David G. Ritacco, MD, PhD
Attending physician, Neurology; Assistant professor Pediatrics, Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine
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Specialties
Special interests
Neurology of the newborn, headaches
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)
- 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
Pritzker Medical School, University of Chicago, 1988
Postgraduate training
Residency in child neurology, University of Chicago, 1994; Internship in pediatrics, Christ Hospital, 1992; Residency in neurology, University of Chicago, 1991; Internship in general medicine, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, 1989
Certifications
Board certified in Neurology with special qualifications in Child Neurology, 2002
Publications
View a partial list of Dr. Ritacco's publications
Available from the National Library of Medicine's PubMed online database.
Professional organizations
American Academy of Neurology; Child Neurology Society
41.928223
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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
- 1Outpatient Center in Lincoln Park
2515 N. Clark Street/467 W. Deming Place
Chicago, IL 60614-3393
773.880.4352
- 2Outpatient 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
Facility: 815.463.4400; Fax: 815.463.4420
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
- Melissa L. Cirillo, MD
- Joshua L. Goldstein, MD
- Andrew J. Kim, MD
- Sookyong Koh, MD, PhD
- Marianne B. Larsen, MD
- Linda C. Laux, MD
- J. Gordon Millichap, MD
- Douglas R. Nordli, Jr., MD
- Sonal G. Patel, MD
- David G. Ritacco, MD, PhD
- Jennifer P. Rubin, MD
- Cynthia V. Stack, MD
- Charles N. Swisher, MD
- Charu Venkatesan, MD, PhD
- Mark S. Wainwright, MD, PhD
- Members of CCPA*
- Staff
- Advanced practice nurses
*An independent association affiliated with Children's Memorial Hospital; physicians' offices are located throughout the greater Chicago metropolitan area.

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