Tur-Kaspa Ilan MD

heads up… If you are just starting with this office you must be your own advocate and secretary. I am getting very mixed messages from staff and they often seem confused about what tests I have and have not yet completed to begin treatment. Also not clear about pre-​authorization from insurance… More mixed messages. Make sure YOU know what’s needed to get where you want to be ! Otherwise I hear Dr Turkaspa is great, staff is confusing.

My husband and I are VERY happy with our experience with Dr Tur-​Kaspa. My husband and I had our first appointment/​consultation in October of 2015, and by December 2015, I was pregnant! The review isn’t just because I was blessed with a pregnancy so quickly into treatment, but because of how kind and genuine Dr Tur-​Kaspa is and how easy it is to work with him and the office staff. He is the nicest Dr you will meet, and he really cares about your desires/​wishes/​wants, etc. He is honest with you and will not beat around the bush, which I believe is a great trait in a doctor. (He does have an interesting sense of humor, so prepare for that!) Dr Tur-​Kaspa spent plenty of time with us (1.5 hours with initial consultation) and answered all our questions/​concerns and explained things in detail and in depth. He gave my husband and I a treatment plan that started with the least invasive option that would work in our situation, instead of going with a more invasive and expensive option. We definitely did not expect to be expecting a baby so quickly (because of statistics), but we are and I believe it’s because Dr Tur-​Kaspa really knows what he is doing, and knows what will work best in whatever circumstance you are dealing with and does a high quality job with procedures. I had some insurance issues that made the process very frustrating at times, and the office assisted and did all they could to fix the problems. The office staff are very friendly and helpfull as well. Will definitely come back when it’s time for baby #2!
**As a side note, I saw Dr Cohen (the other Infertility Specialist that works with Dr Tur-​Kaspa) once because Dr Tur-​Kaspa was not in the office that day and I had to be seen ASAP because of some medication side effects I was experiencing. Based on my limited interaction with Dr Cohen I would not recommend him to anyone. He seemed very dismissive, and like he did not care about me. He was the only person in the office I did not feel comfortable with.

If you are experiencing a tough time in your own reproductive trials, I absolutely recommend Dr. Tur-​Kaspa and the Institute for Human Reproduction.
We started seeing Doctor Tur-​Kaspa after we’d experienced two miscarriages in the course of eight months. Often reproductive endocrinologists require you to wait a full year and experience three total miscarriages before they’ll even consider you, but the lovely pros at the I.H.R. were compassionate and happily accepted us into their practice.
It took only one visit for the doctor to discover that I had a uterine septum, that would have been a hinderance to pregnancy. They verified with a hysteroscopy, and then scheduled me for a septum resection surgery that was very minor and only took about an hour.
I’ll point out that at no point in my previous OBGYN visits, which included ultrasounds, had my previous doctor even suggested that this issue was present, or could have presented a problem.
A month after my surgery, I became pregnant, and I’m now 14 weeks along with a very healthy pregnancy. Dr. Tur-​Kaspa, with the understanding that we would be nervous due to our past experiences, scheduled me for weekly ultrasounds for the first eight weeks of my pregnancy, which was a life-​saver in terms of alleviating stress and keeping tabs on development. He then «graduated» me to a new OBGYN practice on his recommendation.
We are extremely grateful to Dr. Tur-​Kaspa, and so appreciate his kindness and understanding in helping us through this process. We discovered his practice through Unilocal,ourselves, and I can only hope that my own review will, in turn, recommend someone in need of his help to seek him out. Good luck to you!

Dr. Tur-​Kaspa was recommended to my wife by one of her other doctors. We have had nothing but a great experience from start to finish. Through the retrievals and the transfer, we were always able to meet with him when we wanted to sit down and discuss any issues. He took the time to listen to our concerns and also took the time to explain various procedures, etc. My wife had a lot of questions and everyone was always very patient with her. We’re expecting a baby in July, thanks to Dr. Tur-​Kaspa!

