NCH Medical Group adds urologist to staff
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (July 26, 2013) – Northwest Community Healthcare's (NCH) Medical Group has increased its broad range of physician specialties with the addition of a board-certified urologist.
David A. Guthman, MD, FACS, will begin treating urology patients in August at the Busse Center for Specialty Medicine, 880 W. Central Road, Suite 3300, adjacent to Northwest Community Hospital, in Arlington Heights. Dr. Guthman has been in clinical practice since 1994. He earned his Doctor of Medicine degree in 1988 from Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago. His general surgery internship and urology residency were performed at Mayo Graduate School of Medicine in Rochester, Minn.
“We are excited to bring a physician specializing in urology to the NCH Medical Group,” NCH Chief Operating Officer Michael Hartke says. “The NCH Medical Group continues to provide residents in the northwest suburbs with convenient access to experienced and compassionate physicians and specialists.”
Patients can schedule appointments with Dr. Guthman online at www.nchmedicalgroup.com or by calling the physician's office at 847.618.2200. Patients of the NCH Medical Group can go online to ask questions, download and complete registration forms prior to their office visits, and register for free health seminars.
With the addition of the urology specialty, the NCH Medical Group offers a full range of physician specialties, including allergy, dermatology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, neurology, rheumatology, as well as internal medicine and family practice. To ensure optimum collaboration and continuity of care, NCH Medical Group physicians share access to patient electronic medical records across all locations.
NCH Medical Group physician offices are located in Arlington Heights, Buffalo Grove, Schaumburg, Mount Prospect and Palatine. To learn more about the NCH Medical Group, and to view physician bios and videos, visit www.nchmedicalgroup.com. To find a trusted physician, community members also can call HealthConnection at 847.618.4YOU (4968).
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About NCH Medical Group
NCH Medical Group is the physician group belonging to the Northwest Community Healthcare comprehensive, patient-centered system of care that serves more than 350,000 outpatients each year, as well as nearly 30,000 inpatients treated annually at the 496-bed acute care hospital in Arlington Heights. NCH Medical Group treats approximately 60,000 patients each year from the northwest suburbs of Chicago. The practice has 71 physicians and 5 mid-level providers, representing internal medicine, family practice, primary care, gastroenterology, urology, dermatology, endocrinology, neurology, allergy, and rheumatology.