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Kirbylee K. Nelson, MD

4.9

264 ratings Read Reviews

Northwestern Medical Group

Primary Specialty

Gastroenterology

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Education

Medical Education:: MD, Rush University Medical College - 2013
Residency:: University of South Florida Morsani - 2016
Fellowships:: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center - 2017

University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago - 2020

Board Certifications

American Board of Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology (Certified)
American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine (Certified)

Faculty Profile

Instructor, Feinberg School of Medicine

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Practice Groups and Affiliations

Medical Group:: Northwestern Medical Group
Alignment Category:: Northwestern Medicine Physician Network
On Medical Staff At:: Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Ratings and Reviews

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4.9

4.9

264 Ratings

Reviews from Patients

33 Reviews

Reviews from Patients

33 Reviews

April 19, 2024

5.0

Very kind and knowledgeable and answered all my questions and concerns

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April 10, 2024

5.0

Kind, thorough, tales time to explain and answer questions

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April 02, 2024

5.0

No waiting, great doctor and listens.

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March 25, 2024

5.0

We very much appreciated drâ€™s attention to every detail, and her advice on the issues raised on occasion

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March 22, 2024

5.0

She is a goddess.

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March 22, 2024

5.0

Dr. Nelson was a good communicator and asked a series of pertinent questions.

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March 06, 2024

5.0

Dr. Nelson is very knowledgeable and considerate. She takes time to investigate and explain everything. I am recommending her to my wife and any people I know with gastrointestinal issues.

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February 28, 2024

5.0

Caring compassionate

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February 26, 2024

5.0

She took the time to listen to all my questions and concerns and thoroughly answered all of my questions.

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January 26, 2024

5.0

She listened and gives good feedback on my next step for care

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January 22, 2024

4.0

Great

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January 19, 2024

5.0

Iâ€™ve actually already recommended Dr. Nelson to my sister and will recommend her to anyone I know in need of a gastroenterologist. Dr. Nelson is not only a knowledgeable and skilled physician, but she is very easy to talk to. She listened to me and made me feel heard. Her follow up is also impeccable. I feel lucky to have found her.

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January 12, 2024

5.0

She is skilled in her profession. She asked questions that I have not been asked before and offered new suggestions. She earned my confidence in her.

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January 05, 2024

5.0

Lots of patience and attention for the patient

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December 21, 2023

5.0

Dr. Nelson has helped me so much in the roughly year and a half I've been her patient. She is an excellent physician who is incredibly smart, communicative in every aspect of my care, and unfailingly kind. She treats me as a whole person, not just the GI specialty she addresses. More than once, she has gone over and above to help me, a rarity in medicine today. I feel lucky to be her patient.

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December 21, 2023

5.0

Wow!!!â€™ Dr Nelson is very helpfulâ€¦give you total time & careâ€¦& very open. & goes thru thing in depth

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December 19, 2023

5.0

Dr. Nelson impressed me to be a good and knowledgeable doctor.

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November 29, 2023

5.0

She is an excellent doctor, very thorough and does it with kindness and compassion. She answered all of my questions and was concerned about my well being. An overall good experience.

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November 28, 2023

5.0

She took her time with me. She was very validating of any concern that I had, and if I had questions, she took the time to answer them very thoughtfully. As well as she has just a very kind bedside manner.

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November 25, 2023

4.0

Dr. Nelson is knowledgeable and personable. She asks and answers questions and explains treatment options. And didnâ€™t keep me waiting a long time.

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November 23, 2023

5.0

Great skills! Thatâ€™s for taking care of those polyps!

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November 22, 2023

5.0

Very thorough doctor!

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November 17, 2023

5.0

I thought Dr. Nelson was very nice, very professional and very thorough. She spent a considerable amount of time going over my history, answering my questions and explaining a treatment plan to address my condition.

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November 13, 2023

5.0

She listens very caring

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November 06, 2023

5.0

Dr Nelson is fantastic. She really made me feel heard with my issue.

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October 30, 2023

5.0

Best medical listener I have had the pleasure of talking town a very long time.

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October 30, 2023

5.0

Kind, professional, responsive on My Chart.

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October 26, 2023

5.0

She took time to explain everything and was very thorough and kind

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October 24, 2023

5.0

Professional, caring.

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October 16, 2023

5.0

GOOD DOCTOR COVERS ALL THE BASES AND LISTENS

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October 06, 2023

5.0

She was obviously engaged, very thorough, and paying close attention to my concerns.

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September 29, 2023

5.0

She is very understanding, a good listener and gives excellent advice. She is very professional and I really like her.

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September 25, 2023

5.0

I felt that she cared, as well as being very knowledgeable

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Disclosures

Kirbylee K. Nelson, MD reported no external professional relationships for calendar year 2023.

External Professional Relationships

Pharmaceutical, device, and biotechnology companies frequently collaborate with basic scientists and physicians within an academic medical center to help advance science and improve patient care. These relationships are important in achieving scientific breakthroughs and in establishing the effectiveness and safety of promising new therapies. In order to assure objectivity in clinical research and patient care, the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine (Feinberg), Northwestern Memorial HealthCare, Children's Hospital of Chicago Medical Center, and the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab have adopted integrity policies that require research and clinical faculty (in full-time, part-time, and unpaid/voluntary categories) to report compensated and uncompensated external industry relationships. Patients are encouraged to discuss these disclosures with their physician as well as to inquire as to how these relationships are overseen by Feinberg. To learn more about our Disclosure and Professional Integrity Policy, and the conflict of interest policies of our joint affiliate survey partners, please go to our Office for Regulatory Affairs Policies page.

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