Overview
Valerie Allen is an Obstetrics and Gynecologist in Skokie, Illinois. Dr. Allen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hyperemesis Gravidarum. Her top areas of expertise are Vitiligo, Female Genital Sores, Hydrocele, Menopause, and Intrauterine Device Insertion. Dr. Allen is currently accepting new patients.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 2 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans:
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- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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- OTHER COMMERCIAL
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- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
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- MEDICARE MAPD
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
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- OTHER COMMERCIAL
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- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
9650 Gross Point Rd, Suite 1900, Skokie, IL 60076
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
Friend Health
Fallon M. Flowers, APRN, WHNP-BC, is a board-certified Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner, speaker, and advocate dedicated to advancing reproductive well-being and contraceptive equity. Since 2018, she has served medically underserved, low-income, and uninsured women on Chicago’s South Side, providing comprehensive OB-GYN care and mentoring nurse practitioner students. Her expertise spans contraception, STI prevention and treatment, and menstrual and urinary health.Recognized as a 2023 Contraceptive Equity Champion by ICAN! for promoting TRUER care—Trauma-informed, Respectful, Unconscious-bias aware, Evidence-based, and Reproductive well-being centered—Fallon is an active member of NPWH, ACOG, and the Chicago Chapter NBNA. She is also expanding her training in Adolescent Health through ECHO-Chicago to better support young women transitioning from pediatric to adult gynecologic care. She is the founder and author of Glow Up Health: Wellness for College & Early Career Women, a digital blog. Her outreach has expanded to include educating young women about feminine hygiene and reproductive health through organizations like P.R.E.T.T.Y. Inc. , M.E.A.N. Girls Empowerment and Polished Pebbles. Fallon is also frequently invited to speak at community and professional events, including keynote speaker for Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) Honor Society of Nursing, the Student Nurses Association of Illinois, and the Illinois Nurse Practitioner Network. Dr. Flowers is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hyperemesis Gravidarum. Her top areas of expertise are Vaginal Cysts, Vaginal Dryness, Trichomoniasis, and Chlamydia.
Ernest Hayes is an Obstetrics and Gynecologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Hayes is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hyperemesis Gravidarum. His top areas of expertise are Trichomoniasis, Vaginal Cysts, Vaginal Dryness, and Menorrhagia. Dr. Hayes is currently accepting new patients.
NorthShore Health Centers
Dr. Strickland has been practicing medicine for over 20 years. Above all else, she enjoys getting to know her patients and values the long-lasting relationships that are created. She prides herself on the fact her patients trust her, and are comfortable sharing their most intimate problems. They know they can and can count on her to find a solution with them.Dr. Strickland is married with two children. She enjoys traveling and spending time with her family and friends, exercising, and going to concerts. Dr. Strickland is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hyperemesis Gravidarum. Her top areas of expertise are Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, Vulvovaginitis, Menorrhagia, Menopause, and Intrauterine Device Insertion.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Advanced
- Female Genital SoresDr. Allen isAdvanced. Learn about Female Genital Sores.
- Human Papillomavirus InfectionDr. Allen isAdvanced. Learn about Human Papillomavirus Infection.
- HydroceleDr. Allen isAdvanced. Learn about Hydrocele.
- Intrauterine Device InsertionDr. Allen isAdvanced. Learn about Intrauterine Device Insertion.
- MenopauseDr. Allen isAdvanced. Learn about Menopause.
- MenorrhagiaDr. Allen isAdvanced. Learn about Menorrhagia.
- Experienced
- AmenorrheaDr. Allen isExperienced. Learn about Amenorrhea.
- AngiomyomaDr. Allen isExperienced. Learn about Angiomyoma.
- Bartholin Cyst or AbscessDr. Allen isExperienced. Learn about Bartholin Cyst or Abscess.
- Bowenoid PapulosisDr. Allen isExperienced. Learn about Bowenoid Papulosis.
- BRCA Positive Breast CancerDr. Allen isExperienced. Learn about BRCA Positive Breast Cancer.
- Cervical DysplasiaDr. Allen isExperienced. Learn about Cervical Dysplasia.

