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Dr. Lev Elterman, MD

Dr. Lev Elterman, MD

Urology*
25+ years of experience

Dr. Lev Elterman, MD is a urologist in Skokie, IL and has over 25 years of experience in the medical field. He graduated from Rush Medical College in 1995. He is affiliated with medical facilities such as Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center and Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage Hospital. He is accepting new patients and telehealth appointments.

4.2 Star Rating
Based on 129 reviews 4.2 Star Rating (129 reviews)

Practice

4959 Golf Rd Skokie, IL 60077
Telehealth available

Make an Appointment

(847) 410-8416

Dr. Elterman is a Healthgrades Choice provider in Urology

The Healthgrades Choice designation helps you understand the most important factors to consider when choosing a healthcare professional. This designation is earned based on four set standards.
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  • Above average experience
  • Good hospital quality
  • Good patient ratings
  • No healthcare sanctions
  • Area of Expertise
    Dr. Elterman specializes in the area of Urology. • See board certifications
  • Explains Conditions Well
    Patients said this doctor explains conditions well. • See reviews
  • Offers Telehealth
    This doctor offers telehealth appointments. Call the office to schedule an appointment.
  • Practices at Top Hospital
    Patient Safety Excellence Award™ • See hospitals
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Dr. Elterman's Reviews

Likelihood to recommend Dr. Elterman

4.2
129 ratings, 61 with a written review
5 star
75%
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4 star
4%
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3 star
2%
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2 star
2%
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1 star
17%
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First Visit with Dr. Elterman
Self pay, the visit was $290 it is brutally expensive. He could have done the service today but gave me another appointment for January, my next app visit will be $180, and if I require treatment it will be a lot more. Decent doctor but if you dont have insurance you're out of luck. We'll see the second appointment.
What went well
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
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Richard D – Dec 27, 2024
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Elterman Center staff
Both doctors Elterman and Tarnauskas are great, same goes to nurses and medical staff. Five stars there. I've been a patient since 2006, and was always completely satisfied with the practice. Not so much for office staff, and especially the billing department. Today, I was denied a treatment (scheduled appointment), on a false claim that I still have a balance, not paid by my insurance, and they tried to double charge me. The insurance did pay this amount, and it was cleared by the Elterman's center more than a month ago. They wouldn't ever bother checking it and said it was my problem. Later today, I sent them a proof of payment, and there was no answer to it, not even talking about apology. Really unprofessional and rude. Awful. Will wait a couple of days, and probably should find another provider, despite the doctors and medical staff high qualification and care.
What went well
No results
What could be improved
  • Staff wasn't friendly
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Michael S. – Nov 12, 2024
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Good experiences
I have been going to Dr. Elterman for many years and all my experiences are positive, both with staff and the doctor himself.
What went well
  • I felt respected
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
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Sep 13, 2024
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Wery good doctors are DR Elterman MD and DR Tarnawskis PA
What went well
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
What could be improved
No results
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Apr 19, 2024
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Horrible Clinic, Rude Clinical Staff Dr. Lev Elterman, MD Clinic Located in Skokie IL - Very Rude Staff, Arrogant Staff. My experience at the clinic was bad experience in the "Elterman Center for Women's and Men's Health, Skokie, IL" Very Rude Staff, Horrible Staff at the "Elterman Center for Women's and Men's Health, Skokie, IL" as I went to inquire with the receptionist, and although they had no clients waiting at the receptionist desk, I was made to wait excess of 45 minutes to simply talk with the receptionist. Ella who claimed to be the Manager of the Clinic, was Very Rude and Was Not Professional at At All!!(not sure about the receptionist's name spelling). The Skokie IL Clinic Manager (or so she claimed to be the manager), told me: "There are many Urologists around and go find another Urologist!!!!". This encounter took place at the "Elterman Center for Women's and Men's Health, Skokie, IL". Apparently, the Staff at the clinic "Elterman Center for Women's and Men's Health, Skokie, IL" does not really care about their clients as they feel they have enough customer/patient flow to feel they do not need to maintain positive relationship with their customers or patients. I do not recommend the "Elterman Center for Women's and Men's Health, Skokie, IL". The clinic is clouded with patients at the front. I am not sure this is within the "Health Code" for occupancy limits.
What went well
No results
What could be improved
  • Office environment
  • Difficult to schedule appointment
  • Didn't listen or answer questions
  • Didn't explain conditions well
  • Staff wasn't friendly
  • Appointment was rushed
  • Didn't trust the provider's decisions
  • Long wait times
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Bashar – Feb 28, 2024
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Final Update
FINAL UPDATE: Saddened at least shows a bit of accountability. My full history 1347 pages, summary 97. I found PSAs going back 5 years in 10 mins. Great that you're being thorough not great you were unprepared each time we spoke. You don't need to impress me or anyone, but stop passing the buck as you & your staff have done each time.You're not only held to a higher standard, you have to perform to higher standards. That's the hippocratic oath, not me being unrealistic. It would be best for you to drop this. My next review will be with the BBB. You've escalated this issue each time by a continued lack of accountability. This is ON YOU learn from it and do better!UPDATE: lowered my review to 1 star it would be 0 if possible. Alyssa possibly the office manager, has NO customer service concept. She left a message today to clarify my appointment. Makes sense after the problems on the phone yesterday, I cancelled my appointment & left a 2 star review. Someone else called an hour later,
What went well
