A pain management doctor on South Michigan Avenue
Dr. Elbaridi’s South Loop office is at 1921 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60616, a few blocks north of Cermak Road and less than a mile from McCormick Place. Its hours are 8am to 4pm, Monday through Friday, which makes it the Loop Medical Center office that is open all week.
On the train or bus
Green Line trains from the Loop, including from Adams/Wabash and Washington/Wabash, run south to Cermak-McCormick Place; from the station, the office is two blocks east and roughly three blocks north. From Chinatown or Pilsen, the #21 Cermak bus runs east along Cermak Road to Michigan Avenue. Hyde Park and Woodlawn riders can take the Green Line north from Cottage Grove, King Drive or Garfield to the same station.
By car
Take I-55 (Stevenson) east to where it ends at Lake Shore Drive by McCormick Place; the office is less than a mile away on Michigan Avenue. Lake Shore Drive northbound and the Dan Ryan Expressway also bring you close. From Bronzeville, Michigan Avenue and King Drive both run north to Cermak Road, and the office is just north of it. Within the South Loop, the drive is about 5 minutes. Look for street parking on Michigan Avenue or the side streets around the office.
Pain and vein conditions treated in the South Loop
At 1921 S Michigan Ave, Dr. Elbaridi treats back, neck and spine pain, from sciatica and spinal stenosis to herniated discs and facet and SI joint pain, along with knee, hip and shoulder pain and workers’ compensation and personal injury cases. The same office treats varicose veins with EVLT, RFA and VenaSeal, spider veins with sclerotherapy, chronic venous insufficiency and venous ulcers.
Many of the pain conditions we treat are directly connected to how South Loop patients live and work. Long hours at a desk compress the spine. Daily runs on concrete stress the lower back and knees. Standing jobs strain the hips and SI joints. Physical therapy addresses the muscle layer, but when the structural source of the problem is a compressed nerve, a deteriorating disc, or venous insufficiency, it takes a different level of care to get lasting relief.
The pain management team at Loop Medical Center is built around one outcome: finding the source of your pain and treating it with precision. Dr. Elbaridi personally reviews your imaging, takes a full history, and performs a physical examination before making any recommendations. He does not walk in with a recommendation already made.
Your first visit on South Michigan Avenue
Your first appointment at the South Loop office is a consultation, not a procedure. He performs a focused physical examination. If you bring prior MRI results or imaging from another provider, he will review them during your visit.
Booking in the South Loop
Call (312) 414-1088 or book online for a weekday appointment at 1921 S Michigan Ave. Not sure your plan is accepted? The South Loop team will check it before your visit.
North of the river, Dr. Elbaridi also sees pain patients on Thursdays and Fridays at our Streeterville office, 432 E Grand Ave, Ste A.
Directions from nearby neighborhoods: Bronzeville, Hyde Park, Kenwood and Woodlawn, and Little Village.