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Appointments 1.800.543.7362 (KIDS DOC)

8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday | Request an appointment online

Tadanori Tomita, MD

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Division head, Neurosurgery; Medical director, Falk Brain Tumor Center; Yeager Professor of Pediatric Neurosurgery; Professor of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Specialties

  • Brain tumors

    A member of the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium, the multidisciplinary team (neurosurgeons, oncologists, neurologists, neuroradiologists, pathologists, radiation therapists, nurses, social workers, etc.) offers access to the newest brain tumor therapies such as the INTRABEAM system. Learn more »

  • Neurosurgery

    Treats spina bifida (myelomeningocele), hydrocephalus, Chiari malformations, tethered spinal cord, brain tumors, head trauma, brachial plexus injuries, syringohydromelia, cranial deformities, etc. Learn more »

  • Spina bifida

    A multidisciplinary team treats spina bifida, lipomeningocele and other spinal fusion defects. In addition to neurosurgery, specialists from orthopaedics, urology, physical therapy, dietary and social service are involved in patient care.

Special interests

Brain tumors, brain and spinal cord defects, head trauma, hydrocephalus, skull deformity


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 (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)
  • Managed Care Strategies (PPO)
  • Multiplan (PPO)
  • National Preferred Provider Network (PPO)
  • Preferred Plan (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

Kobe University School of Medicine, Japan, 1970

Postgraduate training

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1981, 1976; Northwestern University Medical School, 1980; Children's Memorial Hospital, 1974

Certifications

Board certified in Pediatric Neurological Surgery; Neurological Surgery

Languages (other than English)

Japanese

Publications

View a partial list of Dr. Tomita's publications

Available from the National Library of Medicine's PubMed online database.

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-87.849178
Outpatient Center in Glenview

Glenbrook Hospital, 2150 Pfingsten Road

Glenview, IL 60026

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41.92546
-87.64718
Children's Memorial Hospital

2300 Children's Plaza, (707 W. Fullerton Ave.)

Chicago, IL 60614-3363

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41.928223
-87.642049
Outpatient Center in Lincoln Park

2515 N. Clark Street/467 W. Deming Place

Chicago, IL 60614-3393

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Sees patients at

  1. 1Outpatient Center in Glenview
    Glenbrook Hospital, 2150 Pfingsten Road
    Glenview, IL 60026
    1.800.KIDS DOC (appointments)
  2. 2Children's Memorial Hospital
    2300 Children's Plaza, (707 W. Fullerton Ave.)
    Chicago, IL 60614-3363
    1.800.KIDS DOC (appointments)
  3. 3Outpatient Center in Lincoln Park
    2515 N. Clark Street/467 W. Deming Place
    Chicago, IL 60614-3393
    1.800.KIDS DOC (appointments)

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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.


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