Cudahy Janet MD

I have been seeing Dr. Cudahy for a couple of years now, and I continue to be satisfied.
I appreciate her personality; she really seems to be «no B.S.» and tells it like it is. She’s still friendly, though, and listens to what I have to say about what’s going on with my body.
I never have to wait too long to get an appointment, though for anyone else, if you are the first appointment in the morning, be prepared to go in after you were scheduled. I don’t think I’ve gotten in on time at any of my early-​morning appointments.
I have only had one bad experience, and that was not receiving lab results for months after I had my blood drawn. It ended up resulting in me going to see a specialist unnecessarily when I could have just gotten a medication adjusted and been fine. Aside from the expense of extra testing, I just chalked it up and now call a few days after getting labs done to get the results.
Dr. Cudahy always returns calls, and sometimes will actually call you herself to give results (I don’t know if most doctors do this, but I’ve never experienced it before her, it was always an assistant who called me). She will also give you samples when she can, which is very nice for the wallet.
Anyway, I have no interest in leaving Dr. Cudahy. She’s a really good doctor.

I’ve been a patient of Dr. Cudahy’s for many years. She is caring and conscientious. One of the best things about her practice is that they don’t push meds on you — too many doctors just throw a pill at you when you complain about something. Dr. Cudahy will take the time to actually talk to you and explain what you need and why.
She can run late sometimes, all doctors do, and their mail takes forever, but they call if they are concerned about a test result. And sure, the people who work the desk aren’t the liveliest most efficient bunch but if I was doing there job, I probably wouldn’t be either.

Seems to be thorough but I wasn’t impressed by the fact that despite all the studies that have come out showing the benefits of breast-​feeding, especially during the first year, she acted like I was a weirdo to be nursing my 11-​month old. I also wasn’t thrilled that I had to have an official visit just to have her write me some referrals. Complete waste of time for both of us.

I have been a patient of Dr. Cudahy for several years and have had overall very good experiences with her. I think she knows her stuff and I appreciate her candid no-​nonsense manner.
I do get frustrated by some of the customer service however. I often am on hold for more than 15 minutes when I call, and sometimes I am transfered to another department or put on hold again before I even get my question out. I do appreciate that most of the time I can get a same day appointment if I am really sick and need to see a doctor the same day, but sitting on hold for so long is frustrating.

I read all these positive reviews of Dr. Cudahy on Unilocal and was excited to go have my first appointment with her – finally, a female doctor blocks away from where I lived who could handle both my general practitioner needs as well as my gynecological ones! I had my appointment 3 weeks ago and found it generally satisfactory– Dr. Cudahy was very nice, seemed to take genuine interest in me as a patient, and provided all the services I needed… yearly exam, STD testing, blood testing, breast exam, etc. I left the building relieved that I could end my search for a decent doctor. After that, I was ready to leave a glowing review of her practice.
Three weeks later, my opinion of her office has taken a complete 180. I missed a call from Dr. Cudahy over the weekend two weeks ago telling me that my test results were in and to call her back during the week. Easy enough. Over the past two weeks, I have called her office FOUR TIMES to no avail. Each time, the office assistant has told me that Dr. Cudahy was seeing patients and would call me back, taking down my name, date of birth, phone number, and the tests I had. I can understand not calling me back once, maybe twice, but four times?! When I called the third time earlier this week, the woman on the phone seemed shocked and a little mortified that I had been trying to get a hold of the doctor for so long and I was sure that I would hear back after that call. When I called for the fourth time today, the woman I talked to was very snotty with me and had no apologies for their lack of efficiency, nor any ability to tell me when exactly I WOULD be able to hear from the doctor. I can’t believe one of her nurses hasn’t called me back at this point, at the very least.
If Dr. Cudahy can’t take time out of her busy schedule to return a call that should only take five minutes, she should either consider lightening her patient load or investing in medical assistants that are competent enough to pass a message along to her. I’m extremely frustrated by the total inefficiency at this office, especially because I’m moving out of Chicago for the summer in 6 days, something that the doctor and I had discussed in detail during my appointment, and would’ve liked to have had all of my medical needs taken care of prior to that. I liked Dr. Cudahy enough that I would’ve kept seeing her for years, but now I can’t honestly recommend going to see her. It’s not worth the trouble you’ll encounter. As for me, it seems that my search for a worthwhile doctor is back on…

I’m coming from Midway — orange line, distance is pretty far but I don’t mind distance much. Beautiful structured building.
Okay let’s get down to business. I read all of these great reviews and thought I’d have an outstanding experience but it was just «meh.» I came to see her because I needed to get a check-​up for my nursing class.
I can think of several things I disliked.
When the Dr. proceeded to enter, she knocked and entered 1 – 2 seconds afterward. As a nursing student, I was taught to pause for several seconds and wait for a response before entering.
(I was undressing!)
Secondly, when examining the boobage, I felt uncomfortable when she peered down twice at my belly piercing, slightly awkward.
Thirdly, when filling out my immunization information, she either forgot or missed recording my TB shot. I came back to her office a 2^nd time after I had blood withdrawn down the hall, and pointed it out — nurse filled it in. (I realize people make mistakes, but my immunization records were right in front of her, c’mon now.)
When speaking to her, she asked me to repeat things in a way that made me feel as though I spoke too softly or I didn’t make any sense.
I spoke up pretty loud and clear.
I was in the room for about 10 – 20 minutes, not enough to get to know a patient I don’t think. –shrug–
Don’t get me wrong, the Dr. was very nice as were the nurses, but, meh. I’m gonna try to get with Dr. Maria Reyes or Dr. Suh.
Thanks everyone.

