David Baldwin Jr, MD

Dr. Baldwin is the very best when it comes to an endocrinologist who is an expert in his field, and who is dedicated to working with you to understand and take control of your illness. I have been in Dr. Baldwins care for 20 years with Type 1 Diabetes and he has always been my rock in helping me manage my disease.
Dr. Baldwin and his staff are time sensitive with adhering to their appointments, extremely thorough in their examination, professional, and very friendly. He expects his patients to call his cell phone if they are ever having issues at odd hours, and will always make room for you in his busy day if you need to see him immediately. Dr. Baldwin will personally call you to discuss test results, and he is reliable and caring, as he has seen me through some very difficult situations.
I have the highest regard for Dr. Baldwin, as his dedication to his patients is as good as it gets!
You would be so fortunate to have Dr. Baldwin as your physician.

waste of time seeing this man. and his staff is unethical — wanted me to sign a blank piece of paper that they would later print out consent forms… sure they would. and misses the point of having a patient sign a consent form, doesn’t it?

Dr. Baldwin and his dietician, Ms. Witowich, are excellent. I am a new patient, and before my first appointment, Dr. Baldwin himself called me and scheduled my appointment. No doctor has ever done that with me before. They both are very friendly and thorough. I highly recommend them both.

Very nice doctor with excellent bedside manners. Dr. Baldwin returned my call at 8:30pm (within 24 hrs of calling to make a new patient appointment). We discussed a potential thyroid problem I thought I had and he determined (based on my recent blood work results) that I didn’t need to come in. He took the time to answer all of my questions and didn’t try to rush me off the phone. You can tell he’s a kind man. 5 stars all the way!

I am enamored with Dr. Baldwin’s expertise and professionalism. …so I am happy to share my excellent experience.
I was told by my primary physician that I should see an endocrinologist. I did so and that physician had some options in mind that were not desirable. I decided to make Dr. Baldwin my second opinion. During that appointment, the Dr. stated to me that I, in fact, did not yet have the disease as my counts were negligible. He advised me to do nothing, wait (6 months) to see if my counts changed… and alluded that sometimes these things can take care of themselves. I then went to a 3d opinion, and that physician basically agreed with the second opinion (Dr. Baldwin).
So…out of all 3 opinions, I opted to make Dr. Baldwin my permanent endocrinologist (as he explained everything so thoroughly that for a non medically-​savvy individual, I understood most everything!). As requested, I returned to his office 6 months later — only to find that the item (hot nodule) had reduced in size by more than half! I was very happy and so was he. I asked him if he remembered what (drastic) measures the first endocrinologist (opinion) suggested to me (as I had previously shared that with him). He did remember, and I showed another sigh of relief.
The point being… what Dr. Baldwin said could happen absolutely did… and I didn’t have to go thru any surgery or procedure that would’ve been invasive and completely unnecessary. I now have to monitor this issue annually.
The service I received by Dr. Baldwin was outstanding! It is mind-​boggling that he make his own appointments and returns calls outside of typical business hours. Dr. Baldwin is my hero!

Dr. Baldwin and the staff at cosultants in endocrinology are great! Very knowledagble, have been very helpful with my stuff I’m going through, would recommend them to anyone.

My first appointment was with one of his nurses but he came in anyway to prescribe me a new pump! I appreciate any endocrinologist who is on top of Type 1 Diabetes and not just loaded with Type 2-​ers.

I was very fortunate to have had the opportunity to consult Dr. Baldwin for my problem. There are very few endocrinologists that have the expertise that he has in the sub specialty of endocrinology that dealing with my issue. (Functional or Non Functional Adrenal Mass)
After the first visit, it was very clear that there was a protocol of tests that he felt was necessary to determine the seriousness of my problem and thus the protocol for such an issue.
He has excellent communication skills, which includes a phone call to you personally when he has tests results. I was really surprised that he would call me even at 9 PM to let me know the results. I thought that was great… much better than making a patient wait til the next day when the doctor is either on rounds, doing procedures or seeing patients, thereby making it difficult to speak to him. Dr. Baldwin also seems to work long hours, and his colleagues tell me he is very dedicated to his work at Rush. Keep in mind that Rush also happens to be one of Chicago’s finest medical centers
The bottom line is I can’t say enough good things about him. I would never consider another endocrinologist for my problem. I feel very comfortable in knowing that as long as I am his patient i will be well cared for.

Dr. Baldwin has been my endocrinologist for several years, and I think he’s fantastic! It’s been a joy to be treated by him – his manner is so reassuring and he clearly knows his stuff. He is always willing to answer any questions, and is good about responding to phone calls. I never thought I would look forward to my endo appointments, but I do!