After spending over 2 years with a very reputable endocrinologist, and 4 failed attempts at pregnancy, I found Dr. Tur Kaspa. He was highly recommended by a friend. I walked into his office with a heavy heart, and a little skepticism about this entire process. Needless to say, I had a TON of questions after coming off so many failed attempts. From the moment I sat down to meet with Dr. Tur Kaspa, I realized this experience was different. He had an enormous file, containing my complete history, in front of him. With only one meeting, he was able to magically dissipate all of my skepticism and replace it with excitement, again. He was meticulous in explaining what went wrong with my previous doctor, and how he was going to proceed to ensure my dream of becoming a mother came to fruition. He was highly involved the entire time. Dr. Tur Kaspa genuinely cared about my success. He is a genius. He understands your individual case and has the precise ability to ensure your dreams of becoming a parent are reached. I HIGHLY recommend him above all others out there. You will NOT be disappointed. He is the absolute best at what he does!!!

Dr. Tur is the best endocrinologist. He is very helpful, kind and a humble human being. He knows exactly what needs to be done. He made the whole process easy and painless. He always gave us a positive feeling. His entire support staff is excellent and very polite. We would definitely recommend him any day any time.
Lavina D

**This is review is for anyone considering working with this place as a DONOR**
I’ve done two donor cycles with this place, my first time was three years ago and the service was EXCELLENT! Vernita was my coordinator and she was AMAZING, I defiantly felt like she truly cared about me, she was very organized and made the process very easy for me! The young ladies that worked at the front desk were very helpful and prompt! I had a wonderful experience the first time I went through a donor cycle here.
I just completed my second donor cycle here and it was the WORST EXPERIENCE EVER! I say that as it relates to the staff that they have now. The doctors are amazing, Vernita is still there and she’s still amazing. But the office staff is TERRIBLE! They have a completely different front office staff, I’m sure the wonderful ladies that they used to have, have now moved on to real jobs. There’s a particularly NASTY woman named Vicky that works in the front, she’s NOT helpful and extremely RUDE! No one ever answers the phone, it just rings and rings. When I would call to ask to speak with a particular person, I would simply get transferred to their voicemail. The person that «coordinates» for the egg donors is Sue, and she is the WORST! She’s NEVER available, she either «hasn’t made it into work yet», «never made it into work» or is «unavailable». THANK GOD I’ve gone through this process before and I kind of know better and what I’m doing. If I was new, I DEFINITELY wouldn’t be able to count on Sue to be available AT ALL if I needed anything or had any questions. I’m puzzled as to why this chick even still has a job!?? That’s just poor management. Dr. Cohen spoke so highly of her, but I don’t know why she’s TERRIBLE. Whenever I needed to pick up my meds, I would get there and no one knew where they were, nothing was ready for my pick up, even though Sue would call me and tell me that she had everything ready for me to pick up!?. Several different people would be running around like chickens with their heads cut off all because Sue is a LIAR and unorganized. Or I would come in for testing (which is not every day) only to be told I need to come back the next day JUST to pick up medication?! Why didn’t Sue have it ready for me when I came in for testing? I’m sorry, but I live in the suburbs, I don’t have time to travel back and forth to their office downtown on a daily basis for nonsense, just because I have an incompetent coordinator.**AVOID SUE AT ALL COSTS** Her lack of professionalism will only make you angry, and she will waste SO much of your time.

Hey, my name is Florentina and i just want to say few words about Dr Tur — Kaspa. He is the first fertility doctor i ever went to and from the first time i got pregnant. I’m 39 years old and I never thought I’d experience the most wonderful gift on earth, having a baby. Well I am 10 weeks pregnant, exacting a boy, and just want to thank you dr Tur — Kaspa for changing my life .See you next year.

