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Dr. Albert E. Knuth, MD

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Specializes in: Pediatric Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine

Professional interests include: scoliosis, hip dysplasia, clubfoot, and more.

4700 Gilbert Avenue Suite 51
Western Springs, IL 60558

(708) 387-1737

Dr. Albert E. Knuth, MD is a pediatric orthopedist in Fox River Grove, IL specializing in pediatric orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine. Dr. Albert E. Knuth, MD is affiliated with Endeavor Health, Advocate Health Care, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Illinois Bone & Joint Institute, Ascension and Ascension Saint Alexius.

Office Locations

Illinois Bone & Joint Institute

1009 Il Highway 22 Suite 2
Fox River Grove, IL 60021

(847) 842-9366

(847) 842-9467

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Advocate Health Care

1009 Il Route 22 Suite 2
Fox River Grove, IL 60021

(847) 842-9366

(847) 842-9467

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Illinois Bone & Joint Institute

1550 North Northwest Highway Suite 220
Park Ridge, IL 60068

(847) 824-3198

(847) 824-1291

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Advocate Health Care

1675 Dempster Street
Park Ridge, IL 60068

(708) 684-5437

(847) 723-9051

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Endeavor Health

4700 Gilbert Avenue Suite 51
Western Springs, IL 60558

(708) 387-1737

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4847 Hoffman Boulevard
Hoffman Estates, IL 60192

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In The News

“We talked to orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Albert Knuth to get some tips.”—"Keeping kids safe from sports injuries this school year", WGN 9, August 2023

“Dr. Albert Knuth, a pediatric orthopedic surgeon at Advocate Children's Hospital in Park Ridge, Illinois, says that "to encourage children to continue participating, we need to praise them for...”—"Putting winning and losing into context for kids", The Washington Times, November 2017

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Albert E. Knuth, MD treated as a pediatric orthopedist in Fox River Grove, IL during 2012 were rehabilitation, manual therapy, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Albert E. Knuth, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic evaluation	15
doctor visit	74
hospital care	24
inpatient care	24
manual therapy	54
rehabilitation	396

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Albert E. Knuth, MD treated as a pediatric orthopedist in Fox River Grove, IL during 2013 were rehabilitation, manual therapy, diagnostic evaluation and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Albert E. Knuth, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic evaluation	28
doctor visit	33
hospital care	15
inpatient care	15
manual therapy	128
rehabilitation	625

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert E. Knuth, MD.

**Gender**
Male	71
Female	122

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	180
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	91
From 75 to 84	67
85 and over	17
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert E. Knuth, MD in 2013

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	22
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Albert E. Knuth, MD treated as a pediatric orthopedist in Fox River Grove, IL during 2014 were rehabilitation, manual therapy and diagnostic evaluation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Albert E. Knuth, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic evaluation	33
manual therapy	173
rehabilitation	683

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert E. Knuth, MD.

**Gender**
Male	68
Female	132

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	187
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	109
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert E. Knuth, MD in 2014

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	23
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Albert E. Knuth, MD treated as a pediatric orthopedist in Fox River Grove, IL during 2015 were rehabilitation, manual therapy and diagnostic evaluation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Albert E. Knuth, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic evaluation	20
manual therapy	186
rehabilitation	728

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert E. Knuth, MD.

**Gender**
Male	160
Female	232

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	370
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	200
From 75 to 84	140
85 and over	24
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert E. Knuth, MD in 2015

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Albert E. Knuth, MD treated as a pediatric orthopedist in Fox River Grove, IL during 2016 were rehabilitation, manual therapy and diagnostic evaluation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Albert E. Knuth, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic evaluation	43
manual therapy	361
rehabilitation	857

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert E. Knuth, MD.

