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Dr. Chad Prodromos has
established a sterling
reputation for outstanding
surgical care, but
avoids recommending
surgery whenever he can
for the good of his
patients.
Dr. Prodromos believes
in limited treatment,
doing only what needs to
be done to heal the body,
limit pain and improve
mobility. Eighty percent
of his eligible patients
avoid joint replacement
and other surgeries.
“I specialize in promoting
healing rather than
replacing damaged joints
— treating the cause not
just the symptoms,” Dr.
Prodromos said.
Dr. Prodromos’ effectiveness
of care in and
out of the operating room
led to North Shore
residents naming him the
Best orthopaedic in 22nd
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Best Orthopaedic: Dr. Chad Prodromos, Illinois Sports
Medicine and Orthopaedic Centers
Century Media’s annual
North Shore Choice
Awards.
Earning degrees from
Princeton University
(undergrad) and Johns
Hopkins (M.D.), Dr.
Prodromos was a
resident at Rush Medical
Center before completing
an orthopaedic and
sports medicine fellowship
at Harvard Med/Mass
General Hospital.
Board certified in orthopaedic
surgery and
regenerative medicine,
Dr. Prodromos is editor in
chief of “The Anterior
Cruciate Ligament,
Reconstruction and Basic
Science”; is the medical
director of the foundation
for Orthopaedics and
Regenerative Medicine;
was assistant professor
of orthopaedics for 27
years at Rush University;
and is the president of
the Illinois Sportsmedicine
and Orthopaedic
centers.
Dr. Prodromos and the
centers specialize in
numerous procedures,
including:
• Cutting-edge stem-cell
and plasma-rich platelet
(PRP) treatments for
arthritis and orthopaedic
disorders, and
• Rotator cuff, shoulder,
knee cartilage and ACL
surgeries, when they
are required.
Dr. Prodromos’ clinic is
one of the few that
performs advanced stem
cell treatments using
adipose tissue and bone
marrow. The in-office
treatments are safe,
quick and relatively
painless.
Dr. Prodromos also
believes in a holistic
approach, harnessing
and augmenting your
body’s ability to heal itself
instead of using cortisone
or drugs.
You can get more information
in the centers’
free newsletter, “Advances
in Regenerative Medicine,”
which you can
register for by calling
(847) 699-6810.
For more information,
Like Dr. Prodromos on
Facebook and follow on
Twitter (@ChadProdromosMD).
“We provide personalized
care,” Dr. Prodromos
said. “If you have joint
pain or are considering
surgery, we would be
happy to tell you what we
can offer.”
For more information:
(847) 699-6810 • Ortho@ismoc.net • www.ismoc.net
Integrated Global Studies School
celebrates a decade of success
Daniel I. Dorfman,
Freelance Reporter
Posted to WilmetteBeaconDaily.com 5 days ago
Just like most reunions,
there were shrieks of joy
as people greeted long lost
friends coupled with hugs
and group pictures. Yet for
the faculty and alumni of
New Trier High School’s
Integrated Global Studies
School, it was a time to
celebrate the 10th anniversary
of the alternative education
program.
On May 18, those either
still connected with
IGSS or one time participants
reminisced about the
achievements of the program
that began in 2009
where junior and senior
students learn in a much
smaller learning environment
as opposed to the
larger classes.
“It has always been a big
place where kids can get
lost educationally so that
is why we started,” said
Colby Vargas, one of the
program’s founding members
who remains a teacher
in the IGSS of the origins.
“We wanted a school that
was smaller, that allowed
for experiential learning
and that allowed for students
to have more selfdirection.”
The IGSS website explains
further what it is
trying to achieve for the
approximately 70 students
enrolled this year and for
those in the previous decade.
“Our school-within-aschool
is a challenging
opportunity for students
and staff to examine connections
within and across
disciplines and to develop
creative and experiential
courses of study,” the
website says. “The IGSS
is driven by individuals
whose open mindedness
inspires the spirit of
inquiry, whose personal
involvement is fueled by
compassion, and whose
convictions lead them to
be responsibly active, both
locally and globally, in the
world outside the walls of
New Trier.”
Many times the students
can take a field of study
and focus on it in a way
they see fit and have been
known to take on projects,
such as teaching at local
elementary schools.
Now that 10 years have
passed since the IGSS introduction,
the program’s
current coordinators decided
it was time for a reunion.
Under pictures of topics
that have been explored
by students (there are approximately
70 enrolled
today), such as racism and
immigration, the students
returned to the dedicated
space for the IGSS following
the Winnetka campus
renovation completed in
2017.
While social media
makes it easier for people
to stay in touch now than
in previous generations,
Jeffrey Markham, who cofounded
the program with
Vargas in 2009, was looking
forward to seeing some
of his former students.
“They go off into the
void and you don’t necessarily
hear from them
again but you know they
are doing interesting
things,” Markham said.
“This is going to be a great
opportunity to see what
they have been doing.”
Among those stopping
by was 2016 New Trier
graduate Ella Harris, who
is now studying film and
television production at
USC.
“I can’t imagine high
school without it,” Harris
said. “It was an alternative
look at high school and
provided control over my
education. That was the
most appealing part. Ultimately
the faculty made
you want to stay, you
wanted to work hard for
them.”
Caroline Williams,
also a 2016 graduate now
studying creative writing
and journalism at Colorado
College, also returned
for the festivities.
“I really wanted to see
the teachers again,” Williams
said. “They are the
ones who encourage you
to do the strong risky projects
that is part of IGSS.”
Finally, Josh Leyenson
part of the class of 2011,
who is now a management
consultant in Chicago,
spoke of what IGSS meant
for him as his professional
career has begun.
“It was a different way
of learning. It wasn’t just
memorization; it was taking
ideas and trying to boil
them down to recognizable
concepts,” Leyenson said.
“It has allowed me to learn
outside the box.”
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