William C. Bayer
Distinguished in Hypothyroidism

Dr. William C. Bayer

Endocrinology
Northwestern Medicine Regional Medical Group
233 S Gary Ave, 
Bloomingdale, IL 
Offers Telehealth

Distinguished in Hypothyroidism
Northwestern Medicine Regional Medical Group
233 S Gary Ave, 
Bloomingdale, IL 
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Overview

William Bayer is an Endocrinologist in Bloomingdale, Illinois. Dr. Bayer is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypothyroidism. His top areas of expertise are Hypothyroidism, Obesity in Children, Thyroid Cancer, and Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer.

Graduate Institution
Loyola University Stritch School Of Medicine
Specialties
Endocrinology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in IL
Board Certifications
American Board Of Internal Medicine - Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism (Certified)
Fellowships
Loyola University Medical Center
Hospital Affiliations
Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital
Northwestern Medicine Mchenry
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Community Hospital
Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage Hospital
Edward Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

233 S Gary Ave, Bloomingdale, IL 60108
Call: 847-535-6083

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Bayer has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Hypoparathyroidism
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)
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    • Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer
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    • Hypothyroidism
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    • Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma
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    • Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia Type 1
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    • Deafness Hypogonadism Syndrome
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