, MD
- Jeffrey B. Brown, MD
- Valeria C. Cohran, MD
- Udeme D. Ekong, MD
- Mark H. Fishbein, MD
- Maria T. Greene, MD
- Amir F. Kagalwalla, MD
- Miguel Saps, MD
- Ameesh A. Shah, MD
- Jennifer A. Strople, MD
- Peter F. Whitington, MD
- Members of CCPA*
- Advanced practice nurses
- Beata Borawski, RN, MSN, APN
- Ilana L. Cymerman, RN, MSN, CPNP
- Joan Lokar, APN, NP
- Maria Manuel-Rubio, APN, NP
*An independent association affiliated with Children's Memorial Hospital; physicians' offices are located throughout the greater Chicago metropolitan area.

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