Infectious Diseases

We provide both inpatient and outpatient consultations, diagnosis and treatment on a wide range of medical and surgical diseases and other infectious complications. Our specialists are dedicated to helping patients overcome commonly known diseases, treating patients with less known and understood diseases, and aggressively pursuing knowledge and skills in order to treat developing diseases.

Our contacts with the Center for Disease Control, City and State Health Departments, and other infectious disease specialists throughout the Chicago metropolitan area, allow the dissemination of local and national information about new pathogen-resistant organisms, epidemiological patterns and antibiotic usage.

Our Services

Patients with the following infections or diseases may be treated by specialists in our department. We treat or consult with patients and their physicians on many other infectious diseases not listed here.

Dr. James Cook, Professor and Head of the Section of Infectious Diseases, has extensive experience in treating and consulting on cases in which patients have drug-resistant mycobacterial infections, such as those caused by tuberculosis.

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