Aleks Orkiszewska, MD

She is the kind of doctor that you can be honest and open with and she will give you an answer that will help you make the kind of decisions that are right for you!
Many doctors try to talk over their patients head and make decisions for them and she’s not like that. If you want a doctor to educate you and keep you informed — you are on the right track with her.

I really didn’t want to leave this review given that I did really like Dr. Aleks, but now that I am 9 months later still dealing with issues caused by Dr. Aleks’ office I feel compelled to do so.
The good– Dr. Aleks’ is nice, young, easy to talk to and relate to. The office is nice, modern, clean & easily accessible by CTA. When I went in for a physical last year, I left the office thinking I had finally found a great doctor that I will feel comfortable going to.
The bad– I went in for a routine annual physical 9 months ago and I am STILL dealing with them. Unfortunately, what followed my visit, included a misdiagnosis, a diagnosis on record that was not discussed with me and numerous billing/​administrative issues caused by her office — which has turned into my single most frustrating medical experience ever.
Just to give you a bit of flavor (will keep this rather general since I’m talking about medical history on Unilocal), after my visit I was contacted by a nurse who called and gave me abnormal blood test results which could be indicative of a problem. I was told to modify my diet for 4 – 6 weeks and come back for a retest. After worrying for over a month that there might be something wrong with me, when I arrived for a retest, confusion ensued, and it turns out I was given the WRONG test results and my blood test was actually totally normal. Dr. Aleks tried to chalk it up to confusion and that her nurse may have just called to give me some good general advise to modify diet following the visit, but I was very clearly told that my results were high & potentially problematic, I was given clear instruction to come back for a specific test that I ultimately did not need– so this wasn’t simply a misunderstanding. This caused me stress to worry about for over a month, and was a complete waste of time to take time off work and go to the doctor for no reason at all.
As if that wasn’t enough, my reasons for visiting (which was for standard annual physical) were improperly documented and inaccurately reported to my insurance company, and after months of back & forth between the office and the insurance company I am still being over charged and dealing with this error. There were also a number of more minor administrative errors in the billing I had to work through with this office, which I understand are an issue with the office and not necessarily Dr. Aleks.
Lastly, I’m no expert in medical care costs, but what the office bills the insurance company seems to be a bit excessive to me. For an annual physical and routine blood screen, the total costs sent to my insurance company were almost $ 1200. Luckily I have insurance so I am not responsible for all of that, but the costs are 3 – 5 times more than what I have seen in claims with other doctors for similar work.
I understand that much of this may stem from office & nursing staff, but this experience has been so terrible that I would never consider going back to this office.

She is one of the best doctors I have ever had. I feel she can relate not only to me as a patient but also as a person. Very proactive in testing, and extremely thorough. I look forward to going to the doctor because it is such a pleasant experience.

I love this doctor! She is sweet, professional, honest, and caring. She is on schedule and so the wait is minimal. The office is clean. The very staff is nice, too. I talk about her to anyone that will listen!

Still awesome!
I brought up medical marijuana during one of my appointments and Dr. Aleks was very receptive to recommending me for the medical marijuana program. No, she’s not going to approve everyone because she isn’t that kind of doctor.
I applied and was approved for the Illinois Medical Cannabis pilot program. Unfortunately the state is taking forever to allow the growing of the medical cannabis and the opening of medical cannabis dispensaries.
I submitted Dr. Alek’s necessary paperwork to recommend me for the program and she had the paperwork done the next day.
I really appreciate that you can tell Dr. Aleks cares about her patients.

I highly recommend Dr. Aleks. I rarely leave any reviews but she really deserves the credit. Dr. Aleks is very attentive and polite. She’ll be my primary doctor from here on out.

Very awesome and friendly doctor. She’s easy to talk to and very helpful. She even recommended some other specialty doctors that accept my insurance. I definitely recommend her as a primary care or internist doctor. She’s pretty awesome!

Dr. Aleks is an outstanding Doctor who has GREAT bedside manner. I just switched to her after being with my GP for 20 years. I had to make the switch due to a change in insurance companies. I was very concerned that I would not find the same quality service but was thankfully, very very pleased! I highly recommend Dr. Aleks!

I booked an appointment as a new patient looking for a Primary Care Physician.
I was able to get in for an initial visit in under one week, which isn’t always easy in Chicago.
The staff was friendly, professional, thorough, engaging. I hadn’t been to a Doctor for a general physical/​check-​up in some time. We went through my entire medical history and went through my To-​Do List one by one. Dr. Aleks is knowledgeable and gave me the sense that she is there to establish a long-​term relationship with her patients. I didn’t get the feeling that I was being rushed out the door to make space for the next «customer.» Ken is great too. If you have to get shots– Ken’s your guy. Gentle touch.
The practice is in a great location. Easy to get to. Plenty of parking. Close to public transportation. The office is nice and new, clean.
From start to finish– excellent experience.

She is a very nice doctor with great personality. I was disappointed that on my annual check up visit no blood tests were recommended based on the fact that I have no family history of serious diseases. Especially, that my last tests were done 4 years ago. I do share the same philosophy l about not over-​treating and over-​testing patients like Dr. Aleks but routing blood work should be recommended since I am on the birth control pills.

Chicago is a big city; a metropolis overflowing with numerous and copious quantities of doctors to choose from, but how do you know exactly where to go? Who is really going to listen to your concerns within a 15 minute allotted time period? Surely, there are other rating services and, of course, friend’s references are usually the best way (for me) to truly get the lowdown on the personality, mannerisms and professionalism of any doctor or expert in their field.
I found Dr. Aleks (She does prefer Dr. Aleks, as her surname is difficult to pronounce.), in a round about way. Originally, I was referred to a Dr. at St Mary’s Hospital through a friend. I thought she was quite nice, did a fine job– no complaints. I, then, had an issue and my doctor was not in and I was scheduled with Dr. Aleks instead. We immediately «clicked». And I think you would too as it would be difficult not to since she actually does her job with pride and a genuine regard for the wellness of others.
Let’s fast forward: She was great and I changed doctors. I was scheduled for an appointment, but my symptoms subsided and I cancelled, but spoke to her. «Today is my last day.» She had wanted to let me know. I begged her «Oh Please, I know sometimes your not supposed to say; but you must be my internist! Please tell me where you’re going.» And she did– guesses why? She’s a human being first. I can say she is hands-​down the finest, most empathetic, altruistic, considerate doctor… I could go on and on. Bottom line: She knows what she is doing and does so with sangfroid, humour and an encyclopedic knowledge of medicine!