Aaron J Michelfelder, MD
Family Medicine, Acupuncture
Provider Groups
Loyola Medicine Physician
Loyola Physician Partners
Primary Contact
888-584-7888
Appointments (New Patients Welcome)
Provider Groups
Loyola Medicine Physician
Loyola Physician Partners
Primary Contact
888-584-7888Services & Specialties
Areas of Specialization
- Acupuncture
- Family Medicine
Locations & Contact
Primary Location
Loyola University Medical Center
2160 S First Ave
Maywood, IL 60153
Loyola Center for Health on Roosevelt
1211 W Roosevelt Rd
Maywood, IL 60153
About
Aaron J. Michelfelder, M.D., FAAFP, FAAMA grew up in Colorado Springs, Colorado and moved to Illinois to attend Northwestern University. He then attended the Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine and completed a family medicine residency at Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, Illinois. He joined the Stritch School of Medicine and Loyola University Medical Center as a faculty member in 2000. He later completed a fellowship in medical acupuncture and advanced training in medical hypnosis. He currently serves as Loyola’s chair of family medicine, co-director for Loyola’s Institute for Transformative Interprofessional Education, and is a professor of family medicine, bioethics & health policy, and medical education. His clinical practice includes general family medicine along with integrative medicine. His research interests are in practice transformation and the process of traveling from interprofessional education to collaborative practice. He is also interested in global health and has participated in 18 international trips to 9 countries.
Dr. Michelfelder's areas of research interest are medical education, interprofessional education, and innovative primary care delivery
Academic Title
Professor
Leadership Title
Co-Director, Interprofessional Education Institute
Interim Director, Primary Care
Co-Director, PCM 1/3
Additional Resources
Education & Certifications
Education
Residency:
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
Education:
Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine
(1997)
Board Certifications
Acupuncture, Medical Acupuncture, American Board of (2003)
Family Medicine, Family Medicine, American Board of (2000)
Provider Groups
Loyola Medicine Physician
Loyola Physician Partners
Publications
- Courage to Shape Our Future. Hougas, J. E.; Heidelbaugh, J. J.; Michelfelder, A. J.; Power, D. V.; Newman, A. R.; Family medicine
- Current Procedural Practices of Family Medicine Teaching Physicians. Newman, A. R.; Heidelbaugh, J. J.; Klemenhagen, K.; Michelfelder, A. J.; Power, D. V.; Hougas, J. E.; Family medicine
- Effect of Electronic Health Record Clinical Decision Support on Contextualization of Care: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Weiner, S. J.; Schwartz, A.; Weaver, F.; Galanter, W.; Olender, S.; Kochendorfer, K.; Binns-Calvey, A.; Saini, R.; Iqbal, S.; Diaz, M.; Michelfelder, A.; Varkey, A.; JAMA network open
- A New Model Explaining the Transformation From Interprofessional Education to Collaborative Practice. Michelfelder, A. J.; Vlasses, F.; O'Connor, H.; Cuba, J.; Family medicine
- The Solution to Burnout. Michelfelder, A. J.; Family medicine
- Acupuncture in Family Medicine? Michelfelder, A. J.; Family medicine
- Say This Instead. Michelfelder, A. J.; Myerholtz, L.; Cuba, J.; Vlasses, F.; Family medicine
- Change. Michelfelder, A. J.; Family medicine
- Hope. Michelfelder, A. J.; Family medicine
- Pre-operative guided imagery in female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery: a randomized trial. Billquist, E. J.; Michelfelder, A.; Brincat, C.; Brubaker, L.; Fitzgerald, C. M.; Mueller, E. R.; International urogynecology journal
- Balancing supervision and independence in residency training. Buchanan, A. H.; Michelfelder, A. J.; AMA journal of ethics
- Insurance Reimbursement: An Expert Discussion on Best Practices and Avoiding Pitfalls. Niemtzow, M. R.; Sager, M.; Cooke, P. C.; Michelfelder, A.; Safayan, A.; Medical acupuncture
- "I will never let that be ok again": student reflections on competent spiritual care for dying patients. Kuczewski, M. G.; McCarthy, M. P.; Michelfelder, A.; Anderson, E. E.; Wasson, K.; Hatchett, L.; Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges
- Diagnostic approach to the patient with jaundice. Winger, J.; Michelfelder, A.; Primary care
- Integrative medicine and gastrointestinal disease. Michelfelder, A. J.; Lee, K. C.; Bading, E. M.; Primary care
- Soy: a complete source of protein. Michelfelder, A. J.; American family physician