Dr. Tur Kaspa was the answer to our prayers. We tried two IVF cycles with one of the big downtown Chicago hospitals. I felt like I was part of a cattle call when it came to testing during the cycle. Women would line up for blood and scans and it felt so impersonal and not discreet. After our first and second failed cycles there, little was done to change the protocol so we decided to go to another big downtown Chicago hospital hoping for a doctor with a strategy. There, you saw the doctor once and never really got to see her again. The nurses were hard to reach and turned out to be extremely unprofessional. Their IVF cycle literature and payment policies were very difficult to follow. So… we abandoned that hospital and felt lost knowing we wanted to try IVF a third time. I had a friend who told me they did IVF with a Chicago doctor and happened to run into that person on business. They told me they went to Dr. Tur Kaspa and that I should make an appointment. Within a week, he saw us, looked at our medical records and all of the testing we had done. He offered his thoughts about how to change the medications and within few weeks, off we went on our third cycle. The nurses were great! The personal attention we got was amazing. The doctor was always available and he was confident he could help us. While we were not successful on our 3^rd cycle, it was the first time we had several embryos to freeze. He did such a wonderful job growing them the right way. While I was extremely sad that it failed a third time, my husband offered a great positive thought. He told me to think of it as our first round of IVF because the first two times, we were not with the right doctor. Very shortly after the cycle, Dr. Tur Kaspa told me to come in for a frozen cycle. IT WORKED! I am now 30 weeks pregnant with a little boy and we are overjoyed. Praying he will be healthy. Dr. Tur Kaspa is the best of the best. My husband and I wish we could stand outside other clinics and pass out his card.

I went to see Dr. Tur-​Kaspa for egg freezing after deciding I wasn’t happy with my fertility doctor at Northwestern, and I am so glad I did so! I have endometriosis and bad AMH scores and he managed to get a good yield out of my egg freezing process! First of all, the office support staff is incredibly helpful and accommodating when answering questions and scheduling appointments. If you ever have an issue after hours, there is a nurse on-​call to help you out. The ultrasound techs explain what is happening every step of the way and a coordinator (mine was Karen who was so helpful) calls every time testing is done to provide more information about the process. Secondly, Dr. Tur-​Kaspa himself is amazing. He takes the time to explain the whole process to you, answer any questions, and then formulate the best protocol possible for your particular situation. As I went through the process, he tweaked my protocol for me in order to get results beyond what I could have thought possible. The actual retrieval process was as painless as possible and yielded resultls that shouldn’t have been possible. I would highly recommend him, and his practice, to anyone going through the process.

Before coming to IHR in May of 2012, my husband and I spent over two years at three other clinics. We had gone through several failed IUI attempts, as well as two failed IVF attempts. At that point, our hopes of having children looked pretty dismal. We found Dr. Tur-​Kaspa through an online search, so we really did not know what to expect. During our initial visit with Dr. Tur-​Kaspa, I really felt at ease – he conducted a thorough analysis of our medical history and gave us an honest prognosis. He then came up with a great treatment plan to go forward with another IVF attempt. Dr. Tur-​Kaspa was very compassionate (which was not what I experienced at the other clinics) and he was very knowledgeable and experienced. I did not feel like I was just another patient – I felt like he really cared about helping us achieve our goal. In fact, the entire staff at IHR was very professional and pleasant.
So to make a long story short, I ended up getting pregnant with twins! I gave birth to healthy boy/​girl twins in early 2013. We are so very grateful to Dr. Tur-​Kaspa and the entire IHR team in helping us realize our dream. I would highly recommend Dr. Tur-​Kaspa and the entire staff at IHR!

Dr. Tur-​Kaspa made our dream of becoming parents a reality!
We first went to a genetic counselor to learn about our options of having a child without Muscular Dystrophy, of which I am a carrier. Then we learned about pre-​implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) at the Reproductive Genetics Institute, which used to share a building with the Institute for Human Reproduction (IHR), where Dr. Tur-​Kaspa works. We went through the IVF steps to retrieve my eggs, fertilize them with my husband’s contribution, and then test the fertilized eggs through PGD.
We had lots of questions along the way and I also had to get a cyst removed during the whole process, but it was worth it and the staff at IHR was awesome. The process seemed long (even though it was only 5 months from the first consultation in January until pregnancy occurred in June), emotional and at times grueling, but we made it through and have a beautiful daughter because of it.
I would suggest Dr. Tur-​Kaspa and the entire IHR team to anyone and everyone looking to use the PGD process to stop a disease in its tracks or for general infertility issues.

