I am originally from a small farming community in downstate Illinois and am the son of a physician.
Richard S. Song, MD
Gastroenterology
Practices In:
Bloomingdale, Hoffman Estates, Itasca
Patients Seen:
Adults
Languages
English
Clinical Interests
Irritable bowel syndrome, Functional GI disorders, Liver disease.
Personal Interests
Running, Road cycling, Sourdough bread baking
Memberships
American Gastroenterological Association
Ascension Alexian Brothers Medical Center, Elk Grove Village
Ascension St. Alexius Medical Center Hoffman Estates
School
University of Illinois at Chicago
College of Medicine
Graduation Date:
2003
Degree:
MD
Residency
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University
Resident in Internal Medicine
Fellowships
University of Cincinnati
Gastroenterology
Provider's Contributions
When Should I Get My First Colonoscopy?
Diagnostics & Testing
September 2022
Procedures
Anoscopy, Capsule Endoscopy, Colonoscopy, Endoscopic Foreign Body Removal, Enteroscopy (Therapeutic & Diagnostic), Esophageal Manomery, Esophagogastro- duodenoscopy - EGD, Flexible Sigmoidoscopy, G-Tube Placement and Removal, Ileoscopy, Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Placement, Polyp Removal, Prevention of NSAID-Related Ulcer Complications
Conditions
Achalasia, Acute Infectious Diarrhea in Adults, Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding (Adults), Acute Pancreatitis, Barrett's Esophagus, Celiac Disease, Crohn's Disease, Diverticular Disease of the Colon in Adults, Eosinophillic Esophagitis (EoE), Esophageal Eosinophilia, Fecal Incontinence, GERD, Gastroparesis, Helicobacter Pylori Infection, Hepatitis C, Liver Disease in the Pregnant Patient, Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC), Ulcer Bleeding, Ulcerative Colitis in Adults