GI doctor with autonomic dysfunction knowledge in Chicagoland area

[Marissa]

The office of my daughter’s GI through Lurie Children’s hospital told me to find a doctor in Indiana.  We live in Northwest Indiana, just 45 miles from Chicago, and the doctor we had at Lurie was highly recommended/endorsed from her doctor at Mayo and another GI doctor.  To say I am dumbfounded doesn’t even begin to describe it.  So now I am searching for a new GI doctor for her in the Northwest Indiana/Chicagoland area.  Many of her autonomic symptoms have presented as GI issues so I really want to find a GI with an autonomic dysfunction connection.

Thanks so much,

marissa

[Pistol]

@Marissa - why would they do that? Is it because of your insurance and in-network reasons? If that is the case you can call your insurance company and ask them for a specialist in-state that is on their list. You can also ask them to add a physician to their network. 

Sometimes out-of-state referrals will ask you to go back to in-state treatment when they feel their particular expertise is no longer needed, and can now be taken over by a "regular" specialist. For example: my autonomic specialist ( a cardiologist ) is out-of-state but he recommended for me to also get an in-state cardiologist for my general heart-related issues. That way I did not have to travel so far for general check-ups and unrelated cardiac issues, and only see him for dysautonomia. I only see the autonomic specialist every two years ( unless an issue arises ) and have all my other appointments with the local cardiologist.