Dr. Stephen S. Hurwitz MD
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
718 Glenview Ave Department Of Psychi Highland Park IL, 60035About
Dr. Stephen Hurwitz is a psychiatrist practicing in Highland Park, IL. Dr. Hurwitz is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Hurwitz diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Hurwitz may treat patients through a variety of methods including medications, psychotherapy or talk therapy, psychosocial interventions and more, depending on each individual case. Different medications that a psychiatrist might prescribe include antidepressants, antipsychotic mediations, mood stabilizers, stimulants, sedatives and hypnotics. Dr. Hurwitz treats conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD and other mental illnesses.
Education and Training
Univ Of The Witwatersrand- Med Sch- Johannesburg- So Africa 1983
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN- Psychosomatic Medicine
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency--an association with hepatic malignancy.
- Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency--an association with hepatic malignancy.
- Fat embolism.
- Recent experiences in the respiratory unit of the Johannesburg Hospital.
- Taurolidine instillation as therapy for empyema thoracis. A prospective study of 50 patients.
- Tracheo-oesophageal fistula following blunt chest trauma. A report of 2 cases.
- Superior vena-caval obstruction in urban blacks. A report of 82 cases.
- Empyema thoracis--a prospective study on 73 patients.
- Massive hemoptysis. Review of 123 cases.
- Empyema and the urban black.
- Early decortication for the disorganized pleural space.
- Giant chondromatous hamartoma of the first rib. A case report.
- Management of massive haemoptysis with the rigid bronchoscope and cold saline lavage.
- Elective pneumonectomy for benign lung disease: modern-day mortality and morbidity.
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