Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Led by Dr. Romie F. Gibly, MD, PhD, FAAOS. Co-Director; Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
What this score measuresThis is the public score for the entire hospital — wards, admissions, emergency department — not for its limb reconstruction unit. Read it as a comment on the building, not on the surgery.
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About Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago runs a Limb Lengthening and Deformity Reconstruction Program with Northwestern Medicine. Romie F. Gibly, MD, PhD, FAAOS, Co-Director and Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, is the named surgeon and is board-certified in paediatric orthopaedics. The programme uses a magnetic internal lengthening nail and external fixation for complex lower extremity reconstruction, and consultations are offered in English and Spanish.
Children are the patient group — paediatric and reconstructive, so adult and cosmetic enquiries fall outside its scope. No device brand is named publicly, so none is recorded under methods. The programme publishes no price, no international patient services and no review data, and the record holds no case-volume or outcome figures; that thinner public footprint is why it sits at tier 2.
Paediatric, reconstructive. No device brand is named publicly, so none is recorded. Added 2026-08-12 in the US roster expansion; provenance in docs/research/us-expansion-2026-08/.
Why we listed this clinic
Board-certified in paediatric orthopaedics; the programme uses a magnetic internal lengthening nail and external fixation for complex lower extremity reconstruction. No device brand is named on the public service page (consistent with the prior record), though the program's device capability includes an internal motorized ('Precise') nail, Taylor Spatial and Hexapod frames, and monolateral rails per the page's own technique list. The hospital notes a hospital-wide International Patient Care service and Spanish/Polish phone interpretation.
Rehabilitation & physiotherapy
Program coordinates with the hospital's Pediatric Orthotics & Prosthetics program and rehabilitation medicine specialists.
Source: luriechildrens.org. Reflects clinic and public sources, not an independent audit.
Surgeons
- Dr. Romie F. Gibly, MD, PhD, FAAOSCo-Director; Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of MedicineView profile →
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International patient services
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Common questions about Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Answers are built from this clinic's verified record — not from the clinic's marketing.
How do patients rate Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago?
Across independent platforms Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago holds Google 3.9/5 (1,400 reviews). We show each platform separately rather than blending them into one score; figures were last checked 2026-09-11. Read the reviews themselves, not just the number — limb lengthening reviews cluster at the extremes.
How much does limb lengthening cost at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago?
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago does not publish a price, and we do not invent one. Comparable USA clinics in this directory range widely by method; use the cost estimator or contact the clinic for a written quote before travelling.
Which limb lengthening methods does Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago offer?
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago has not publicly listed which lengthening device it uses. Ask directly — the device (internal nail vs external frame) changes cost, recovery and risk profile.
What does recovery look like after surgery at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago?
Distraction runs at roughly 1 mm per day for 4–8 weeks, consolidation takes another 3–6 months while the new bone hardens, and physiotherapy-led return to full activity is usually 6–12 months from surgery. The clinic has not published which device it uses, and the recovery curve depends on it — internal nails and external frames differ materially. On rehabilitation specifically: Program coordinates with the hospital's Pediatric Orthotics & Prosthetics program and rehabilitation medicine specialists.
Does Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago treat international patients?
true. Consultation languages on record: English, Spanish, Polish.
How was Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago verified for this directory?
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago is listed at Tier 2 — surgeon name, address and methods are verified, but full outcome and regulatory review is not yet complete. We hold 5 source URLs for this entry. Last verified 2026-09-11. The clinic cannot pay to change its tier, ranking or reviews; paid options only affect presentation and are always labelled.
Where is Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and where are operations performed?
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago is in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Hospital affiliation on record: Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago; Northwestern Medicine
How we verified this clinic
- Tier
- Tier 2 — verified basics
- Last verified
- 2 days ago
- Hospital affiliation
- Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago; Northwestern Medicine
- Languages at consultation
- English, Spanish, Polish
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