**Gender**
Male	72
Female	135

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	188
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	111
From 75 to 84	76
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert E. Knuth, MD in 2016

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	22
Dementia	0
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Albert E. Knuth, MD treated as a pediatric orthopedist in Fox River Grove, IL during 2017 were rehabilitation and manual therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Albert E. Knuth, MD for Medicare patients.

manual therapy	587
rehabilitation	1152

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert E. Knuth, MD.

**Gender**
Male	82
Female	157

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	226
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	113
From 75 to 84	87
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert E. Knuth, MD in 2017

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	29
Dementia	6
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Albert E. Knuth, MD treated as a pediatric orthopedist in Fox River Grove, IL during 2018 were rehabilitation and manual therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Albert E. Knuth, MD for Medicare patients.

manual therapy	401
rehabilitation	827

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert E. Knuth, MD.

**Gender**
Male	68
Female	100

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	156
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	77
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	18
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert E. Knuth, MD in 2018

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	26
Dementia	7
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Albert E. Knuth, MD treated as a pediatric orthopedist in Fox River Grove, IL during 2019 were rehabilitation and manual therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Albert E. Knuth, MD for Medicare patients.

manual therapy	147
rehabilitation	339

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert E. Knuth, MD.

**Gender**
Male	24
Female	36

**Age**
From 65 to 74	34
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert E. Knuth, MD in 2019

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2019

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Albert E. Knuth, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Albert E. Knuth, MD treated as a pediatric orthopedist in Fox River Grove, IL were rehabilitation, manual therapy, diagnostic evaluation and hospital care.

diagnostic evaluation	27
doctor visit	53
hospital care	19
inpatient care	19
manual therapy	254
rehabilitation	700

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2019

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert E. Knuth, MD.

**Gender**
Male	68
Female	114

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	163
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	61
85 and over	7
Less than 65	7
65 to 74	91

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert E. Knuth, MD From 2012 - 2019

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Albert E. Knuth, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	4
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	22
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Cancer	9
Dementia	2

Education & Training

Dr. Albert E. Knuth, MD graduated from Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine. He completed residency at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University. He is certified by the Board Certification: Orthopedic Surgery and has a state license in Illinois.

Medical School: Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine

Residency: McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University (1997)

Board Certification: Board Certification: Orthopedic Surgery

Licensed In: Illinois

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Albert E. Knuth, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Endeavor Health

Advocate Health Care

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Illinois Bone & Joint Institute

Ascension

Ascension Saint Alexius

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Albert E. Knuth, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: CIGNA Choice Fund PPO, United Healthcare Select Plus POS, United Healthcare Select HMO, United Healthcare Select EPO, United Healthcare Options PPO, United Healthcare Indemnity, Aetna POS, Aetna QPOS, TRICARE Prime, Aetna Open Choice PPO, Aetna Open Access HMO, Aetna Medicare HMO, Golden Rule, TRICARE, Coventry, Aetna Open Access Aetna Select, Aetna Select, Aetna EPO, Aetna HMO, Blue Advantage PPO, Aetna Medicare PPO, United Healthcare Select Plus HMO, United Healthcare Choice Plus PPO, AARP, Medicare Advantage, Humana Medicare Choice PPO, United Healthcare Choice Plus HMO, Blue Cross PPO, Blue Advantage HMO, Blue Cross Medicare Advantage PPO, Coventry PPO, United Healthcare, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, United Healthcare Navigate HMO, First Health, HealthLink PPO, HFN EPO, HFN PPO, HFN Platinum EPO, HFN, PHCS PPO, MultiPlan PPO, SEIU - Local 4 PPO, Union Medical (Local 1546) HMO, Aetna Medicare Prime HMO-POS, Union Medical Care PPO, Aetna Elect Choice HMO (includes Aetna Health Funds), AAH UMR Select - Team Member Plan, Aetna Medicare POS, Aetna State of Illinois Open Access Plus, Aetna Open Choice POS, Health Services and Technology, HST Care Connect PPO, Aetna Open Choice PPO - State of Illinois - SOI, United Surest (previously Bind), Aetna Managed Choice (MC) POS, Union Health Services, Inc., Aetna Open Choice POS II, Aetna State of Illinois PPO, Aetna Health Network Option, Health Services and Technology, HST Care Connect EPO, AAH UMR Preferred - Team Member Plan, Aetna Signature Administrators PPO (ASA or SRC) PPO, Aetna Upfront Advantage, Aetna Signature Administrators PPO, SEIU - Local 4 HMO, Aetna Open Access Elect Choice (includes Aetna Health Funds), Aetna NAP - PPO, Aetna Value Performance Network, Aetna Premier Care Plus Network, Blue Cross Community MMAI, BlueCare Direct HMO, Aetna Health Network Only, Aetna Premier Care Network, Blue Cross Medicare Supplement PPO and SIHO PPO.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Albert E. Knuth, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

