Linda Walsh, NP

Clinical Director, Adoption Center

Director, Clinical Operations and Outreach

Linda Walsh is a board-certified family nurse practitioner specializing in pediatric infectious diseases. Her clinical practice and research focus on pediatric and adolescent HIV infection, chronic disease, and family coping in the pediatric population.

Linda is the Director of the Pediatric and Adolescent HIV Care Team. She has extensive knowledge about HIV prevention and providing comprehensive sexual education services in grade school and high school settings.

In 2009, Linda accepted an invitation to join community group representatives from around the country in a national HIV strategy discussion at the White House. Designated as an expert in the care of girls and women, she returned to the White House in 2011 to help discuss the implementation of the operational strategy for the Office of National AIDS Policy.

Practice Locations

Center for Advanced Medicine
5758 S. Maryland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637

University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital
5721 S. Maryland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637

Friend Family Health Center
800 E. 55th Street
Chicago, IL 60637

Year Started Practice

2000

Board Certification

Family Nurse Practitioner

Graduate School

St. Xavier University, Chicago

Membership

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Language Spoken

English
Basic Spanish

Email

lwalsh@peds.bsd.uchicago.edu

Office Phone

(773) 702-6176

Office Fax

(773) 702-1196

Office Postal Address

Linda Walsh, NP
University of Chicago
5841 S. Maryland Avenue
MC 6054
Chicago, IL 60637

Request an appointment online
or call HealthLink at
1-888-UCH-0200