Dr. Shona M Hillman MD, Internist
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Dr. Shona M Hillman MD

Internist

4/5(7)
7926 S Komensky Ave Chicago IL, 60652
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4/5

About

Dr. Shona Hillman is an internist practicing in Chicago, IL. Dr. Hillman specializes in the medical treatment of adults. Internists can act as a primary physician or a consultant to a primary physician. They manage both common and rare diseases. Dr. Hillman provides comprehensive care and manages treatment with surgeons as well. Internists establish long-term relationships with their patients and incorporate disease prevention and mental health care into their practice.

Education and Training

University of Minnesota Medical School 1994

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Dr. Shona M Hillman MD's Expert Contributions
  • How do you treat schizophrenia at home?

    If your sister is willing to get treatment, it will be important to establish a relationship with a good Psychiatrist, who can look at the whole picture, suggest helpful medications to try, and monitor the results and potential side-effects. READ MORE

  • What should you avoid if you have a brain aneurysm?

    Avoid high blood pressure and head trauma, both of which increase the danger of your aneurysm rupturing. A ruptured aneurysm can be fatal, or change your ability to think and be yourself due to damage to your brain from loss of blood. Some aneurysms are at higher risk of rupturing than others, depending on the shape, size and location. Your age and activity level are also factors to consider, when deciding to operate or not to prevent an aneurysm rupture. The expert you should consult is a neurosurgeon specializing in this area. There are procedures to seal-off the aneurysm from the artery (stenting the artery, filling, or clipping the aneurysm), that will eliminate the danger of your aneurysm rupturing. Placing a stent in the artery separates the aneurysm from the blood circulation. Filling the aneurysm with a coil, so that blood cannot enter it, also eliminates the risk of rupture. These procedures do not require opening your skull, while clipping does. A neurosurgeon will look at factors that determine risk of rupture, and help you decide what is your best course of action. READ MORE

  • Why am I waking up with hip pain?

    Yesterday, my husband woke up with hip pain. It was anterior, and he noticed it most when he was walking. I pointed out that he had been sitting at the computer for most of 2 days. It seemed to be muscle tightness. I showed him how to stretch it out. No more mention of it today. Anytime a body part is in one position (especially not the one it was made for, which in the case of joints, is movement), it can cause a problem with muscle spasm. The muscle may have been working to help maintain the position. Muscles always do better when stretched. He is often surprised at how good stretching feels, and/or the body part feels after stretching. Another common cause of hip pain is trochanteric bursitis. This is the one where it hurts to lay on your side. The bursa, or fluid-filled cushion that cushions the lateral hip-bone, can get inflamed. This responds very well to steroid injections, which are easy and not painful, if icing, stretches, ibuprofen or other NSAIDS (naproxen, etc.) and not laying on that side don't make it go away. READ MORE

  • Is it normal to gain weight while on an insulin pump?

    Hi! I mostly treat adults with diabetes, but the basics would be the same. Insulin helps the energy from carbohydrates be used by the body by getting it into the cells instead of letting it sit in the bloodstream. In the bloodstream, extra glucose damages blood vessels, leading to the problems with neuropathy (nerves not getting good circulation get sick), and cardiovascular disease. Newer insulins and other medications and better understanding and monitoring have helped drastically reduce some horrible problems we used to see a lot more: blindness, amputations, heart attacks. So, getting the glucose out of the blood stream into the cells is a really good thing! READ MORE

Treatments

  • Diabetes
  • Chronic Pain
  • Arthritis
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Type 2 Diabetes
  • Chronic Kidney Disease
  • Pain
  • Abnormal Gait
  • Vascular Disease

Dr. Shona M Hillman MD's Practice location

Shona Hillman, MD

7926 S Komensky Ave -
Chicago, IL 60652
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Patient Experience with Dr. Hillman


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Dr. Shona M Hillman MD has a rating of 4 out of 5 stars based on the reviews from 7 patients. FindaTopDoc has aggregated the experiences from real patients to help give you more insights and information on how to choose the best Internist in your area. These reviews do not reflect a providers level of clinical care, but are a compilation of quality indicators such as bedside manner, wait time, staff friendliness, ease of appointment, and knowledge of conditions and treatments.

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