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Clinic Type

Pediatrics

Address

1595 E Oakton St, Des Plaines, IL 60018

Phone

(847) 375-0707

Email

careers@ascension.org

Opening Hours

Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.

Services Offered

Team

  • Elizabeth D Manjooran, MD — Physician
  • Cornelia V Tandez, MD — Physician
  • Miroslawa Malinowska, MD — Physician
  • Dobroslawa B Machnica, MD — Physician
  • Malgorzata M Paterek, MD — Physician
  • Jennifer M Lynch, MD — Physician
  • Saira A Syed, DO — Physician
  • Anita J Pachikara, MD — Physician

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What Patients Say

Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed

  • Healthgrades: 4.4/5 (18)

Patients praise

  • Knowledgeable and professional care
  • Friendly and caring bedside manner
  • Convenient office hours (e.g., open office hours for sick children)
  • Efficient and action-oriented clinical care
  • Long-term patient relationships

Common complaints

  • Rude or unorganized staff
  • Brief appointment times with the doctor
  • Perceived lack of satisfaction during visits
  • Cold or condescending bedside manner

"Highly recommend. Our family simply adores him. We've been seeing Dr Shectman for over 10 years... He's very knowledgeable, professional, friendly and caring... There are open office hours most mornings, which is very convenient."

Healthgrades (Dr. Steven Shechtman)

"The doctor himself was ok but rude and unorganized staff is... Amount of time spent with doctor was less than 5 minutes per visit so I never felt completely satisfied."

Healthgrades (Dr. Steven Shechtman)

"Great bedside manner. always on time. takes action when needed and actions taken are always the right ones."

Vitals (Dr. Sonia J. Antony)

Synthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].

Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 11, 2026.

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