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Dr. Charlotte Shum, MD

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(Charlotte Shum, MD)

(56 Ratings)

Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery, Hand Surgery and General Practice

Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons (1996)

737 N Michigan Avenue Suite 700
Chicago, IL 60611

(312) 337-6960

Dr. Charlotte Shum, MD is an orthopedist in Chicago, IL specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery, hand surgery and general practice. She graduated from Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1996 and has 30 years of experience. Dr. Charlotte Shum, MD is affiliated with Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern Medicine, Northwestern Medical Group (NMG) and Northwestern Center for Hand Surgery.

Office Locations

737 N Michigan Avenue Suite 700
Chicago, IL 60611

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676 N Saint Clair Nmh/arkes Family Pavilion 13th Floor
Chicago, IL 60611

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Dr. Parsa received his medical degree at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn and did an internship and residency in neurological surgery at Columbia University, where he met his future wife,...”—"Brain surgeon Dr. Andrew Parsa dies at 48", Chicago Sun-Times, June 2016

“Dr. Parsa is survived by his wife, Charlotte Shum, a Northwestern associate professor of orthopedic surgery, and their three children: Julia, Micheline and Ismail.”—"Feinberg neurological surgery chairman Andrew Parsa dies at 48", Orlando Sentinel, April 2015

"Remembering Andrew Parsa, MD, PhD, Chair of Neurological Surgery Andrew Parsa, MD, PhD, chair of the departments of Neurological Surgery at Feinberg and Northwestern Memorial Hospital, was a...", Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charlotte Shum, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charlotte Shum, MD treated as an orthopedist in Chicago, IL during 2014 were injections and immobilization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charlotte Shum, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	245
immobilization	14
injections	26

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charlotte Shum, MD.

**Gender**
Male	41
Female	79

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	69
Black	34
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	59
From 75 to 84	34
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charlotte Shum, MD in 2014

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Charlotte Shum, MD treated during 2014 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charlotte Shum, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	125

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charlotte Shum, MD.

**Gender**
Male	56
Female	110

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	118
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	64
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	22
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charlotte Shum, MD in 2015

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Charlotte Shum, MD treated during 2015 were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charlotte Shum, MD treated as an orthopedist in Chicago, IL during 2016 were injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charlotte Shum, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	243
injections	32

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charlotte Shum, MD.

**Gender**
Male	36
Female	76

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	63
Black	29
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	63
From 75 to 84	23
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charlotte Shum, MD in 2016

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Charlotte Shum, MD treated during 2016 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	48
High Cholesterol	28
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charlotte Shum, MD treated as an orthopedist in Chicago, IL during 2017 were injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charlotte Shum, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	228
injections	44

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charlotte Shum, MD.

**Gender**
Male	35
Female	73

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	63
Black	28
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	49
From 75 to 84	28
85 and over	14
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charlotte Shum, MD in 2017

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Charlotte Shum, MD treated during 2017 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	34
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	27
Dementia	14
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charlotte Shum, MD treated as an orthopedist in Chicago, IL during 2018 were injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charlotte Shum, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	267
injections	43

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charlotte Shum, MD.

**Gender**
Male	46
Female	88

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	95
Black	24
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	67
From 75 to 84	39
85 and over	12
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charlotte Shum, MD in 2018

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Charlotte Shum, MD treated during 2018 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and depression.

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	20
Dementia	0
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charlotte Shum, MD treated as an orthopedist in Chicago, IL during 2019 were injections and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charlotte Shum, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	12
doctor visit	349
injections	91

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charlotte Shum, MD.

**Gender**
Male	43
Female	125

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	116
Black	35
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	87
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	20
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charlotte Shum, MD in 2019

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Charlotte Shum, MD treated during 2019 were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	22
Dementia	0
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charlotte Shum, MD treated as an orthopedist in Chicago, IL during 2020 were injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charlotte Shum, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	191
injections	53

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charlotte Shum, MD.

**Gender**
Male	46
Female	93

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	93
Black	34
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	64
From 75 to 84	39
85 and over	15
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charlotte Shum, MD in 2020

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Charlotte Shum, MD treated during 2020 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and depression.

Hypertension	47
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	22
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charlotte Shum, MD treated as an orthopedist in Chicago, IL during 2021 were injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charlotte Shum, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	260
injections	51

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charlotte Shum, MD.

**Gender**
Male	37
Female	99

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	100
Black	23
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	63
From 75 to 84	46
85 and over	15
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charlotte Shum, MD in 2021

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Charlotte Shum, MD treated during 2021 were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	19
Dementia	0
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charlotte Shum, MD treated as an orthopedist in Chicago, IL during 2022 were injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charlotte Shum, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	331
injections	82

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charlotte Shum, MD.

**Gender**
Male	41
Female	117

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	104
Black	28
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	77
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	14
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charlotte Shum, MD in 2022

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Charlotte Shum, MD treated during 2022 were high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes and depression.

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	12
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	11
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	23
Dementia	0
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Charlotte Shum, MD treated as an orthopedist in Chicago, IL during 2023 were injections and immobilization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charlotte Shum, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	236
immobilization	21
injections	53

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charlotte Shum, MD.

**Gender**
Male	32
Female	96

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	87
Black	20
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	53
From 75 to 84	51
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charlotte Shum, MD in 2023

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Charlotte Shum, MD treated during 2023 were high cholesterol, hypertension, osteoperosis and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	11
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	27
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	19
Dementia	0
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Charlotte Shum, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Charlotte Shum, MD treated as an orthopedist in Chicago, IL were injections, immobilization and aspiration.

aspiration	12
doctor visit	226
immobilization	17
injections	52

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charlotte Shum, MD.

**Gender**
Male	37
Female	86

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	23
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	82
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	10
75 to 84	36
Less than 65	12
65 to 74	58

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Charlotte Shum, MD From 2013 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Charlotte Shum, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	48
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	21
Atrial Fibrillation	5
Dementia	2
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Dr. Charlotte Shum, MD graduated from Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1996. She completed residency at New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus). She is certified by the Orthopaedic Surgery, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and has a state license in Illinois.

Medical School: Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons (1996)

Residency: New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus) (2001)

Board Certification: Orthopaedic Surgery, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Licensed In: Illinois

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Charlotte Shum, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Northwestern Medicine

Northwestern Medical Group (NMG)

Northwestern Center for Hand Surgery

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Charlotte Shum, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.98 out of 5 stars based on 56 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Charlotte Shum, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Chicago, IL.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
AXOGEN	$651 NERVE CUFF $519	Two Point Discriminator $99	AxoGuard Nerve Connector $33
Skeletal Dynamics LLC	$142 Implate $142
Orthofix Medical, Inc.	$10 Physio-Stim $10

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$705
Gift	$99

Biography

Dr. Charlotte Shum works as a general practice, hand surgery, and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. She is a graduate of Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons and a graduate of New York-Presbyterian Hospital's residency program. Her average patient rating is 5.0 stars (out of 5). Dr. Shum is professionally affiliated with Northwestern Medical Group (NMG), Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital, and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. According to Yext, new patients are welcome to contact her office in Chicago, IL.