No results
What could be improved
  • I didn't feel respected
  • Didn't listen or answer questions
  • Staff wasn't friendly
  • Long wait times
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Aug 12, 2023
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Dr. Lev Elterman
Excellent Doctor, great care!! Am very happy with my Dr. Elterman, he makes his way to explain well and makes you feel very comfortable. I highly recommend him.
What went well
  • Explained conditions well
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
What could be improved
  • Long wait times
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Kenny Seth – Aug 04, 2023
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Very high-level professional
Excellent doctor. Very nice person. Many thanks for all your efforts and your great help on 06/20!
What went well
  • I felt respected
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
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David W. – Jul 06, 2023
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Dr. Lev Elterman
Always first rate care!
What went well
No results
What could be improved
No results
2 others found this helpful
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Mar 14, 2023
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Everyone is friendly, courteous, and efficient.
What went well
  • Office environment
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
1 other person found this helpful
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Mar 13, 2021
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Very well run practice!
What went well
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
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Dec 11, 2020
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He’s a good
What went well
  • Office environment
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
1 other person found this helpful
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Jul 14, 2020
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Perfect visit, great attention to details.
What went well
  • Office environment
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
2 others found this helpful
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Alex – Jul 12, 2020
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The Doctor is a kind man. His office staff is Arrogant and ignorant. I was charged to have my records faxed to another practice.
What went well
No results
What could be improved
No results
4 others found this helpful
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Bill Cummings – May 29, 2020
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DON'T GO I fortunately did not actually visit. I was a new patient trying to schedule an appointment. I wanted to find a doctor that could get me in as soon as possible. I received the list of doctors near me from my insurance company, UnitedHealthCare (Core/PPO). HOORAY! I was able to get an appointment within 2 days. Great! I provided my insurance information and I get a call back an hour or so later stating I was going to be forced to prepay the total amount they would bill my insurance rather than just the co-pay. They proceeded to tell me that my insurance would not pay anything as I have not met my deductible. Given this isn't my first time, I know how my insurance works. I also called my insurance to verify. Yep, covered all my responsibility is my copay. I had a referral from my primary all good. I do have to say from the Start the scheduling process was trying, there was a language barrier and they were all very unprofessional. This seems to be a regular issue for this office.
What went well
No results
What could be improved
No results
3 others found this helpful
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Charlie – Apr 15, 2020
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Ruined my life. Pinched a nerve in my back during surgery. I am now disabled and using catheters to empty my bladder.
What went well
No results
What could be improved
  • Didn't listen or answer questions
  • Didn't explain conditions well
  • Didn't trust the provider's decisions
8 others found this helpful
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Nov 17, 2019
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Dr. Elterman is one of my favorite doctors ever. As a patient, I am fully satisfied as he has always solved any problem I had, and he is very thorough when it comes to follow-up visits. His bedside manners are also excellent, and he is in general very kind and respectful of patients. I totally recommend him.
What went well
  • Office environment
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
4 others found this helpful
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Giorgio in Chicago, IL – Mar 06, 2019
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He is a great doctor. Always takes time to listen to patients, I always recommend people go to see this doctor. Dr. Is very nice. Thank you!!
What went well
  • Office environment
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
3 others found this helpful
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Feb 21, 2019
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Awful Practice. Stay away from this office. Office staff barely speaks English. Cannot communicate with Insurance. Never responded to emails. Screwed up insurance pre- authorization. After MRI has been done and paid by insurance they continued harassing calls requesting to come to the office to do another procedure. Cannot tell if doctor is great or bad. But he does not work alone, he has a malfunctioning practice and therefore I will never come back to this place.
What went well
No results
What could be improved
  • Office environment
  • Difficult to schedule appointment
  • Didn't listen or answer questions
  • Didn't explain conditions well
  • Staff wasn't friendly
  • Didn't trust the provider's decisions
8 others found this helpful
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none – Jan 17, 2019
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I feel like Dr Elterman bought his ratings on different websites because I had nowhere near a 5-star experience with him. I had to wait for about 3 hours for my appointment, and that is not an exaggeration. In the middle of the appointment he got a phone call and excused himself, later he came back and acted very aloof, obviously trying to end the appointment quickly. On top of that, he misdiagnosed me and I had to take a strong antibiotic to no avail.
What went well
No results
What could be improved
  • Office environment
  • Difficult to schedule appointment
  • Didn't listen or answer questions
  • Didn't explain conditions well
  • Staff wasn't friendly
  • Appointment was rushed
  • Didn't trust the provider's decisions
  • Long wait times
9 others found this helpful
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May 09, 2018
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About Me