CIGNA Choice Fund PPO

United Healthcare Select Plus POS

United Healthcare Select HMO

United Healthcare Select EPO

United Healthcare Options PPO

United Healthcare Indemnity

Aetna POS

Aetna QPOS

TRICARE Prime

Aetna Open Choice PPO

Aetna Open Access HMO

Aetna Medicare HMO

Golden Rule

TRICARE

Coventry

Aetna Open Access Aetna Select

Aetna Select

Aetna EPO

Aetna HMO

Blue Advantage PPO

Aetna Medicare PPO

United Healthcare Select Plus HMO

United Healthcare Choice Plus PPO

AARP

Medicare Advantage

Humana Medicare Choice PPO

United Healthcare Choice Plus HMO

Blue Cross PPO

Blue Advantage HMO

Blue Cross Medicare Advantage PPO

Coventry PPO

United Healthcare

Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

United Healthcare Navigate HMO

First Health

HealthLink PPO

HFN EPO

HFN PPO

HFN Platinum EPO

HFN

PHCS PPO

MultiPlan PPO

SEIU - Local 4 PPO

Union Medical (Local 1546) HMO

Aetna Medicare Prime HMO-POS

Union Medical Care PPO

Aetna Elect Choice HMO (includes Aetna Health Funds)

AAH UMR Select - Team Member Plan

Aetna Medicare POS

Aetna State of Illinois Open Access Plus

Aetna Open Choice POS

Health Services and Technology, HST Care Connect PPO

Aetna Open Choice PPO - State of Illinois - SOI

United Surest (previously Bind)

Aetna Managed Choice (MC) POS

Union Health Services, Inc.

Aetna Open Choice POS II

Aetna State of Illinois PPO

Aetna Health Network Option

Health Services and Technology, HST Care Connect EPO

AAH UMR Preferred - Team Member Plan

Aetna Signature Administrators PPO (ASA or SRC) PPO

Aetna Upfront Advantage

Aetna Signature Administrators PPO

SEIU - Local 4 HMO

Aetna Open Access Elect Choice (includes Aetna Health Funds)

Aetna NAP - PPO

Aetna Value Performance Network

Aetna Premier Care Plus Network

Blue Cross Community MMAI

BlueCare Direct HMO

Aetna Health Network Only

Aetna Premier Care Network

Blue Cross Medicare Supplement PPO

SIHO PPO

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Albert E. Knuth, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.	$247 EXTERNAL FIXATION $247
NuVasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc.	$195 PRECICE Intramedullary Limb Lengthening System $195

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$442

Biography

Dr. Albert Knuth's specialty is pediatric orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. Dr. Knuth (or staff) speaks the following languages: Spanish and Italian. His clinical interests include deformity correction, clubfoot, and scoliosis. Dr. Knuth is professionally affiliated with Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, and Illinois Bone & Joint Institute. Dr. Knuth attended Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine and then went on to complete his residency at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University. He appears to be in-network for Aetna EPO, Blue California, and Coventry, in addition to other insurance carriers. He has received distinctions including AOA - Kellogg Leadership Series Graduate; America s Registry of Outstanding Professionals; and Guide to America s Top Surgeons, Consumer Research Council of America.