Dr. Tur-​Kaspa addressed our needs and afforded us to have the greatest gift of all — a beautiful daughter. After going through multiple rounds at FCI here in Chicago and CCRM in Colorado with Dr. Schoolcraft, through a recommendation from a family member, we visited him. Keep in mind we have dealt with the top fertility doctors here in Chicago and one of the top renown doctors supposedly in the country in CO, but Dr. Tur-​Kaspa brought a fresh perspective and was sincere/​honest. Now we all know assessments with fertility doctors are subjective and really, it boils down to the success of pregnancy. But he was able to lay out the options and propose options best for you. Now he could have offered the most expensive cost option, but he did not. What he did do was review the records and proposed some different measures that could have very well contributed to the success of the pregnancy. All I can say is that we were on our last option, and somehow, Dr. Tur-​Kaspa made it happen and we thank him dearly.
No need to get into the details on what he did, how he did it, etc. All that I know is that he took the time to take great care of the situation. His positive attitude and personal approach was very refreshing during a time when fertility is becoming huge. Sometimes the compassion and attention to details are lost when you happen to see hundreds of patients but with Dr. Tur-​Kaspa, you get truly a personal approach along with the top notch expertise he brings from his many years of practice.

We were referred to IHR, my wife and I saw him for a few months, and Dr Tur Kaspa performed two surgeries to take a care of adhesions that she had. Him and his staff were very patient and professional. He calmed us and was good about explaining our options. We are grateful.

(Note: these are the words of my wife!)
Dr. Ilhan Tur-​Kaspa was a wonderful specialist for me in my journey to becoming pregnant. We had been with a previous specialist but we had a cancelled cycle and I felt it was due to his inattention to detail. I started searching for IVF statistics for different clinics in Chicago on the CDC website and Dr. Turkaspa had some of the best success rates in Chicago. I scheduled an appointment with his staff and everything was a smooth transition.
Dr Tur-​Kaspa was very courteous with the way he spoke with my husband and I about the process. Whatever questions I had, he would answer them and he always had a professional demeanor. He also had a great rapport with my husband, making jokes and making him comfortable with the whole process as well.
He retrieved 39 eggs and out of that two embryos survived to 5 days. The fresh embryo did not work out but the 2^nd one, which was frozen, turned into a successful pregnancy!
I am eternally grateful to Dr. Tur-​Kaspa for all he has done for me and my family. I would highly recommend him to anyone else looking for a solution to infertility.

after reading all the great review, i went to see Dr. Tur Kaspa
1^st initial interview with DR. was great.
2^nd visit with staff = shockingly rude.

We found Dr. Tur-​Kaspa through our insurance company and online reviews; the glowing reviews for the Dr. and his team are absolutely true. From day one, the entire team has taken the best care of me and my husband. To be treated like a person rather than a number or statistic is an amazing thing when faced with infertility. Crazy, crazy gratitude to Vernita (IVF coordinator) who was a warrior for me with our insurance company and worked tirelessly to ensure our treatment moved forward. She was available to answer all of my questions at any time and did so with patience and kindness that I’m certain is not an industry standard. I guess my only concern was that I received my medication and no real hands-​on teaching of how to «do» the injections, but let’s be serious, that’s what YouTube is for! I had no problems giving myself the injections and feeling confident in my efforts.
Dr. Tur-​Kaspa talked me through each step of every process; at no point did I feel unsure of what was going on. On our first ultrasound after our transfer, he signed his name and wrote «GL» and said with a smile, «That’s for good luck.» I appreciate this doctor’s confidence in his work; he knows what he’s doing but is not cocky. His warm demeanor made me very calm during the entire process but especially during the retrieval.
The office recently moved downtown and while it’s a bit further of a drive, it is well worth it. The new space is a rehabbed loft and has all the touches of home to make you feel comfortable.
The team honestly became like family and it was a sad, sad day when we «graduated» from Dr. Tur-Kaspa’s clinic to a regular OB. We owe so much to this amazing team and I am SO thankful to know that when we’re ready to meet our second child, we will be able to return to Dr. Tur-​Kaspa and his team.
I would readily recommend this practice to any of my friends and family who are faced with fertility issues.

