PHYSICIAN CEO Alumni Directory

Hassan Alzein, MD earned his medical degree at the University of Damascus in Syria in September of 1988 and

completed his residency in 1994 at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He is board certified and has

consistently been awarded “America’s Top Pediatrician” by Consumer Research Council of America and one of

Chicago Magazine’s Top 100 Doctors for 2014 and 2018.

Dr. Alzein gained extensive experience working as a hospitalist caring for critically ill children in Pediatric

Intensive Care Units. Through his flourishing private practice, Alzein Pediatrics, he has served the community in

the southwest suburbs for over 20 years. Alzein Pediatrics currently has five providers and two offices located in

Oak Lawn and Evergreen Park. His practice is affiliated with Advocate Christ Medical Center and Little

Company of Mary Hospital where he has served as Chairman of Pediatrics for three terms.

Dr. Alzein served as a clinical instructor for Midwestern University in Downers Grove and Olympia Fields from

1994 to 1996. More recently he is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Rosalind Franklin

University of Medicine and Science in North Chicago.

Dr. Alzein’s interest in the business aspect of medicine led him to be a co-founder of the rapidly growing United

Elite Hospitalists group in 2012. This group has been providing both adult and pediatric services for several

hospitals in Chicagoland and expanding its services to include Neurology and Intensive Care.

Dr. Alzein finds Telemedicine to be a promising field for the future of pediatrics. He believes that incorporating

this technology in the medical field will allow children everywhere to have increased access to advanced

healthcare.