Alfonso Bello
Illinois Bone & Joint Institute
Office (847) 724-4686
Fax (847) 998-6365
2401 Ravine Way
Glenview, IL 60025
About
Alfonso Bello
Dr. Alfonso Bello is a board-certified rheumatologist with an additional board certification in pain medicine. He provides care for arthritis, osteoporosis and inflammatory diseases. Dr. Bello provides advanced treatments, including the latest forms of chemotherapy, immunotherapy and biologic therapies. He puts particular emphasis on strategies to control patients’ pain, whatever the cause may be. He takes a holistic approach that combines medication with physical therapy, nutritional therapy and other treatments. His goal is to put patients’ illnesses into remission and to restore their quality of life.
Dr. Bello is the director of rheumatologic research at IBJI. He and his fellow IBJI rheumatologists are conducting multiple clinical trials of new medications, providing patients with the opportunity to take part in these studies and be treated with promising new therapies.
He is an expert in osteoarthritis treatment guidelines and lectures internationally to physician and pharmaceutical industry groups. Dr. Bello is also a former commander in the U.S. Public Health Service assigned to the U.S. Coast Guard.
Primary Specialty
Doctor
Practice
Illinois Bone & Joint Institute
Education
University of Illinois, College of Medicine
Training
Duke University Medical Center, Lutheran General Hospital, Lutheran General Hospital
Accepting New Patients
Degrees
Medical Doctor
Admitting Hospitals
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Evanston Hospital - NorthShore University Health System, Glenbrook Hospital - NorthShore University Health System, Highland Park Hospital - NorthShore University Health System, Skokie Hospital - NorthShore University Health System
Office Name
Illinois Bone & Joint Institute
Business Hours
Monday:8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday:8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday:8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday:8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday:8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday:Closed
Sunday:Closed
Services
Osteopenia, Osteoporosis, Paget, Polymyalgia Rheumatica, Sarcoidosis, Sciatica, Scleroderma, Spinal Stenosis, Vasculitis (Wegeners, Microscopic Polyangiitis, Giant Cell Artheritis), Osteoarthritis, Muscle Pain, Muscle Inflammation, Arthritis (Rheumatoid Arthritis & Osteoarthritis), Back Pain (Spinal Stenosis, Sciatica), Bone Density (DXA), Connective Tissue Disease, Epidural Steroid Injections, Fibromyalgia, Gout, Joint Injection, Joint Pain (Hand, Wrist, Ankle, Foot, Knee, Hip, Back, Neck, Shoulder, Elbow), Lupus (Systemic Lupus Erythematosis), Antiphospholipid Syndrome, Workers’ Compensation, Independent Medical Evaluation
Additional Services
Rheumatologist