I was referred to Dr Tur-​Kaspa through my Accupuncturist. Upon meeting him, I had no clue what to expect. He told me with his help I had a 50% chance of getting pregnant. Without his help, only 8%. I started treatments in May 2013 and did 3 unsuccessful IUI with Clomid and trigger shot. I have PCOS so wasnt ovulating. Then in Oct 2013 we started IVF. We put in 2, 5 day blasts and got pregnant with TWINS on the first try. Unfortunately, one of them didnt make it past 7 weeks pregnant, but at least I have on my way to having 1 healthy baby. I also have 3 frozen embryos still with Tur-​Kaspa that I will go back for my 2^nd child if I need to. The staff is AMAZING and they take such great care of you. My only gripe is that it takes forever to get your results back. In the beginning they tell you by 2 – 4 PM you should hear something about next steps — in reality it is more like 6 PM. Also a lot of the time they would leave messages telling me to start a medication that night, however they never gave me the Rx for the meds so I had to scramble and call back to get them called in quickly. Braun Pharmacy on Clark street is the BEST as well and give the best pricing for fertility drugs. They close at 7 PM so I was always rushing around to get my Rx because of how long it took the Dr to get back to me. You have to really manage them and stay on top of things or else things could easily get missed. At the end of the day, I am happy with the team there and they took care of me and got me pregnant!

I went to Israel for IVF. They told me that I was crazy because in Chicago, they have the best Israeli doctor: Dr. Tur-​Kaspa. I was thrilled that I did not have to fly 14 hours to get pregnant! Dr. Tur-​Kaspa heard my story and instantly made a connection to my life story of wanting a baby more than anything. Plus– I am pretty old. I had one IVF treatment and got pregnant.. The doctor promised me a baby… and I got one! Plus the pregnancy has been great. He is the best! They have a huge egg donor list if you need one. He is a miracle maker! He has a terrific personality! I have a handsome son because of this wonderful doctor!

I’m giving him a 4 out of 5 because I’m still at the beginning of treatment so it’s a little frustrating feeling like I have to call and ask — ok, what’s next? What about now? and now? am I still waiting?
About me: this is third site I’ve been to.
So far: the ladies that answer phone are polite, the doctor reviews your info while you’re in the office so you know he is speaking about your situation specifically, appointments are fast, no long wait in the waiting room, they have a parking lot, the parking is free but there’s a valet guy, the place looks clean.
they have a voicemail system and you get a number assigned to you-​this is awesome because they call and leave your information on it. For example, what your blood work results are and if they were good, fine, or ok… and the specific number was… This is awesome because this is the first place that has told me what they were testing me for and what the results were… this is stuff that we should have a right to… it’s our results after all… the only problem is I’ve had to call or send emails reminding them I was still waiting. I kept on wondering if they were waiting or forgot about me… I asked them how am I suppose to know of you left a message… they assured me that this feeling is only because we’re are the beginning of treatment… and once we get started I’ll be okay… the woman that leaves the messages, Vernita has a super clear voice — which is great!
Positives: this doctor has tested me for AMH which nobody else bothered to test me for… instead they’ve all made assumptions that I might have a low reserve-​which I don’t per AMH test… One thing down… he also tested my husband twice while the other places said he was ok and not the problem… the other ones said ‘it’s probably you’ which we found out his results are low…
I feel more informed in one month at this site than I have after a year at the other sites I went to…
So far — I recommend this site…