Dr. Leslie Rydberg

Leslie Rydberg, MD

Position Attending Physician
Henry and Monika Betts Medical Student Education Chair
Practicing since 2009
Joined staff in 2009
Phone Number Description Phone

Telephone Number

1-844-355-ABLE
Accepting
New Patients

About Me

About Me

Dr. Rydberg is a general physiatrist with a primary clinical interest in neuromuscular disorders and medically complex rehabilitation. She has a special interest in residency and medical student education, and holds roles as assistant professor of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Medical Education at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, and is the Henry and Monika Betts Medical Student Education Chair and Assistant Residency Program Director at Shirley Ryan ³Ô¹ÏÌìÌÃ91.

Location

Shirley Ryan ³Ô¹ÏÌìÌÃ91

355 East Erie

Chicago, IL 60611

Education & Training

  • Education

    1997 ¨C 2001

    University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, Biochemistry, Biology

    2001 ¨C 2005

    Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine

    2005 ¨C 2006

    Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Medical Internship

  • Residency

    2006 ¨C 2009

    Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago - McGaw Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Honors & Awards

  • Joanne S. Crown Resident Award
    2008
  • Director, Medical Student Education
    Monika and Henry Betts
    , 2015
  • Assistant Director, Residency Program
    2013

Certificates & Licenses

  • Board Certified, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • Licence, Physician and Surgeon
    State of Illinois

Research Interests

  • Rehabilitation Outcomes After LVAD Placement
  • Neuromuscular Disorders