Mary Ellen Maher, APRN

Mary Ellen Maher, APRN

Clinical Nurse Specialist

4.9 
374 ratings  Read Reviews
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Primary Specialty

Neurosurgical Oncology

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Practice Focus Areas

  • clinical nurse specialist

Education

Professional Education:
MSN, Loyola University Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing - 1992

Certifications and Licensures

  • American Association of Neuroscience Nurses - Registered Nurse-Neuroscience (Certified)

Practice Groups and Affiliations

Medical Group:
Northwestern Medical Group
Alignment Category:
Northwestern Medicine Physician Network

Ratings and Reviews

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Overall Rating

4.9
4.9 

374 Ratings

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92 Reviews

August 29, 2023

5.0

Considerate and beneficial.

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August 24, 2023

5.0

Answers all my questions..even the stupid ones

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August 24, 2023

5.0

Mary Ellen is very knowledgeable & has a lot of experience

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August 24, 2023

5.0

She’s Awesome! Made sure all my questions and concerns were addressed and answered..

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August 11, 2023

5.0

She is very professional and listens well to questions.

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August 10, 2023

5.0

Knowledgeable professional, and caring

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August 07, 2023

5.0

Very informative in care treatment and goes above and beyond the needs of patients

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August 03, 2023

5.0

Great Doctor

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August 03, 2023

5.0

She is very pleasant and a pleasure to talk with.

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August 03, 2023

5.0

Clear, precise clinical skills who listens and remembers some personal details of the patients. I look forward to seeing her.

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August 03, 2023

5.0

Good APRN

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July 31, 2023

5.0

Caring

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July 19, 2023

5.0

Always available to answer questions. Appreciate her concern for me and know she discusses my case with Dr [ ].

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July 17, 2023

5.0

For the same reasons as above. She has strong communication skills and listens to her patients.

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July 13, 2023

5.0

My Provider takes the time to get familiar with your level/style of receiving and understanding the information given.

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June 19, 2023

5.0

She amazing--extremely knowledgable and caring

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June 08, 2023

5.0

She’s awesome and does her job well

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June 07, 2023

5.0

She is thorough and a sharp nurse. She listens to concerns amd trys to provide solutions

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June 06, 2023

5.0

She was very kind, explained everything clearly, very patient, gave me my final exam.

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June 01, 2023

5.0

Friendly, easy to talk to and I understand her directions clearly.

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May 23, 2023

5.0

She took slot of time to talk about my recent scans, my symptoms and treatment plan as well as a thorough examination.

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May 12, 2023

5.0

She is very friendly, very knowledgeable, courteous, understanding, and above all very friendly.

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May 10, 2023

5.0

She is cordial and warm and welcoming.

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May 08, 2023

5.0

Excellent care and very reassuring

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May 04, 2023

5.0

She is responsive, personable, and knowledgeable.

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May 02, 2023

5.0

Mary Ellen has shared my issues for 17 years and she is always there for me. She makes me feel comfortable and is so knowledgeable and cares what I’m feeling. She’s just the best!

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May 02, 2023

5.0

I trust this hospital

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April 25, 2023

5.0

She's great, notices and explains things so you can understand.

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April 25, 2023

5.0

Mary Ellen has been very helpful and we are grateful to have her as our advocate.

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April 20, 2023

5.0

Mary Ellen has always had answers or suggestions that have brought improvement to my recovery journey.

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April 13, 2023

5.0

Very easy to talk to

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April 13, 2023

5.0

Mary Ellen Maher is amazing at what she does. Very professional, genuine, and very thorough.

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April 10, 2023

5.0

She is the best. She is helpful and answers all my questions and also about keeping me healthy.

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April 06, 2023

5.0

Mary Ellen is smart,empathetic,funny,and caring. Excellent professional!!

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April 06, 2023

4.0

Mary Ellen is wonderful and caring but the office overschedules her. She was 1 hour 40 minutes late got my 2 minute call

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March 30, 2023

5.0

Explains well - easy to talk to

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March 27, 2023

5.0

Ms Mary Ellen Maher, spent a great deal of time with me by phone and during our one on one appt today. she explained every detail of the next few steps. I was not rushed. She spent the quality of time I needed. and will be following up with me after I have my Lumbar MRI [ ].

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March 24, 2023

5.0

For the attention that it gives

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March 22, 2023

4.0

She is very nice but always seems to fall behind. If it would have been an in person appointment and I was a little bit late, I would’ve been made to reschedule but it’s ok for her to be almost an hour and a half late?

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March 09, 2023

5.0

Very knowledgeable fun and caring

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March 09, 2023

5.0

Experienced, thoughtful and patient nurse practitioner. Her pragmatism with regards to how to maintain health and wellbeing while navigating brain injuries and questions concerning the brain is much appreciated.

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March 09, 2023

5.0

Very positive and encouraging.