care philosophy

Excellence, integrity, compassion.

biography

Dr. Lev Elterman attended Rush Medical College. He graduated at the top of his class with a number of awards and then went on to urological residency at Rush University Medical Center.

He is a faculty member at Rush University....read more

  • Urology

  • Pediatric Urology

  • Prostate Oncology

  • Female Urology

  • Neurological Urology

  • Neurourology & Reconstructive Surgery

  • Endourology

  • Female Adult Urology

  • Male Adult Urology

  • Men's Health Medicine

  • Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgery

*Healthgrades does not verify qualifications for medical specialties. Please verify your provider's specialty and qualifications directly with your provider and applicable medical board.

  • Rush University

    Residency Hospital, 2000

  • St Lukes Medical Center

    Residency Hospital, 2000

  • St Lukes Medical Center

    Internship Hospital, 1996

  • Rush Medical College

    Medical School, 1995
American Board of Medical Specialties®
American Board of Urology®
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Urology
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  • English

  • Lithuanian

  • Russian

  • Michael Shaw, Lev Elterman, Marvin Rubenstein, Charles F. McKiel, Jr., Patrick Guinan. Changes in radical prostatectomy and radiation therapy rates for African Americans and whites. Journal of the National Medical Association. 92(6):281-4, June 2000

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  • Laurence A. Levine, Lev Elterman, and Daniel B. Rukstalis: Treatment of subclinical intraurethral human pailloma virus infection with Interferon Alpha-2b. Urology 47: 553-557, 1996

  • Ernst W. Lisek, Lev Elterman, Charles F. McKiel, Jr., and Jerome Hoeksema. Prostrate Cancer in Surgical Oncology: An Algorithmic Approach for the General Surgeon. T.J. Saclarides, K.W. Millikan, and C.V. Godellas editors. Springer-Verlag, New York. 460-476, 2003

  • David Sobel and Lev Elterman. Hematuria in Surgical Oncology: An Algorithmic Approach. Second Edition T.J. Saclarides, K.W. Millikan, and C.V. Godellas editors. Springer-Verlag, New York

  • Lev Elterman and Shahid Ekbal. An open prospective study of the safety and efficacy of transurethral ablation in patients with trilobar benign prostatic hyperplasia. Abstract 1168. Journal of Urology 161: 304, 1999

