Douglas R. Nordli, Jr., MD
Director, Epilepsy Center; Attending physician, Neurology and Epilepsy Center; Lorna S. and James P. Langdon Chair of Pediatric Epilepsy; Associate professor of Neurology and Pediatrics, Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine; Fellowship program director of Epilepsy, Northwestern McGaw Medical Center
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Specialties
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Neurology
Diagnosis and treatment of all neurological conditions in infants, children, and adolescents Learn more »
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Epilepsy
Treats all forms of epilepsy. Services include diagnostic evaluations, such as digital video-EEH recording. A multidisciplinary team includes pediatric epileptologists, a nurse, social worker, neuropsychologist, neuropsychiatrist and an educational specialist. Learn more »
Special interests
Epilepsy, febrile seizures
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)
Notes
Why I became a neurologist (video).
Medical school
Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, 1984
Postgraduate training
Fellowship in clinical neurophysiology and epilepsy, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, 1990; Residency in child neurology, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, 1988; Residency in pediatrics, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center 1986
Certifications
Board certified in Neurology with special qualifications in Child Neurology, 1990; Neurology with special qualifications in Clinical Neurophysiology, 1997
Publications
View a partial list of Dr. Nordli, Jr.'s publications
Available from the National Library of Medicine's PubMed online database.
Professional organizations
American Academy of Neurology; American Epilepsy Society; Child Neurology Society
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2300 Children's Plaza, (707 W. Fullerton Ave.)
Chicago, IL 60614-3363
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2300 Children's Plaza, (707 W. Fullerton Ave.)
Chicago, IL 60614-3363
773.883.6159
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