Shawn Davies, MD

Dr. Davies was so kind and gentle with me. He delivered my first daughter and I can still hear his calm soothing voice. Even though I felt an internal urgency to push his voice calmed me and guided me to be patient with my contractions. LOVED his care and would highly recommend him.

Terrible Dr. I wish I never went to this practice. I was referred to his associate, Dr. Hannan, who I had one visit with and really liked. But you don’t get to pick your Dr. and they switch who is on call on any given day. Here’s what happened and why I will not return to this practice and don’t think you should trust him with yourself or your baby either:
I went to the ER with cramps and bleeding per Dr. Davies’ recommendation this past Tuesday. And ultrasound and blood work was done. It looked like I had a miscarriage but the ER physician told me to follow up with my OB the following day to be sure. I called Dr. Davies’ office the next day and they said they would like me to come in for new blood work the following day — the results of which would determine whether or not I did have a miscarriage.
I came in to get my blood drawn when they told me to and the nurse said she or one of the Drs. would call me the next day (today) to give me my results. NO ONE CALLED ME. I called the office at 2 PM — they had closed for the day. I spoke with the answering service who said they left at noon today (they are supposed to be there until 4:30 PM). I asked her to page the Dr. because there was no way I could wait until Monday for the results. She said she would and the Dr. would call me back.
And hour and a half later, still no call from the Dr. I called the answering service again and she said that she spoke with Dr. Davies and he said he had left the office for the day, did not have access to the test results, I would have to wait until Monday, and to not page him again.
What kind of doctor is that?! Certainly not one that cares about his patients. So here I am, in agony over having a miscarriage but still not 100% sure one way or the other and will have to be this way having no answers through the entire weekend.
This is not a caring physician with any kind of conscience. I would never let a patient of mine agonize over test results this important for an entire weekend. If I left the office early for the day, forgetting to call one of my patients with her results, and only had access to them in the office, guess what, I’m going back to the office to look them up!
So I hope you have a wonderful long weekend Dr. Davies. I’ll spend most of mine crying. You have lost me as a patient, none of my friends will see you, and I hope I’ve alerted some Unilocalers to your incompetence today as well. Dr. Hannan, I’m sorry you work with this man, I would have liked to stay a patient of yours.
Sidenote: the equipment appears old and the rooms are cold and dingy.

Amazing doctor and amazing office. I had both my boys with Dr. Davies and they were both wonderful experiences. He has a great bedside manner and is very knowledgeable. He also puts you at ease about everything. He is an excellent surgeon as I had two C-​sections. His office staff is friendly, kind and efficient. His partner Dr. Colgrove is excellent too! I have going to this practice for since 2007. From the front desk, the nurses and the doctors, everyone is excellent. I would highly recommend this practice.

In short: no problems with Dr. Davies, but his office staff in the Rush Professional building are horrendous.
The office staff have, in this order: lost our prenatal testing results, refused to release our testing results to us, scheduled our prenatal ultrasound at the wrong location, tried to charge $ 30 to transfer our records to another doctor’s office, told us they were no longer our doctor before I’ve even seen another ob/​gyn, told me I had a «bad attitude» and they’re glad I left the practice, and made a huge deal of getting one of the doctors to sign an order allowing me to receive a prenatal massage.
Absolutely do not go here unless you want to be treated like crap for the duration of your pregnancy.

Dr. Davies is AMAZING. VERY VERY gentle, VERY compassionate. He just did my hysterectomy, I’m relatively young for one, but I have health issues that other doctors swept under the rug. He laid out my options equally, didn’t push treatments on me that I said I didn’t want. I cannot say enough good about him, nor can my fiancé (and we’re both in the medical field, so we know what to look for). VERY VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!! I credit him for saving my life. :) He truly is an amazing doctor.

Dr. Davies figured out why I was dealing with a medical problem, after two other doctors said they didn’t know what was happening. He was gentle, encouraging, and knowledgeable. The doctor who referred me to him said that many of the nurses who work at Rush have him deliver their babies, and I can see why he’s got such a good reputation.