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March 08, 2023

5.0

Because she take time to explain.

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March 07, 2023

5.0

Great outcome and super competent and professional

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February 26, 2023

5.0

Mary Ellen is a true professional, very friendly and caring.

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February 23, 2023

5.0

She gives very good advice.

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February 23, 2023

5.0

Taking time to understand patient concerns. Very thorough.

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February 23, 2023

5.0

Great professional and nice person

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February 23, 2023

5.0

Mary Ellen is awesome caring they have such a great team. Thanks for an amazing experience with anyone that you see in that department.

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February 23, 2023

4.0

She does her work promptly but not much compassion.

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February 21, 2023

5.0

Very professional and sincere person to communicate with. Have been dealing with Her and the good Dr. for about 9 years

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February 20, 2023

5.0

Very thorough and explains everything in terms that can be easily understood

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February 16, 2023

5.0

Always courteous knowledgeable

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February 16, 2023

5.0

Felt very comfortable with everyone. I have a lot of confidence before & after surgery.

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February 16, 2023

5.0

Friendly, knowledgeable, pleasant to talk to, and gives me her time during visits. Never rushed.

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February 07, 2023

5.0

Mary Ellen is very caring and shows her concern she explains everything to you.Mary Ellen also keeps you on track with your visits she makes me feel very comfortable to talk to her. I think she the best.

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February 06, 2023

5.0

Mary Ellen was very considerate and was thoughtful. She wanted to know in detail improvements of my health. How we can continue to improve and what we need to do in the near term.

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February 02, 2023

5.0

She’s timely, dependable and helpful in all areas.

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January 31, 2023

5.0

Mary Ellen is so compassionate and knowledgeable! She is calming in the face of terrifying situations.

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January 31, 2023

5.0

She was professional and explained my situation in detail. Took the time necessary to answer all my questions. I would highly recommend her for dealing with patients.

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January 26, 2023

5.0

Mary Ellen is very nice and very comforting. I trust what she says 1000%.

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January 10, 2023

5.0

The consultation with Mary Ellen was very educational for me. She checked me up and answered my questions thanked me feel relieved about my situation.

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January 05, 2023

5.0

I was comfortable with Mary Ellen from day one. She is easy to talk to. Very personable and make you feel at ease.

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January 05, 2023

5.0

Very kind and efficient person

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December 30, 2022

4.0

She is very informative.

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December 29, 2022

5.0

Answered my questions.

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December 28, 2022

5.0

Usually responsive , problems during Covid

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December 27, 2022

5.0

Very friendly and detailed about results on my test and what's going on.

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December 22, 2022

5.0

Care and concerned about me as a patient

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December 22, 2022

5.0

Kind and caring professional. Treats you as a person important

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December 20, 2022

5.0

Long wait for first appt of the day, but responsive

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December 17, 2022

5.0

Very good at what she does.

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December 09, 2022

5.0

Very helpful and very responsive.

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December 09, 2022

5.0

She is extremely professional and knowledgeable .

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December 08, 2022

5.0

Intelligent, thorough, knowledgeable, listens and explains

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December 02, 2022

5.0

She has always been available and communicates well. I have never felt, from day one, i was lost in a system at a large hospital.

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December 01, 2022

5.0

Mary Ellen is great with exelent Medical acknowledge I'm being in contact with Mary Ellen for the last 10 years

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December 01, 2022

5.0

Mary Ellen Maher is the most compassionate- my relationship is going on 20 years She is Dr [ ]’s right arm and I love her caring ways

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November 17, 2022

5.0

Answered my questions and my next checkup will be in 4 yrs!

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November 16, 2022

5.0

Very caring and excellent service.

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November 15, 2022

5.0

Mary Ellen is very informed and patient with me. I appreciate knowing that I can ask her whatever questions I have, and not feel uncomfortable asking them. She is very kind and positive. That’s a good thing when dealing with anxiety and fear.

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November 14, 2022

5.0

She is the best

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November 08, 2022

5.0

She’s great , accessible and kind.

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November 03, 2022

5.0

Mary Ellen takes the time to go over everything and explain information thoroughly.

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October 31, 2022

5.0

Answered all my questions with compassion and professionalism

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October 27, 2022

5.0

She is always pleasant, knowledgeable and addresses any concerns and questions I may have.

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October 20, 2022

5.0

Without Mary Ellen, huge amounts if critical details could easily come unraveled, get buggered up…

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October 20, 2022

5.0

Great care was provided.

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October 20, 2022

5.0

Excellent and Great Service and Knowledge

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October 06, 2022

5.0

Timely quality care. Changed my life for better when I was having significant health issues

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October 06, 2022

5.0

Mary Ellen is very knowledgeable, compassionate and thorough. I feel so positive and re-energized after speaking with her.

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October 06, 2022

5.0

Very competent

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