Alfonso E. Bello MD

Board Certifications:

Internal Medicine
Rheumatology
Pain Medicine
Orthopaedic Surgery
Hand Surgery

Hospital Affiliations:

Evanston Hospital-NorthShore University Health System
Glenbrook Hospital-NorthShore University Health System
Highland Park Hospital-NorthShore University Health System
Skokie-NorthShore University Health System

Nurse

847-724-1445

Medical Assistant

847-724-1445

Appointments

847-724-4686

Office Locations

Illinois Bone & Joint Institute, LLC
2401 Ravine Way
Glenview, IL 60025
Ph: 847-998-5680
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B.A., Chemistry, DePauw University, Greencastle IN
M.D., University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago IL
Internship, Medicine, Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge IL
Residency, Internal Medicine, Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge IL
Fellowship, Rheumatology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham NC
Masters in Health Sciences, Biometry, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham NC

Bello AE, Garrett WE, Wang H, Lohnes J, DeLong E, Caterson B, Kraus VB. Comparison of synovial fluid cartilage concentrations and chondral damage assessed arthroscopically in acute knee injury. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 1997;5:419-426.
Patterson R, Bello AE, Lefkowith J. Immunologic tolerability profile of celecoxib. Clin Therapeutics 1999; 21(12):2065-2077.
Welton A, Fort JG, Puma JA, Normandin D, Bello AE, Verburg KM. Cyclooxygenase-2-specific inhibitors and cardiorenal function: a randomized, controlled trial of celecoxib and rofecoxib in older hypertensive osteoarthritis patients. Am J Therapeutics 2001;8:85-96.
McKenna F, Weaver A, Fiechtner JJ, Bello AE, Fort JG. COX-2 specific inhibitors in the management of osteoarthritis: a placebo-controlled, randomized, double-blind study. J Clin Rheum 2001:7;151-9.
Whelton A, White WB, Bello AE, Puma JA, Fort JG. Effects of celecoxib and rofecoxib on blood pressure and edema in patients >/=65 years of age with systemic hypertension and osteoarthritis. Am J Cardiol 2002 Nov 1;90(9):959-63.
Whelton A, Fort JG, Puma JA, Normandin D, Bello AE, Verburg KM. Cyclooxygenase-2-specific inhibitors and cardiorenal function: a randomized, controlled trial of celecoxib and rofecoxib in older hypertensive osteoarthritis patients. Am J Manag Care 2002 Oct;8(15 Suppl):S371-82.
Goldstein JL, Bello AE, Spalding W, Suh S, Fort JG. Cyclooxygenase-2 specific inhibitors and upper gastrointestinal tolerability in patients with osteoarthritis receiving concomitant low dose aspirin: pooled analysis of 2 trials. J Rheumatol. 2005 Jan;32(1):111-7
Singh G, Fort J, Goldstein J, Levy R, Hanrahan P, Bello A, et. al. Efficacy and upper gastrointestinal safety of celecoxib compared to naproxen and diclofenac in patients with osteoarthritis: randomized, double blind, controlled, multicenter, multinational trial (the SUCCESS-I study). Am J Medical 2006 Mar;119(3):255-66
Bello AE, Oesser S. Collagen hydrolysate for the treatment of osteoarthritis and other joint disorders: a review of the literature. Curr Med Res Opin 2006; 22(11): 2221–2232.

SPECIALTIES:

Rheumatology
Osteopenia
Osteoporosis
Paget’s Disease
Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Sarcoidosis
Sciatica
Scleroderma
Spinal Stenosis
Vasculitis (Wegeners, Microscopic Polyangitis, Giant Cell Artheritis)
Osteoarthritis
Muscle Pain
Muscle Inflammation – Polymyositis, Myositis, Dermatomyositis
Arthritis (Rheumatoid Arthritis & Osteoarthritis)
Back Pain (Spinal Stenosis, Sciatica)
Bone Density (DXA)
Connective Tissue Disease
Epidural Steroid Injections
Fibromyalgia
Gout
Joint Injection
Joint Pain (Hand, Wrist, Ankle, Foot, Knee, Hip, Back, Neck, Shoulder, Elbow)
Lupus (Systemic Lupus Erythematosis)
Antiphospholipid Syndrome

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