I have been seeing Dr. Shawn Davies and his group (Dr. Colgrove and Dr. Hannan) for 4 years now (2007 – 2011). They are literally as good as it gets. By far the most thorough and *gentle* OBGYNs I’ve ever been to. They saw me through infertility issues, helped refer me to a great infertility practice, and have since taken AMAZING care of me in my pregnancy. They are patient, listen to all my silly questions, and are genuinely kind caring people. The front staff are also equally amazing. They know me by name, ask about my life, always return my calls (the nurses do), and are always smiling and nice when I go in for an appointment. I strongly recommend RUSH, and Dr. Davies’ entire practice. Fabulous fabulous people. I have never had a single bad experience with them, which is a lot to say about a Dr. s office.

I would recommend staying far from this office. The short story is after two appointments I received a call from their receptionist saying they felt I would be happier with another doctor, they would refer me to a clinic, and that my following appt was canceled because they would not see me again. Despite my protests that I would not be happier finding another dr they insisted that they would not see me again.
Long story; At my first visit the dr was setting up to do an ultrasound (unexpected, since there is usually one at 20 weeks) and told me that they used to have one ultrasound machine. But, he said the women wanted to see the babies at every appointment, so they got two machines. At the end of the appt. they drew blood.
I got bill for HIV and three other STD tests, as well as $ 65 for my blood type (which I had told them at the first visit). I had not wanted STD tests, knowing I can’t have any. When I went in for my next appt I told my dr I wanted to be informed before any more tests were done so I could have a choice. He told me the tests were mandated by IL law. I said okay. I just moved to IL, I didn’t know.
Then I got the bill for the first two appts. The 1^st and 2^nd appts had $ 300 and $ 400 ultrasounds. From previous experience and from my dr’s comments I felt that it would be absurd for me to keep getting ultrasounds at every appointment. Even with my insurance covering 80%, that’s still $ 60-​$ 80 each visit for a few pictures of my baby. I also found some information on IL laws mandating pregnant women consent to HIV testing. I was never informed about the HIV tests, and I did not remember consenting in writing. So I called them to ask to push my next appt back a month, so I would be at 20 weeks (the typical time you get an ultrasound). She said she didn’t know if the doctors would allow that, but she would ask. I said fine, then I asked if she could send me copies of any consent forms I signed (just in case I had signed something and didn’t remember). She said there were no consent forms. A few minutes later she called me back to say the doctors didn’t want to change my appt. I said that was fine, I wouldn’t change it. She asked me why I wanted to, and I said that I had gotten my bill and didn’t want to pay $ 400 for another ultrasound before I needed it. But I said I was fine with keeping my current appt, and I would just request that they not do an ultrasound. A minute later she called back, and that’s when I was told my doctors wouldn’t see me again.
I talked to the Dr. He said they felt like I was antagonistic, that I wasn’t happy with their treatment, that I was fighting them every step of the way. He brought up the blood tests. Once I was told they were state mandated I didn’t complain any more. I asked him if he remembered his story, and said that indicated that ultrasounds at each appointment were unnecessary. He said he also said they felt surveillance was important, and they often caught potential complications in the last month. That’s fine; that’s just not what he told me before.
I don’t understand how a doctor could be adverse to answering questions. Asking a question doesn’t mean I’m questioning the validity of the treatment, it just means I have a question about the treatment. Now I’m in my 4^th month stuck with my 2^nd choice hospital with a doctor I haven’t met. My mom’s theory (nurse for 25+ years) is they didn’t want to waste time knowing I would ask for fewer treatments; they would be better off replacing me with someone willing to let them charge $ 300-​$ 400 more each appt. It seems like a horrible reason, but it makes more sense than simply not liking my questions.
If you want a doctor you can’t trust to stay with you through your pregnancy, a doctor you can’t feel comfortable asking questions, and a doctor who wants to charge you as much as possible for each visit, then he’s great. If you have a complication in your last month, they’ll catch it on the 10^th ultrasound. (Because they couldn’t do an ultrasound at 20 weeks, and start again at 34 weeks, for approximately $ 3000 less.)