  • Laurence A. Levine, Lev Elterman. Rigiscan in Male sexual function: a guide to clinical management. Edited by John J. Mulcahy. Totowa, N.J.: Humana Press, 2001

  • Kalian C. Latchamsetty, Lev Elterman, Christopher L. Coogan. Schwannoma of a seminal vesicle. Urology. 60(3):515, 2002

  • Patrick Guinan, Marvin Rubenstein, Michael Shaw, Charles F. McKiel and Lev Elterman. African Americans Receive Therapy for Cure of Prostate Cancer at Rates Similar to Whites. Abstract 1382. Journal of Urology 161: 357, 1999

  • Laurence A. Levine and Lev Elterman: Urethroplasty following total phallic reconstruction. Journal of Urology 160: 378-382, 1998

  • Lev Elterman, Kelly Bewsey, Gabriella Cs-Szabo, Ada Cole, Laurence A. Levine. Connective tissue components of Peyronie's disease plaque. Abstract 748. Journal of Urology 163: 169, 2000

Dr. Elterman is a Healthgrades Choice provider in Urology

  • Society of University Urology Residents Basic Sciences Research Award -2nd place,, April 27,

  • The Pfizer Scholars in Urology Award, June 1999

  • Charles B. Huggins, M.D. Resident Essay Contest of the Chicago Urological Society ,1st place clinical research, January 19

  • AOA member -elected Junior year of medical school, 1994

  • The Nathan M. Feer Prize - THe outstanding senior medical student as voted by the faculty, June 1995

  • McGraw-Hill Prize, (The Prize is awarded to the top two M1 students), 1993

  • The Irving J. Shapiro Award of the Chicago Urological Society , 3d place, April 1997

  • The Irving J. Shapiro Award of the Chicago Urological Society, 1st place, April 1998

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Locations

Practice

Advanced Urology LTD4959 Golf Rd Skokie, IL 60077
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Practice

Office4646 N Marine Dr Ste 5000 Chicago, IL 60640
2

Affiliated Hospitals

  • Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage Hospital

    25 N Winfield Rd
    Winfield, IL 60190
    Recipient of 8
    hospital awards

    Patient Safety Excellence Award™ (2025)

    Top in the nation for overall patient experience based on nine measures related to doctor and nurse communication, hospital cleanliness and noise levels, and medication and post-discharge care instructions

    Outstanding Patient Experience Award™ (2024, 2022)

    Top in the nation for overall patient experience based on nine measures related to doctor and nurse communication, hospital cleanliness and noise levels, and medication and post-discharge care instructions

    View all awards

    How patients felt about the care they received at this hospital.

    87%
    Patients said they were given information about recovering at home

    3% higher than the national average

    80%
    Patients would recommend the hospital to friends and family

    15% higher than the national average

    View all patient feedback

  • Northshore University Healthsystem Evanston Hospital

    2650 Ridge Ave
    Evanston, IL 60201
    Recipient of 17
    hospital awards

    America's 250 Best Hospitals Award™ (2025, 2024, 2023)

    Top 5% in the nation for consistently delivering clinical quality

    Patient Safety Excellence Award™ (2025, 2024)

    Top 5% in the nation for consistently delivering clinical quality

    View all awards

    How patients felt about the care they received at this hospital.

    87%
    Patients said they were given information about recovering at home

    3% higher than the national average

    78%
    Patients said that doctors always listened to them and explained things well

    2% higher than the national average

    View all patient feedback

  • Northwest Community Hospital

    800 W Central Rd
    Arlington Heights, IL 60005
    Recipient of 6
    hospital awards

    Patient Safety Excellence Award™ (2025, 2024, 2023)

    Top in the nation for providing excellence in patient safety by preventing infections, medical errors, and other preventable complications

    View all awards

    How patients felt about the care they received at this hospital.

    81%
    Patients said they were given information about recovering at home

    3% lower than the national average

    75%
    Patients said that doctors always listened to them and explained things well

    1% lower than the national average

    View all patient feedback
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