Urology

Elizabeth Yerkes, MD

Professor, Urology (Pediatric Urology), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Chicago, IL

Elizabeth B. Yerkes, MD, is a pediatric urologist specializing in the surgical reconstruction and long-term management of complex genitourinary anomalies in children. She serves primarily pediatric patient populations, including those with neurogenic bladder, spina bifida, differences of sex development (DSD), hypospadias, cloacal malformations, and exstrophy-epispadias complex. As Interim Division Head of Urology, Director of Neuro-urology, and Co-Director of Reconstructive Pediatric Urolog

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30+

Years in Practice

Credentials

Board Certifications

Urology (American Board of Urology)
Pediatric Urology (American Board of Urology)

Education & Training

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine — M.D., 1993
Vanderbilt University Medical Center — Residency, Surgery, 1993-1995
Vanderbilt University Medical Center — Residency, Urology, 1995-1999
Indiana University School of Medicine — Fellowship, Pediatric Urology, 1999-2001

Peer Recognition

Castle Connolly — Top Doctor
2017-2026 (10 years)
Chicago Magazine — Top Doctor
2021-2022, 2024-2025 (4 years)
Children's Health — Top Doctor
2025
Exceptional Women In Medicine — Top Doctor
2019-2025 (7 years)
Modern Luxury Chicago — Top Doctor
2023

Clinical Focus

Subspecialties

Pediatric Urology

Conditions & Treatments

Pediatric Specialty

Practice Details

Hospital Affiliations

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Northwestern Medicine Nephrology and Hypertension Program

Languages

English

Experience

30+ years in practice

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