Dr Walter Perez, MD

Dr Perez founded A to Z Pediatric and Youth Healthcare in 2010 with the strong motivation to provide optimal pediatric healthcare to the children of the West and near West Suburbs. His vision encompasses providing a memorable positive experience in pediatric primary care using a model of excellence in pediatrics as well as meeting the challenging needs of children in areas of behavior and mental health and nutrition. Dr Perez has more than 20 years experience in the field of pediatrics and has a special interest in the mental health problems, behavior and development and nutritional problems of children and adolescents. He finished Medical School at Cayetano Heredia University of Peru in 1990 following with work in pediatric malnutrition for 2 years and then served as general practitioner at a rural clinic at the Amazon rain forest for another 2 years before coming to the US where completed the residency in Pediatrics at Cook County Hospital from 1995 to 1998 and then Neonatology from 1998-2000. He served as a Pediatrician and then Medical Director at Alivio Medical Center before moving into private practice in 2005.