I found Dr. Cudahy through Unilocal,and I’m really glad I did. She told me everything I needed to know and explained medical terms and medicines in a way anyone could understand. She gave me options and we discussed my health in a way that made me feel like I had a say in how we went forward. Dr. Cudahy explained what blood work she was ordering and why they were important. That’s a big deal to since I’ll have to shell out $ 125 for the tests since I’m uninsured (a ‘self-​pay patient’). At least I’ll fork it over knowing what I’m paying for and why it is essential. The appointment cost me $ 120 plus the cost of tests. Overall, I recommend Dr. Cudahy.

Dr. Cudahy has the qualities I need in a doctor — she’s fast, sarcastic and likes to medicate. Medicate in a good way, though.
I still don’t know how to pronounce her name, but that’s not the point. I like to go to the doctor. I’m not a hypochondriac, but I think doctor visits are fun. You get to talk about yourself. Who doesn’t love that?
Dr. Cudahy keeps my ass in check. I need a doctor that will tell me exactly what I need to do. I like a little dominance.
And I must say that I found her through Unilocal.Good job, Unilocalers!

Thanks to Unilocalers, I narrowed down my choices for a new physician and made an appointment with Dr. Cudahy. (You can request an appointment online! I received my second choice of day and first choice of time, yay!
The good Doctor is kind, patient, easy to talk to, and definitely not condescending. She has a sense of humor, too. She was on time, thorough, asked the appropriate questions, did a good-​enough physical for my needs, AND performed the yearly female exam. What a blessing to have found a GP, allergist, and ob/​gyn all in one!
Office is in a glass-​fronted building on Halsted and the lab for blood work is conveniently just down the hall. (Wish it were just a little closer to the el…)
The only negative would be that her assistant was less than pleasant and did not smile once, but I didn’t have to deal with her for long and it would not stop me from going back. I felt comfortable with Dr. Cudahy and, based upon my first visit, would recommend her highly.

Getting me to go to a doctor was like pulling teeth. I will always be grateful to my friends for making me see Dr. Cudahy who I now see at least once a year. If it hadn’t been for Dr. C, I probably wouldn’t have a voice now. She sent me to an excellent specialist for vocal cord surgery a few years ago and now I can yell, rant and rave! I will be forever in her debt. She is a class act…

She is great. She has treated me in and out of the hospital. I left Chicago for a while, but when I came back I requested her again. She is nice, easy going and very professional.
I’m sad that I am now leaving Chicago again and won’t have her as my primary.

I’ve been shopping around for a primary care physician for awhile, and am pleased to have finally found Dr. Cudahy. Her location in East Lakeview is great, such that in the event that I need to hobble to the doctor from my house on a sick day, I can do so without significant effort. The facility is nice, and is associated with a highly ranked hospital, and her office is one door down from the lab facility.
Even better, Dr. Cudahy is an internist, which therefore means I don’t need to go to an additional lady doctor, which is great since I’m not having a baby anytime soon and really don’t need an OB. She is comfortably chatty, and was interested in both my medical history and my personal history/​mental health, and made me feel quite relaxed and trusting. What I found important was that she was non-​judgmental — I hate having to brace myself for a reprimand when you’re answering such questions as «how much do you drink on a given night» and «are you sexually active,» but she was very open and understanding.
Oh! Lastly, Illinois Masonic has a pretty good website, so you can see her profile online, as well as book your appointment through a web app. The people in their scheduling department were also quite kind and accommodating, and were able to get me an appointment post-​working hours!

Dr. Cudahy is a dream come true. She is both my mother’s and my primary care physician.
Dr. Cudahy became my physician around the time when I was having full blown panic attacks. She was incredibly understanding and sympathetic and made me feel a lot less crazy than I felt.
My mom had just moved to Chicago and didn’t have a primary care doctor but was exhibiting some erratic behavior and was having trouble with her memory. I brought my mother in to see Dr. Cudahy, who concluded that she was likely experiencing the beginning stages of Alzheimer’s. Dr. C referred us to the neurologists at Northwestern — telling us that she believed in sending patients to the best resources in the city — she rattled off the resources that exist for cancer patients and heart problems and promised me that Northwestern was the place for Alzheimer’s care.
Later, my mother had a herniated disk. After initially taking her to an emergency room in the western suburbs, I called Dr. C and she walked me through getting my mom into Masonic so that she could personally check up on her.
Since then, we both have annual check-​ups with Dr. Cudahy and both my mother and I are huge fans. My mom gets excited about her doctor’s appointments, and I’m just relieved to be going to someone who I trust so much. (During the midstages of her Alzheimer’s my mom would talk incessantly about «Hootahay» — her version of Dr. Cudahay.)
Not to mention she’s insanely smart, down to earth, and a wonderful (and empathetic) human being. WE LOVE HER!!!