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Home | Doctors | Alfonso Bello, MD

Alfonso Bello, MD

Rheumatologist with Fellowship Training in Rheumatology

Board Certifications

Rheumatology
Internal Medicine
Pain Medicine
National Board of Medical Examiners
Certificate in Evaluation of Disability and Impairment Ratings

To Make an Appointment

Call 847-724-4686 or complete our online form to request an appointment

Testimonials

Practice Locations

Glenview Physician Offices

2401 Ravine Way

Glenview IL 60025

Phone: 847-998-5680

Fax: 847-998-6365

Affiliated Hospitals

Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
Evanston Hospital - NorthShore University Health System
Glenbrook Hospital - NorthShore University Health System
Highland Park Hospital - NorthShore University Health System
Skokie Hospital - NorthShore University Health System

Biography

Dr. Alfonso Bello is a board-certified rheumatologist with an additional board certification in pain medicine. He provides care for arthritis, osteoporosis and inflammatory diseases. Dr. Bello provides advanced treatments, including the latest forms of chemotherapy, immunotherapy and biologic therapies.

He puts particular emphasis on strategies to control patients’ pain, whatever the cause may be. He takes a holistic approach that combines medication with physical therapy, nutritional therapy and other treatments. His goal is to put patients’ illnesses into remission and to restore their quality of life.

Dr. Bello is the director of rheumatologic research at IBJI. He and his fellow IBJI rheumatologists are conducting multiple clinical trials of new medications, providing patients with the opportunity to take part in these studies and be treated with promising new therapies.

He is an expert in osteoarthritis treatment guidelines and lectures internationally to physician and pharmaceutical industry groups. Dr. Bello is also a former commander in the U.S. Public Health Service assigned to the U.S. Coast Guard.

Additional Areas of Expertise

Osteopenia
Osteoporosis
Paget
Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Sarcoidosis
Sciatica
Scleroderma
Spinal Stenosis
Vasculitis (Wegeners, Microscopic Polyangiitis, Giant Cell Artheritis)
Osteoarthritis
Muscle Pain
Muscle Inflammation
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
Workers’ Compensation
Independent Medical Evaluation

Education

Fellowship

Duke University Medical Center, Durham NC

Rheumatology

Residency

Lutheran General Hospital

Internal Medicine

Internship

Advocate Lutheran General Hospital

Medicine

Medical School

University of Illinois, College of Medicine

Awards

Fellow, American College of Physicians
Fellow, American College of Rheumatology
American College of Rheumatology Scholar Award
American College of Rheumatology Traveling Student Award
University of Chicago Distinguished Resident Teaching Award

Appointments

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine,University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago IL
Adjunct Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL; 2007 -2009
Consulting Associate, Duke University Medical Center, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Durham NC
Director of Clinical Research, IBJI Rheumatology
Former Chief, Section of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago IL
Chief Medical Officer, Integrated Medical Affairs, Inc., Glenview IL

Curriculum Vitae

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Videos

Audio

Dr. Bello as heard on WGN radio

"Dr. Bello - WGN radio". Released: 2018.

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Dr. Bello Intro

"Dr. Bello Intro".

Media Files

RA and OA

Gastroprotection and NSAIDs